“One of the basic Sufi needs is to enable people to see themselves as they really are.” — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“When humility is exercised, people begin to realise that they do not, as it were, exist at all.” — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“if... says: 'Do not be greedy, be generous', you may inwardly interpret this in such a manner that you will develop a… — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“The Sufis regard systems which treat everyone alike as mechanical and degenerate.” — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“A loan is the scissors of friendship. A man's own tongue may cut his throat. The cage has no value without the… — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“They say: 'Seek wisdom while you have the strength, or you may lose the strength without gaining wisdom.” — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“As swords were designed to kill They did well to make them tongue-shaped. (Anwar-i-Suhaili)” — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“How can you be a lover of love and not be a lover of God? It is impossible.” — Kamand Kojouri Copy Share Image
“Hz. Isa (Jesus), Hz. Mevlana, or Hz. Naskar - the message comes in many forms, but the message itself is one and… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“There is no time, only I am. There is no society, only I am. There is no law, only I am. There… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“An intelligent enemy,' he would say, stroking his beard as if it were a bristly pet, 'rather than a foolish friend.' Or,… — Tahir Shah Copy Share Image
“Good. Show me a man who thinks that he knows what 'good' is, and I will probably be able to show you… — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“I am humbled by the grace of God. I am humbled by the beauty of this universe. Humbled by others' kindness. Humbled… — Kamand Kojouri Copy Share Image
“First time someone broke my heart, I dropped out of engineering and emerged as the Monk Scientist. Second time when I lost… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
If anybody asks what Sufism is, what kind of religion is it, the answer is that Sufism is the religion of the… — Hazrat Inayat Khan Copy Share Image
“Rain doesn't check bank balance, soil doesn't require DNA test - breath doesn't ask for proof of residence, medicine doesn't require faith… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“Counsels of Bahaudin You want to be filled. But something which is full has first to be emptied. Empty yourself so that… — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“The Naskar Scandal (Sonnet 2945) Some have problem with my inclusivity, some have problem with my vastness, some have problem with my… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“No soul in the world is without a particular mission to perform and accomplish, and the misery of every soul is in… — The Hand of Poetry Five Mystic Poets of Persia Translations from the Poems of Sanai Attar Rumi Saadi Copy Share Image
“It is no accident that Sufis find that they can connect most constructively with people who are well integrated into the world,… — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
The very essence of the Sufi spiritual tradition requires you to purify your heart, to liberate yourself from your ego and to… — Tariq Ramadan Copy Share Image
“Diary of Dervish Advaitam (Naskaristana 2738) The other day I was reminiscing, which was the first inhumanity that lit the fuse of… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“Zen Buddhism, for example, as practiced by Suzuki, the excellent Japanese mystic, has nothing to do with the superstitious and predjudiced Buddhism… — Marcelo Ramos Motta Copy Share Image
“Salute to the Thief. Junaid of Baghdad was passing the scene of a public hanging, where a thief was on the scaffold.… — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
