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Discourses of Rumi

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discourse 21<strong>Rumi</strong> said: Sharif Paysukhta has written:God dispenses Its grace,Indifferent to time and space,Itself, the Spirit <strong>of</strong> the WholeIs independent <strong>of</strong> our soul.No matter what our ranging thoughtWithin its compass may be brought,We find adoration for the Lord,For It who need not be adored.These words are shameful; they neither honorGod, nor do they honor mankind. Oh poet, whatjoy does it give you that God should be supremelyindependent <strong>of</strong> you? This is not the language <strong>of</strong>friends; this is the language <strong>of</strong> enemies. Theenemy indeed says, “I am indifferent to you anddo not care.”Now consider the loyal and ardent lover <strong>of</strong>God who, when in a state <strong>of</strong> ecstatic joy, addressesthat Beloved, “You are independent <strong>of</strong> me!”They would be like a stoker <strong>of</strong> the fires at thebaths, saying, “The Sultan is indifferent and independent<strong>of</strong> me, a mere stoker. Indeed, the Sultan

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