The Sufi and the Scientist

2006

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Overview

The Sufi and the Scientist is the collective story of Sufi healer Sayyid Arif Hussain, the medieval Sufi Sheikh Haji Ali, and Dr. Thornton Streeter, a scientist working in the realm of human consciousness.

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3 members

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Sayyid Arif Hussain

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Thornton Streeter

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Deepak Chopra

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