01UndatedIn a village where everyone has only one leg, the biped will hop about more lamely than anyone else, if he knows what is good for him.Idries Shah / quote ↗
04UndatedSAYING OF SHEIKH ZIAUDIN:Self-justification is worse than the original offence.Idries Shah / quote ↗
05UndatedIt 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.Idries Shah / quote ↗
06UndatedIf wine is the enemy of religion, I shall devour the enemy of religion.Idries Shah / quote ↗
07UndatedThe function of a nutrient is to become transmuted, not to leave unaltered traces.Idries Shah / quote ↗
09UndatedFettered feet in the presence of friends is better than living in a garden with strangers.Idries Shah / quote ↗
10UndatedIf you really want to learn, do not be surprised if someone tries to teach you. And do not lightly reject the method.Idries Shah / quote ↗
11UndatedMost people, whatever their opinions and protestations, do not want to learn.Idries Shah / quote ↗
12UndatedOne of the basic Sufi needs is to enable people to see themselves as they really are.Idries Shah / quote ↗
13UndatedThe Sufi teacher’s mission is to be in the service of those who can learn.Idries Shah / quote ↗
14UndatedThe teacher works in accordance with the prospects of his students and the possibility of maintaining the community of Sufis.Idries Shah / quote ↗
15UndatedThe Sufis regard systems which treat everyone alike as mechanical and degenerate.Idries Shah / quote ↗
18UndatedIf you want special illumination, look upon the human face:See clearly within laughter the Essence of Ultimate Truth.Idries Shah / quote ↗
19UndatedThe question of divine knowledge is so deep that it is really known only to those who have it.Idries Shah / quote ↗
20UndatedIt is your duty to do your best. It is not, however, your birth-right to prevail.Idries Shah / quote ↗
22UndatedAny society which enjoins its members to adhere to both of these (politeness and truth) is a fraud.Idries Shah / quote ↗
