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Are we not at peace in the interval when one thought ceases and another does not yet arise?


—Ramana Maharshi

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Whenever you entrust your heart to a thought,

something will be taken from you inwardly

Whatever you think and acquire, the thief will

enter from that side where you feel safe

So busy yourself with that which is better, so

that something less may be taken from you.


—Rumi
Mathnawi II:1505-1507

William Chittick version

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