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Caitlin McColl

Jun 23

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Should You Live Your Life By The 3 Gates?

Is it even relevant in today’s world?

The Sufi poet and mystic Rumi (who you may know by his well-known poem The Guest House) came up with the 3 Gates of Speech.

Before you say anything you should ask yourself these 3 basic/simple questions:

Is It True?
Is it Necessary?

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