“Bring tribute from the village." But the village is gone in your flood. "That cleared site is what I want. Live in the opening where there is no door to hide behind. Be pure absence. In that state everything is essential." The rest of this must be said in silence because of the enormous difference between light and words that try to say light.” WisdomSilenceAbsenceEmptiness Book:The Essential Rumi Source: The Essential Rumi