Movie: The Sufi and the Scientist

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Sayyid Arif Hussain
Sayyid Arif Hussain

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Thornton Streeter
Thornton Streeter

Self

Deepak Chopra
Deepak Chopra

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    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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    2006-04-09

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