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Thou art hidden from us, though the heavens are filled With Thy light, which is brighter than sun and moon! Thou art hidden, yet revealest our hidden secrets! Thou art the source that causes our rivers to flow. Thou art hidden in Thy essence, but seen by Thy bounties. Thou art like the water, and we like the millstone. Thou art like the wind, and we like the dust […]
Source Masnavi, Book V, Story VIII, §3 · 📖 Read the full passage
✨ To meditate on today
According to Rumi, God is hidden in His essence but lets Himself be seen through His bounties, like an invisible spring that makes the rivers flow. Today, each time something good nourishes you — the water you drink, a smile, help you receive — trace it back in your mind to its source and say thank you.
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