Sublime

Sufi teacher Idries Shah

freedom. The twentieth-century Indian meditation master Sri Nisargadatta

“When I see that I am nothing, this is Wisdom. When I see that I am everything, this is Love. Between these two valleys, my life flows.”

So, start to realize you have nothing. You are nothing. When you can get to the point where you can say, “I am nothing,” you’re free, because at that point, you’re everything. If you define yourself, then there’s all sorts of stuff that you’re not. Hold on to nothing. Use things, enjoy them, be grateful and give thanks, and when you’re finished wit

There is a story about a disciple who goes to the master and the master says, “What have you come here for?” And the man says, “Moksha.” Moksha is the Sanskrit word for “freedom.” “I’ve come for freedom.” “Oh, freedom,” says the master. “Mm-hmm. Go and find out who has bound you.” So the guy goes back and meditates for a week, and he comes back and

the guru, the spiritual teacher, is in every one of us. All that another person can do is to make us aware of the teacher within ourselves.