There comes a time in the seeker's life when he discovers that he is at once the lover and the beloved. The aspiring soul which he embodies is the lover in him. And the transcendental Self which he reveals from within is his Beloved.
Bio: Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus, anglicised as Tertullian, c. 155 c. 240 was a prolific early Christian author from Carthage in the Roman province of Africa.