Quotes about Sufism

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I have loved in life and I have been loved. I have drunk the bowl of poison from the hands of love as nectar, and have — Hazrat Inayat Khan, The Dance of the Soul
The happiness of the drop is to die in the river. — حجة الإسلام أبي حامد محمد الغزالي
In a village where everyone has only one leg, the biped will hop about more lamely than anyone else, if he knows what is — Idries Shah, Knowing How to Know: A Practical Philosophy in the Sufi Tradition
One day we will all wear a garment which has no pockets... — Idries Shah, The Commanding Self
Wisdom is when you understand what, previously, at best you only knew. — Idries Shah, Observations
SAYING OF SHEIKH ZIAUDIN:Self-justification is worse than the original offence. — Idries Shah, The Way of the Sufi
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
If wine is the enemy of religion, I shall devour the enemy of religion. — Idries Shah, Sufi Thought and Action
The function of a nutrient is to become transmuted, not to leave unaltered traces. — Idries Shah, The Sufis
Haste is from the Devil. — Idries Shah, Caravan of Dreams
My father used to tell me that stories offer the listener a chance to escape but, more importantly, he said, they provid — Tahir Shah, In Arabian Nights: A Caravan of Moroccan Dreams
Fettered feet in the presence of friends is better than living in a garden with strangers. — Idries Shah, The Sufis
If you really want to learn, do not be surprised if someone tries to teach you. And do not lightly reject the method. — Idries Shah, Learning How to Learn: Psychology and Spirituality in the Sufi Way
Most people, whatever their opinions and protestations, do not want to learn. — Idries Shah, Learning How to Learn: Psychology and Spirituality in the Sufi Way
One of the basic Sufi needs is to enable people to see themselves as they really are. — Idries Shah, Learning How to Learn: Psychology and Spirituality in the Sufi Way
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