Idries Shah
Idries Shah
Idries Shah, also known as Idris Shah, né Sayed Idries el-Hashimiand by the pen name Arkon Daraul, 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...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth16 June 1924
CountryIndia
Idries Shah quotes about
action assumption study
Study the assumptions behind your actions. Then study the assumptions behind your assumptions.
religious pride attachment
Materialism, attachment to things of the world, includes pride. Many religious people suffer from pride: taking pleasure or even delight in being good, or religious.
people information opinion
Opinion is usually something which people have when they lack comprehensive information.
running long silence
The proverb says that 'The answer to a fool is silence'. Observation, however, indicates that almost any other answer will have the same effect in the long run.
thinking meditation might
Mediation - Before you learn how to meditate, you must unlearn what you think meditation might be.
book long people
Please, not again what you studied, how long you spent at it, how many books you wrote, what people thought of you - but: what did you learn?
real people right-time
Right time, right place, right people equals success. Wrong time, wrong place, wrong people equals most of the real human history.
thinking tomorrow
When tomorrow comes, think tomorrow's thoughts.
stupid men thinking
The stupidest man I ever met had a favourite saying. It was: 'What do you think I am, stupid, or something?
wish foxes found
The chicken had his wish, and was magically transformed into a fox. Then he found that he could not digest grain.
belief instruments lost
When a belief becomes more than an instrument, you are lost. You remain lost until you learn what 'belief' is really for.
men self alive
Man (and woman) has an infinite capacity for self-development. Equally, he has an infinite capacity for self-destruction. A human being may be clinically alive and yet, despite all appearances, spiritually dead.
dirty water empty
You must empty out the dirty water before you fill the pitcher with clean.
doors fortune should
When Fortune knocks, open the door,' they say. But why should one make fortune knock, by keeping the door shut?