A piece of wisdom from
May 31, 2026 · Sunday
The quote
“The thief left it behind — the moon at the window.”
— Ryokan · Wabi-Sabi
The concept
Sufism
The Persian path of the heart — where the lover finds the Beloved by losing the self.
Rumi is the bestselling poet in America. Hafiz is quoted at weddings and on coffee mugs. Yet almost no one in the West has practiced what they were writing about. Sufism — the mystical heart of Islam, with branches in Persia, Anatolia, Khor…
A practice for today
Before bed tonight, name one thing where the lesson of Sufism — The Persian path of the heart — where the lover finds the Beloved by losing the self.
From the Bhagavad Gita
Verse 7.7
मत्तः परतरं नान्यत्किञ्चिदस्ति धनञ्जय। मयि सर्वमिदं प्रोतं सूत्रे मणिगणा इव॥
“There is nothing higher than I, O Dhananjaya. All this is strung on me as pearls on a thread.”
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