But on my path, that which helped me the most was abasement and humiliation. Our way is that of group discussion. In solitude, there is renown and in renown there is peril.
Welfare is to be found in a group.
Those who follow this way find great benefit and blessing in group meetings. The conditions of acceptance as they should duly be imposed are hard to fulfill. Either a pupil with capacity appears and a Master fit to receive him is lacking, or a Master is there and pupils with capacity are lacking. This was said on the occasion of the admission of Yaqub Charkhi to the halqa . When I was responsible for groups, my state was such that whenever I was aware of two or three in conversation, I lent an ear.