Live a less-guarded life! Someone asked Junaid the Sufi sage: "O, you who is aware of the hidden mystery! How can one find the secret of happiness?" "Just by connecting with the heart," he replied. Attar How do I live a happy and fulfilling life? This has been the concern of every human being on earth. To find the answer…
Be yourself - everyone else is taken. The first step in being a Sufi is the breaking of the ink well, the tearing up of books, and the forgetting of all kinds of knowledge. Abu Saeed Everything in the universe has a certain way of being that determines its uniqueness. No one is created to imitate another. The deeper we…
Seek your own deeper vision for life. For thirty years, I was searching for God, and when my eyes were fully opened, I discovered that it was God who was seeking me. Basta'mi Looking for the truth, for God, or for the beloved is the fundamental theme of Sufi devotions. Many of their mystical discourses and writings are centered on…
Treat the unforeseen as a divine offering. O sudden resurrection; O boundless providence! You appear into flames to burn the jungle of thoughts You come blissfully to free us from shackles You appear to the destitute as divine providence. Rumi There are times when we are deeply involved in what we are doing, and suddenly something unforeseen happens, and a…
Look for beauty that is all around you. Someone asked the Prophet: "What dost thou say concerning the things of the world?" The Prophet said: "What can I say about them: Things which are acquired with hard labor, preserved with watchfulness, and left with regret." Ansari We are meant to enjoy this life in an infinite variety of ways. The…
Let silence guide you to your inner peace! I am a mirror! I am a mirror! I am not a person of words. I am revealed when your eyes become listening ears. Open the window to your heart and commune with me in silence. Rumi This oracle comes to set you free from uncharitable words and encourage you to silence…
You are the driver and the navigator. Doing as others told me, I was blind. Coming when others called me, I was lost. Then I left everyone, including myself. Then I found everyone, including myself. Rumi In the face of a challenging decision, you may feel paralyzed and not know what to do. It might be fear that keeps you…
Be the portrait of divine beauty. Not being able to fall in love with His own beauty, God created a mirror to reflect His hidden grace. That mirror is the heart. Le the grace of the beloved emanate through you. Attar When life becomes a daily repetition of mundane things, weariness seeps in. Physical and mental exhaustion take over and…
Replace the old cycle with a new and exciting one. O you with feet willing to move and a mind that is closed! Life rises in one who knows to open the mind as the river flows. Rumi A spiritual gift helps you discern and choose wisely. You are now endowed with the ability to clarify your thought process and…
Achieve greatness through surrender. Grace of God is like the flow of water, and the universe is like the river. Although a drop of water flowing in any part of the river is different from the previous drop, the grace of God remains constant. Everything in existence constantly benefits from God's infinite grace. Only the conditions change from one level…