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Vol. 5, A Sufi Message Of Spiritual Liberty
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Perfection
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1. The Way of Ignorence
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Vol. 5, A Sufi Message Of Spiritual Liberty
Perfection
1. The Way of Ignorence
The first is the way of ignorance, through which each must travel. It is like a person walking for miles in the sun while carrying a heavy load on his shoulder, who, when fatigued, throws away the load and falls asleep under the shade of a tree. Such is the condition of the average person, who spends his life blindly under the influence of his senses and gathers the load of his evil actions; the agonies of his earthly longings creating a hell through which he must pass to reach the destination of his journey.
With regard to him the Qur'an says, "He who is blind in life, shall also be blind in the hereafter."
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