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Date: August 26, 2024 at 11:47:13
From: shadow, [DNS_Address]
Subject: On Self-Knowledge/The Prophet/Kibran |
URL: https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/khalil-gibran/the-prophet/text/on-self-knowledge |
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And a man said, Speak to us of Self-Knowledge.
And he answered, saying:
Your hearts know in silence the secrets of the days and
the nights.
But your ears thirst for the sound of your heart’s
knowledge.
You would know in words that which you have always known
in thought.
You would touch with your fingers the naked body of your
dreams.
And it is well you should.
The hidden wellspring of your soul must needs rise and
run murmuring to the sea;
And the treasure of your infinite depths would be
revealed to your eyes.
But let there be no scales to weigh your unknown
treasure;
And seek not the depths of your knowledge with staff or
sounding line.
For self is a sea boundless and measureless.
Say not, “I have found the truth,” but rather, “I have
found a truth.”
Say not, “I have found the path of the soul.” Say rather,
“I have met the soul walking upon my path.”
For the soul walks upon all paths.
The soul walks not upon a line, neither does it grow like
a reed.
The soul unfolds itself, like a lotus of countless
petals.
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Date: August 31, 2024 at 18:57:37
From: Peacechic13, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: On Self-Knowledge/The Prophet/Kibran |
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Well said, excellent post!
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Date: August 28, 2024 at 14:10:36
From: sandy - socal mountain, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: On Self-Knowledge/The Prophet/Kibran |
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Thanks so much. I'm enjoying these.
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