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Islam
Lesson 283

Pass over names and look to qualities, so that qualities may lead thee to essence!

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Pass over names and look to qualities, So that qualities may lead thee to essence! The differences of sects arise from His names; When they pierce to His essence they find His peace!

Source Masnavi, Book II, Story XVII, ยง3 ยท ๐Ÿ“– Read the full passage

โœจ To meditate on today

According to Rumi, the Persian Sufi poet, beliefs quarrel over the names they give to God, but when they reach His essence, they all find His peace; he then tells the story of four travellers who quarrel because they call grapes by four different words. Today, when someone speaks of their faith or values in words other than yours, first look for what you both long for.

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