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Yet not all shut off, rather intermitted for a wise end, For the blessing abides, though shut off and hidden! In order to preserve that body which is as a soul, The Sun is veiled for a while behind a cloud; In order not to melt that soul-like body, The Sun withdraws itself as from ice.
Source Masnavi, Book VI, Story IX, §10 · 📖 Read the full passage
✨ To meditate on today
According to Rumi, when grace seems interrupted, it is not withdrawn: just as the Sun veils itself for a while behind a cloud so as not to burn what is fragile, the blessing abides, even hidden. Today, at a moment when you feel far from the light, look at a cloud that hides the sun without putting it out, and look for a small sign of the blessing that remains.
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