The thing we tell of can never be found be seeking, yet only seekers find it.

I desire not to desire, for my will is without value, since I am ignorant in any case. Therefore choose Thou for me what thou knowest to be best and do not put my perdition in what my autonomy and free choice prefer.
BAYAZID BASTAMI

Choices Desire Ignorant
All Religions are vehicles and a path to God’s Divine Presence.
BAYAZID BASTAMI

Divine Path Presence Vehicle
I never saw any lamp shining more brilliantly than the lamp of silence.
BAYAZID BASTAMI

Lamp Shining Silence
Moses desired to see God; I do not desire to see God;He desires to see me
BAYAZID BASTAMI

Desire God Moses
All this talk and turmoil and noise and movement and desire is outside of the veil; within the veil is silence and calm and rest.
BAYAZID BASTAMI

Desire Silence Veils
For thirty years I sought God. But when I looked carefully I found that in reality God was the seeker and I the sought.
BAYAZID BASTAMI

God Reality Years
The thing we tell of can never be found be seeking, yet only seekers find it.
BAYAZID BASTAMI

Found Love Sufi Sufism
Forgetfulness of self is remembrance of God.
BAYAZID BASTAMI

Forgetfulness Remembrance Self

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