The way to attain perfect Gnosis, that is, the perfection of Gnosis, is called Sufism. This means that Sufism is the practical way to attain Gnosis (‘irfan).” * “…Sufism and Gnosis (‘irfan) are two words that mean the same thing…
Veracity or Truthfulness
Sincerity is the end and beginning of things; without sincerity there would be nothing. Zisi
Which Way Do We Go?
O my heart, if you wish to arrive at the beginning of understanding, walk carefully. To each atom there is a different door, and for each atom there is a different way which leads to the mysterious being of whom I speak. To know oneself one must live a hundred lives. But you must know Go by Himself and not by you; it is He who opens the way that leads to Him, not human wisdom. The knowledge of Him is not at the door of rhetoricians. Knowledge and ignorance are here the same, for they cannot explain nor can they describe. The opinions of men on this arise only in their imagination; and it is absurd to try to deduce anything from what they say: whether ill or well, they have said it from themselves. God is above knowledge and beyond evidence, and nothing can give an idea of his Holy Majesty.
The Middle Path
When the student can balance his two types of atoms, the white and the black, their powers come under his control, and he can then enter his higher schools. In Eastern terminology this means, “He who has attained the middle of his Path.” He is now under the jurisdiction of neither good nor evil.