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Every Sedanet article in one place: conversations, essays, translations and book reviews, with search, categories and sorting. Each petal of the medallion is a category; tap one.
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In Rumi's thought, the self (nafs) is the root of human ignorance and misery, and overcoming this inner adversary is considered the condition for tranquility and spiritual perfection. An examination of the lexical, Quranic, and mystical dimensions of the self in the Masnavi clarifies the nature of selfhood and the strategies for countering its afflictions.
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