“ Definition of a SufiTo learn, people must give up a great deal, and this includes ritual as something from which they imagine they might learn. It is to emphasise this that Abu-Yaqub al-Susi, quoted i… Idries Shah
“ The Sufis have said: ‘The importance of something is in inverse proportion to its attractiveness. Idries Shah
“ ANDAKI: EFFORT IS NOT EFFORT WITHOUT ZAMAN, MAKAN, IKHWAN (RIGHT TIME, RIGHT PLACE, RIGHT PEOPLE). Idries Shah
“ The degree of necessity determines the development of organs in man… therefore increase your necessity. Idries Shah
“ Sufism is the doing in this lifetime what any fool will be doing in then thousand years’ time. Idries Shah
“ Sufis aim to refine human consciousness. This is Sufi mysticism: not mystification or magic, but a specific Path. Idries Shah
“ I’ve always thought that the reason the devil approached Eve and not Adam is because the devil Recognized the power, courage, and the tenacity of a woman, the world would have you believe that Eve was… Micheline Jean Louis
“ It’s called being in love. It’s more frightening than confronting your deepest fear and opens you to being hurt beyond the physical plane.” He placed a hand over his heart. “It might seem as though it… Laurann Dohner
“ She had a highly developed sense of humor which in some lights looked a bit like a sense of justice. Catherynne M. Valente
“ Everything that I hold will eventually be gone. Subsequently, the quality of my life will depend on whether I choose to appreciate those things ‘now’ or wait until ‘then. Craig D. Lounsbrough
