:48:07
I was concerned with satisfying
my needs and those of my family.
:48:15
Suddenly
my wife died in childbirth.
:48:19
I could not recover from the shock.
:48:23
Life had no meaning any more.
:48:31
One day, an old dervish came
to my house and asked to see me.
:48:37
We talked together for a long time
:48:40
and as he spoke
:48:43
I experienced something
:48:45
far greater than all the impulses
I normally obeyed.
:48:51
When the dervish left me
the experience vanished,
:48:56
but I knew
what I was looking for.
:48:59
For that,
help was needed.
:49:06
Fortunately
I had the means to travel.
:49:09
I went to Africa,
:49:11
India,
Afghanistan and Persia.
:49:15
I organized expeditions to places
where I thought I'd find an answer.
:49:21
I lived in monasteries
:49:23
and met many people
with interests similar to my own.
:49:28
How can I meet such people?
:49:30
I need to know.
:49:32
What do you need to know?
:49:34
I want to learn.
I want to understand.
:49:37
Be careful.
:49:40
What do you call learning?
:49:43
If it means stirring up
experiences and beliefs
:49:46
it will tie you up like a cord
and prevent you from learning.
:49:51
Knowing happens directly,
:49:55
when not even a thought
:49:58
stands between you
and the thing you know.