Someone asked Sufi Shibli who it was that had been his first guide on the path. "A dog" he replied. "I saw him standing by the water's edge, dying of thirst. Everytime he approached the water to drink, he was frightened by his own reflection. Thinking it was another dog, he retreated. In the end however, he was so thirsty he jumped into the water. When he did, the 'other dog' disappeared. The dog's 'other self' which had been an obstacle between the dog and what he sought was no longer a barrier in his path. Likewise when i realised that it was the thought of "ME" that was an obstacle in my path, it disappeared. That was how the path was first opened for me...by a dog' - Idries Shah, the Way of the Sufi.
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