Sufis Quotes - Page 8

Knowledge cannot be attained except through humility.

Religion, for instance, cannot be accepted or rejected out of hand, until the student knows exactly what religion means.

Sufism," according to the Sufi, "is an adventure in living, necessary adventure.

Three ThingsThree things cannot be retrieved:The arrow once sped from the bowThe word spoken in hasteThe missed opportunity.(Ali the Lion, Caliph of Islam, son-in-law of Mohammed the Prophet),

Not a believer in the mosque am I,Nor a disbeliever with his rites am I.I am not the pure amongst the impure,I am neither Moses nor Pharaoh.Bulleh, I know not who I am.Not in the holy books am I,Nor do I dwell in bhang or wine,Nor do I live in a drunken haze,Nor in sleep or waking known.Bulleh, I know not who I am.Not in happiness or in sorrow am I found.I am neither pure nor mired in filthy ground.Not of water nor of land,Nor am I in air or fire to be found.Bulleh, I know not who I am.Not an Arab nor Lahori,Not a Hindi or Nagouri,Nor a Muslim or Peshawari,Not a Buddhist or a Christian.Bulleh, I know not who I am.Secrets of religion have I not unravelled,I am not of Eve and Adam.Neither still nor moving on,I have not chosen my own name!Bulleh, I know not who I am.From first to last, I searched myself.None other did I succeed in knowing.Not some great thinker am I.Who is standing in my shoes, alone?Bulleh, I know not who I am.

Man (and woman) has an infinite capacity for self-development. Equally, he has an infinite capacity for self-destruction. A human being may be clinically alive and yet, despite all appearances, spiritually dead.

As swords were designed to killThey did well to make them tongue-shaped.(Anwar-i-Suhaili)

Superior experience and knowledge will be made available to a man or woman in exact accordance with his worth, capacity and earning of it

ScrapsThe scraps from the meal of the Emir are larger than the gifts of halwa from the merchant. Timur Fazil

Our objective is to achieve, by the understanding of the Origin, the Knowledge which comes through experience.

A man must be a Salomon before his magical ring will work. (Hafiz)

Imagination blocks you like a bolt on a door. Burn that bar. (Rumi)

Any society which enjoins its members to adhere to both of these (politeness and truth) is a fraud.

A man must be a Solomon before his magical ring will work

It is your duty to do your best. It is not, however, your birth-right to prevail.

The question of divine knowledge is so deep that it is really known only to those who have it.

If you want special illumination, look upon the human face:See clearly within laughter the Essence of Ultimate Truth.

Yes, the world is an illusion. But Truth is always being shown there.

The candle burned the moth:But soon it will vanish in its own fat.

The Sufis regard systems which treat everyone alike as mechanical and degenerate.

One of the basic Sufi needs is to enable people to see themselves as they really are.

The Sufi teacher’s mission is to be in the service of those who can learn.

The teacher works in accordance with the prospects of his students and the possibility of maintaining the community of Sufis.

Most people, whatever their opinions and protestations, do not want to learn.

If you really want to learn, do not be surprised if someone tries to teach you. And do not lightly reject the method.

Fettered feet in the presence of friends is better than living in a garden with strangers.

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.

SAYING OF SHEIKH ZIAUDIN:Self-justification is worse than the original offence.

It is not Sufism if it does not perform its function for you. A cloak is no longer a cloak if it does not keep a man warm.

If wine is the enemy of religion, I shall devour the enemy of religion.

The function of a nutrient is to become transmuted, not to leave unaltered traces.

Haste is from the Devil.

One day we will all wear a garment which has no pockets...

Wisdom is when you understand what, previously, at best you only knew.

In a village where everyone has only one leg, the biped will hop about more lamely than anyone else, if he knows what is good for him.

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