Knew Quote by Idries Shah

“Saying of the Mulla Nasrudin. If I survive this life without dying, I'll be surprised.”

— Idries Shah

“A Better Beard that Yours. 'All true devotees wear a beard,' said the Imam to his audience. 'Show me a thick and lustrous beard…

— Idries Shah

“Learning how to learn involves examining assumptions. Mulla Nasrudin tales very often fulfil this funcition.”

— Idries Shah

If a pot can multiply. One day Nasrudin lent his cooking pots to a neighbour, who was giving a feast. The neighbour returned them,…

— Idries Shah

“Dicho del Mulá Nasrudín. Si sobrevivo a esta vida sin morirme, me sorprenderé.”

— Idries Shah

“Instant Reading. A certain famous Fakir was claiming in the village that he could teach an illiterate person to read by a lightning technique.…

— Idries Shah

“It is axiomatic that the attempt to become a Sufi through a desire for personal power as normally understood will not succeed.”

— Idries Shah

“Saadi: Be a true renouncer, (zahid) and [you can even] ware satin.”

— Idries Shah

“You may be able to get the bone down your throat But if it reaches your stomach it will tear your navel. (Gulistan)”

— Idries Shah

It is the message, not the man, which is important to the Sufis.

— Idries Shah

“Yes, the world is an illusion. But Truth is always being shown there.”

— Idries Shah

“Sufis are those who have expunged from their minds the human tendencies of envy and enmity.”

— Idries Shah