Is not that silence the season of heavenly voices?

Excerpt

Again, night is cancelled by the light of day, And inanimate reason is rekindled to life by its rays. Though darkness produces this sleep and quiet, Is not the 'water of life' in the darkness? Are not spirits refreshed in that very darkness? Is not that silence the season of heavenly voices?

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

✨ To meditate on today

According to Rumi, night and silence are not empty: it is in darkness, according to legend, that the “water of life” granting immortality is found, and it is in stillness that the spirit is renewed and hears heavenly voices; then the light of day returns. Tonight, before sleeping, give yourself a few minutes of true silence, lights out, entrusting this rest to God.

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