Sufism

veil and quintessence

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"If thou wouldst reach the kernel", said Meister Eckhart, "thou must break the shell". Schuon offers us a penetrating discernment of both the obstacles presented by historical Sufism and the quintessential sufic doctrine which is fundamental and irrefutable, because it springs from the very nature of the pure Intellect. A useful guide to students of Sufism, revealing the metaphysical roots of Islam.