When man and woman become one, Thou art that One!

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But, in sober truth, where are throne and doorway? Where are "We" and "I?" There where our Beloved is! O Thou, who art exempt from "Us" and "Me," Who pervadest the spirits of all men and women; When man and woman become one, Thou art that One! When their union is dissolved, lo! Thou abidest!

Source Masnavi, Book I, Story VII, §6 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Rûmî in the Masnavi, where the divine Beloved is, "we" and "I" fade away: it is God who dwells in the spirits of all, and when two beings unite in love, He is that oneness. Today, in a close relationship, look for a moment when you say "we" rather than "I", and see in it the presence of God between you.

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