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I SAW MY LORD WITH THE EYE OF THE HEART. I SAID 'WHO ART THOU?' HE ANSWERED, 'THOU.'

Epigraph from a 10th-century poem by the Sufi saint Hallaj, setting the theme of identity between self and the divine that runs through the chapter.

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Thinkers (1)

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  • Hallaj
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    Sufi saint and poet, author of the verse 'I love my Lord with the Eye of the Heart', expressing the unity of lover and Beloved.

Concepts (1)

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  • The I (Great Self)
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    The transcendent ground of all existence, the eternal self within each person, to which we appeal when judging living structure and which is revealed when we truly please ourselves.

Chapters (1)

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  • CHAPTER TEN: Pleasing Yourself
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    The culminating chapter of Vol 4 arguing that the core prescription for creating living structure is to truly please yourself, and that this is identical to reaching the I and doing what is right.

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