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I smile like a flower not only with my lips but with my whole being.

Tear down the mosque, the temple, everything in sight. But don’t break a human heart. For that is where God resides.

Sufism is not a religion or a philosophy, it is neither deism nor atheism, nor is it a moral, nor a special kind of mysticism, being free from the usual religious sectarianism. If ever it could be called a religion, it would only be as a religion of love, harmony, and beauty.

The basis of Sufism is consideration of the hearts and feelings of others. If you haven’t the will to gladden someone’s heart, then at least beware lest you hurt someone’s heart, for on our path, no sin exists but this.

The thing we tell of can never be found be seeking, yet only seekers find it.

If anybody asks what Sufism is, what kind of religion is it, the answer is that Sufism is the religion of the heart, the religion in which the thing of primary importance is to seek God in the heart of mankind.

Everything in life is speaking in spite of it’s apparent silence.

We view Sufism not as an ideology that molds people to the right way of belief or action, but as an art or science that can exert a beneficial influence on individuals and societies, in accordance with the needs of those individuals and societies … Sufi study and development gives one capacities one did not have before.

The sufis believe that they can experience something more complete.

Sufism and yoga are one and the same thing. They are just words, in wisdom there is no difference. All the teachings are absolutely the same. They are only different paths to the One.

My god how gentle you are with me in spite of my great ignorance and how merciful You are with me in spite of my ugly deeds

The secret of Sufism is that it has no secret at all’.

The practice of Sufism is the intention to move toward truth by means of love and devotion.

It is the message, not the man, which is important to the Sufis.

Amongst the friends of Allah (Awliya), the Qur’an is considered as a love letter from Allah, which inevitably is read continuously to remind them of their Beloved.

I love Sufism as I love beautiful poetry, but it is not the answer. Sufism is like a mirage in the desert. It says to you, come and sit, relax and enjoy yourself for a while.

I reject any path which rejects life, but I can’t help loving Sufism because it sounds so beautiful. It gives relief in the midst of battle.

Anyone who genuinely and consistently with both hands look for something, will find it.

Why should I be unhappy? Each parcel of my being is in full bloom.

Without Sufism, Islam would not have spread into two thirds of what we call the Islamic world.

Sufism has always had the function of purifying Islamic ethics and that fasting and tazkiya is like lighting a lamp.

People who were also traders were also men of Sufism, as we see around Java, people who were outwardly trading but were also men of very high spiritual character. Otherwise no trader would be able to convert a person from one religion to another. It was because they were men of spiritual character.

True Sufism is resistance: spiritual, intellectual, social, cultural, political and economic resistance. It cannot be, for sure, supporting dictators.

I think that Sufism fits all over the world. The concept is not anything that fits standard Western ideas – it’s always related to culture, to music, to religion. It is a dominant religion in Senegal.