Conditioning Quote by Idries Shah

“Be contented with the things of the world. Develop greed for God.”

— Shri Radhe Maa

The currency of real networking is not greed but generosity.

— Anonymous

One’s relationship with money is lifelong, it colors one’s sense of identity, it shapes one’s attitude to other people, it connects and splits generations;…

— John Armstrong

“There is a saying that, according to what a person's mentality is, even an angel may seem to him to have a devil's face.”

— 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

“And there are many people, both Moslem and Christian, who have a good grasp of each others0 conceptions of surrender to God an other…

— 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

“Do not tell your secrets to everyone in this headquarters, Earth. We have surveyed it well. There was nobody to whom to entrust secrets.”

— Idries Shah

“No existe práctica en aislamiento.”

— Idries Shah

“Sufism is transmitted by means of the human exemplar, the teacher.”

— Idries Shah

“To be a Sufi is to detach from fixed ideas and from preconceptions; and not to try to avoid what is your lot.”

— Idries Shah