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Idries Shah, The Commanding Self Quotes: Sufis are not here to satisfy a demand. They exist to share what they have got. These two things are not always the same.
         

Sufis are not here to satisfy a demand. They exist to share what they have got. These two things are not always the same.


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This page presents the quote "Sufis are not here to satisfy a demand. They exist to share what they have got. These two things are not always the same.". Author of this quote is Idries Shah, The Commanding Self. This quote is about sufism, evolution, sufis, idries-shah,.