“Sufis aim to refine human consciousness. This is Sufi mysticism: not mystification or magic, but a specific Path.”
― Sufi Thought and Action: An Anthology of Important Papers
― Sufi Thought and Action: An Anthology of Important Papers
“Saying of the Prophet
Some behaviour
I am like a man who has lighted a fire, and all the creeping things have rushed to burn themselves in it.”
― Caravan of Dreams
Some behaviour
I am like a man who has lighted a fire, and all the creeping things have rushed to burn themselves in it.”
― Caravan of Dreams
“In the distorting mirror of your mind, an angel can seem to have a devil's face.”
― Tales of the Dervishes: Teaching-Stories of the Sufi Masters over the Past Thousand Years
― Tales of the Dervishes: Teaching-Stories of the Sufi Masters over the Past Thousand Years
“People don't get the gurus they deserve, they get the gurus they manufacture.”
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“You can perceive a person's aspiration if it is genuine, because this creates a change in the emanations from such a person.”
― Learning How to Learn: Psychology and Spirituality in the Sufi Way
― Learning How to Learn: Psychology and Spirituality in the Sufi Way
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