Mystic Silence ~ A Poem by Attar

Shhh… Love Is Speaking: Can You Hear It?”

In a world addicted to noise, Attar invites us into a silence so full it echoes with divine love. Step quietly into this temple of words.

Mystic Silence

Attar

From each, Love demands a mystic silence.
What do all seek so earnestly? Tis Love.
Love is the subject of their inmost thoughts,
In Love no longer “Thou” and “I” exist,
For self has passed away in the Beloved.
Now will I draw aside the veil from Love,
And in the temple of mine inmost soul
Behold the Friend, Incomparable Love.
He who would know the secret of both worlds
Will find that the secret of them both is Love.

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Reflection:

Attar’s words are less a poem and more a quiet initiation. Mystic Silence strips away the noise of ego and identity to reveal Love as the sacred presence behind all longing. In its deepest form, Love is not something we feel—it is something we become.

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❓ Three Questions to Deepen the Reader’s Reflection:

1. When was the last time you experienced silence as something full rather than empty?
2. What part of your identity are you willing to let go of in order to draw closer to divine love?
3. If Love is the secret of both worlds, what is one way you can live that truth in your everyday life?