"The teaching must, of course, work with the best part of the individual, must be directed to his or her real capacity."
- Idries Shah
"The source of my suffering and loneliness is deep in my heart. This is a disease no doctor can cure. Only Union with the Friend can cure it."
- Rabia Basri
"The would-be Sufi needs guidance precisely because books, texts, while telling you what is needed, do not tell you when."
"In the realm of Greater Understanding, the workshop is dismantled after the work is finished."
"None should say: ‘I can trust,’ or ‘I cannot trust’ until he is master of the option, of trusting or not trusting."
"Sufism is known by means of itself."
"The Prophet's character was termed tremendous because his concern was for God alone."
- Imam Junayd al-Baghdadi
"The Path is not to be found anywhere except in human service"
"Saying of the ProphetPracticeWho are the learned? Those who put into practice what they know."
"Do not dwell upon whether you will put yourself into the hands of a teacher. You are always in his hands."