Care Quote by Idries Shah

“Abu-Yaqub al-Susi: the Sufi is 'One who does not care when something is taken from him, but who does not cease to seek for…

— Idries Shah

“Definition of a Sufi To learn, people must give up a great deal, and this includes ritual as something from which they imagine they…

— Idries Shah

I am not a Sufi, but I follow the Sufi.

— Anonymous

“Sufism," according to the Sufi, "is an adventure in living, necessary adventure.”

— Idries Shah

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

— Idries Shah

The religion of the Sufi is the religion of the heart. The principal moral of the Sufi is to consider the heart of others,…

— Hazrat Inayat Khan

“Sufis are not here to satisfy a demand. They exist to share what they have got. These two things are not always the same.”

— Idries Shah

I love Sufism as I love beautiful poetry, but it is not the answer. Sufism is like a mirage in the desert. It says…

— Naguib Mahfouz

The practice of Sufism is the intention to move toward truth by means of love and devotion.

— Javad Nurbakhsh

“It is no accident that Sufis find that they can connect most constructively with people who are well integrated into the world, as well…

— 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

“People talk of the Sufi way. Wrong. If there is a way, it’s not Sufism.”

— Art Hochberg