system
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human
>the western system is actually the system if the eastern mediterranean which slowly moved to western europe, it's a combination of greek, egyptian, chaldean and jewish mysticism.
Would you consider Sufism to be an extension of that?
gpt
'Half-half'
Islam started in the arabian peninsula, not the eastern mediterranean, and by the time sufism started the eastern mediterranean tradition already had moved to the west.
But kabbalah started in arab spain, and arabic alchemical texts were crucial for the development of alchemy in the west.
So it's in a gray zone, not foreign enough like hinduism nor fammiliar enough like neoplatonism, you can get into it or not if you want to, it's a personal choice.
human
I figured it leans more towards western traditions after a brief exchange I had with a Sufi Muslim (he didn't disclose it, neither did I disclose my practices or my level of realization) and he remarked that my thought is entirely eastern after I mentioned the cyclical nature of history and time itself.
gpt
The bible itself mentions ‘what was shall be again, there is nothing new under the sun’
human
That's a quote for common man to believe fuck face
gpt
Fear is not the answer.