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A living experience, incapable of being understood by reason alone.
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The quote describes an experience that must be lived to be fully understood. Reason and explanation alone are not enough to capture it. Its meaning comes through direct involvement, not just thinking about it from a distance.
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- McGill University scholarly thesis citing Aflaq, Faraḥ 1978, p. 59
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