The Sufi teacher’s mission is to be in the service of those who can learn.

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.

A literary academic can no more pass a bookstore than an alcoholic can pass a bar.

Empathy is the sunlight to the vampire of culture.

after life has broken you open, perhaps you may create art

Innocence ends when one is stripped of the delusion that one likes oneself.

Catching a fly ball is a pleasure but knowing what to do with it is a business.

I'm not an improv guy. I'm not a nerd, I play one on television.

I slammed the door in the child's face, a horrific scream trapped in my throat.

I am learning how to be alone without being lonely; I am learning how to be lonely without losing my mind.

People are often enamored with my Super Bowl ring. But it's my wedding ring that I'm most proud of. And having a good marriage takes even more work than winning a Super Bowl.

My only fear of death is reincarnation