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Vol. 10, Sufi Poetry
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4. Farid-ud-din-Attar
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5. Valley of Unity
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Vol. 10, Sufi Poetry
4. Farid-ud-din-Attar
5. Valley of Unity
By the time the fifth valley, the Valley of Unity, is reached one has disillusioned one's self, and it is this act which is called in the Bible rebirth; when the soul has emerged from illusion it is the birth of the soul.
And how does this birth of the soul express itself? What does one feel?
It expresses itself first in a kind of bewilderment together with a great joy. A man's interest in life is increased; all that he sees he enjoys. He concerns himself with few things but wonders at all. This bewilderment is such that it becomes wonderfully amusing to look at life. The whole world becomes a kind of stage to him, full of players.
He then begins to amuse himself with the people of this world, as one might play with children and yet not be concerned with what they do, for he expects no better. If children do something different from the parents, the parents are not much concerned; they know it is a stage of the child's life and that they cannot expect any better from them. So likes and dislikes, favors and disfavors may interest him, but they will not affect him in the least.
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