* Bring all of yourself to his door:
bring only a part
and you've brought nothing at all. - Hakim Sanai
* I am a bird of the heavenly garden
I belong not to the earthly sphere.
They have made for two or three days
A cage of my body. - Rumi
* O Beloved, there is no room left in my heart
For anything but You! - Hafiz
* Sweep with your soul,
before your beloved's door.
Only then will you become her lover. - Baba Aziz
* There are as many paths to God as there are souls on Earth. - Hadith
* If I adore You out of fear of Hell, burn me in Hell!
If I adore you out of desire for Paradise,
Lock me out of Paradise.
But if I adore you for Yourself alone,
Do not deny to me Your eternal beauty. - Rabia
* Between me and You, there is only me.
Take away the me, so only You remain. - Hallaj
* Give me ecstasy, give me naked wonder, O my Creator!
Give birth to the Beloved in me, and let this lover die.
Let a thousand wrangling desires become one Love. - Rumi
When the eye is pure
it sees purity. - Hakim Sanai
Green wood can be bent. But once it becomes dry, it can only be straightened by fire. - Saadi of Shiraz
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Be grateful for whoever comes,
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond. - Rumi
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I was starving until one night
My love tricked God Himself
To fall into my bowl. - Hafiz
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I love God: I have no time left
In which to hate the devil. - Rabia
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How will you ever know him,
as long as you are unable
to know yourself? - Hakim Sanai
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From Him forgiveness comes so fast,
it reaches us before repentance
has even taken shape on our lips. - Hakim Sanai
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One who has vanity and conceit in his head.
Imagine not that he will ever hear the truth - Saadi of Shiraz
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Join me in the pure atmosphere of gratitude
For life. - Hafiz
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Your hope in my heart is the rarest treasure
Your Name on my tongue is the sweetest word. - Rabia
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He is no tyrant:
for everything he takes,
he gives back seventy-fold;
and if he closes one door
he opens ten others for you. - Hakim Sanai
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It is the rule with drunkards to fall upon each other,
to quarrel, become violent, and make a scene.
The lover is even worse than a drunkard.
I will tell you what love is: to enter a mine of gold.
And what is that gold?
The lover is a king above all kings,
unafraid of death, not at all interested in a golden crown. - Rumi
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In His presence, silence is the gift of tongues. - Hakim Sanai
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One who gives advice to heedlessness is himself in need of an advice. - Saadi of Shiraz
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Worship him as if you could see him with your physical eyes;
though you don't see him,
he sees you. - Hakim Sanai
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Jealousy
And most all of your sufferings
Are from believing
You know better than God. - Hafiz
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Happy are those who find fault with themselves instead of finding fault with others. - Muhammad (Essential Sufism)
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Ten devishes can sleep beneath one blanket.
Two kings cannot rein in one kingdom - Saadi of Shiraz
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He introduced himself to us
out of kindness: how else
could we have known him?
Reason took us as far as the door;
but it was his presence that let us in. - Hakim Sanai
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When my Beloved appears,
With what eye do I see Him?
With His eye, not with mine,
For none sees Him except Himself. - Ibn Arabi
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We tried reasoning
our way to Him:
it did not work;
but the moment we gave up,
no obstacle remained. - Hakim Sanai
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If a gem falls into mud, it will still remain valuable.
And if the dust descends to heaven, it will still of no value. - Saadi of Shiraz
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Your task is not to seek for love,
but merely to seek and find
all the barriers within yourself
that you have built against it. - Rumi
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No one can keep us from carrying God
Wherever we go. - Hafiz
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Within this earthen vessel are bowers and groves, and within it
is the Creator: Within this vessel are the seven oceans and the unnumbered stars.
The touchstone and the jewel-appraiser are within;
And within this vessel the Eternal soundeth, and the spring wells
up. Kabîr says: "Listen to me, my Friend! My beloved Lord is within." - Kabir
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Bullah has fallen in love with the Lord.
He has given his life and body as earnest.
His Lord and Master is Shah Inayat
who has captivated his heart. - Bulle Shah
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In this world you never stand by your own strength;
It is the Invisible that sustains you every moment. - Sa'adi
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Deep in the sea there are riches beyond your imagination.
But if you seek safety, that is at the shore. - Saadi of Shiraz
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Where do you think you will Be
When God reveals Himself
Inside of you? - Hafiz
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He treasures you more
than you do yourself.
Rise, have done with fairy tales;
leave your base passions,
and come to me. - Hakim Sanai
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Melt yourself down in his search:
venture your life and your soul
in the path of sincerity;
strive to pass from nothingness to being,
and make yourself drunk with the wine of God. - Hakim Sanai
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A donkey with a load of holy books is still a donkey. - Traditional (Essential Sufism)
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No one throws stones at the barren tree. - Saadi of Shiraz
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