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Quote by Bayazid Al-Bistami
I desire not to desire, for my will is without value, since I am i

I desire not to desire, for my will is without value, since I am ignorant in any case. Therefore choose Thou for me what thou knowest to be best and do not put my perdition in what my autonomy and free choice prefer. – Bayazid Al-Bistami

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