He 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.

Sometimes a pessimist is only an optimist with extra information.

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

Man (and woman) has an infinite capacity for self-development. Equally, he has an infinite capacity for self-destruction. A human being may be clinically alive and yet, despite all appearances, spiritually dead.

Have you noticed how many people who walk in the shade curse the Sun?

... when we are talking about 'Christians' and 'Moslems' we must first make sure that we are talking about people who have an idea, which should be more or less correct, as to what the other is supposed to believe and what he is expected to do as a consequence of that belief.

The chicken had his wish, and was magically transformed into a fox. Then he found that he could not digest grain.