Pilgrimage
Pilgrimage - meaning Summary
Union Found Within
Rumi addresses a pilgrim searching outward for the Beloved and insists the sacred presence is already near and within. The poem reverses external pilgrimage into inward realization: the seeker and the shrine are one, the self contains the Kaaba and the Sea of God. Trials can become riches, yet the primary obstacle is the seeker’s own veiling of the inner treasure. It urges recognition of inner unity over outward questing.
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