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.

Many things which are called 'secrets' are only things withheld from people until they can understand or effectively experience them.

Sometimes a pessimist is only an optimist with extra information.

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.

If your desire for 'good' is based on greed, it is not good, but greed.

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.