"Every living being on earth loves life above all else. The smallest insect, whose life lasts only an instant, tries to escape from any danger in order to live a moment longer. And the desire to live is most developed in man."
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The Unity of Religious Ideals, Part I : Seeking for the Ideal
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Inayat Khan
Hazrat Inayat Khan (5 July 1882 – 5 February 1927) was an exemplar of Universal Sufism and founder of the Sufi Order International.
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