“ The automatism of man is overcome, in the words of Dhun'Nun, by aiming for 'being as you were, where you were, before you were'. Idries Shah
“ You can perceive a person's aspiration if it is genuine, because this creates a change in the emanations from such a person. Idries Shah
“ Sufis are not here to satisfy a demand. They exist to share what they have got. These two things are not always the same. Idries Shah
“ It was being written in the East that 'Sufism was formerly a reality without a name: now it is a name without a reality'. Idries Shah
“ But the world itself, as well as special attitudes, properly understood, constitute the Sufi school. Idries Shah
“ They have fixed our nutrition and arranged our life-span. More than this, and ahead of this, efforts will not be productive. Idries Shah
“ DeathIf he is a good man, death will be a release;If he is a bad one, it will release others from him. Idries Shah
“ The donkey which brought you to this door must be dismissed if you want to get through it’. Idries Shah
“ You may have forgotten the Way: But those who came beforeDid not forget you.Saying of Master Bahaudin Naqshband of Bokhara Idries Shah
“ The Sufis have said: ‘The importance of something is in inverse proportion to its attractiveness. Idries Shah
