Masonic, Occult and Esoteric Online Library
The Secret Rose Garden
By Florence Lederer
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INTRODUCTION |
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LIFE OF SHABISTARI |
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SUFI POETRY |
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SUFI SYMBOLISM |
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THE BELOVED |
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FROM THE UNREAL TO THE REAL |
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THE ART OF SHABISTARI |
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THE SECRET ROSE GARDEN |
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THE CENTRAL TREE OF BEAUTY |
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THE PERFECT FACE OF THE BELOVED |
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THE EYE AND THE LIP |
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THE MOLE |
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THE CURL |
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THE CHEEK AND THE DOWN |
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BEAUTY |
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THE MARRIAGE OF THE SOUL |
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THE CHARM OF BEAUTY |
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EARTHLY BEAUTY |
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THE SEA AND ITS PEARLS |
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A DROP OF SEA-WATER |
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THE SEA OF BEING |
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PEARLS OF KNOWLEDGE |
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THE JOURNEY |
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THE FORSAKING |
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THE TRAVELLER |
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EXHORTATION |
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THE TWO STEPS OF THE JOURNEY |
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FEAR |
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LOGIC |
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THE INFANT AND THE YOUTH |
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THE ALMOND TREE |
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INTERMINGLING |
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TIME AND THIS DREAM-WORLD |
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TIME |
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THE DREAM OF LIFE |
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THE PHENOMENAL WORLD |
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THE REAL AND THE UNREAL |
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THIS WORLD A MIRAGE |
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REFLECTIONS |
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SUN-REFLECTIONS |
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THE MIRROR |
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EVIL |
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THE REFLECTION IN THE MIRROR |
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DIVINE INEBRIATION |
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TAVERN-HAUNTERS |
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THE WINE OF RAPTURE |
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WINE, TORCH, AND BEAUTY |
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INTOXICATION |
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REASON AND FREE-WILL |
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REASON |
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KNOWLEDGE |
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THE BLINDNESS OF REASON |
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FREE-WILL |
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MAN: HIS CAPABILITIES AND HIS DESTINY |
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TO THE SUFIS |
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"I" AND "YOU" |
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REFLECTED FORMS OF HABIT |
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THE LOWEST NECESSARY |
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A FAITHFUL SERVANT |
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"FAR" AND "NEAR" |
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THE SAGE |
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THE PROPHET AND THE SAINT |
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THE FIRST AND THE LAST |
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ANNIHILATION OF PHENOMENA |
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THE WRITTEN FAITH |
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THE PERFECT MAN |
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THE ONE |
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THE NAME |
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THE BELOVED GUEST |
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THE SHADOWLESS |
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THE UNKNOWABLE |
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THE BOOK OF GOD |
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THE UNCHANGING LIGHT |
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FUTURE REWARD |
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THE SELF |
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THE GAMBLE OF THE SELF |
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TRANSCEND SELF |
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SELFLESSNESS |
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IDOLS, GIRDLES, AND CHRISTIANITY |
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IDOLS |
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THE GIRDLE |
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CHRISTIANITY |
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THE MOSQUE AND THE CLOISTER |
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THOUGHTS |
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CIRCLES |
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DEATH |
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THE HEAVENS |
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NO COMPLETE HAPPINESS HERE |
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THE ATOMS |
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THE PRAISE OF THE ATOMS |
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THINKING |
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THOUGHTS ON CREATION |
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THE LIGHT MANIFEST |
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THE LIGHT |
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THE VISIT |
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THE GIFT |
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THE EFFECT OF THE DRAUGHT |
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