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“ It is axiomatic that the attempt to become a Sufi through a desire for personal power as normally understood will not succeed. ”

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Definitions from Mulla Do-PiazaA fool:,A man trying to be honest with the dishonest.

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In a village where everyone has only one leg, the biped will hop about more lamely than anyone else, if he knows what is good for him.

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One day we will all wear a garment which has no pockets...

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Wisdom is when you understand what, previously, at best you only knew.

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