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Music seems to be the bridge over the gulf between form and the formless.

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Hazrat Inayat Khan
Age: 44 †
Born: 1882
Born: July 5
Died: 1927
Died: February 5
Clergyman
Musician
Philosopher
Teacher
Writer
Baroda
Inayat Khan Rehmat Khan Pathan
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Music
Formless
Gulf
Bridge
Bridges

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