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Hello Rumi Tuesday! You must have shadow and light…

Hello Rumi Tuesday! You must have shadow and light…

Last updated on: July 25, 2016 at 9:19 pm by Mastura Debra Graugnard

Hello Rumi Tuesday! You must have shadow and light… 2016-07-25T21:19:25-05:00 Mastura Debra Graugnard

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You must have

shadow and light source

both.

Listen,

and lay your head

under the tree of

awe.

~ Jalal ad-din Rumi
-Translated by Coleman Barks.

Nothing exists in this creation

except as a reflection of the One,

the Source of Light.

Even the moon which shines so brightly

in the night sky

carries no light of its own.

It only reflects the light of the Sun.

And the same moon on other nights

reflects no light at all.

The sun and moon remain the same,

only our perspectives change.

We are all like the moon

reflecting the Light of the Sun.

Each of our brothers and sisters

reflects the same light.

How much light or darkness we see

depends on our perspectives.

There is only Light

in the reality of

the Essence of the One.

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