sufis

At His door, what is the difference between Muslim and Christian, virtuous and guilty? At his door all are seekers and He the sought.

When you get a principle on which everyone is agreed, you get the beginning of complacency and deterioration.

Ibn El-Arabi wrote, __he Teacher is he who hears you, then unveils you to yourself

When tomorrow comes, think tomorrow's thoughts.

Angels are the powers hidden in the faculties and organs of man

StagesFirst I thought that a Teacher must be right in all things. Then I imagined that my teacher was wrong in many things. Then I realised what was right and what was wrong.What was wrong was to remain in either of the first two stages. What was right was to convey this to everyone.(Ardabili)

When the Higher Man does something worthy of admiration, it is an evidence of his Mastership, not the object of it.

Sandals. The Sufi teacher Ghulam-Shah was asked what pattern he used in formulating his courses for disciples. He said: 'Barefoot until you can get sandals, sandals until you can manage boots.

Form is useful, but it is secondary.

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

Careful preparation is necessary before people can perceive something which is there all the time.

All forms are limited. Some of the limitations are time, place, culture, language.

That which is capable of perceiving objective reality is, in Sufism, the human soul (ruh).

A Sufi has a right to be served, but he has no right to demand. Maruf Karkhi of Khorasan

Whoever is to be wise despises himself. Only the ignorant trust their own judgement.

Great men are great until they know it. Saints are holy until they know it.

The major barrier to understanding is wishful thinking and following that which pleases one.

If you will not reprove yourself,_ Saadi says, __ou will not welcome reproof from another.