Quotes About Journey

He moved toward her like a pilgrim on holy ground.

The donkey which brought you to this door must be dismissed if you want to get through it'.

Sandals. The Sufi teacher Ghulam-Shah was asked what pattern he used in formulating his courses for disciples. He said: 'Barefoot until you can get sandals, sandals until you can manage boots.

Treat this world as I do, like a wayfarer; like a horseman who stops in the shade of a tree for a time, and then moves on.

You are still adrift while you still think that a means is an end.

What you are seeking in your retreat, I see clearly in every road and alleyway.

You may not appreciate Sufism at first, but once you do you will appreciate it until the end of your days.

Now that I have found thee, I know that in the first step I took, I moved away from thee.

Sufism, in one definition, "is" human life.

You have come a long way, and you do not know it. You have a long way to go, and you do know what that means.

He who sleeps on the Road will lose either his hat or his head.

Much travel is needed before the raw man is ripened.

When you feel least interested in following the Way which you have entered, this may be the time when it is most appropriate for you.

Do not dwell upon whether you will put yourself into the hands of a teacher. You are always in his hands.

Question 3: Why should a person study Sufism? Answer: Because he was created to study it; it is his next step.

You have come a long way, and you do not know it. You have a long way to do, and you do know what that means.

Sandalias. Al maestro sufi Ghulam-Shah se le preguntó qué patrón utilizaba al formular sus cursos para discípulos. Dijo: "Descalzo hasta que puedas obtener sandalias, sandalias hasta que puedas valerte de botas".

Sufism is experiential

Las personas de este mundo tienen un destino fijado. Pero quien está desarrollado espiritualmente recibe lo que 'no' está en su destino.

Sufism," according to the Sufi, "is an adventure in living, necessary adventure.

Ser un Sufi es desligarse de ideas fijas y preconcebidas, y no intentar eludir el propio destino. Abu-Said, hijo de Abi-Khair

You will never reach Mecca, I fear: for you are on the road to Turkestan.

El burro que te trajo a esta puerta debe ser desechado si quieres atravesarla".

There are as many paths to Truth as there are souls of men.