The automatism of man is overcome, in the words of Dhun'Nun, by aiming for 'being as you were, where you were, before you were'.

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.

When we dare to hope, we create more hope in the world.

silence is the language of god, all else is poor translation.

The outstanding scientific discovery of the twentieth century is not television, or radio, but rather the complexity of the land organism.

The secret of life was Breath. That was what I always wanted my words to do, to Breathe.

prophecies do not alter fate, only confirm it.

Soon it will be a sin of parents to have a child that carries the heavy burden of genetic disease. We are entering a world where we have to consider the quality of our children.

I know exactly what I want to write. I do not write until I do. Usually I write it all down only once. And that goes relatively quickly, since it really depends only on how fast I type.

God wears white flannels.

If there's anything that you want, If there's anything I can do, Just call on me, And I'll send it along with love from me to you.

Commerce is a game of skill which everyone cannot play and few can play well.