“As swords were designed to kill They did well to make them tongue-shaped. (Anwar-i-Suhaili)” — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
Scholars of the East and West have heroically consecrated their whole working lives to making available, by means of their own disciplines,… — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“In the modern world we are in a paradoxical situation; because although in theory man knows that he can extend his attention… — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
Similitude of the heart is like that of a telephone operator between man and God. — Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi Copy Share Image
Sufism is not a religion or a philosophy, it is neither deism nor atheism, nor is it a moral, nor a special… — Hazrat Inayat Khan Copy Share Image
“Remembering and Forgetting You have not forgotten to remember; You have remembered to forget. But people can forget to forget. That is… — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“The feeling cannot be described in words, it's mystical; I am changing. Perhaps the soul needed silence so that it can shout… — Dr. S.U.A.H Syed Copy Share Image
“The would-be students wish to transcend books. But, ask yourselves: if someone says that books do not contain wisdom, and yet he… — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“But the minimum human duty is to serve others: it is no great attainment.” — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
If a pot can multiply. One day Nasrudin lent his cooking pots to a neighbour, who was giving a feast. The neighbour… — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“If you want special illumination, look upon the human face: See clearly within laughter the Essence of Ultimate Truth.” — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“Our heads are filled with ‘knowledge’, a knowledge that in some areas pre-empts our seeing anything at all.” — 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
I reject any path which rejects life, but I can't help loving Sufism because it sounds so beautiful. It gives relief in… — Naguib Mahfouz Copy Share Image
“The existence of relative truth does not prove the non-existence of universal truth.” — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“There is no wisdom where there is no common sense: it cannot under those conditions find any expression.” — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
