The Sufi was asked:
- What are you doing? You do not allow us, who want to learn from you, to study from books. You don't demonstrate any rituals. You don't want to answer questions. You do not pay attention to either praise or abuse addressed to you.
He replied:
- I am the gatekeeper. The gatekeeper makes sure that the door is open when it should be open and slammed when it should be slammed. He allows in everything and everyone who should enter, and does not allow in everything that is not allowed. If you want the gatekeeper to bang on the door, make dramatic gestures, wear rich or poor clothes, keep promises or argue, make faces, take bribes or participate in discussions - instead of working - you are not the one who can enter into a constructive dialogue with the gatekeeper.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru