The Sufis Believe That They Can Experience

People Who Speak Or Act In An Ordinary Fashion Are Most Likely To Be Those Who Have Been The Recipients Of Higher Experiences. But Because They Do Not Rage Around, Wild-eyed, People Think That They Are Very Ordinary Folk And Therefore Not Aware Of Anything Unknown To The General Run Of Man.

A Certain Person May Have, As You Say, A Wonderful Presence; I Do Not Know. What I Do Know Is That He Has A Perfectly Delightful Absence.

When The Higher Man Does Something Worthy Of Admiration, It Is An Evidence Of His Mastership, Not The Object Of It.

It Is Not Enough That There Is A Collection Of People With The Common Aim Of Working In Unison Towards An Objective... Aspiration And Desire Only Are Not Enough.

... 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 Consequence Of That Belief.