"To a Sufi the Teacher is never absent, whether he comes in one form or in a thousand forms he is always one to him, and the same One he recognizes to be in all, and all Teachers he sees in his one Teacher alone. For a Sufi, the self within, the self without, the kingdom of the earth, the kingdom of heaven, the whole being is his teacher, and his every moment is engaged in acquiring knowledge. For some, the Teacher has already come and gone, for others the Teacher may still come, but for a Sufi the Teacher has always been and will remain with him forever."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
Inayat Khan, in Vol. I, The Way of Illumination Section I - The Way of Illumination, Part III : The Sufi
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Sufism
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Sufism
23 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Sufism →
Related Quotes
"The mysticism of Islam is known as Sufism. "Sufis believe that the world can never remain without a qutb upon whom de…"
"A Sufi is he, who not only wears coarse woolen garment, but, at the same time has a heart which is pure and filled wi…"
"Their mystical path is the path of Love which ends with the realization of the absolute unification with the Reality."
"All things are but masks at God's beck and call, They are symbols that instruct us that God is all."
"Come you lost Atoms to your Centre draw, And be the Eternal Mirror that you saw: Rays that have wander'd into Darknes…"
"The Sea Will be the Sea Whatever the drop's philosophy."
"When doctors differ who decides amid the milliard-headed throng? Who save the madman dares to cry: "'Tis I am right, …"
"is an important part in the origination of gradual development of Sufism. Some say it is the seed or root of Sufism."
"The distinctiveness of consists in the “sanctification” of work, which plays an equally, if not more important, role …"
"Sufism has existed on the territory of what is now Kazakhstan for more than a [millennium]. It was largely suppressed…"