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The important thing is not to think much,

but to love much;

and so, do that which best stirs you to love.

 

Saint Teresa of Avila

 

 

If you are seeking closeness to the Beloved,

love everyone.

Whether in their presence or absence,

see only their good.

If you want to be as clear and refreshing as

the breath of the morning breeze,

like the sun have nothing but warmth and light

for everyone.

 

 

Shaikh Abu-Saeed

Abil-Kheir

 

 

All those who are unhappy in the world

are so as a result of their desire for their own happiness.

All those who are happy in the world

are so as a result of their desire for the happiness of others.

Shantideva

 

 

O, friend! Nobody veils you, but yourself.

In your path there is no thorn or weed, but yourself.

You said: Shall I reach the Beloved or not?

Between you and the Beloved there is nobody, but yourself.

 

Awhadoddin Kermani

 

 

You do not have to struggle to reach God,

but you do have to struggle to tear away the self-created veil that

hides Him from you.

 

Paramahansa Yogananda

 

 

Before you ask God for what you want,

first thank God for what

you have.

Talmud, B'rachot 30b

 

 

How long will you keep pounding on an open door

Begging for someone to open it?

Rabi'a al-'Adawiyya

 

 

I do not desire suffering;

yet fool I am,

I desire the cause of suffering!

Shantideva

 

 

Wisdom tells me I am nothing.

Love tells me I am everything.

Between the two my life flows.

 

Nisargadatta

Maharaj

 

 

In the morning, the one who does not understand will

consider what he will do,

while the one who understands will

consider what The One will do with him.

 

Ibn 'ata 'illah

 

 

Until you become an unbeliever in your own self,

you cannot become a believer in God.

 

Shaikh Abu-Saeed Abil-Kheir

 

 

Student:

Sir, if one gave up the I,

nothing whatsoever would remain.

 

Ramakrishna:

I am not asking you to give up all of the I. You should give up only

the " unripe I. " The " unripe I " makes one feel: " I am the doer. These

are my wife and children. I am a teacher. " Renounce this " unripe I "

and keep the " ripe I " which will make you feel that you are God's

servant, His devotee, and that God is the Doer and you are His

instrument.

Sri Ramakrishna

 

 

Worn-out garments are shed by the body,

Worn-out bodies are shed by the dweller within the body,

New bodies are donned by the Dweller, like garments.

Not wounded by weapons, not burned by fire,

Not dried by the wind, not wetted by water,

Such is the One.

Not dried, not wetted, not burned, not wounded,

Innermost Essence, everywhere, always,

Being of Beings, changeless, eternal, for ever and ever.

Bhagavad-Gita

 

 

Where are you hurrying to?

You will see

the same moon tonight

Wherever you go!

 

Izumi Shikibu

 

 

There is no difference in the destination,

the only difference is in the journey.

Inayat Khan

 

 

All the violence, fear and suffering

that exists in this world

comes from grasping at " self " .

What use is this great monster to you?

If you do not let go of the " self " ,

there will never be an end to your suffering.

Shantideva

 

 

In the pursuit of learning, every day something is acquired.

In the pursuit of Tao, every day something is dropped.

Lao Tzu

 

 

Correct behavior

means that you are

occupied with commendable activity.

Ibn `Ata'

 

 

There is only one virtue

and one sin for a soul on the path:

virtue when he is conscious of God

and sin when he is not.

Abu Hashim Madani

 

 

I see now

that all creatures

have perfect Enlightenment

- but they do not know it.

 

Tathagata

 

 

 

satyameva jayate

Truth alone is victorious

Mundaka

Upanishad 3.1.6

 

 

source: http://wahiduddin.net/index.html

 

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