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“Four thousand years before God created these bodies, He created the souls and kept them beside Himself and shed a light upon them. He knew what quantity each soul received and He showed favor to each in proportion to its illumination. The souls remained all that time in light, until they became fully nourished. Those who in this world live in joy and agreement with one another must have been akin to one another in that place. Here they love one another and are called the friends of God, and they are brothers who love one another for God’s sake. These souls know one another by smell, like horses. – Sheikh Abu-Said Abul-Khayr”

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Book:Travelling the Path of Love: Sayings of Sufi Masters
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Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee
Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee

Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee is a renowned lecturer, born in 1953. His areas of study encompass religion, philosophy, and spiritual growth, dedicated to spreading wisdom and knowledge. more

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