“ My life is on loan, like money borrowed from a bank. God is the lender, and He retains the right to call in the loan any time. Though I am responsible for taking care of it, I do not own this life; it… James Dillehay
“ To drown in treacle is just as unpleasant as to drown in mud.People today are in danger of drowning in information; but because they have been taught information is useful, they are more willing to dr… Idries Shah
“ Neither imagine that you are false, nor lash yourself, for both may be forms of self-indulgence. Idries Shah
“ When you are still fragmentated, lacking certainty — what difference does it make what your decisions are? Idries Shah
“ If you don't know how to take care of your own needs, when you try to give to others, you are giving from a bankrupt account. James Dillehay
“ The intelligence of the heart bypasses the intellect in the head which works on assumptions and requires a lot of thinking and confusion and makes a person tired and weak. But, the heart intelligence… James Dillehay
“ Ultimately though, we are not responsible for another's happiness. The unhappy person almost always suffers from self-inflicted pain. James Dillehay
“ He had found riches beyond worldly imagination. He had found the never ending well of love. Soroosh Shahrivar
“ The human being, whether he realises it or not, is trusting someone or something every moment of the day. Idries Shah
“ Inner Knowledge -- You want to become wise in one lesson: First become a real human being. Idries Shah
“ If the path has been laid down, why the successive appearance of different teachers? Why would anyone reinvent the wheel, if everything were as cosy and sequential as primitive longing so easily convi… Idries Shah
“ The Sufis are unanimous that a Guide (Sheikh) is absolutely essential, though never available on demand: 'the Sufis are not merchants'. Idries Shah
“ It is a Sufi contention that truth is not discovered or maintained by the mere repetition of teachings. It can only be kept understood by the perpetual experience of it. And it is in the experience of… Idries Shah
“ You can learn more in half an hour's direct contact with a source of knowledge (no matter the apparent reason for the contact or the subject of the transaction) than you can in years of formal effort. Idries Shah
“ You have come a long way, and you do not know it. You have a long way to go, and you do know what that means. Idries Shah
“ None should say: 'I can trust' or 'I cannot trust' until he is a master of the option, of trusting or not trusting. Idries Shah
“ There is no wisdom where there is no common sense: it cannot under those conditions find any expression. Idries Shah
