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#1

“Many things which are called 'secrets' are only things withheld from people until they can understand or effectively experience them.”
― Idries Shah

tags: experience, knowledge, learning, secrets, sufis, sufism, tradition, wisdom

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#2

“Enlightenment must come little by little - otherwise it would overwhelm.”
― Idries Shah

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#3

“Right time, right place, right people equals success.
Wrong time, wrong place, wrong people equals most of the real human history.”
― Idries Shah, Reflections

tags: awareness, history, possibility, timing

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#4

“It is the message, not the man, which is important to the Sufis.”
― Idries Shah, The Sufis

tags: sufi, sufism

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#5

“I would suggest that a feminism which does not also seek to alter the exploitation of poorer women is not feminism at all, but is simply a varient for of upper-class politics & self-privileging.”
― Jack D. Forbes, Columbus and Other Cannibals: The Wetiko Disease of Exploitation, Imperialism, and Terrorism

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#6

“Imperialism creates the illusion of wealth as far as the masses are concerned. It usually serves to hide the fact that the ruling classes are gobbling up the natural resources of the home territory in an improvident manner and are otherwise utilizing the national wealth largely for their own purposes. Eventually the general public is called upon to pay for all of this, frequently after the military machine can no longer maintain external aggression.”
― Jack D. Forbes, Columbus and Other Cannibals: The Wétiko Disease of Exploitation, Imperialism, and Terrorism

tags: cannibalism, columbus, disease, wétiko

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#7

“My father used to say that stories are part of the most precious heritage of mankind.”
― Tahir Shah, In Arabian Nights: A Caravan of Moroccan Dreams

tags: culture, heritage, stories, storytelling

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#8

“A journey, I reflected, is of no merit unless it has tested you.”
― Tahir Shah, In Search of King Solomon's Mines

tags: endurance, journey, text

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#9

“Settling into a new country is like getting used to a new pair of shoes. At first they pinch a little, but you like the way they look, so you carry on. The longer you have them, the more comfortable they become. Until one day without realizing it you reach a glorious plateau. Wearing those shoes is like wearing no shoes at all. The more scuffed they get, the more you love them and the more you can't imagine life without them.”
― Tahir Shah, In Arabian Nights: A Caravan of Moroccan Dreams

tags: culture, moving

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#10

“The quest for a lost city erodes your body, damaging you beyond all reason. But it is your mind that bears the heaviest toll. Listen to the doubters, the worriers and the weak, and the vaguest hope of success evaporates.”
― Tahir Shah, House of the Tiger King : The Quest for a Lost City

tags: adventure, doubt, quest, search, success

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#11

“Move to a new country and you quickly see that visiting a place as a tourist, and actually moving there for good, are two very different things.”
― Tahir Shah, Travels With Myself

tags: moving, tourist, travel

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#12

“The forest did not tolerate frailty of body or mind. Show your weakness, and it would consume you without hesitation.”
― Tahir Shah, House of the Tiger King : The Quest for a Lost City

tags: danger, forest, jungle, weakness

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#13

“Respect was one thing. Survival was another. It was important that I kept my priorities in the right order.”
― Tahir Shah, Sorcerer's Apprentice

tags: priorities, respect, survival

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#14

“With an enthusiastic team you can achieve almost anything.”
― Tahir Shah

tags: achievement, enthusiasm, team

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#15

“Usually, there is nothing more pleasing that returning to a place where you have endured hardship.”
― Tahir Shah, In Search of King Solomon's Mines

tags: hardship, pleasure, return, travel

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#16

“Stories are a communal currency of humanity.”
― Tahir Shah, In Arabian Nights: A Caravan of Moroccan Dreams

tags: stories, storytelling

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#17

“Stories are not like the real world; they aren't held back by what we know is false or true. What's important is how a story makes you feel inside.”
― Tahir Shah, In Arabian Nights: A Caravan of Moroccan Dreams

tags: stories-dreams, storytelling, truth

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#18

“Most journeys have a clear beginning, but on some the ending is less well-defined. The question is, at what point do you bite your lip and head for home?”
― Tahir Shah, In Search of King Solomon's Mines

tags: decision, ending, journey, quest

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#19

“Believe, and what was impossible becomes possible what at first was hidden becomes visible.”
― Tahir Shah, In Arabian Nights: A Caravan of Moroccan Dreams

tags: belief

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#20

“The backstreet cafe in Casablanca was for me a place of mystery, a place with a soul, a place with danger. There was a sense that the safety nets had been cut away, that each citizen walked upon the high wire of this, the real world. I longed not merely to travel through it, but to live in such a city.”
― Tahir Shah, The Caliph's House: A Year in Casablanca

tags: travel-writing

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#21

“To Succeed, you must reach for the stars, and let your imagination find its own path”
― Tahir Shah, In Arabian Nights: A Caravan of Moroccan Dreams

tags: imagination, inspirational-quotes, success

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#22

“My father used to tell me that stories offer the listener a chance to escape but, more importantly, he said, they provide people with a chance to maximize their minds. Suspend ordinary constraints, allow the imagination to be freed, and we are charged with the capability of heighetned thought.
Learn to use your eyes as if they are your ears, he said, and you become connected with the ancient heritage of man, a dream world for the waking mind.”
― Tahir Shah, In Arabian Nights: A Caravan of Moroccan Dreams

tags: idries-shah, in-arabian-nights, knowledge, stories, sufis, sufism, wisdom

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#23

“On a hard jungle journey nothing is so important as having a team you can trust.”
― Tahir Shah, House of the Tiger King : The Quest for a Lost City

tags: journey, jungle, quest, team, trust

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#24

“During the days I felt myself slipping into a kind of madness. Solitary confinement has an astonishing effect on the mind. The trip was to stay calm and keep myself occupied. I spent hours working out how to break free. But trying to escape would have been instant suicide.”
― Tahir Shah, Travels With Myself

tags: escape, jail, prison

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#25

“On a harsh expedition, there's no space for anyone who does not intend to finish.”
― Tahir Shah, House of the Tiger King : The Quest for a Lost City

tags: endurance, expedition, journey, travel

9 likes

#26

“The first rule of an expedition is that everyone should stick together.”
― Tahir Shah, In Search of King Solomon's Mines

tags: expedition, journey, quest, rule

9 likes

#27

“A journey of observation must leave as much as possible to chance. Random movement is the best plan for maximum observation”
― Tahir Shah, Sorcerer's Apprentice

tags: chance, journey, observation, travel

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#28

“Searching for a lost city is a particularly European obsession.”
― Tahir Shah, House of the Tiger King : The Quest for a Lost City

tags: adventure, obsession, quest, search

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#29

“Previous journeys had taught me the danger of taking too much stuff.”
― Tahir Shah, House of the Tiger King : The Quest for a Lost City

tags: baggage, danger, journey

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#30

“We had the kind of conversations that only great friends can ever share. They were touched with magic.”
― Tahir Shah, In Arabian Nights: A Caravan of Moroccan Dreams

tags: friends, magic

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