1,132 Quotes About Sufis

Sufism is experiential

The people of the world have a fixed destiny. But the spiritually developed receive what is “not” in their destiny.

Definitions from Mulla Do-PiazaPenitent: Someone who has been made incapable of enjoying himself.

One should not pray if that prayer is vanity.

The Apparent is the Bridge to the Real

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

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

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

Es necesario notar – dice Rumi – que cosas antagónicas trabajan juntas, aunque nominalmente sean opuestas.