The sea itself is one thing, the foam another.

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The sea itself is one thing, the foam another; Neglect the foam, and regard the sea with your eyes. Waves of foam rise from the sea night and day, You look at the foam ripples and not the mighty sea.

Source Masnavi, Book III, Story V, §2 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Rumi, we constantly look at the foam, the waves of thoughts, worries and events, and forget the mighty sea, the divine reality that carries them. Today, each time you feel agitated, inwardly call what occupies you “foam”, then take three slow breaths while thinking of the deep, calm sea beneath it.

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