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The World of the Sufi: An Anthology of Writings about Sufis and Their Work QUOTES

1 " What is humanity? To feel pain at the sorrows of our neighbours, to feel humiliated at the humiliation of fellow-beings. "

― Idries Shah , The World of the Sufi: An Anthology of Writings about Sufis and Their Work

2 " Our heads are filled with ‘knowledge’, a knowledge that in some areas pre-empts our seeing anything at all. "

― Idries Shah , The World of the Sufi: An Anthology of Writings about Sufis and Their Work

3 " Certain levels of human understanding cannot be attained, it is claimed, until the brain can work in more than one way. "

― Idries Shah , The World of the Sufi: An Anthology of Writings about Sufis and Their Work

4 " The process of learning is the process of discovering what really exists. "

― Idries Shah , The World of the Sufi: An Anthology of Writings about Sufis and Their Work

5 " Most of the supposedly Sufi organizations, exercises and “orders” are in fact only of archaeological interest. "

― Idries Shah , The World of the Sufi: An Anthology of Writings about Sufis and Their Work

6 " The colour of the water seems to be the colour of the glass into which it has been poured "

― Idries Shah , The World of the Sufi: An Anthology of Writings about Sufis and Their Work

7 " We and all our existences are non-entities. Thou art the absolute being whose appearance is transitory. "

― Idries Shah , The World of the Sufi: An Anthology of Writings about Sufis and Their Work

8 " Ibn El-Arabi wrote, ‘The Teacher is he who hears you, then unveils you to yourself "

― Idries Shah , The World of the Sufi: An Anthology of Writings about Sufis and Their Work

9 " And Rumi tells us, ‘Soul receives from soul that knowledge, therefore not by book nor from tongue’. "

― Idries Shah , The World of the Sufi: An Anthology of Writings about Sufis and Their Work

10 " The selection and following of a spiritual guide is the most important duty of a Sufi. "

― Idries Shah , The World of the Sufi: An Anthology of Writings about Sufis and Their Work

11 " At His door, what is the difference between Moslem and Christian, virtuous and guilty? At his door all are seekers and He the sought. "

― Idries Shah , The World of the Sufi: An Anthology of Writings about Sufis and Their Work

12 " At His door, what is the difference between Muslim and Christian, virtuous and guilty? At his door all are seekers and He the sought. "

― Idries Shah , The World of the Sufi: An Anthology of Writings about Sufis and Their Work

13 " Unbelief and belief are both marching on His road, while both are saying, ‘He is one and He has no associates’. "

― Idries Shah , The World of the Sufi: An Anthology of Writings about Sufis and Their Work

14 " If you cannot sit on a throne like a king, seize, like a tent-pitcher, the rope of the Royal tent. "

― Idries Shah , The World of the Sufi: An Anthology of Writings about Sufis and Their Work

15 " Sufism is, in operation, pragmatic. "

― Idries Shah , The World of the Sufi: An Anthology of Writings about Sufis and Their Work

16 " Ibn El-Arabi escribió: “El Maestro es quien te escucha, luego te desvela frente a ti mismo”. "

― Idries Shah , The World of the Sufi: An Anthology of Writings about Sufis and Their Work

17 " Ciertos niveles de comprensión humana no pueden ser logrados, se afirma, hasta que el cerebro pueda trabajar en más de una forma. "

― Idries Shah , The World of the Sufi: An Anthology of Writings about Sufis and Their Work

18 " La elección y seguimiento de un guía espiritual es el deber más importante de un Sufi. "

― Idries Shah , The World of the Sufi: An Anthology of Writings about Sufis and Their Work

19 " El Sufismo es, en funcionamiento, pragmático. "

― Idries Shah , The World of the Sufi: An Anthology of Writings about Sufis and Their Work

20 " Nosotros y todas nuestras existencias son no-entidades. Tú eres el ser absoluto cuya apariencia es transitoria. "

― Idries Shah , The World of the Sufi: An Anthology of Writings about Sufis and Their Work