"A student asks the teacher, "I traveled to Mecca and did not find God
there."
The teacher replies, "Yes, God wasn't there. He was traveling
with you."

Mind

"We really do not  need anyone to do the talking. We can talk to our own self for hours. 

We talk when we are awake, we talk in our  dreams too.

Constant monologue is happening. Mind is neurotic.

No one has harmed us more than this  mind. 

We do not  know how to become quiet, how to still our mind, how to put an end to this blabbering?
Please share your expert opinion."

How does a part of the world leave the world?
How does wetness leave water?

...Dont' try to put out fire by throwing on
more fire! Don't wash a wound with blood.
No matter how fast you run, your shadow
keeps up. Sometimes it's in front!

Only full overhead sun diminishes your shadow.
But that shadow has been serving you.
What hurts you, blesses you. Darkness is
your candle. Your boundaries are your quest.

I could explain this, but it will break the
glass cover on your heart, and there's no
fixing that.
You must have shadow and light source both.
Listen, and lay your head under the tree of awe.

When from that tree feathers and wings sprout on you,
be quieter than a dove.
Don't even open your mouth for
even a coo.
(Rumi)