'People who know nothing, or know very little and should be studying instead of teaching, are fond of creating an air of mystery. They may foster rumours about themselves and pretend that they do things for some secret reason. They always strive to increase the sense of mystery.''But this is mystery for itself, not as the outer manifestation of inner knowledge.'
'The people who really know the inner secrets generally look and behave like ordinary people.'
'So the ones who increase the air of mystery may be like the spider's web, they only catch flies.'
'Are you, like the fly, a spider's dinner?'
... Thinkers of the East, Idries Shah
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Idries Shah was my first 'teacher' on sufism. That was abt 2 decades ago. And stupid me actually thought that sufis no longer existed then. hehe.
Yeah. I was a slow learner. Still am. After all these years.... sufism is still a mystery to me.:-)
saedah,
Being spiritual is one's deeply profound relationship with God, with oneself and with others.
What I like best is the line: 'The people who really know the inner secrets generally look and behave like ordinary people.'
Shouldn't they?
The rest are mere trappings...
Don't remind me of my stupidity. Well, as it goes..'I am just a small fly' wahahaha. Yes. Normal shld be the norm. mmmmmm. :-)
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