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The Divine Unity of the Soul and Allah
Until we know ourselves, we will not be able to find God. The
moment we know our self is the moment that we will find God.
At that time, God will not be lost from us. That moment of self
realization is the same moment that we will have God
realization.
A great Sufi, Sa'd al-din Mahmud Shabistari, eloquently states:
What are "I" and "You"?
Just lattices in the niches of a lamp through which the One Light radiates. I and You are the veils between heaven and earth; Lift this veil and you will see how all sects and religions are one. Lift this veil and you will ask “I” and “You" do not exist. What is a mosque? What is a synagogue? What is a fire temple ?
We should carefully consider that it is impossible to see God with the physical eyes.
Sant Kabir Sahab says:
You cannot see God with the physical eyes. You must see God with the eyes of the soul. And, He who has seen his soul has seen God.
If one is able to recognize a drop of water, then he will be able to recognize the water of a small pot, the water of a big vessel, the water in a well, river water, and the water of a vast ocean.
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