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Just as your hand, held before the eye, can hide the tallest mountain, so this small earthly life keeps us from seeing the vast radiance that fills the core of the universe.
Nachman of Breslov
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Nachman of Breslov
Age: 38 †
Born: 1772
Born: April 4
Died: 1810
Died: October 16
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