Bodhi Leaves - Offerings and Reflections from the Buddhist West

Saturday, September 20, 2008

Silence

Drink the wine of mystic knowledge,
but don't then forget to keep your lips closed.

It's never a good time,
to sell the Divine Secret.

Should you face any troubles,
don't babble and gush
like the mountain spring.

If you remain silent,
then you'll become the sea.

-Farid al-Din Attar (عطار فریدالدی)


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