Idries Shah Quotes About Belief

Quotes about: Belief

• Knowledge is something which you can use. Belief is something which uses you.

  Idries Shah

  Use, Belief

  Idries Shah (1983). “Reflections”, p.125, Octagon Press Ltd

• 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

  Believe, Past, People

  Idries Shah (1988). “Caravan of Dreams”, p.227, Octagon Press Ltd

• ... when we are talking about 'Christians' and 'Moslems' we must first make sure that we are talking about people who have an idea, which should be more or less correct, as to what the other is supposed to believe and what he is expected to do as a consequence of that belief.

  Idries Shah

  Christian, Believe, Talking

  Idries Shah (2016). “The Elephant in the Dark: Christianity, Islam and the Sufis”, p.11, ISF Publishing

• 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.

  Idries Shah

  Art, Views, People

• When a belief becomes more than an instrument, you are lost. You remain lost until you learn what 'belief' is really for.

  Idries Shah

  Belief, Lost, Instruments

  Idries Shah (2017). “Learning How to Learn”, p.77, ISF Publishing

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