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If parts are always changing, the whole remains the same. A dead good man is replaced by a good man, a dead bad man is replaced by a bad man. While the whole remains the same, every day is different.

Shams Tabrizi

You can study God through everything and everyone in the universe, because God is not confined in a mosque, synagogue or church. But if you are still in need of knowing where exactly His abode is, there is only one place to look for Him: in the heart of a true lover.
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God Love Need Philosophy Place Religious Spiritual Study True
When you oppose the shaykh, it’s like the slave who kills himself over a quarrel with his master. ‘Hey, why are you killing yourself over a quarrel?’ He says, ‘So my master will suffer loss.’
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Character Evil Kill Loss Slave Suffering Yourself
If the human being is a proud and honorable creature, he shouldn’t forget to act that way, even if he falls, even if the whole world is against him, even if he ends as a slave.
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Act Creature Fall Forget Himself Human Proud Slave World
Being the companion of the folk of this world is fire. There must be an Abraham if the fire is not going to burn [you].
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Burn Company Fire Friendship World
The salat can be made up for, but there is no making up for false show or outward worship without presence.
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Make Up Presence Worship
The words we use for the Creator are a reflect of ourselves. If we think of God as fear and shame, we are scared and have something to be ashamed of … But if we see love, compassion and kindness, it is because we possess these qualities.
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Compassionate Creation Fear God Kindness Love Ourselves Reflection Scare Shame Thinking Word
When everyone is trying to be something, be nothing. Range with emptiness.
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Deep Empty Philosophy Range Try
There may be one fault in a man that conceals a thousand qualities, or one excellence that conceals a thousand faults. The little indicates much.
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Excellence Man Mistake Quality
If you look around, you can find a face of God in each thing, because He is not hidden in a church, in a mosque, or a synagogue, but everywhere. As there is no one who lives after seeing him, there is also no one dying after seeing him. Who finds Him, stays forever with him.
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Death Face Forever God Hide Live See Spiritual Togetherness Yourself
When a sincere woman begins to dance, the seven heavens, the earth, and all creatures begin to dance.
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Beginning Dance Nature Sincere Woman
Don’t search for heaven and hell in the future. Both are now present. Whenever we manage to love without expectations, calculations, negotiations, we are indeed in heaven. Whenever we fight, hate, we are in hell.
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Expectation Fight Future Hate Heaven Hell Love Philosophy Present Search
Wherever you go, east, west, north or south, think of it as a journey into yourself! The one who travels into itself travels the world.
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Discover Oneself Philosophy Thinking Travel World
If you are insulted, if you are accused, if they gossip about you, don’t say anything bad. Don’t be the one who sees the shame, be the one who corrects it.
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Bad Choice Correct Oneself Right Shame Yourself
If the human being is a proud and honorable creature, he shouldn’t forget to act that way, even if he falls, even if the whole world is against him, even if he ends as a slave.
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Act Creature Fall Forget Himself Human Proud Slave World
Intellect takes you to the door, but it doesn’t take you into the house.
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Destination Home Intellectual Intelligence Yourself
Be grateful! It is easy to thank after obtaining what you want, thank before having what you want.
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Easy Gratitude Thankful

If parts are always changing, the whole remains the same. A dead good man is replaced by a good man, a dead bad man is replaced by a bad man. While the whole remains the same, every day is different.

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If parts are always changing, the whole remains the same. A dead good man is replaced by a good man, a dead bad man is replaced by a bad man. While the whole remains the same, every day is different.

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