This publication of Shaykh Efendi’s words of wisdom consists  of  compiled  excerpts  from  nearly  45  years  of  talks, and, by Allah’s leave, the plan is to publish them as  a series of three volumes. The Words of Wisdom series is not a book containing short aphorisms; it is a summary  of nearly 11,000 pages of transcripts of the talks Shaykh  Efendi gave in the course of almost 45 years, as well as  what he transmitted through his heart. This first volume  comprises the wisdom and counsel of the talks he gave  between the years of 1967-2003.