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

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Idries Shah
Age: 72 †
Born: 1924
Born: June 16
Died: 1996
Died: November 23
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Collector Of Fairy Tales
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Arkon Daraul
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If your desire for 'good' is based on greed, it is not good, but greed.
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It is not important to have said a thing first, or best - or even most interestingly. What is important is to say it on the right occasion.
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Effort makes some great men famous. Even greater effort enables other great men to remain unknown.
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If, from time to time, you give up expectation, you will be able to perceive what it is you are getting.
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The sufis believe that they can experience something more complete.
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Anyone can see that an ass laden with books remains a donkey. A human being laden with the undigested results of a tussle with thoughts and books, however, still passes for wise.
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Opinion is usually something which people have when they lack comprehensive information.
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When the Higher Man does something worthy of admiration, it is an evidence of his Mastership, not the object of it.
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People today are in danger of drowning in information but, because they have been taught that information is useful, they are more willing to drown than they need be. If they could handle information, they would not have to drown at all.
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