Quotes

[zenzero]

Friends,
Here are few quotes essentially SUFI!

just read and understand; if you wish to discuss anyone , kindly do.

Love & rgds



Whatever we perceive in the world around us tends to reflect who we are and what we care about most deeply, as in the old saying, "When a thief sees a saint, all he sees are his pockets."
Sheikh Ragip Robert Frager in 'Heart, Self & Soul: The Sufi Psychology of Growth, Balance and Harmony'

Happy are those who find fault with themselves instead of finding fault with others.
Muhammad (saw) (Essential Sufism)

"I searched for God and found only myself. I searched for myself and found only God".
Sufi Proverb

Whatever you have in your mind - forget it;
Whatever you have in your hand - give it;
Whatever is to be your fate - face it!
Abu Sa'id (Essential Sufism)

A donkey with a load of holy books is still a donkey.
Traditional (Essential Sufism)

Asking good questions is half of learning.
Muhammad (Essential Sufism)

Growing old is inevitable, growing UP is optional.

There is no key to happiness. The door is always open.

Silence is often misinterpreted, but never misquoted.

Faith is the ability to not panic.

Blessed are the flexible for they shall not be bent out of shape.

He who dies with the most toys is still dead.

Learn from the turtle, it only makes progress when it sticks its neck out.



There are four things which are useful and beneficial for everyone, namely:
To be just;
To be guided by wisdom;
To be patient and persevering and
To respect people.
Shaikh Fariduddin 'Attar

"The ego is important until one does not need it anymore." Vilayat Inayat Khan

 

[Parzival]

"The religion of love transcends all other religions, for lovers, the
only religion and belief is God." - Rumi

"If in thirst you drink water from a cup, you see God in it. Those who are not in love with God will see only their own faces in it." - Rumi

 

[Parzival]

"For ages you have come and gone
courting this delusion.
For ages you have run from the pain
and forfeited the ecstasy.
So come, return to the root of the root
of your own soul.

Although you appear in earthly form
Your essence is pure Consciousness.
You are the fearless guardian
of Divine Light.
So come, return to the root of the root
of your own soul.

When you lose all sense of self
the bonds of a thousand chains will vanish.
Lose yourself completely,
Return to the root of the root
of your own soul.

You descended from Adam, by the pure Word of God,
but you turned your sight
to the empty show of this world.
Alas, how can you be satisfied with so little?
So come, return to the root of the root
of your own soul.

Why are you so enchanted by this world
when a mine of gold lies within you?
Open your eyes and come ---
Return to the root of the root
of your own soul.

You were born from the rays of God's Majesty
when the stars were in their perfect place.
How long will you suffer from the blows
of a nonexistent hand?
So come, return to the root of the root
of your own soul.

You are a ruby encased in granite.
How long will you decieve Us with this outer show?
O friend, We can see the truth in your eyes!
So come, return to the root of the root
of your own soul.

After one moment with that glorious Friend
you became loving, radiant, and ecstatic.
Your eyes were sweet and full of fire.
Come, return to the root of the root
of your own soul.

Shams-e Tabriz, the King of the Tavern
has handed you an eternal cup,
And God in all His glory is pouring the wine.
So come! Drink!
Return to the root of the root
of your own soul.

Soul of all souls, life of all life - you are That.
Seen and unseen, moving and unmoving - you are That.
The road that leads to the City is endless;
Go without head and feet
and you'll already be there.
What else could you be? - you are That."
— Rumi

 

[ruhnafsoul]

all those quotes are to be experienced by ONE self... then only U will get the real knowledge.. The Makrifa.. by ALLAH..
Otherwise.. it is just a quotation to remember or to be ignored..