Idries Shah
Idries Shah
Idries Shah, also known as Idris Shah, né Sayed Idries el-Hashimiand by the pen name Arkon Daraul, was an author and teacher in the Sufi tradition who wrote over three dozen books on topics ranging from psychology and spirituality to travelogues and culture studies...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth16 June 1924
CountryIndia
stupid men thinking
The stupidest man I ever met had a favourite saying. It was: 'What do you think I am, stupid, or something?
wish foxes found
The chicken had his wish, and was magically transformed into a fox. Then he found that he could not digest grain.
belief instruments lost
When a belief becomes more than an instrument, you are lost. You remain lost until you learn what 'belief' is really for.
men self alive
Man (and woman) has an infinite capacity for self-development. Equally, he has an infinite capacity for self-destruction. A human being may be clinically alive and yet, despite all appearances, spiritually dead.
dirty water empty
You must empty out the dirty water before you fill the pitcher with clean.
doors fortune should
When Fortune knocks, open the door,' they say. But why should one make fortune knock, by keeping the door shut?
trying way force
Trying to force something is the best way to stop it happening.
people choices taught
The word 'choice' is a fraud while people choose only what they have been taught to choose.
mind veils
Knowledge is not gained, it is there all the time. It is the "veils" which have to be dissolved in the mind.
progress thieves murderer
If you can turn a murderer into a mere thief, you are making progress.
race giving approval
A motto of the human race: Let me do as I like, and give me approval as well.
spiritual enlightenment littles
Enlightenment must come little by little - otherwise it would overwhelm.
people secret
Many things which are called 'secrets' are only things withheld from people until they can understand or effectively experience them.
age laziness rehearsal
The laziness of adolescence is a rehearsal for the incapacity of old age.