The quest for Love changes us. There is no seeker among those who search for Love who has not matured on the way. The moment you start looking for Love, you start to change within and without.
SHAMS TABRIZIWhen a sincere woman begins to dance, the seven heavens, the earth, and all creatures begin to dance.
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The path to the Truth is a labour of the heart, not of the head. Make your heart your primary guide! Not your mind. Meet, challenge and ultimately prevail over your nafs with your heart. Knowing your ego will lead you to the knowledge of God.
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A good man complains of no one; he does not look to faults.
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Whoever lives as he sees fit will not die as he sees fit.
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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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To get closer to Truth and Right, we need a beautiful and soft heart.
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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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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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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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Be grateful! It is easy to thank after obtaining what you want, thank before having what you want.
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When everyone is trying to be something, be nothing. Range with emptiness.
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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 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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This world is like a mountain. Your echo depends on you. If you scream good things, the world will give it back. If you scream bad things, the world will give it back. Even if someone says badly about you, speak well about him. Change your heart to change the world.
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Alms in secret extinguish the wrath of the Lord’ means you are so immersed in sincerity and in preserving that sincerity that you have no pleasure in giving alms.
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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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