You must exert yourself in knowing this: “Who am I? What substance am I? Why have I come? Where am I


	You must exert yourself in knowing this: “Who am I? What substance am I? Why have I come? Where am I

Antara

4-25-2009 3:21 PM

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islam, spirituality, mysticism, art, healing, love, sufism

Antara says:

A lengthy but quite beautiful article on Islamic mysticism "sufism", RUMI, philosophy and art.

All the more sad to read this and know that Iran has recently launched a crackdown on the Sufi's gathering places

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