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If metal can be polishedto a mirrorlike finish, what polishing might the mirrorof the heart require? Between the mirror and the heartis this single difference:the heart conceals secrets, while the mirror does not.Jalaluddin Rumi
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Make it your habit to behold the Light without the glass, so that when the glass is shattered you may not be left blind.Jalaluddin Rumi
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Life's waters flow from darkness. Search the darkness, don't run from it.Jalaluddin Rumi
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And so it is, that both the Devil and the angelic Spirit present us with objects of desire to awaken our power of choice. There is an invisible strength within us; when it recognizes two opposing objects of desire, it grows stronger.Jalaluddin Rumi
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What does not come into man's imagination is called a "gift" because whatever passes through his imagination is in proportion to his aspiration and his worth. However, God's gift is in proportion to God's worth....no matter how much eyes have seen, ears heard, or minds conceived the gift you expect of Me, My gift is above and beyond all that.Jalaluddin Rumi
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All the tears which we creatures shed for Him are not tears as many think but pearls....Jalaluddin Rumi
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Water in the boat is the ruin of the boat, but water under the boat is its support.Jalaluddin Rumi