03c. 1960 ADBefore the antidote arrives from Iraq The man with snake-bite will be dead.Idries Shah / quote ↗
11c. 1960 ADHe who is fortunately enlightened [the Sufi]Knows that sophistry is from the devil and love from Adam.Idries Shah / quote ↗
13c. 1960 ADNothing can defile the Sufi, and he in fact purifies everything.” Abu-Turab al-Nakhsabi.Idries Shah / quote ↗
14c. 1960 ADRumi himself once said that counterfeit gold is only to be found because there is such a thing as real gold to be copied.Idries Shah / quote ↗
16c. 1960 ADThe skilled artisan uses the same iron to make a horseshoeAs he does for a polished mirror for the King.Idries Shah / quote ↗
17c. 1960 ADThe great poet Hafiz says that you should dye your prayer-carpet with wine if your teacher tells you to do so.Idries Shah / quote ↗
20c. 1960 ADQ: How can I help myself?A: By remembering the proverb: ‘The Path is not to be found anywhere except in human service’, from Saadi.Idries Shah / quote ↗
21c. 1960 ADIbn El-Arabi wrote, ‘The Teacher is he who hears you, then unveils you to yourselfIdries Shah / quote ↗
22c. 1960 ADAnd Rumi tells us, ‘Soul receives from soul that knowledge, therefore not by book nor from tongue’.Idries Shah / quote ↗
23c. 1960 ADThe selection and following of a spiritual guide is the most important duty of a Sufi.Idries Shah / quote ↗
24c. 1960 ADIt is necessary to note," says Rumi, "that opposite things work together, even though nominally opposed" (Fihi Ma Fihi).Idries Shah / quote ↗
