01c. 1960 AD… when we are talking about 'Christians' and 'Moslems' we must first make sure that we are talking about people who have an idea, which should be more or less correct, as to what the other is supposed to believe and what he is expected to do as a consequence of that belief.Idries Shah / quote ↗
03c. 1960 ADWhen you are still fragmentated, lacking certainty — what difference does it make what your decisions are?Idries Shah / quote ↗
04c. 1960 ADNeither imagine that you are false, nor lash yourself, for both may be forms of self-indulgence.Idries Shah / quote ↗
05c. 1960 ADTo drown in treacle is just as unpleasant as to drown in mud.People today are in danger of drowning in information; but because they have been taught information is useful, they are more willing to drown than they need be.If they could handle information, they would not have to drown at all.The lightning said to the oak tree: 'Stand aside, or take what is coming to you!Idries Shah / quote ↗
06c. 1960 ADI will not serve God like a labourer, in expectation of my wages. RabiaIdries Shah / quote ↗
07c. 1960 ADWhen the human being says:'It is not true...'He may mean:'I don't know about it, so I think it is untrue.'Or:'I don't like it.Idries Shah / quote ↗
09c. 1960 ADAdvice is priceless: when it becomes interference it is preposterous.Idries Shah / quote ↗
10c. 1960 ADA man is deficient in understanding until he perceives that there is a whole cycle of evolution possible within himself: repeating endlessly, offering opportunities for personal development.Idries Shah / quote ↗
11c. 1960 ADAnyone can see that an ass laden with books remains a donkey. A human being laden with the undigested results of a tussle with thoughts and books, however, still passes for wise.Idries Shah / quote ↗
12c. 1960 ADTalent is the presence of ability and absence of understanding about the source and operation of knowledge.Idries Shah / quote ↗
13c. 1960 ADWe are adjured not to burn the candle at both ends.But how many people have verified that physically possible?Idries Shah / quote ↗
15c. 1960 ADSufism 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'.Idries Shah / quote ↗
16c. 1960 ADThere 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.Idries Shah / quote ↗
17c. 1960 ADSufism is experiential. Capacities, even those for learning beyond a certain point, are provoked by Sufis, by one's own efforts and what results from them, and by an element of what is referred to by Sufis as the Divine.Idries Shah / quote ↗
19c. 1960 ADPeople think that they think things, and they also think that they know things. They could usefully give some attention to the question of whether they know what they think and know what they think they know.Idries Shah / quote ↗
20c. 1960 ADDay and NightThe night is long: do not shorten it by sleep. The day is fair: do not darken it with wrongdoing.Idries Shah / quote ↗
21c. 1960 ADDefinitions from Mulla Do-PiazaTruthful man:He who is, secretly, regarded by everyone as an enemy.Idries Shah / quote ↗
24c. 1960 ADFrom time to time ponder whether you are unconsciously saying:'Truth is what I happen to be thinking at this moment.Idries Shah / quote ↗
