Show a man too many camels' bones,or show them to him too often,and he will not be able to recognize a camel when he comes across a live one.

Remember that greed includes greed for being not greedy.

It is axiomatic that the attempt to become a Sufi through a desire for personal power as normally understood will not succeed.

Worry is a cloud which rains destruction.

A donkey eats a melon, it remains a donkey

A man's capacity is the same as his breadth of vision.

The institution of teachership is there for this reason, that the learner must learn how to learn.

It is no accident that Sufis find that they can connect most constructively with people who are well integrated into the world, as well as having higher aims, and that those who adopt a sensible attitude towards society and life as generally known can usually absorb Sufi teachings very well indeed

HE is a Master who may teach without it being totally labelled teaching; HE is a student who can learn without being obsessed by learning.