The Sufi way is through knowledge and practice, not through intellect and talk.

When you realize the difference between the container and the content, you will have knowledge.

From time to time ponder whether you are unconsciously saying: 'Truth is what I happen to be thinking at this moment.

Materialism, attachment to things of the world, includes pride. Many religious people suffer from pride: taking pleasure or even delight in being good, or religious.

Do not try to be humble: learn humility.

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.

But one may say something and yet not be able to do it. Try, for instance, lifting yourself up by the bootstraps.