It is related that a hermit consumed during one night ten mann of food and perused the whole Quran till morning. A pious fellow who had heard of this said: ‘It would have been more excellent if he had eaten half a loaf and slept till the morning.’ <br /> <br /> Keep thy interior empty of food <br /> That thou mayest behold therein the light of marifet. <br /> Thou art empty of wisdom for the reason <br /> That thou art replete with food up to the nose.<br /><br />Saadi Shirazi<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/ch-02-the-morals-of-dervishes-story-22/
