“Light is but suffering harnessed, Genius is brokenness harnessed.” — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“Q: How can I help myself? A: By remembering the proverb: ‘The Path is not to be found anywhere except in human… — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
Tear down the mosque, the temple, everything in sight. But don't break a human heart. For that is where God resides. — Bulleh Shah Copy Share Image
“Most people, whatever their opinions and protestations, do not want to learn.” — 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
Now is the time to unite the soul and the world. Now is the time to see the sunlight dancing as one… — Rumi 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
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
“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
“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
“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
“If you could finish even half of what I've written, you'd either hate me enough to kill, or you'd be so massive… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“You know how it goes: at some point in your life, you fell in love with someone and had a glimpse of… — Kamand Kojouri 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
“If you are penniless you will have a thousand dreams. Get even a single piece of money, however, and you will have… — 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
“But there’s a Sufi story that challenges the notion that people believe only because they need an opiate. Rabe’a al-Adiwiyah, a great… — John Green 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
“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
“After the first ten or so books, I wrote one called "In Search of Divinity", where the shift happened, the tone of… — 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
“Make me drunk. Make me drunk, Beloved. I crave your drink. Break these thought chains and tear these garments. I crave your… — Kamand Kojouri Copy Share Image
“What binds Buddhism, Sufism, and Quaker practices together is a belief in our interconnectedness; profound respect for others; being guided by a… — Charlotte Kasl Copy Share Image
