Rumi: What is there that God most High does not possess
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'What is there that God most High does not possess and of which He is in need? [Obviously, nothing. Then] it is necessary to bring before God most High a heart mirror-bright, so that He may see His own face in it. "God looks not at your forms, nor at your deeds, but at your hearts".'
(Rumi)
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Recommended Reading:
'Discourses of Rumi'
By A.J Arberry (Author)
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Description:
Even in conversation Rumi expresses his spiritual insights in a style rich in allusion and figurative language, and often illustrated by skillful storytelling. His themes include God's beauty and beneficence as expressed through the good things of the earth; the continuum between form and substance; the here and the hereafter; the melting of individuality in the reality of God's oneness; and the centrality of love in the soul's development.
'Discourses of Rumi'
By A.J Arberry (Author)
Purchase Book:
Amazon.com
Amazon.co.uk
Description:
Even in conversation Rumi expresses his spiritual insights in a style rich in allusion and figurative language, and often illustrated by skillful storytelling. His themes include God's beauty and beneficence as expressed through the good things of the earth; the continuum between form and substance; the here and the hereafter; the melting of individuality in the reality of God's oneness; and the centrality of love in the soul's development.
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