Sunday, April 16, 2006

A Few Favourite Quotes from the Sufis


A Few Favourite Quotes from the Sufis
Essential Sufism (Fadiman and Frager: 1997)


God has made a polish for everything that tarnishes.
And the polish for the heart is rememberance.
The Prophet

Pray for what you want, but work for what you need.
Modern Traditional

"Does money upset the hearts of learned men?" He answered,
"Men whose hearts are changed by money are not learned."
al-Ghazzali

Do not buy the enmity of one man for the love of a thousand men.
al-Ghazzali

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