Quotes by Idries Shah

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.
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THE HEAVENS To the mallet of the Highest Mind The heavens are the smallest possible ball. (Akhlaq-i-Mohsini)

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Para el Mazo de la Mente Superior, los cielos son la bola más pequeña posible.

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Un pájaro que no ha oído hablar del agua fresca hunde su pico en agua salada año tras año.

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Pobre avaro, donde quiera que vaya, él persigue alimentos, y la muerte lo persigue a él. (Saadi)

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You may be able to get the bone down your throat But if it reaches your stomach it will tear your navel. (Gulistan)

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Puede que seas capaz de engullir el hueso a través de la garganta, pero si llega a tu estómago perforará tu ombligo.

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La Paciencia es una prenda que jamás se ha desgastado.

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Desde el comienzo, desde la edad de Adán hasta la época de las monarquías: del poderoso, perdón; del pobre, pecados.

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Muerte Si es un buen hombre, la muerte será una liberación; Si es uno malo, liberará a otros de él.

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Las ramas sin fruto pueden parecer poco elegantes. Son, para el cocinero, los medios para hacer su fuego.

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Han fijado nuestra nutrición y dispuesto la duración de nuestras vidas. Más que esto,y más allá de esto,los esfuerzos no serán productivos.

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Dar y Tomar El Patrón toma menos de lo que le es dado Y da más de lo que ha tomado

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Rust through washing never became white.

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Whoever has taught me one letter has made me his slave.

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Quienquiera que me haya enseñado una letra me ha hecho su esclavo.

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And there are many people, both Moslem and Christian, who have a good grasp of each others0 conceptions of surrender to God an other principles. But the widespread existence of bias, misinformation and lack of knowledge (…) militate against the eff...

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… when we are talking about 'Christians' and 'Moslems' we must first make sure that we are talking about people who have an idea, which should be more or less correct, as to what the other is supposed to believe and what he is expected to do as a c...

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These lecture provide material for the consideration of common factors, in theory and in development, from the viewpoint of the idea of surrender to the Divine Will, reviewing some aspects of the interplay between Christians and Moslems, and introduc...

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Christian scholars often say that Sufi theories are close to those of Christianity. Many Moslems maintain that they are essentially derived from Islam. The resemblance of many Sufi ideas to those of several religious and esoteric systems are sometime...

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From imperial, economic and ideological causes, many cultures are the inheritors, and hence the prisoners, of attitudes of scorn and disdain for other faiths – outlooks which are not ennobling to anyone.

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The important place held by Jesus among the world's six hundred million Moslems... and the agreement of both religions about the necessity for surrender to God as the means of salvation, thus makes it comparatively easy for a Moslem to address himsel...

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Author Bio

  • NameIdries Shah
  • DescriptionWriter and Sufi teacher
  • BornJune 16, 1924
  • DiedNovember 23, 1996
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionWriter