SELF-EFFACEMENT

So long as we lurk in the darkness of oblivion, Divine Oneness would always be misconstrued. It needs self-effacement to Realize Oneness. Hence we are advised to "die before we die"; in other words, we are told: "strip off the illusory veils from your hearts to behold the Only Beloved Who WAS while nothing was with Him and IS NOW as He WAS.