Camille Adams Helminski

Whether we choose celibacy or committed partnership, whether we are female or male, the same work remains of polishing the mirror of the heart, of being in remembrance moment by moment, breath by breath. Each moment, we reaffirm the inner marriage until there is no longer lover or Beloved but only Unity of Being. Little by little, we die to that which we thought we were. We are dissolved into Love, and we become love, God willing.

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Originally published in Women of Sufism: A Hidden Treasure, Shambhala, 2003. Republished here with thanks.