Showing posts with label Attar of Nishapur. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Attar of Nishapur. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

quiet and secret






Keep quiet and secret with your soul-work.
Don’t worry so much about your body.
God sewed that robe. Leave it as it is.
Be more deeply courageous.
Change your soul.





~ Attar of Nishapur (1145-1221)
translated by Coleman Barks
photo by eliot porter



Attar's Tomb - photo by Nik Pendaar