The Sufis do not abandon this world, nor do they hold that human
appetites must be done away with. They only discipline those desires
that are in discordance with the religious life and dictates of sound
reason.
They don't throw away all things of this world, nor do they go
after them with a vengeance. Rather, they know the true value and
function of everything upon the earth. They save as much as is
necessary. They eat as much as they need to stay healthy.
They nourish their bodies and simultaneously set their hearts
free. God becomes the focal point toward which their whole being
leans. God becomes the object of their continual adoration and
contemplation.
al-Ghazzali
The thing we tell of can never be found by seeking, yet only seekers
find it.
Bayazid Bistami
Whatever you have in your mind--forget it; whatever you have in your
hand--give it; whatever is to be your fate--face it!
Abu Sa'id
The Sufi acts according to whatever is most fitting to the moment.
Amr ibn Uthman al-Makki
as collected by James Fadiman & Robert Frager
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