No practice exists in isolation.

Christian scholars often say that Sufi theories are close to those of Christianity. Many Moslems maintain that they are essentially derived from Islam. The resemblance of many Sufi ideas to those of several religious and esoteric systems are sometimes taken as evidence of derivation. The Islamic interpretation is that religion is of one origin, differences being due to local or historical causes.

Knowledge is not gained, it is there all the time. It is the "veils" which have to be dissolved in the mind.

The union of the mind and intuition which brings about illumination, and the development which the Sufis seek, is based upon love.

Banality is like boredom: bored people are boring people, people who think that things are banal are themselves banal. Interesting people can find something interesting in all things.

Effort makes some great men famous. Even greater effort enables other great men to remain unknown.

One of the tragedies of modern times is that people have come to believe that something said by someone in the past, perhaps for illustrative or provocation purposes, actually represents that person's beliefs at the time.