It is the knowledge of self which blooms into the knowledge of God. Self-knowledge answers such problems as: - Whence have I come?
- Did I exist before I became conscious of my present existence?
- If I existed, as what did I exist? As an individual such as I now am, or as a multitude, or as an insect, bird, animal, spirit, jinn, or angel?
- What happens at death, the change to which every creature is subject?
- Why do I tarry here awhile?
- What purpose have I to accomplish here?
- What is my duty in life?
- In what does my happiness consist, and what is it that makes my life miserable?
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