Quote by Rumi

The Eternal looked upon me for a moment with His eye of power, and annihilated me in His being, and become manifest to me in His essence. I saw I existed through Him.

The Eternal looked upon me for a moment with His eye of powe

Summary

In this quote, the speaker describes a profound experience of encountering the Divine. They express that they were in the presence of the Eternal, who, in an instant, completely obliterated their sense of separate identity and merged them into the very essence of God. Through this encounter, they gain a deep realization that their existence is intricately tied to the Divine, and it is from this connection that their being derives its true meaning and purpose.

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