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“How can these works and this earning in the way of righteousness be accomplished without a master, O father? Can you practice the meanest profession in the world without a master's guidance?”
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- Source:
- V, 1051-55 (tr. Chittick)
- Type:
- quote
- Confidence:
- 0.60
- Indexed:
- 2026-07-04
- Hash:
- 964245629d3a8e943d53c38af5e058168e51fef30f768bc9448b8c1dc058a482
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