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Vol. 8a, Sufi Teachings
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The Tuning of the Heart (1)
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4. Heart Influences Nature
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Vol. 8a, Sufi Teachings
The Tuning of the Heart (1)
4. Heart Influences Nature
If we go still deeper into this subject, then we shall find that not only with human beings, but even with nature, with the atmosphere, with the weather, with the climate, there also is the tuning of the heart. Even flowers feel it. Many people can keep flowers in their hand for a long time, while with others, no sooner have they touched a flower than it fades. The fading of the flower means that it becomes out of tune.
There are stories of sages in the East, who after having left a place of rest and peace where they were staying, perhaps under the shade of a tree or in a village, came back after ten years and found the place in a bad state; but the moment they returned it became fertile again and the place flourished. What does it mean? That they were in tune.
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