This silence… listen
an invitation to silence
This silence, this moment, every moment, if it’s genuinely inside you, brings what you need. There’s nothing to believe.
Only when I stopped believing in myself did I come into this beauty.
Sit quietly, and listen for a voice that will say “be more silent.”Die and be quiet. Quietness is the surest sign that you’ve died.
Your old life was a frantic running from silence.Move outside the tangle of fear-thinking.
Live in silence.— Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī.
If I can dare to add a single word, it is this — listen.
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Words by Andō.
Image of Konya Mevlana Türbesi (the tomb of Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī).
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Merton says that detachment from ourselves is necessary for spiritual growth… we must stop believing in ourselves and experience ourselves and others instead. It’s a subtle shift.