Quotes about Sufism

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I ask about the sky, but the answer is about a rope. — Idries Shah, The Dermis Probe
Much smoke has been seen, and caused great fear of fire — even when no fire ensued. — Idries Shah, The Dermis Probe
Man has less than he suspects of: Time, Friends, Hopes, Qualities.Proverb — Idries Shah, Caravan of Dreams
A stolen kiss is not easily returned. — Idries Shah, Caravan of Dreams
You will never reach Mecca, I fear: for you are on the road to Turkestan. — Idries Shah, Caravan of Dreams
It will pass, whatever it is. — Idries Shah, Caravan of Dreams
You make me a sinner if you stop me giving you hospitality. — Idries Shah, Caravan of Dreams
Take the straight path, even if it is long: marry no widow, even if she is a houri. — Idries Shah, Caravan of Dreams
What goes into a salt-mine becomes salt. — Idries Shah, Caravan of Dreams
The power of Allah: no sound, no shape, no form. But when it manifests, none can resist it. — Idries Shah, Caravan of Dreams
SENTENCES OF THE KHAJAGANRUDBARI : Heart to heart is an essential means of passing on the secrets of the Path. — Idries Shah, The Way of the Sufi
No colour comes after black. — Idries Shah, The Dermis Probe
Sufism is experience, and hence not to be defined – imprisoned – in perennial, static categories. — Idries Shah, Neglected Aspects of Sufi Study
Sufism is, in fact, not a mystical system, not a religion, but a body of knowledge. — Idries Shah
Learning without action is like wax without honey.(Anwar-i-Suhaili) — Idries Shah, The Dermis Probe
Even if false gold makes a man happy:At the mint it will be identified. — Idries Shah, The Dermis Probe
A loan is the scissors of friendship.A man's own tongue may cut his throat.The cage has no value without the bird. — Idries Shah, The Dermis Probe
What do I sing, and what does my tambourine sing? — Idries Shah, Caravan of Dreams
Dye your hair, certainly. But what can you do for your face? — Idries Shah, Caravan of Dreams
EPITAPH OF JALALUDIN RUMIWhen we are dead, seek not our tomb in the earth, but find it in the hearts of men. — Idries Shah, The Way of the Sufi