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"One of the basic Sufi needs is to enable people to see themselves as they really are."
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"A true swarthi (interested in the Self) will become the absolute Self! This is considered paraartha (for the non-Self). A swarthi will attain the 'Self'."

"Are you what others say and think you are? Or are you who you are regardless of what others say and think?"

"Always be true to yourself, you matter the most."

"Who are you? What are you? Why are you?"

"Empowerment comes from self-realization and recognition of our internal gifts, which we already have."

"You are worth the investment so spend the time, money and resources on you. You matter. When you're strong, healthy and happy, those you love most will also benefit."

"It's time that I stop referring to myself, thinking about myself, planning for myself, according to the gridlines and the timelines and the guidelines of people. I will expand in this universe, I will not stay on the lines nor within the lines written by this world."
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"Many people who are in reality dead are walking in the streets, many who are in their graves are in reality alive."


"The means through which people may perceive Truth have forms, Truth has no form."


"To comprehend the world around you, first, comprehend yourself."


"To understand, one must first question everything."


"The real challenge is to develop the capacity to see the world as it really is."


"If you give what can be taken, you are not really giving. Take what you are given, not what you want to be given. Give what cannot be taken."


"To seek the truth, you must first recognize that you do not know."
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