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Knowing How to Know: A Practical Philosophy in the Sufi Tradition

by Idries Shah · 1998

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This is the paperback edition of Shah's companion volume to the The Commanding Self, wherein he sets out to illuminate the barriers which prevent deeper knowledge and understanding.

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spiritualityspiritualityMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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medium · 356 pages

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