Idries ShahIt 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.
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This is a Sufi saying. In the Sufi tradition, it is said that “a cloak is no longer a cloak if it does not keep a man warm.” One must look at the Sufi practice as something that has a purpose. If it is not some sort of service to the person, then it is not religious practice.
Source: Thinkers Of The East
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