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The ocean of Reason is not seen; reasoning men are seen; But our forms (minds) are only as waves or spray thereof. Whatever form that ocean uses as its instrument, Therewith it casts its spray far and wide.
Source Masnavi, Book I, Story V, §9 · 📖 Read the full passage
✨ To meditate on today
According to Rumi, the ocean of divine Reason cannot be seen; what we see are people, who are only its waves and spray, and it is through each of them that this ocean casts its spray. Today, as you pass faces, tell yourself that a wave of the same ocean moves through each one, and welcome every person with respect.
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