It is that power that is within you, by means of which you move and attain liberation. It is the soul, but what is it when you have placed the soul underneath your arm? … [Read more...] about It is that power that is within you
Shams Tabrizi
Don’t be content
Blessing is excess, so to speak, an excess of everything. Don't be content with being a faqih, say I want more - more than being a Sufi, more than being a mystic - more than each thing that comes before you. … [Read more...] about Don’t be content
A good man complains of no one
A good man complains of no one; he does not look to faults. … [Read more...] about A good man complains of no one
God is greater
Allahu akbar (God is great[er]) means that God is greater than that which you have imagined. It means don't stop there, come closer so that you see greatness. Seek so that you may find. … [Read more...] about God is greater
If a Person Claims That He Really Loves Someone
"If a person claims that he really loves someone, evidence is asked from him. And that evidence is the giving away of possessions, the granting of favors. Just as when Mevlana claimed that he loved me, when I came he granted me thousands of favors and protected me. I regard these all as a grace from God." … [Read more...] about If a Person Claims That He Really Loves Someone
