Discourses of Rumi

180 V DISCOURSES OF RUMIthread of the discourse. How then is it possible tospeak of such mysteries and mystic states to mortalmen and women? “The pen wrote this far, andthen it broke!” If someone can’t see the camel ontop of their own house, how can they see thethread of one hair in the mouth of that camel?To resume: Those lovers who say, “If Godwills,” such people are absorbed in God. There isno room for anything else. Otherness does noteven exist. For until a person has surrenderedtheir image of a separate existence, the HolyMosque cannot be found. “There is nonedwelling in the house but God.”“The vision He entrusted to His Messenger...”This vision is the dream of lovers and true peopleof God, but the true meaning is only revealedin the other world. When you see in a dream thatyou are riding on a horse, this means you willattain your goal; yet what connection does thehorse have with a goal? If you dream that youhave been given coins of good currency, the meaningis that you will hear true and good wordsfrom a wise person; but how does a coin resemblea word? If you dream that you have been hanged