Strive, then, to increase the number of these ideas, that they may guide you, like Majnun, to the Beloved.

According to Rumi, what you listen to gives rise to ideas in you, and beautiful ideas guide you to the Beloved, God, just as Majnun, the legendary lover of Laila, was guided by his love. Today, choose to listen to or read a word that lifts you up — a poem, a prayer, a piece of wise advice — and let it accompany you until evening.