Sufism is, in operation, pragmatic.

What is humanity? To feel pain at the sorrows of our neighbours, to feel humiliated at the humiliation of fellow-beings.

Our heads are filled with ‘knowledge’, a knowledge that in some areas pre-empts our seeing anything at all.

Certain levels of human understanding cannot be attained, it is claimed, until the brain can work in more than one way.

The process of learning is the process of discovering what really exists.

Most of the supposedly Sufi organizations, exercises and “orders” are in fact only of archaeological interest.

The colour of the water seems to be the colour of the glass into which it has been poured

We and all our existences are non-entities. Thou art the absolute being whose appearance is transitory.

Ibn El-Arabi wrote, ‘The Teacher is he who hears you, then unveils you to yourself

And Rumi tells us, ‘Soul receives from soul that knowledge, therefore not by book nor from tongue’.

The selection and following of a spiritual guide is the most important duty of a Sufi.

Do not be passive when you feel discouraged

Don't wonder why your time hasn't come yet. When you plant a seed, it always takes a while to grow. Don't be hasty. Think, plan, hustle.

Man can find meaning in life only through devoting himself to society.

Born again?! No, I'm not. Excuse me for getting it right the first time.

The further you get from nature, the less happy you are; and the nearer, the more exultant you become over the world and all that there is in it.

The perfect world for me is to find some sort of inner peace. I believe that a man that walks with God can walk anywhere.

I know what I say; I understand my mission and business. God Almighty is my shield; and what can man do if God is my friend?

Clothes mean nothing until someone lives in them.

Do not be concerned that you might set a target too high and fail. Be concerned that you will set it too low and succeed.

Here's how I'm going to beat you. I'm going to outwork you. That's it. That's all there is to it.