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“The human being, whether he realises it or not, is trusting someone or something every moment of the day.”
“Self-mortification, far from producing liberation from material things, is far more likely to cause either an unhinged mind, delusions or a masochistic taste for more suffering, experienced, of cou...”
“It is the message, not the man, which is important to the Sufis.”
“You must empty out the dirty water before you fill the pitcher with clean.”
“The sufis believe that they can experience something more complete.”
“But one may say something and yet not be able to do it. Try, for instance, lifting yourself up by the bootstraps.”