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If your desire for 'good' is based on greed, it is not good, but greed.

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Idries Shah
Age: 72 †
Born: 1924
Born: June 16
Died: 1996
Died: November 23
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Collector Of Fairy Tales
Teacher
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Simla
Arkon Daraul
Greed
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Desire
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