Evolution Quote by Idries Shah

“Sufism is the essence of all religions.”

— Idries Shah

“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

“The Sufis say, "This is not a religion; it is religion”

— Idries Shah

“My interest in Sufism began when I was a college student. At the time, I was a rebellious young woman who liked to wrap…

— Elif Shafak

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

— Idries Shah

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

— Idries Shah

“Sufism is experiential”

— Idries Shah

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

— Art Hochberg

“The Sufis,' runs the saying, 'understand with their hearts what the most learned scholars cannot understand with their minds”

— Idries Shah

“One of the basic Sufi needs is to enable people to see themselves as they really are.”

— Idries Shah

“The selection and following of a spiritual guide is the most important duty of a Sufi.”

— Idries Shah

“Sufism, the "secret tradition," is not available on the basis of assumptions which belong to another world, the world of intellect.”

— Idries Shah