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But, in conformity to His wisdom it was right that afterwards the Prophet should be sent back from the vision of pure Unity and that he should return . . . toward the separative vision. For, He created man and jinn only that they should worship Him and know Him - and, if they remained at the degree of pure Unity, there would be none to worship Him. In this separative vision, the Worshipped and the worshipper, the Lord and the servant, the Creator and the creature are again perceived.
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The first "station of separation" corresponds to the state of the ordinary man who perceives the universe as distinct from God. Starting from here, the initiatic itinerary leads the being first to extinction in the divine Unity, which abolishes all perception of created things. But spiritual realization, if it is complete, arrives afterwards at the "second station of separation" where the being perceives simultaneously the one in the multiple and the multiple in the one.
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We are very apt to measure ourselves by our aspiration instead of our performance. But in truth the conduct of our lives is the only proof of the sincerity of our hearts.
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It would take battalions of angels to protect us from our dreaded dangers, though in a long lifetime few of the dangers come to anything.
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The six most important words: I admit I made a mistake The five most important words: You did a good job The four most important words: What is YOUR opinion? The three most important words: If you please The two most important words: Thank You The one most important word: We The least important word: I.
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The secret of teaching is to appear to have known all your life what you just learned this morning.
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Isn't it marvelous how those scientists know the names of all those stars?
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I've decided to discontinue my long talks. It's because of my throat. Someone threatened to cut it.
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Thinking things has been done through the ages; knowing things remains to be done.
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Thinking is only a process of talking to yourself.
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Think highly of yourself, for the world takes you at your own estimate.
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Think all you speak, but speak not all you think.
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The written word can be erased -- not so with the spoken word.
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The word question is derived from the Latin quarrier (to seek) which is the same root as the word for quest. A creative life is a continued quest, and good questions can be very useful guides. Most useful are open-ended questions; they allow for fresh unanticipated answers to reveal themselves.