A poem by Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī
(13th Century Sufi Poet/Saint)
"I tried to find Him on the Christian cross, but He was not there.
I went to the Temple of the Hindus and to the old pagodas
but I could not find a trace of Him anywhere.
I searched on the mountains and in the valleys
but neither in the heights nor in the depths was I able to find Him.
I went to the Ka'bah in Mecca, but He was not there either.
I questioned the scholars and philosophers but
He was beyond their understanding.
I then looked into my heart and it was there
where He dwelled that I saw Him.
He was nowhere else to be found."