"Inside me a hundred beings are putting their fingers to their lips and saying, 'That's enough for now. Shhhhh.' Silence is an ocean. Speech is a river. When the Ocean is searching for you, don't walk to the language-river. Listen to the Ocean, and bring your talky business to an end. Traditional words are just babbling in that Presence, and babbling is a substitute for sight. When you sit down beside your Beloved, send the chaperones away! . . . When you are mature and with your love, the love-letters and matchmakers seem irritating. You might read those letters, but only to teach beginners about love. One who sees grows silent!"
Jelaluddin Rumi
Photo: Sea stacks in the ocean at Trinidad State Beach, CA, July 31, 2011
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