Like the bat, the Sufi is asleep to 'things of the day' - the familiar struggle for existence which the ordinary man finds all-important - and vigilant while others are asleep. In other words, he keeps awake the spiritual attention dormant in others. That 'mankind sleeps in a nightmare of unfulfillment' is a commonplace of Sufi literature

When the Higher Man does something worthy of admiration, it is an evidence of his Mastership, not the object of it.

Meditation - Before you learn how to meditate, you must unlearn what you think meditation might be.

The human being, whether he realises it or not, is trusting someone or something every moment of the day.

Enlightenment must come little by little - otherwise it would overwhelm.

A real secret is something which only one person knows.

The impatient man is his own enemy; he slams the door on his own progress.