When a belief becomes more than an instrument, you are lost. You remain lost until you learn what 'belief' is really for.

Idries Shah
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When a belief becomes more than an instrument, you are lost. You remain lost until you learn what 'belief' is really for. To believe something which you cannot prove is to believe it in spite of evidence to the contrary. To believe something because you think it is a good thing to do is to believe in spite of evidence that it will not work.

To believe something because you think it will make you happy is to believe in spite of evidence that it will make you unhappy. When a belief becomes more than an instrument, you are lost because your mind works for your beliefs rather than your beliefs working for your mind.

Source: Learning How To Learn: Psychology And Spirituality In The Sufi Way

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