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A mystical reflection on the soul’s path towards divine closeness.
\nThe text depicts the price one pays for love that transcends time and space.
\nThrough self-annihilation, purification and devotion, the seeker finds his true mirror.
\nIn the end, lover and Beloved unite into one single reality.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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