Discourses of Rumi

258 V DISCOURSES OF RUMIthe earth, and bury the body, scattering dust on itshead. Cain learned from the raven how to make agrave and how to bury the dead. So it is with allthe professions. Everyone who possesses a partialintellect is in need of learning, and the UniversalIntellect is the source they are seeking. Theprophets and saints have united the partial intellectand Universal Intellect so the two havebecome one.For instance, the foot learns from the mindhow to walk. The hand learns from the heart howto embrace. The eye and ear learn how to see andhear. If the heart and mind did not exist, howcould the body function?This body is coarse and gross compared toboth mind and heart. Without their subtlety andfreshness, the body remains useless and crude. Sothe partial intellect is like a tool for the UniversalIntellect, and we learn and find our purpose fromthere.Someone said, “Remember us in your intention.Intention is the root of the matter. If thereare no words, let there be no words. Words arethe branch.”