The union of the mind and intuition which brings about illumination, and the development which the Sufis seek, is based upon love.
Idries ShahHe that is purified by love is pure; and he that is absorbed in the Beloved and hath abandoned all else is a Sufi.Sirdar Ikbal Ali Shah.
Idries ShahThe more you look at 'common knowledge', the more you realise that it is more likely to be common than it is to be knowledge. No real knowledge is common.
Idries Shah