Rumi: Take the cotton of evil suggestions from the mind’s ear, That the heavenly voice from above may enter it, That you may u

Take the cotton of evil suggestions from the mind’s ear, That the heavenly voice — Rumi

Take the cotton of evil suggestions from the mind’s ear, That the heavenly voice from above may enter it, That you may understand that riddle of His, That you may be cognisant of that open secret.

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