Jalal al-Din Rumi · Theology
At the summit of Rumi’s path lies its most radical demand: <em>fana</em>, the annihilation of the ego in God. To find the true Self, Rumi teaches, the false self must die - and the moth must fly into the flame.
You learned that Rumi’s goal is fana , the dissolving of the separate ego in God. Reconstruct what dies and what remains, the meaning of ‘die before you die,’ and why Rumi calls this the highest life, in your own words.
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