There is a secret place. A radiant sanctuary. As real as your own kitchen. More real than that. Constructed of the purest elements. Overflowing with the ten thousand beautiful things. Worlds within worlds. Forests, rivers. Velvet coverlets thrown over featherbeds, fountains bubbling beneath a canopy of stars. Bountiful forests, universal libraries. A wine cellar offering an intoxi cation so sweet you will never be sober again. A clarity so complete you will never again forget. This magnificent refuge is inside you. Enter. Shatter the darkness that shrouds the doorway… Believe the incredible truth that the Beloved has chosen for his dwelling place the core of your own being because that is the single most beautiful place in all of creation. Mirabai Starr
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This quote by Rumi tries to express the beauty of our inner being. The Beloved has chosen to dwell in our core, in our own hearts. He is the truth that lives within us all. This truth is not something that he has created, nor does he require us to believe in it. We are all capable of discovering this truth for ourselves through our own experiences.

Source: Interior Castle

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