About Idries Shah:
Idries Shah 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.
Neither imagine that you are false, nor lash yourself, for both may be forms of self-indulgence.
Idries ShahLaziness is always your fault. It is the sign that a man has persevered in uselessness for too long.
Idries ShahWhen humility is exercised, people begin to realise that they do not, as it were, exist at all.
Idries ShahBut the world itself, as well as special attitudes, properly understood, constitute the Sufi school.
Idries Shah