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"Listen to the reed and the tale it tells,
how it sings of separation."
This is the iconic opening line in Coleman's popular English rendering of Rumi’s Masnavi, that begins with the voice of the ney (reed flute).

It beautifully captures the theme of the soul’s longing for reunion with the Divine — the ney’s mournful sound arising from being cut from the reed-bed, just as the human spirit yearns after separation from its Source.

بشنو از نی چون حکایت می‌کند
از جدایی‌ها شکایت می‌کند

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Let the old stories fall
like autumn leaves from the branch.
They were only clothing.
What remains
is the steady, living tree
of who you truly are.

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The cosmos needed a more complete mirror.
Angels reflect only specific divine qualities.
Minerals and animals reflect limited ones. Only the human being can hold the full spectrum of divine names and attributes in one heart.

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The light you long for
is not waiting somewhere ahead.
It has always been shining
through your own eyes —
quietly, patiently,
as you.

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“Tajalli is not merely manifestation.
It is the living process by which the Absolute discloses Itself —
to the cosmos, and to the polished mirror of the heart.”

— From the Sufi science of divine self-disclosure (Ibn Arabi)

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Between one breath and the next
lies the entire sky.
Pause there, beloved.
The answers you seek
are already breathing with you.

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“Love is the fire that burns both belief and unbelief.”

— Abu Sa'id al-Makhzumi, the hidden teacher of Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani

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In Ibn Arabi’s vision, the human being is not just another creature.
We are the synthesis of opposites — the place where the Divine and the created worlds meet and embrace. This is the secret of the Insan al-Kamil.

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You do not need to become
anything more than this moment.
The seeking ends
the moment you rest
in the arms of what is already here.

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Every question you carry
is really just a prayer
wearing different clothes.
Breathe.
Let it undress.

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A young man walks 400 miles to Baghdad.
He fasts 40 days in the ruins of a tower.
Khidr appears and sends him to a forgotten master at Bab al-Azaj.

That master’s name? Abu Sa'id Mubarak al-Makhzumi.

The cloak he gave Jilani still connects millions today.

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The heart does not search
for what it already holds.
It simply softens
and lets the light come home

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In the quiet between thoughts
a door opens wide.
No need to knock —
you were never outside.

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What if God never reveals the same face twice?

In Sufism, this is called *Tajalli* — the divine self-disclosure.

Ibn Arabi taught that the hidden God continuously reveals Himself to creation and to the human heart… in ever-new forms.

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Before #AbdulQadirJilani founded the Qadiriyya — the oldest Sufi order that now reaches every Muslim country — he sat at the feet of a man history almost forgot.

His name was Abu Sa'id Mubarak al-Makhzumi.

“Broken ones are my darlings,” he taught.

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🕯️Al-Muhasibi proposes a practical, challenging test for inner truthfulness: set yourself a task that offers no public recognition or personal profit

If you consciously choose a hidden act of devotion—even if it lowers your social standing or appears to others as if you are "showing off"—and your "self" (the ego) still willingly consents and persists without regret, it is a sign that your motive is genuinely for God rather than for human praise.

The "forgery" of the ego is exposed when it drags its feet, negotiates, or seeks visibility when an action yields no external benefit.

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This morning I didn’t gulp my tea. I watched the steam rise and felt the warmth in my hands. In that tiny pause the ordinary moment turned into something sacred. Daily mindfulness turns routine into transformation—one present breath, one warm cup, one ordinary moment at a time.

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You were never meant to stay small. Stop acting so small.
"You are the universe in ecstatic motion."
— Rumi
Every time you choose courage over comfort, love over fear, or presence over distraction, you remember who you truly are.
You are not here to shrink. You are here to expand into the vastness that is already within you. #Transformation #YouAreTheUniverse #RumiQuotes #SpiritualAwakening #InnerPower

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"The rose has passed out of himself
After seeing You,
Suddenly torn his dress and petals to pieces. The harp begins to cry after hearing Your harp,
And bends its head down in shame."
~ Rūmī, Divan-i Kebir 🌹

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She didn’t offer advice or try to make it better. She simply sat with me in the silence. That wordless companionship held more comfort than any comforting words could have. Emotional comfort often lives in the presence that quietly says, “You don’t have to carry this alone.”