A man is deficient in understanding until he perceives that there is a whole cycle of evolution possible within himself: repeating endlessly, offering opportunities for personal development.
The totality of life cannot be understood, so runs Sufi teaching, if it is studied only through the methods which we use in everyday living.
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The totality of life cannot be understood, so runs Sufi teaching, if it is studied only through the methods which we use in everyday living.
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