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“My sweet Lord, You are the essence and substance and I am the flower.Am I correct?”
“You are half-correct, My child.
You are the flower and the petals.
Petals signify multiplicity, the flower signifies unity.
I want you to be both unity and multiplicity in My creation.”
Sri Chinmoy, My Lord's Secrets revealed, Herder and Herder, 1971