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The Secrets of the Self

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tr. by Reynold Nicholson

Start Reading Page Index Contents Introduction Prologue I. The System of the Universe Originates in the Self II. The Life of the Self Comes From Forming Desires III. The Self is Strengthened by Love IV. The Self is Weakened by Asking V. Strengthened by Love it Gains Dominion Over the Forces of the Universe VI. Negation of the Self VII. We Must be on Guard Against Platonism VIII. The True Nature of Poetry and the Reform of Islamic Literature IX. The Three States in the Education of the Self X. Inner Meanings of the Names of Ali XI. The Young Man of Merv and Saint Ali Hujwírí XII. The Bird that was Faint with Thirst XIII. Story of the Diamond and the Coal XIV. The Sheikh and the Brahmin, and the Ganges and the Himalaya XV. On Jihad XVI. Precepts of Bábá Sahrá’í XVII. Time is a Sword XVIII. An Invocation