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

Idries Shah
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The Sufis understand with their hearts what the most learned scholars cannot understand with their minds. This quote is about human nature, not so much about religion, but about people in general. People are more at home with their emotions than they are with their intellects. It’s hard to get through to people by talking, or writing, or reasoning.

The only way to get through is to connect emotionally with them on a level that transcends words. When you do that, you can communicate on a level of common experience that doesn’t depend on what words mean or how they are used.

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