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He answered, I am so entirely absorbed in You, That I am full of You from head to foot. Of my own existence nothing but the name remains In my being is nothing besides You, O Object of desire! Therefore am I thus lost in You, Just as vinegar is absorbed in honey; Or as a stone, which is changed into a pure ruby, Is filled with the bright light of the sun. In that stone its own properties abide not It is filled with the sun's properties altogether; So that, if afterwards it holds itself dear 'Tis the same as holding the sun dear, O beloved!
Source Masnavi, Book V, Story VII, §10 · 📖 Read the full passage
✨ To meditate on today
According to Rumi, in this story describing true union with God, the lover has no other content than his Beloved, like a stone become a ruby that is nothing but sunlight; if it holds itself dear, it is the sun it holds dear. Today, when someone praises you for a quality or a success, receive it with joy and inwardly acknowledge that this light comes from God.
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