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Part Two Sabta, Haven of My Love and Monotheism Knowledge is a mark of transcendence. Peace may bring security to an enemy. Serenity with your own self is the right path. Prayer with sincerity is a weapon. Beware of illusory hopes, of futile action, of things that corrupt the wisdom of custom and the principles of happiness. —Ibn Sab‘in, Commentary on Ibn Sab‘in’s “Testament to His Students” Genuine retreat involves the soul’s escape from whatever is evil and destructive. It does not require a distancing of oneself from other people; nay rather, the astute adept is the one who is not governed by the destiny of categories; he is a category in his own right. He is from the people and one of the people. —Ibn Sab‘in, Epistle of Advice (or the Luminous) ...

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