Sufis are those who have expunged from their minds the human tendencies of envy and enmity.

Study the assumptions behind your actions. Then study the assumptions behind your assumptions.

The secret of Sufism is that it has no secret at all'.

When a belief becomes more than an instrument, you are lost. You remain lost until you learn what 'belief' is really for.

Premature independence is the daughter of conceit.

Do not try to be humble: learn humility.

No practice exists in isolation.

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

Anybody or anything may stand between you and knowledge if you are unfit for it.

Exercise power by means of kindness, and you may be causing more damage than you could by cruelty. Neither approach is correct.

If you really want to learn, do not be surprised if someone tries to teach you. And do not lightly reject the method.

There is a 100% assurance that what your friend’s enemy tells you about your friend is false. What your failure tells you about your passion is fake. Don’t give up!

No more the victory of spirit over matter and definitely not the victory of matter over spirit – the next stage is not one overcoming the other, but a merge.

I love Jules Feiffer. I didn't discover him until I was a little older.

Weapons are ominous tools. They are abhorred by all creatures. Anyone who follows the Way shuns them.

Chris and Toby are far too sane to be upset any more.

Each of us has the power and responsibility to become a rainbow in the clouds.

It doesn't matter that you didn't believe in us," said Mr. Ibis. "We believed in you.

We are here not only to transform the world but also to be transformed.

I think that's why often people in creative fields can feel so alone is because there's a constant third eye, that constant watcher.

I believe that people should take pride in what they do, even if it is scorned or misunderstood by the public at large.