Whoso is of like temper and spirit with me. His soul beholds me by the selfsame light whereby I myself behold him.

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Whoso is of like temper and spirit with me. His soul beholds me by the selfsame light Whereby I myself behold him, Without traditions and scriptures and histories, In the fount of the water of life.

Source Masnavi, Book I, Story XIV, §4 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Rumi, the Prophet says of whoever shares his temper and spirit that they see each other by one same inner light, with no need of traditions, books or stories, as at the fount of the water of life. Today, with someone you love, let words drop for a moment and welcome them with the gaze of the heart, looking in them for that same light.

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