Quotes by Idries Shah, Thinkers of the East

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It is not Sufism if it does not perform its function for you. A cloak is no longer a cloak if it does not keep a man war — Idries Shah, Thinkers of the East
They asked Abboud of Omdurman: 'Which is better, to be young or to be old?' He said: 'To be old is to have less time bef — Idries Shah, Thinkers of the East
Ali, Son of the Father of the SeekerAli said: 'None may arrive at the Truth until he is able to think that the Path itse — Idries Shah, Thinkers of the East
People change and needs change. So what was Sufism once is Sufism no more. — Idries Shah, Thinkers of the East
Never follow any impulse to teach, however strong it might be. The command to teach is not felt as an impulsion. — Idries Shah, Thinkers of the East
You will always have doubts, but only discover them at a useful time for your weakness to point them out. — Idries Shah, Thinkers of the East
When you feel least interested in following the Way which you have entered, this may be the time when it is most appropr — Idries Shah, Thinkers of the East
If you forsake a path, it is because you were hoping for conviction from it. You seek conviction, not self-knowledge. — Idries Shah, Thinkers of the East
Do not dwell upon whether you will put yourself into the hands of a teacher. You are always in his hands. — Idries Shah, Thinkers of the East
Debating whether one trusts or not is a sign that one does not want to trust at all, and therefore is still incapable of — Idries Shah, Thinkers of the East
Sufism is that which succeeds in bringing to man the High Knowledge. — Idries Shah, Thinkers of the East
What you are pleased to call Sufism is merely the record of past method. — Idries Shah, Thinkers of the East
Counsels of BahaudinYou want to be filled. But something which is full has first to be emptied. Empty yourself so that y — Idries Shah, Thinkers of the East
WisdomSufian said: 'The wisdom which is invisible but which sustains is a hundred times better than the appearance of wi — Idries Shah, Thinkers of the East
The Book of Wisdom. Simab said: 'I shall sell the Book of Wisdom for a hundred gold pieces, and some people will say tha — Idries Shah, Thinkers of the East