BLESSED BE ALL THOSE WHO HEAR AND RUSH TO FREE YOU, LORD, AND WHO SAY: 'ONLY YOU AND I EXIST.' BLESSED BE ALL THOSE WHO FREE YOU AND BECOME UNITED WITH YOU, LORD, AND WHO SAY: 'YOU AND I ARE ONE.' AND THRICE BLESSED BE THOSE WHO BEAR ON THEIR SHOULDERS AND DO NOT BUCKLE UNDER THIS GREAT, SUBLIME, AND TERRIFYING SECRET: THAT EVEN THIS ONE DOES NOT EXIST!
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- True liberation comes from realizing ultimate non-existence while serving a higher purpose, transcending the self.
- In plain terms
- You are blessed if you serve without needing to exist yourself.
- What can you take from it?
- Ultimate freedom is selfless service beyond ego.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can you serve without recognition?
- What is selflessness to you?
Another view
This extreme selflessness may be impractical for daily life.
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