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

We view Sufism not as an ideology that molds people to the right way of belief or action, but as an art or science that can exert a beneficial influence on individuals and societies, in accordance with the needs of those individuals and societies ... Sufi study and development gives one capacities one did not have before.

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

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

It is not important to have said a thing first, or best - or even most interestingly. What is important is to say it on the right occasion.

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.

It is the message, not the man, which is important to the Sufis.