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Master Ali Saei
In which world does the “I” exist?
Question No. 3246
31 August 2022
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In Which World Does the “I” Exist?
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The abode of the “I” must lie beyond the horizons of the world, for the world rests beneath the “I” like a flight of steps. This is a metaphorical way of expressing the “I”’s transcendent position in relation to the material world.
Answer by Master Ali Saei (Abdullah Meshkat)
Teacher and researcher in the intellectual tradition of wisdom and the Ahl al-Bayt | Soroush Bamdadān Cultural CenterThe seat of the “I” must lie beyond the horizons of the world, for the world is like a staircase beneath the “I” (though this is a borrowed description of the “I”).
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