The Commandments of Ibn Arabi

A wise man advised his children upon his death - and they were a group - and he said to them: Bring me sticks. So he gathered them together and said to them: Break them - and they were in a group - but they were not able to do that, then he separated them and said to them: Take them one by one and break them, so they broke them, and he said to them: This is how you are after me. You will not be defeated as long as you come together. If you disperse, your enemy will seize control of you and ...