There is not room for two 'I's' in one house.

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He answered, "'Tis Thou who art at the door. O Beloved!" The friend said, "Since 'tis I, let me come in, There is not room for two 'I's' in one house."

Source Masnavi, Book I, Story XI, §3 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Rumi, a man knocked at his friend’s door saying “It is I” and could not enter; after a year of longing, he came back and answered “It is Thou”: then the door opened, for in the love of God there is no more room for the ego. Today, in a conversation, try to set your “I” aside: truly listen to the other person, without trying to put yourself forward.

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