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Why worry about the aftermath, an imaginary future, when this very moment is the only time we can truly and fully experience both the presence and the absence of God in our lives?
Motivated by neither the fear of punishment in hell nor the desire to be rewarded in heaven, Sufis love God simply because they love Him, pure and easy, untainted and unnegotiable.
Love is the reason. Love is the goal.
SHAMS OF TABRIZ
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Most of the problems of the world stem from linguistic mistakes and simple misunderstandings.
Don't ever take words at face value.
When you step into the zone of love, language as we know it...
SHAMS OF TABRIZ
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About Shams
He had a remarkable curiosity about everything new and unusual and was a great observer of nature.
Some days I found him in the garden admiring the symmetry of a spiderweb or the dewdrop glistening on a night blooming flower.
Insects, plants, and animals seemed more interesting and in...
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It is easy to love God,
But difficult to love fellow human beings with all their imperfections and defects.
There is no wisdom without love.
Unless w...
SHAMS OF TABRIZ
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896 reads
You can study God through everything and everyone in the universe, because God is not confined in a mosque, synagogue, or church.
But if you are still in need of knowing where exactly His abode is, there is only one place to look...
SHAMS OF TABRIZ
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Did you know that Shams says the world is a huge cauldron and something big is cooking in it?
We don't know what yet.
Everything we do, feel, or think is an ingredient in that mixture.
AZIZ
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763 reads
What matters is to find the soul that will complete yours.
All the Prophets have given the same advice: Find the one who will be your mirror!
RUMI
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Real filth is on the inside.
The rest simply washes off.
There is only one type of dirt that cannot be cleansed with pure waters, and that is the stain of hatred and bigotry contaminating th...
SHAMS OF TABRIZ
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After a few drinks, I hear the same stories from them all.
Men are the same everywhere.
Same food, same water, same old crap.
THE INNKEEPER
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What good could come out of a man who cannot settle down?
If a man has no sense of belonging, he can drift in every direction, like a dry leaf in the wind.
The perfect victim for sheitan.
THE ZEALOT
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In this world take pity on three kinds of people.
The rich man who has lost his fortune,
The well-respected man who lost his respectability,
And the wis...
PROPHET MUHAMMAD PBUH
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In general one shouldn't be too rigid about anything because to live means to constantly shift colours.
AZIZ
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It was always like this.
When you spoke the truth, they hated you.
The more you talked about love, the more they hated you.
SHAMS OF TABRIZ
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2.64K reads
She never confronted the death of anything, be it a habit, a phase, or a marriage, even when the end stood right in front of her, plain and inevitable.
EILF SHAFAK
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Fret not where the road will take you.
Instead concentrate on the first step.
Thats the hardest part and thats what you are responsible for.
Once you...
SHAMS OF TABRIZ
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747 reads
How we see God is a direct reflection of how we see ourselves.
If God brings to mind mostly fear and blame, it means there is too much fear and blame welled inside us.
If we see God as full ...
SHAMS OF TABRIZ
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920 reads
How can love be worthy of its name if one selects solely the pretty things and leaves out the hardships?
It is easy to enjoy the good and dislike the bad.
Anybody can do that.
SHAMS OF TABRIZ
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935 reads
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