Anyone 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.

The secret of Sufism is that it has no secret at all'.

Talking about straws and camels' backs is just one way of approaching things. If you have enough camels, no backs need be broken.

If you give what can be taken, you are not really giving. Take what you are given, not what you want to be given. Give what cannot be taken.

Knowledge is something which you can use. Belief is something which uses you.

It is not only a matter of not caring who knows - it is also a matter of knowing who cares.

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.