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No lover ever seeks union with his beloved, But his beloved is also seeking union with him. But the lover's love makes his body lean, While the beloved's love makes hers fair and lusty.
Source Masnavi, Book III, Story XVII, §9 · 📖 Read the full passage
✨ To meditate on today
According to Rumi, love is never one-sided: whoever seeks union with the beloved is also sought by the beloved, and this is an image of the love between the soul and God. Today, when you take a step toward God, through a prayer or a moment of silence, take it with trust, knowing that He too is coming toward you.
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