'Silence by Rūmī', Canvas

'Silence by Rūmī', Canvas

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Last night
I begged the Wise One to tell me
the secret of the world.
Gently, gently, he whispered,
"Be quiet,
the secret cannot be spoken,
It is wrapped in silence.

― Rumi

Rumi, the celebrated mystic poet, beautifully captures the ineffable nature of ultimate truth. His encounter with the "Wise One" highlights that the profound "secret of the world" cannot be grasped through intellectual discourse or articulated in words. Instead, the wisdom imparted is a gentle invitation to "be quiet," suggesting that true understanding lies beyond the realm of language and thought. The secret, Rumi implies, is not something to be found externally or explained, but rather something deeply intrinsic, "wrapped in silence." This silence is not merely the absence of sound, but a state of inner stillness, a receptive emptiness where direct experience and intuitive knowing can arise. It suggests that the deepest truths are felt and realized in the quietude of our being, beyond the limitations of the spoken word.