“The function of a nutrient is to become transmuted, not to leave unaltered traces.”

“Fettered feet in the presence of friends is better than living in a garden with strangers.”

“It is axiomatic that the attempt to become a Sufi through a desire for personal power as normally understood will not succeed.”

“The Way of the Sufis cannot be understood by means of the intellect or by ordinary book learning.”

“Take the wheat, not the measure in which it is contained”

“I am an idol worshipper; for I understand what idol worship means, and the idolater does not.”

“Does God get what God wants?Thats a good question. An interesting question. And its an important question that has given us much to discuss. But theres a better question. One that we actually can a...”

“Nobody fights over the opinion of which book is better. So why do we fight over which religion is better, if they're all based on books? Let us read and learn from them all and unite in our differe...”

“How many races have been dehumanized in the name of evolution and scientific race theories? Is a bomb a religious or a scientific invention?”

“SAYING OF SHEIKH ZIAUDIN:Self-justification is worse than the original offence.”

“It is not Sufism if it does not perform its function for you. A cloak is no longer a cloak if it does not keep a man warm.”

“It is your duty to do your best. It is not, however, your birth-right to prevail.”

“There are two aspects of individual harmony: the harmony between body and soul, and the harmony between individuals. All the tragedy in the world, in the individual and in the multitude, comes from...”

“Good. Show me a man who thinks that he knows what 'good' is, and I will probably be able to show you a horror of a person. Show me a person who really knows what 'good' is, and I will show you that...”

“Sufism is about connecting with the intuitive parts of ourselves so that we can attune to the highest vibration in the universe, which is pure love. It's about joining together in the mystical heart.”