Most reference sources will explain that the four pillars of Tasawwuf are: Repentance, Sincerity, Remembrance, and Love. However, Sarkar Yousuf Shah Baba (ra) has simply focused his teachings on sincere love for the Sheikh. This act in itself brings forth all others in the line. As long as a mureed “sincerely” loves his Sheikh, repentance and the stages of remembrance will automatically start taking place. We have to understand that for an average person, repentance is a very strange concept. It won’t start unless there’s an unrelenting attraction that holds a person’s attention to his or her creator. All that’s needed to spark the desire in the creator is:
Attraction to the Sheikh > Which turns into sincere love > Which further brings about repentance and constant remembrance.