Then shalt thou see that thou thyself art the sun.

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If fortune were with thee, thou wouldst see the sun in this shadow: but if thou wert to lose Him in this shadow, how couldst thou attain the Simurgh Himself? If, on the contrary, thou discoverest that the shadow is lost in the sun, then shalt thou see that thou thyself art the sun.

Source Mantic uttaïr, General Mention of the Birds, §7 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Attar, a Persian Sufi poet, the shadow is the visible world and the sun is the Simurgh, the king-bird that stands for God: when the shadow is lost in the sun, you discover that the divine light also shines in you. Today, when you feel small or worthless, remember that light and make a gesture that lets it shine toward someone.

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