Materialism, attachment to things of the world, includes pride. Many religious people suffer from pride: taking pleasure or even delight in being good, or religious.

The Sufi way is through knowledge and practice, not through intellect and talk.

One cannot learn from someone whom one distrusts.

The human being, whether he realises it or not, is trusting someone or something every moment of the day.

But one may say something and yet not be able to do it. Try, for instance, lifting yourself up by the bootstraps.

If wine is the enemy of religion, I shall devour the enemy of religion.

The Sufis regard systems which treat everyone alike as mechanical and degenerate.

A man must be a Solomon before his magical ring will work

A man must be a Salomon before his magical ring will work. (Hafiz)

Imagination blocks you like a bolt on a door. Burn that bar. (Rumi)

Sufis (the name for the realised individual, not the learner or follower) are reunited with objective Reality and Unity.

Concentrate on a single feature – as, build all toward one eye – make all lines lead toward that eye. (Robert Henri)

I love sleep. My life has the tendency to fall apart when I'm awake, you know?

Being strong is not how hard you hit but its as hard you can get hit and keep going that is how winning is done.

Review our priorities, ask the question; what's the best use of our time right now?

I feel so fortunate to be one of the lucky ones who is so grateful and appreciative to know such great synonyms for thankful.

Extraverts ... cannot understand life until they have lived it. Introverts ... cannot live life until they understand it.

The more identities a man has, the more they express the person they conceal.

Do not make them (people) weary at their work. If you do not make them weary, they will not be weary of you.

Beneatha: You didn't tell us what Alaiyo means... for all I know, you might be calling me Little Idiot or something... ... Asagai: It means... it means One for Whom Bread--Food--Is Not Enough.

Not to sound cliché or anything, but with the downtime that I have and the possible platform that my work could give me, I'd like to figure out a way to give back and make a difference, you know?