563 Quotes by Idries Shah about sufism

"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."

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"Saying of the Prophet. The Bequest: I have nothing to leave you except my family."

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

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

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"Haste is from the Devil."

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"It has truly been said that 'Humility is not so much a virtue as a necessity, in order to learn."

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"When there is a true or useful thing, there is sure to be a counterfeit."

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"Ignorance is the Mother of Opposition"

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"Sufis deny the absolute reality of time, space and physical form. These things are both relative and local. They only appear to be absolute."

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

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