Quotes about Sufi

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The Sufi teacher’s mission is to be in the service of those who can learn. — Idries Shah, Learning How to Learn: Psychology and Spirituality in the Sufi Way
The teacher works in accordance with the prospects of his students and the possibility of maintaining the community of S — Idries Shah, Learning How to Learn: Psychology and Spirituality in the Sufi Way
The Sufis regard systems which treat everyone alike as mechanical and degenerate. — Idries Shah, Sufi Thought and Action
The candle burned the moth:But soon it will vanish in its own fat. — Idries Shah, The Dermis Probe
Yes, the world is an illusion. But Truth is always being shown there. — Idries Shah, The Dermis Probe
If you want special illumination, look upon the human face:See clearly within laughter the Essence of Ultimate Truth. — Idries Shah, Special Illumination: The Sufi Use of Humor
The question of divine knowledge is so deep that it is really known only to those who have it. — Idries Shah, The Way of the Sufi
It is your duty to do your best. It is not, however, your birth-right to prevail. — Idries Shah, Observations
A man must be a Solomon before his magical ring will work — Idries Shah, Sufi Thought and Action
Any society which enjoins its members to adhere to both of these (politeness and truth) is a fraud. — Idries Shah, Caravan of Dreams
A man must be a Salomon before his magical ring will work. (Hafiz) — Idries Shah, Sufi Thought and Action
Imagination blocks you like a bolt on a door. Burn that bar. (Rumi) — Idries Shah, Sufi Thought and Action
Our objective is to achieve, by the understanding of the Origin, the Knowledge which comes through experience. — Idries Shah, Wisdom of the Idiots
ScrapsThe scraps from the meal of the Emir are larger than the gifts of halwa from the merchant. Timur Fazil — Idries Shah, Wisdom of the Idiots
As swords were designed to killThey did well to make them tongue-shaped.(Anwar-i-Suhaili) — Idries Shah, The Dermis Probe
Superior experience and knowledge will be made available to a man or woman in exact accordance with his worth, capacity — Idries Shah, Wisdom of the Idiots
We cannot hunt for love. We can only surrender and become love’s prey. — Kamand Kojouri
God begets love. — Kamand Kojouri
Man (and woman) has an infinite capacity for self-development. Equally, he has an infinite capacity for self-destruction — Idries Shah, Learning How to Learn: Psychology and Spirituality in the Sufi Way
When no one is looking,I swallow deserts and cloudsand chew on mountainsknowing they are sweet bones!When no one is look — The Rubaiyat of Hafiz