Sufis Quotes - Page 3

It is experience which teaches, not controversy based on supposed logic and assumptions of what is likely to be true.

Sufism is education, in that it has a body of knowledge which it transmits to those who have not got it.

Sufi Teachers are not, as you might hope, people who make you feel peace and harmony.

Of whom can we think well when it is believed that if nothing bad is done to you, this has been a kindness?

Sufism is that which succeeds in bringing to man the High Knowledge.

What you are pleased to call Sufism is merely the record of past method.

Before garden, vine or grape was in the world," writes one, "our soul was drunken with immortal wine.

Brave is the thief who carries a lamp in his hand.

The definition of the word 'finished' is: 'This word means finished.

I will not serve God like a labourer, in expectation of my wages.

Your medicine is in you, and you do not observe it. Your ailment is from yourself, and you do not register it.

Information about the activities of one body of Sufis may be harmful to the potential of another.

Nothing cheap without reason.

Q: How can I help myself?A: By remembering the proverb: ‘The Path is not to be found anywhere except in human service’, from Saadi.

Ibn El-Arabi wrote, ‘The Teacher is he who hears you, then unveils you to yourself

And Rumi tells us, ‘Soul receives from soul that knowledge, therefore not by book nor from tongue’.

The selection and following of a spiritual guide is the most important duty of a Sufi.

It is necessary to note," says Rumi, "that opposite things work together, even though nominally opposed" (Fihi Ma Fihi).

At His door, what is the difference between Moslem and Christian, virtuous and guilty? At his door all are seekers and He the sought.

Saying of the Prophet.Ink and Blood:The ink of the learned is holier than the blood of the martyr.

At His door, what is the difference between Muslim and Christian, virtuous and guilty? At his door all are seekers and He the sought.

The pathways into Sufic thinking are, it is traditionally said, almost as varied as the number of Sufis in existence.

The totality of life cannot be understood, so runs Sufi teaching, if it is studied only through the methods which we use in everyday living.

Practise your knowledge, for knowledge without practice is a body without life

As with any other specialisation, teaching is a vocation, open only to those who are truly capable of discharging its functions.

The fruit of timidity is neither gain nor loss.

When you get a principle on which everyone is agreed, you get the beginning of complacency and deterioration.

When you feel least interested in following the Way which you have entered, this may be the time when it is most appropriate for you.

The secret protects itself. It is found only in the spirit and practice of the Work.

Unbelief and belief are both marching on His road, while both are saying, ‘He is one and He has no associates’.

Understanding and knowledge are completely different sensations in the realm of Truth than they are in the realm of society.

If you forsake a path, it is because you were hoping for conviction from it. You seek conviction, not self-knowledge.

Do not dwell upon whether you will put yourself into the hands of a teacher. You are always in his hands.

He who sleeps on the Road will lose either his hat or his head.

Before the antidote arrives from Iraq The man with snake-bite will be dead.

The bowl is warmer than the soup.

When tomorrow comes, think tomorrow's thoughts.

There are as many paths to Truth as there are souls of men.

The Sufis say, "This is not a religion; it is religion

Sufism is the essence of all religions.

SOVEREIGNTYSovereignty is a wind of change. (Hariri)

The hearts of the noble are the graves of confidences.

He who is fortunately enlightened [the Sufi]Knows that sophistry is from the devil and love from Adam.

Satisfaction is a treasure which does not decay.Proverb

Nothing can defile the Sufi, and he in fact purifies everything.” Abu-Turab al-Nakhsabi.

Rumi himself once said that counterfeit gold is only to be found because there is such a thing as real gold to be copied.

Hariri says, in his Maqamat: ‘Safety is on the river’s BANK.

The skilled artisan uses the same iron to make a horseshoeAs he does for a polished mirror for the King.

The great poet Hafiz says that you should dye your prayer-carpet with wine if your teacher tells you to do so.

Everything man needs is in the world.

God provides the food, men provide the cooks.

Angels are the powers hidden in the faculties and organs of man

StagesFirst I thought that a Teacher must be right in all things. Then I imagined that my teacher was wrong in many things. Then I realised what was right and what was wrong.What was wrong was to remain in either of the first two stages. What was right was to convey this to everyone.(Ardabili)

When the Higher Man does something worthy of admiration, it is an evidence of his Mastership, not the object of it.

Sandals. The Sufi teacher Ghulam-Shah was asked what pattern he used in formulating his courses for disciples. He said: 'Barefoot until you can get sandals, sandals until you can manage boots.

The colour of the water seems to be the colour of the glass into which it has been poured'.

Careful preparation is necessary before people can perceive something which is there all the time.

That which is capable of perceiving objective reality is, in Sufism, the human soul (ruh).

All forms are limited. Some of the limitations are time, place, culture, language.

Form is useful, but it is secondary.

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