Special Illumination Quotes

“If you want special illumination, look upon the human face:
See clearly within laughter the Essence of Ultimate Truth.”
― Idries Shah, Special Illumination: The Sufi Use of Humor

“The object of Sufi preparatory study, however, being to illustrate, expose and out-manoeuvre superficial ambition.”
― Idries Shah, Special Illumination: The Sufi Use of Humor

“Si quieres iluminación superior, mira el rostro humano:
Ve claramente dentro de la risa la esencia de la verdad suprema.”
― Idries Shah, Special Illumination: The Sufi Use of Humor

“El dicho Sufi es: “Dios, para una abeja, es algo que tiene DOS aguijones.”
― Idries Shah, Special Illumination: The Sufi Use of Humor

“The Sufi saying has it: "God, to the bee, is something which has TWO stings!”
― Idries Shah, Special Illumination: The Sufi Use of Humor

“El objetivo del estudio Sufi preparatorio, sin embargo, es ilustrar, mostrar y neutralizar la ambición superficial.”
― Idries Shah, Special Illumination: The Sufi Use of Humor

“Serious things cannot be understood without humorous things
Nor opposites without opposites.”
― Idries Shah, Special Illumination: The Sufi Use of Humor