The Book of Certainty Quotes

“In considering what the religions teach, it is essential to remember that the outside world is as a reflection of the soul of man [...] The state of the outer world does not merely correspond to the general state of men’s souls; it also in a sense depends on that state, since man himself is the pontiff of the outer world. Thus the corruption of man must necessarily affect the whole.”
― Martin Lings, The Book of Certainty: The Sufi Doctrine of Faith, Vision and Gnosis