The two worlds for him are lit up in a flash.

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But beyond reason man has a certain knowledge Which God has placed in his soul and body Whereby he perceives hidden mysteries. And like the fire in flint and steel When these are struck together, The two worlds for him are lit up in a flash.

Source Shabistari, Secret Rose Garden, Reason and Free-will · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Shabistari, the Persian Sufi poet of the Secret Rose Garden, God has placed in every human being a knowledge deeper than reason: just as the spark leaps out when flint strikes steel, it can suddenly light up both the visible and the invisible world. Today, faced with a decision or a question, after thinking it through, take a moment of silence and listen to what your heart perceives.

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