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Vol. 10, The Path of Initiation and Discipleship
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1. The Path of Initiation
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7th Initiation
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Vol. 10, The Path of Initiation and Discipleship
1. The Path of Initiation
7th Initiation
The further initiation, which is the seventh, is the initiation in God.
There is an account in the story of Rabia, a great Sufi. Once in her vision she saw the Prophet, and the Prophet asked her, "Rabia, to whom have you given your devotion?" And Rabia said, "To God." And the Prophet said, "Not to me?" And Rabia said, "Yes, Prophet, you include God, but it is God I gave my devotion to."
There comes a stage where a person even rises above the ideal he has made. He rises to that perfect Ideal which is beyond the human personality, which is the perfect Being.
In this initiation one rises to the spheres where one sees no other than God.
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