927 Quotes About Sufism

When you realise the difference between the container and the content, you will have knowledge.

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),

When you realise the difference between the container and the content, you will have knowledge

Sufism is known by means of itself.

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

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

Sufism is therefore not 'Do as I say and not as I do', or even 'Do as I do', but 'Experience it and you will know'.

There is a Persian proverb: 'To test that which has been tested is ignorance.' To try to test something without the means of testing is even worse.

Many things which are called 'secrets' are only things withheld from people until they can understand or effectively experience them.