The selection and following of a spiritual guide is the most important duty of a Sufi

The selection and following of a spiritual guide is the most important duty of a Sufi (Idries Shah, The World of the Sufi: An Anthology of Writings about Sufis and Their Work)

Every single dayI find it hard to sayI could be yours aloneYou will see somedayThat all along the wayI was yours to hold

One of the Silent Brothers is here to see you. Hodge sent me to wake you up. Actually he offered to wake you himself, but since it’s 5 a.m., I figured you’d be less cranky if you had something nice to look at.””Meaning you?””What else? – Cassandra Clare, City of Bones