The salat can be made up for, but there is no making up for false show or outward worship without presence.
SHAMS TABRIZIInstead of resisting to changes, surrender. Let life be with you, not against you. If you think ‘My life will be upside down’ don’t worry. How do you know down is not better than upside?
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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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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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Nothing kills the soul that commands to evil (Nafs al Ammarra) like seeing the beauty of the heart.
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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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Be sure that someday you’ll praise and thank God for your unanswered prayers that once you had wept for them.
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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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When everyone is trying to be something, be nothing. Range with emptiness.
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Instead of resisting to changes, surrender. Let life be with you, not against you. If you think ‘My life will be upside down’ don’t worry. How do you know down is not better than upside?
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When a sincere woman begins to dance, the seven heavens, the earth, and all creatures begin to dance.
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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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It is pointless trying to know where the way leads. Think only about your first step, the rest will come.
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We can only learn and advance with contradictions. The faithful inside should meet the doubtful. The doubtful should meet the faithful. Human slowly advances and becomes mature when he accepts his contradictions.
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Be grateful! It is easy to thank after obtaining what you want, thank before having what you want.
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Love is a travel. All travelers whether they want or not are changed. No one can travel into love and remain the same.
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The whole universe is sum up in the Human Being. Devil is not a monster waiting to trap us, He is a voice inside. Look for Your Devil in Yourself, not in the Others. Don’t forget that the one who knows his Devil, knows his God.
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