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Our objective is to achieve, by the understanding of the Origin, the Knowledge which comes through experience.Idries Shah
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ScrapsThe scraps from the meal of the Emir are larger than the gifts of halwa from the merchant. Timur FazilIdries Shah
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Superior experience and knowledge will be made available to a man or woman in exact accordance with his worth, capacity and earning of itIdries Shah
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Humility is a teacher of itself. It is learnt by means of its practise.Idries Shah
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StagesFirst I thought that a Teacher must be right in all things. Then I imagined that my teacher was wrong in many things. Then I realised what was right and what was wrong. What was wrong was to remain in either of the first two stages. What was right was to convey this to everyone.( Ardabili)Idries Shah
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Voice in the night A voice whispered to me last night: 'There is no such thing as a voice whispering in the night!Idries Shah