Rules of the Road

On not wasting my time and causing myself unnecessary pain …

“The traveler needs to learn what is useful in each situation.”
– (Ibn ‘Arabi, 1981, p. 28)

“Don’t participate in thought patterns and behaviors that aren’t creative, that have no dynamism, that stagnate.” (paraphrased from a personal conversation with Lleweyllyn Vaughan-Lee, June, 2003)

On ambition and the importance of correct imagery …

“You advance nothing except your transference of knowledge (‘ilm) to vision (‘ayn).”
– (Ibn ‘Arabi, 1981, p. 29)

On where I place my trust and base my belief systems …

“You belong to that which exercises its authority over you.”
– (Ibn ‘Arabi, 1981, p. 29)

On feeling stalled …

“When the Beloved seem so abstract, that’s when I must persevere. Ask for God’s help.”
(paraphrased from a personal conversation with Lleweyllyn Vaughan-Lee, June, 2003)