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We, like boats, are tossed hither and thither, We are blind though we are on the bright ocean. Ah! you who are asleep in the boat of the body, You see the water; behold the Water of waters! Under the water you see there is another Water moving it, Within the spirit is a Spirit that calls it.
Source Masnavi, Book III, Story V, §2 · 📖 Read the full passage
✨ To meditate on today
According to Rumi, we are like boats tossed on an ocean of light without seeing it: beneath the visible water, another Water, the divine presence, sets everything in motion and calls our spirit. Today, as you drink a glass of water or wash your hands, pause for a moment and think of the Source that gives life to all things.
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