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#385 Step into the Fire
Inspired by: Mevlana RumiDiscuss this Big Idea in the Forums!
"If your knowledge of fire has been turned to certainty by words alone, then seek to be cooked by the fire itself. Don’t abide in borrowed certainty. There is no real certainty until you burn; if you wish for this, sit down in the fire."
~ Mevlana Rumi, 13th century sufi poet and mystic from Rumi Daylight: A Daybook of Spiritual Guidance
"Borrowed certainty"--whether it's from our family or friends or church or country--is never a very good place to dwell...
We must discover our own truth.
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I'll save a seat for you in the fire.
[ Good news (or bad news, depending on your perspective): there's plenty of room for you and your friends! :) ]
Inspired by: Mevlana RumiDiscuss this Big Idea in the Forums!
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"When some state or other offered Alexander a part of its territory and half of all its property he told them that he hadn't come to Asia with the intention of accepting whatever they cared to give him, but of letting them keep whatever he chose to leave them.' Philosophy, likewise, tells all other occupations: It's not my intention to accept whatever time is leftover from you; you shall have, instead, what I reject.' Give your whole mind to her."
~ Seneca
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