p. 271
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O poor-fellow! Do you know what is renunciation and what is piety? It is that you don't go to the places of the king, nor roam about in quest of livelihood nor base yourself for sake of worldly wealth, nor sit in the company of the world lings.
— Bu Ali Shah Qalandar
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "O poor-fellow! Do you know what is renunciation and what is piety? It is that you don't go to the places of the king, nor roam about in quest of livelihood nor base yourself for sake of worldly wealth, nor sit in the company of the world lings." in the context of "p. 271" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Bu Ali Shah Qalandar" (Quotes, The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2004))
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About Bu Ali Shah Qalandar
Sharafuddeen Bu Ali Shah Qalandar Panipati, renowned as Bu Ali Qalandar (b. 1209– d. 3 September 1324), was a Qalandar and Sufi saint of the Chishtī Order who lived and taught in India. His shrine or dargah (mausoleum) is at Bu Ali Shah Qalandar Dargah, Panipat which is a place of pilgrimage.
About Bu Ali Shah Qalandar
Sharafuddeen Bu Ali Shah Qalandar Panipati, renowned as Bu Ali Qalandar (b. 1209– d. 3 September 1324), was a Qalandar and Sufi saint of the Chishtī Order who lived and taught in India. His shrine or dargah (mausoleum) is at Bu Ali Shah Qalandar Dargah, Panipat which is a place of pilgrimage.
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