“No hay sabiduría donde no hay sentido común: en tales condiciones ella no podrá encontrar ninguna expresión.” — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“People talk of the Sufi way. Wrong. If there is a way, it’s not Sufism.” — Art Hochberg Copy Share Image
“You have come a long way, and you do not know it. You have a long way to go, and you do… — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
The Sufi is One who does not care when something is taken from him, but who does not cease to seek for… — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“Greed harms you: generosity helps you. This is why it has been said: 'Greed is the mother of incapacity'.” — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“Happiness comes from helping others, by being with others, and by sharing, even if it's only a smile.” — Zain Hashmi Copy Share Image
As a teen, I enjoyed Sufi music and ghazals the most. But as my career began, I drifted off to playback and… — Chinmayi Copy Share Image
“With enough information, it is almost impossible "not" to predict people's action.” — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“Don't place me in the lineage of your tribal white giants, they were cute little smart kids, but that's all, my peers… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“On the Sufi path, first you discover the art of being alone amid the crowd. Next you discover the crowd within your… — Elif Shafak Copy Share Image
“When no one is looking, I swallow deserts and clouds and chew on mountains knowing they are sweet bones! When no one… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Most mystics do not want to read religious wisdom; they want to be it. A postcard of a beautiful lake is not… — Huston Smith Copy Share Image
“The lover drinks and the cup-bearer pours. The lover thinks but the cup-bearer knows: love begets love. Since this wine is love,… — Kamand Kojouri Copy Share Image
“The human life-essence, let's call it soul, is infinite, unconditioned, eternal immanence of the Whole. The sufi, yogi, free-mystics of East, of… — Fakeer Ishavardas Copy Share Image
There are millions and millions of Sufis who have existed in Islamic history and have the deepest impact on every aspect of… — Seyyed Hossein Nasr Copy Share Image
“The Sufi Muslims say, "Praise Allah, but also tie your camel to the post." In other words, it's good to take a… — Dan Harris Copy Share Image
Not Christian or Jew or Muslim, not Hindu, Buddhist, sufi, or zen. Not any religion or cultural system. I am not from… — Rumi Copy Share Image
“Whatever happens in your life, no matter how troubling things might seem, do not enter the neighbourhood of despair. Even when all… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“One of the outstanding sources of resistance to imperial power in the Muslim world came from Sufi groups. While Sufi brotherhoods are… — Graham Fuller Copy Share Image
There is a Sufi trend, a madhabi Sufi trend, and I don't have any problem with this. What is not acceptable is… — Tariq Ramadan Copy Share Image
“A modern story of Mullah Nasrudin, the Sufi teacher and holy fool, tells of him entering a bank and trying to cash… — Jack Kornfield Copy Share Image
The main problem is that most commentators are accustomed to thinking of spiritual schools as 'systems', which are more or less alike,… — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
There is a succession of experiences which together constitute the educational and developmental ripening of the learner, according to the Sufis. People… — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“Knowledge,” which for al-Qônawî is never very far from Sufi gnosis, is “an abstract universal reality,” or “a single universal reality.” In… — Franz Rosenthal Copy Share Image
The Sufi way is through knowledge and practice, not through intellect and talk. — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“Sufism," according to the Sufi, "is an adventure in living, necessary adventure.” — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“Si eres "humilde", puede ayudarte en tu vida ordinaria. Si no lo eres, no irás a ningún lado respecto a las cosas… — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“The Sufis are unanimous that a Guide (Sheikh) is absolutely essential, though never available on demand: 'the Sufis are not merchants'.” — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“The man who knows must discharge a function. The one who does not, cannot arrogate one to himself; he can only try… — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
I love sufi music and that's the reason why I'm such a big fan of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. — Sonu Kakkar Copy Share Image
“Abu-Yaqub al-Susi: the Sufi is 'One who does not care when something is taken from him, but who does not cease to… — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
Sufi poetry is, in a sense, self-help poetry about how to live a decent life, how to deal with your mortality. — Mohsin Hamid Copy Share Image
“I looked for love, I found pain. I avoided pain, I lost love. I looked for pain, I found love. I accepted… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“Laksana setitik embun nafas melekat di daun. Daun itulah jasad engkau. (Mengharap)” — Darma Mohammad Copy Share Image
“el Sufi es “alguien que no se preocupa cuando le quitan algo, pero que no cesa de buscar lo que no tiene.” — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
You are not meant for crawling, so don't. You have wings. Learn to use them and fly. — Rumi Copy Share Image
“Real generosity is anonymous to the extent that a man should be prepared even to be considered ungenerous rather than explain it… — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“Walk your wounds, surf your suffering. Amidst self-lovers, martyr is the king.” — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“Only the heart can shatter to a million pieces and still keep beating,” — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
Stand through life firm as a rock in the sea, undisturbed and unmoved by its ever-rising waves — Hazrat Inayat Khan Copy Share Image
