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Discourses of Rumi

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118 V DISCOURSES OF RUMIcommotion visible within you, but so long as thesea is still, you see nothing. Your body is on theshore <strong>of</strong> the sea, and Soul is a part <strong>of</strong> the oceanitself. Do you not see how many fishes, snakes,birds, and creatures <strong>of</strong> all kinds come forth andshow themselves, and then return to the sea? Yourattributes such as patience, friendship, loyalty andthe rest, come forth from this sea.These qualities are subtle lovers <strong>of</strong> God. Youcan only glimpse them through the medium <strong>of</strong> thetongue. But because <strong>of</strong> their subtlety, withoutspeech they are naked and they retreat back out <strong>of</strong>sight into the arms <strong>of</strong> God.

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