Quotes From "The Way Of The Sufi" By Idries Shah

SAYING OF SHEIKH ZIAUDIN:Self-justification is worse than the original offence.
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SAYING OF SHEIKH ZIAUDIN:Self-justification is worse than the original offence. Idries Shah
The question of divine knowledge is so deep that it...
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The question of divine knowledge is so deep that it is really known only to those who have it. Idries Shah
Is your division of Understanding into Greater and Lesser common...
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Is your division of Understanding into Greater and Lesser common to all Sufis? Nothing which is put into words is common to all Sufis. Idries Shah
Man thinks many things. He thinks he is One. He...
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Man thinks many things. He thinks he is One. He is usually several. Until he becomes One, he cannot have a fair idea of what he is at all. Idries Shah
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A man must be a Salomon before his magical ring will work Idries Shah
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In the realm of Greater Understanding, the workshop is dismantled after the work is finished. Idries Shah
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The Sufi is one who does what others do — when it is necessary. He is also one who does what others cannot do — when it is indicated. Idries Shah
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RemedyYour medicine is in you, and you do not observe it. Your ailment is from yourself, and you do not register it. Hazrat Ali Idries Shah
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I will not serve God like a labourer, in expectation of my wages. Rabia Idries Shah
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The degree of necessity determines the development of organs in man… therefore increase your necessity. Idries Shah
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ANDAKI: EFFORT IS NOT EFFORT WITHOUT ZAMAN, MAKAN, IKHWAN (RIGHT TIME, RIGHT PLACE, RIGHT PEOPLE). Idries Shah
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You yourself are your own barrier — rise from within it. Idries Shah
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I will not serve God like a labourer, in expectation of my wages. Idries Shah
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Your medicine is in you, and you do not observe it. Your ailment is from yourself, and you do not register it. Idries Shah
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Information about the activities of one body of Sufis may be harmful to the potential of another. Idries Shah
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BARQI: AESTHETICS IS ONLY THE LOWEST FORM OF PERCEPTION OF THE REAL. Idries Shah
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MAGHRIBI: Learning is in activity. Learning through words alone is minor activity. Idries Shah
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SENTENCES OF THE KHAJAGANRUDBARI : Heart to heart is an essential means of passing on the secrets of the Path. Idries Shah
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EPITAPH OF JALALUDIN RUMIWhen we are dead, seek not our tomb in the earth, but find it in the hearts of men. Idries Shah
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ServiceI will not serve God like a labourer, in expectation of my wages. Rabia el- Adawia. Idries Shah