Carolina QuotesThere is no reality but God, says the completely surrendered sheik, who is an ocean for all beings.
Coleman Barks Connected to the Carolinas
Source
"The Grasses" in Ch. 4: Spring Giddiness, p. 44
- work
- The Essential Rumi (1995)
- year
- 1995
- locator
- p. 44
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“There is no reality but God, says the completely surrendered…” Coleman Barks. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-1476524BEE. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/1476524bee
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