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“What you seek is seeking you.”
― Mawlana Jalal-al-Din Rumi

“Whatever happens in your life, no matter how troubling things might seem, do not enter the neighbourhood of despair.
Even when all doors remain closed, God wil open up a new path only for you. Be thankful! It is easy to be thankful when all is well. A Sufi is thankful not only for what he has been given but also for all that has been denied.”
― Elif Shafak

“The sufis believe that they can experience something more complete.”
― Idries Shah, The Sufis

“One cannot learn from someone whom one distrusts.”
― Idries Shah, Sufi Thought and Action: An Anthology of Important Papers

“The Sufi way is through knowledge and practice, not through intellect and talk.”
― Idries Shah, Sufi Thought and Action: An Anthology of Important Papers

“The human being, whether he realises it or not, is trusting someone or something every moment of the day.”
― Idries Shah, Sufi Thought and Action: An Anthology of Important Papers