When people seek the Lord with earnestness and are lost to themselves, God is met. - Abu al-Hassan al-Kharaqani

Whom the Lord guides, the Path is shortened for him.

O seeker, never think ya hath gained illumination, until for seventy years successively you experience that whilst standing in prayers in Khurasan, you are offering obeisances and bowing in Makkah, and all the treasures of heaven and earth lie bare before your eyes and in spite of all that remain humble and ever in fear lest the Lord many not accept your worship.

None could tread one step successfully in the Path without the help of the Lord. One could never succeed by one's personal effort and perseverance.