“Imagination blocks you like a bolt on a door. Burn that bar. (Rumi)”
Source: Sufi Thought and Action: An Anthology of Important Papers
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“Things which are seemingly opposed may in fact be working together”
Source: Seeker After Truth: A Handbook
“The spirit is the mirror; the body is the rust. (Divan-i-Shamsi Tabriz)”
“When there is a true or useful thing, there is sure to be a counterfeit.”
Source: Seeker After Truth: A Handbook
Source: The Sufis
“El burro que te trajo a esta puerta debe ser desechado si quieres atravesarla”.”
Source: Neglected Aspects of Sufi Study : Beginning to Begin
Source: Aprender a aprender
“I longed to teach, but I had to wait until the desire had left me before I could really do so.”
Source: Seeker After Truth: A Handbook
Source: Learning how to Learn: Psychology and Spirituality in the Sufi Way
Source: Un escorpión perfumado
“La imaginación te bloquea como un cerrojo a una puerta. Derrite ese hierro. (Rumi)”
Source: Sufi Thought and Action: An Anthology of Important Papers
Source: Special Illumination: The Sufi Use of Humor
Source: The Sufis
Source: A Perfumed Scorpion: A Way to the Way
Source: The World Of The Sufi
“Toma el trigo, no la medida que lo contiene.”
Source: The Sufis
“Cosas que parecen opuestas pueden de hecho estar trabajando juntas.”
Source: Seeker After Truth: A Handbook
Source: The World Of The Sufi
Source: The Way of the Sufi
“No pienses que tu anillo mágico funcionará si tú mismo no eres Salomón”.”
Source: Knowing How to Know : A Practical Philosophy in the Sufi Tradition
“El espíritu es el espejo, el cuerpo es la herrumbre. Divan-i-Shamsi Tabriz”
“Los secretos Sufis son percibidos, no entendidos a través de palabras.”
Source: Sufi Thought and Action: An Anthology of Important Papers
“Donde haya una cosa verdadera o útil, con seguridad habrá una falsificación.”
Source: Seeker After Truth: A Handbook
Source: The World Of The Sufi
Source: The Way of the Sufi
“Aunque el oro falso haga feliz a un hombre, en la casa de la moneda será identificado.”
Source: The Dermis Probe
“Es el orfebre quien puede evaluar el oro.”
Source: The Commanding Self
Source: Seeker After Truth: A Handbook
“Cuando te des cuenta de la diferencia entre el contenedor y el contenido, tendrás conocimiento.”
Source: The Book of the Book
Source: Reflexiones