Sufism is experiential - Idries Shah
Talking to the Divine is possible when you have your knowledge, thoughts, mind & body in line, remembering God with every breath. In Sufism, it is called ‘Sama’. But in reality, it should be called ‘Self realization’, I think. - Taranpreet Singh
That which is capable of perceiving objective reality is, in Sufism, the human soul (ruh). - Idries Shah
While most streams of Buddhism take a contemplative stance on passion, pleasure, and pain, Sufism encourages us to be open to our passions - to dive into the sea, to become at one with the beauty and power of the waves. - Charlotte Kasl
Sufism is, in fact, not a mystical system, not a religion, but a body of knowledge. - Idries Shah
The feeling cannot be described in words, it's mystical; I am changing. Perhaps the soul needed silence so that it can shout to hear the echo from the walls of my heart. It did heard something, Sufism! - Dr. S.U.A.H Syed
Islam and Sufism are one. Teaching that to understand Islam one must be a lover, how can one understand Islam when the heart is empty of love. - Zarina Bibi
Sufism is therefore not 'Do as I say and not as I do', or even 'Do as I do', but 'Experience and you will know'. - Idries Shah