230 quotes found
Sufi mystic and poet · 1207–1273
Sufi mystic and poet (1207–1273)
“Pain is a treasure, for it contains mercies.”
“I love my friendsneither with my heart nor with my mind. Just in case…Heart might stop. Mind can forget. I love them with my soul. Soul never stops or forgets.”
“The Ego is a veil between humans and God’.”“In prayer all are equal.”
“Don’t grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form.”
“If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished??”
“I am the servant of the Qur’an, for as long as I have a soul. I am the dust on the road of Muhammad, the Chosen One. If someone interprets my words in any other way, That person I deplore, and I de...”
“A life without love is of no account. Don’t ask yourself what kind of love you should seek, spiritual or material, divine or mundane, Eastern or Western. Divisions only lead to more divisions. Love...”
“For beloved cross every pass Worldly affairs slow their pace A flowing brook amidst the grass Flowing tears his face shall trace His ego is shattered glass Self-estranged, himself deface Sense the ...”
“Inside you there’s an artist you don’t know about… say yes quickly, if you know, if you’ve known it from before the beginning of the universe.”
“There is a voice that doesn’t use words. Listen.”