...flourished in the eleventh century. ' •When thou art alone in thy cell," says the ascetic teacher, ' shut thy door, and seat thyself in a corner ; raise...At first, all will be dark and comfortless; but if you persevere day and night, you will feel an ineffable joy; and no sooner has the soul discovered...

...raise thy mind above all things vain and transitory, recline thy beard and chin on thy breast ; . . . and search the place of the heart, the seat of the soul." Persevering in this discipline day and night, "the soul discovers the place of the heart, and is involved...

...flourished in the eleventh century. " When thou art alone in thy cell," says the ascetic teacher, " shut thy door, and seat thyself in a corner; raise...first, all will be dark and comfortless ; but, if you persevere day and night, you will feel an ineffable joy ; and no sooner has the soul discovered...

...things vain and transitory ; recline thy beard and chin on thy breast ; turn thy eyes and thy thought towards the middle of thy belly, the region of the...At first, all will be dark and comfortless ; but if you persevere day and night, you will feel an ineffable joy ; and no sooner has the soul discovered...

...recline thy beard and chin on thy breast, turn thine eyes and thy thoughts towards the middle of the belly, the region of the navel, and search the place...At first all will be dark and comfortless ; but if you persevere day and night, you will feel an ineffable joy ; and no sooner has the soul discovered...

...thy door and seat thyself in a corner ; raise thy mind above all things vain and transitory ; reclino thy beard and chin on thy breast ; turn thy eyes and...At first all will be dark and comfortless ; but if you persevere day and night, you will feel an ineffable joy ; and no sooner has the soul discovered...