Today is the birthday of Idries Shah (June 16, 1924 - November 23, 1996), also known as Idris Shah, né Sayed Idries el-Hashimi, author and teacher in the Sufi tradition."Among his many accomplishments, he is credited with making a wide body of scholarship on Eastern traditional teachings available in the Western world. Shah’s twenty nine books, translated into more than 15 languages, which sell in their millions, are considered to be some of the most important literature to be published during the twentieth century." direct quote source (1)
"One of the tragedies of modern times is that people have come to believe that something said by someone in the past, perhaps for illustrative or provocation purposes, actually represents that person's beliefs at the time." - Idries Shah
"If you give what can be taken, you are not really giving. Take what you are given, not what you want to be given. Give what cannot be taken." - Idries Shah
"Enlightenment must come little by little-otherwise it would overwhelm." - Idries Shah
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