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Fortunately
I had the means to travel.
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I went to Africa,
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India,
Afghanistan and Persia.
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I organized expeditions to places
where I thought I'd find an answer.
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I lived in monasteries
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and met many people
with interests similar to my own.
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How can I meet such people?
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I need to know.
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What do you need to know?
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I want to learn.
I want to understand.
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Be careful.
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What do you call learning?
:49:43
If it means stirring up
experiences and beliefs
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it will tie you up like a cord
and prevent you from learning.
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Knowing happens directly,
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when not even a thought
:49:58
stands between you
and the thing you know.
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Then you see yourself
as you are,
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not as you would like to be.
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I have learned how difficult
this can be.
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Dear young friend
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I will do everything I can
to help you attain your aim.
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This is the dervish Boga-Eddin.