People who speak or act in an ordinary fashion are most likely to be those who have been the recipients of higher experiences. But because they do not rage around, wild-eyed, people think that they are very ordinary folk and therefore not aware of anything unknown to the general run of man. Idries Shah
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  4. Philosophy cannot be extinguished, though men will try ... The spirit seeks the light, that is its nature. It wishes to return to its origin, and must forever try to reach enlightenment. - Iain Pears
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  1. In a village where everyone has only one leg, the biped will hop about more lamely than anyone else, if he knows what is good for him.
  2. One day we will all wear a garment which has no pockets...
  3. Wisdom is when you understand what, previously, at best you only knew.
  4. SAYING OF SHEIKH ZIAUDIN:Self-justification is worse than the original offence.
  5. 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.
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