Self-Deception in spiritual practices
I was reading this and started thinking about how we often times get what we deserve and the role our inner attitude plays in the shaping of things. ____________________ Self-deception [...]
Tag Archives: Idries Shah
To Become a Sufi: Do I Need to Join a Sufi Order? by Dr. Stewart Bitkoff
“You may follow one stream. Know that it leads to the Ocean, but do not mistake the stream for the Ocean.“ Jan-Fishan Q: To study Sufism, do I need to become [...]
New Comments on My Responce to the Recent Writings of Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee (1)
Dear friends, I got some great feedback and commentary from Marc at the http://contemplatingtruth.wordpress.com blog. Please check his blog out. His comments came from this post that you can read here entitled: My [...]
When Will The Champions Arise? By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff – Responce to a quote by Idries Shah
This was written by Dr. Stewart Bitkoff in responce to this post where I ask for some responce to the following quote from Idries Shah: People in this civilization are [...]
What are your Thoughts on This quote on the decline on our current Civilization by Idries Shah
People in this civilization are starving in the middle of plenty. This is a civilization that is going down, not because it hasn’t got the knowledge that would save it, [...]
The Wisdom of a Fool
The wisdom of the fool is to imagine that he understands something just because he thinks it has been understood. Fool’s wisdom is something from which not only fools suffer. [...]
Do you have both types of these friends – SHEIKH ABU-ISHAQ’S FRIENDS
SHEIKH ABU-ISHAQ’S FRIENDS As to ‘spiritual attainments’, I am reminded of the words which Sheikh Abu-Ishaq of the Green Island, near Algeciras in Spain, spoke to Ibn Arabi and reported [...]
In the Streets of the Perfume-Sellers – A Sufi Story from Tales of the Dervishes by Idries Shah
A scavenger, walking down the streets of the perfume-sellers, fell down as if dead. People tried to revive him with sweet odours, but he only became worse. Finally a former [...]
A Peculiar and graphic Sufi Anecdote (1)
I had the pleasure of telling this particular anecdote to someone and I figured that I would share it, and some thoughts and words for those of you who would [...]
Somethings I have noticed that gave me pause (1)
Assume that you are part-hypocrite and part heedless, and you will not be far wrong. – Idries Shah I just thought I would list certain things I have noticed lately [...]