When you cook with fires , when you build a fire , it’s a bit like making love. It could be huge , strong. Or it could grow very slowly in ashes and little coals. And that’s the biggest beauty of fire.
我們渴望著愛的海洋，以及縫紉她長袍摺邊的海鳥。這就是這一節的主題。我們渴望美，儘管我們就在其中游泳（ We long for beauty , even as we swim within it. ）。阿卜杜．卡迪爾．吉拉尼把心靈的這個領域描述為一個嬰兒，巴瓦．穆哈亞狄恩也這樣來談論它。有一次，有人問巴瓦，作為巴瓦這個人是什麼感覺？他的回答是：「他閉上眼睛，像一個嬰兒吃奶一樣發出親吻的聲響。在這樣的新生中，一個嬰兒在心中誕生了。純潔、嬉戲、輕鬆和平安就會到來。」吉拉尼說，這個心中的新生兒有時會在夢中對靈魂說話。巴瓦說，這個孩子懂得真主的語言。他理解在風中飄浮的每一個聲音，因為他處於合一與同情之中。這個嬰兒沒有任何排他性的愛和我們後天才學會的限制，而我們是從我們的家庭(血緣)、我們的文化、宗教、部落和民族中學會了這些限制。巴瓦說，人類是真主的搞笑一家人（Human it is God’s funny family.）這就是一個嬰兒所看到的情景。
在五十年中，巴瓦進入斯里蘭卡的叢林觀察動物，了解真主。當你的心消融於這愛之中，書本就變得毫無意義。我們品味生活中的事件，並由此而學習。（When your heart dissolves in this love, books are beside the point. We learn from the taste of life events. )賈拉魯丁。利比曾經問我，我相信什麼樣的宗教。我做了一個天知道的手勢。 很好，他說：「愛就是宗教，宇宙就是書本（Love is the religion, and the universe is the book）。 」
— Rumi：The Book of Love （魯米：愛之書）
一個人是否已經知道在哪兒可以找到智慧，最明確的信號是：他有幽默感! (The surest sign that a man has gained the knowledge of where to find wisdom is that he has a sense of humor! )
The more you move into contact with life and harvest its revelations, the more you will develop a sense of humor. Actually, it’s the superficial, politically correct actions and attitudes that strip laughter away from life. Laughter is good for the soul, especially when you can laugh about your own issues.
“Never underestimate the power of your connection to life–the center of self in contact with the Reality of God. It will humble you. It may also ennoble you, enlighten you, or bring you to tears. Aside from everything else, it surely will lift you above the problems that have been oppressing you.
