“SAYING OF SHEIKH ZIAUDIN: Self-justification is worse than the original offence.” — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“Dicho del Mulá Nasrudín. Si sobrevivo a esta vida sin morirme, me sorprenderé.” — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“Sentirse importante es un vicio, no una virtud, no importa lo escondido que está como participación en algo noble.” — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“I longed to teach, but I had to wait until the desire had left me before I could really do so.” — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“Abu-Yaqub al-Susi declara que el Sufi es “alguien que no se preocupa cuando le quitan algo, pero que no cesa de buscar… — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“The selection and following of a spiritual guide is the most important duty of a Sufi.” — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
He that is purified by love is pure; and he that is absorbed in the Beloved and hath abandoned all else is… — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“Sufis are those who have expunged from their minds the human tendencies of envy and enmity.” — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“They asked Abboud of Omdurman: 'Which is better, to be young or to be old?' He said: 'To be old is to… — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“A Better Beard that Yours. 'All true devotees wear a beard,' said the Imam to his audience. 'Show me a thick and… — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“Presence and Absence A certain person may have, as you say, a wonderful presence: I do not know. What I do know… — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
The Sufis have a saying: "Praise Allah, and tie your camel to a post." This brings together both parts of practice: pray,… — Jack Kornfield Copy Share Image
“The Book of Wisdom. Simab said: 'I shall sell the Book of Wisdom for a hundred gold pieces, and some people will… — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“Show a man too many camels' bones, or show them to him too often, and he will not be able to recognize… — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
Man (and woman) has an infinite capacity for self-development. Equally, he has an infinite capacity for self-destruction. A human being may be… — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“The automatism of man is overcome, in the words of Dhun'Nun, by aiming for 'being as you were, where you were, before… — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“Why did I do such-and-such a thing?' is all very well. But what about 'How otherwise could I have done it?” — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“HE is a Master who may teach without it being totally labelled teaching; HE is a student who can learn without being… — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“Voice in the night A voice whispered to me last night: 'There is no such thing as a voice whispering in the… — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“You can perceive a person's aspiration if it is genuine, because this creates a change in the emanations from such a person.” — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“El hombre que sabe debe desempeñar una función. El que no sabe, no puede atribuirse una a sí mismo; sólo puede tratar… — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
Sufis were always spreading love with their music, and if some kind of extremism is a threat to it, it is a… — Adnan Sami Copy Share Image
“Quienquiera que perfume a un escorpión no por ello escapará a su aguijonazo. Bahaudin Naqshband” — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
When Fortune knocks, open the door,' they say. But why should one make fortune knock, by keeping the door shut? — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“Any society which enjoins its members to adhere to both of these (politeness and truth) is a fraud.” — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“Do not tell your secrets to everyone in this headquarters, Earth. We have surveyed it well. There was nobody to whom to… — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“The major barrier to understanding is wishful thinking and following that which pleases one.” — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“It is your duty to do your best. It is not, however, your birth-right to prevail.” — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“Sufis deny the absolute reality of time, space and physical form. These things are both relative and local. They only appear to… — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“Q: What is a fundamental mistake of man's? A: To think that he is alive, when he has merely fallen asleep in… — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“Cuando se ejercita la humildad, la gente comienza a advertir que, por así decirlo, no existe en modo alguno.” — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“The teacher works in accordance with the prospects of his students and the possibility of maintaining the community of Sufis.” — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
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