There are no mists, or veils, or distances. But the
mist is surrounded by a mist; and the veil is hidden behind a veil; and the
distance continually draws away from the distance. That is why there are no
mists, or veils, or distances. That is why it is called The Great Distance of
Mist and Veils. It is here that The Traveler becomes The Wanderer, and The Wanderer
becomes The One Who Is Lost, and The One Who Is Lost becomes The Seeker, and
The Seeker becomes The Passionate Lover, and The Passionate Lover becomes The
Beggar, and The Beggar becomes The Wretch, and The Wretch becomes The One Who
Must Be Sacrificed, and The One Who Must Be Sacrificed becomes The Resurrected
One and The Resurrected One becomes The One Who has Transcended The Great
Distance of Mist and Veils. Then for a thousand years, or the rest of the
afternoon, such a One spins in the Blazing Fire of Changes, embodying all the
transformations, one after the other, and then beginning again, and then ending
again, 86,000 times a second. Then such a one, if he is a man, is ready to love
the woman and such a one, if she is a woman, is ready to love the man
who can put into song The Great Distance of Mist and Veils. Is it you who are
waiting, or is it I?

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