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Existence Quote by Rumi

“If you wish to shine like day, burn up the night of self-existence. Dissolve in the Being who is everything.” quote by Rumi — Download Open image

“If you wish to shine like day, burn up the night of self-existence. Dissolve in the Being who is everything.”

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