Real filth is the one inside. The rest simply washes off. There is only one type of dirt that cannot
Real filth is the one inside. The rest simply washes off. There is only one type of dirt that cannot be cleansed with pure waters, and that is the stain of hatred and bigotry contaminating the soul. You can purify your body through abstinence and fasting, but only love will purify our heart. - Shams Tabrizi -- source link
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