所有神秘經驗的目標都是認識神。蘇非教派提供了種種的方法，包括服務、愛、以及自律。

通向神的途徑就如求道的人一樣多，然而，所有這些途徑都有共同的元素，就像我們相似之處多於相異之處一樣。

我們動機越強，我們就越願意付出更多的努力來達成目標，我們也就越容易成功。我們真的想要認識神嗎？為了達到目標我們的意願有多強？

正如當代的一位老師Tosun Bayrak教長說的：「如果尋找神不是你生活中最重要的一件事，你就還沒準備好加入我們。」

原文：

The goal of all mystical experience is to know God. Sufism provides us with a variety of means, including service, love, and self-discipline.

The paths to God are as numerous as there are seekers. And yet all these paths have common elements, as we are more alike than we are different.

The more motivated we are, the more effort we tend to devote to the goal, and the more likely we are to succeed. Do we really want to know God? How much are we willing to do in order to attain the goal?

As one modern teacher, Sheikh Tosun Bayrak, has said, “If the search for God is not the most important thing in your life, you are not ready to join us.”   --Essential Sufism