sufism

Any society which enjoins its members to adhere to both of these (politeness and truth) is a fraud.

A man must be a Solomon before his magical ring will work

The question of divine knowledge is so deep that it is really known only to those who have it.

It is your duty to do your best. It is not, however, your birth-right to prevail.

If you want special illumination, look upon the human face:See clearly within laughter the Essence of Ultimate Truth.

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

The candle burned the moth:But soon it will vanish in its own fat.

The teacher works in accordance with the prospects of his students and the possibility of maintaining the community of Sufis.

The Sufis regard systems which treat everyone alike as mechanical and degenerate.

The Sufi teacher__ mission is to be in the service of those who can learn.

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

Most people, whatever their opinions and protestations, do not want to learn.

If you really want to learn, do not be surprised if someone tries to teach you. And do not lightly reject the method.

Fettered feet in the presence of friends is better than living in a garden with strangers.

My father used to tell me that stories offer the listener a chance to escape but, more importantly, he said, they provide people with a chance to maximize their minds. Suspend ordinary constraints, allow the imagination to be freed, and we are charged with the capability of heighetned thought.Learn to use your eyes as if they are your ears, he said, and you become connected with the ancient heritage of man, a dream world for the waking mind.

The human being, whether he realises it or not, is trusting someone or something every moment of the day.

SAYING OF SHEIKH ZIAUDIN:Self-justification is worse than the original offence.

It is not Sufism if it does not perform its function for you. A cloak is no longer a cloak if it does not keep a man warm.