Knowledge of self is the key to the knowledge of God.

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Knowledge of self is the key to the knowledge of God, according to the saying: "He who knows himself knows God," and, as it is written in the Koran, "We will show them Our signs in the world and in themselves, that the truth may be manifest to them." Now nothing is nearer to thee than thyself, and if thou knowest not thyself how canst thou know anything else?

Source The Alchemy of Happiness, Chapter I, §1 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Ghazali, a Persian theologian and mystic, knowing oneself opens the way to God, for nothing is closer to us than ourselves. Today, take three minutes of silence and gently observe what is happening within you, without judging yourself.

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