Witnessing Light

I envy the sand that met his feet I’m jealous of honey he tasted sweet Of birds that hovered above his head Of spiders who spun their sacred...

Last night I lost my grip on reality and welcomed insanity. Love saw me and said, I showed up. Wipe your tears and be silent. I said, O Love...

Love’s fire, for a lifetime, burned my heart and soul until the Beloved taught me the way of the lover. Love’s jealousy gave me no chance t...

Deficiency in the hope for Divine Forgiveness when error and sin are committedis a sign of reliance on one's virtuous deeds. In every si...

Hazrat Ali (RTA) narrated from The Prophet (SAW)[ peace be upon him]: The Arch Angel Gabriel said to me: “Love whom you would for you shall ...

BismillahirRahmanirRahim Shaykh Ahmad Sirhindi, radhiAllahu anh, in Mabda wa Ma'ad "You may know that the obligation to the Shaykh ...

BismillahirRahmanirRahim “O people, by Allâh I have visited kings. I went to Caesar, Chosroes and the Negus, but by Allâh I never saw a king...

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?...

Life is an invitation; it asks to be discovered by the one who lives it. Often, I say to myself, "Go ahead and explore what you're...

Listen for the stream that tells you one thing. Die on this bank. Begin in me the way of rivers with the sea --Rumi I wonder from these thou...

This being human is a guest-house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpe...

Come closer so I can hear you breathe, the rhythm of your existence ever so sweet. Whirl in this melody, you are heavens treat, deep in my h...

The source of belief, is love. The source of proof, is doubt. Oh Lord, let love be sufficient for me, and make me not of those who require p...

My Master taught me a lesson: “Any moment you are negligent in remembrance of God is a moment spent in denial of God.” - Sultan Bahu , from ...

I have always known that at last I would take this road, but yesterday I did not know that it would be today. - Narihira (9th century Japan)...

I'm drowning in this, Falling apart in the mist, I'd rather see you one more time then die, I'd love to see you smile, To see th...

I am on a journey of love I am on a journey of love The journey that I am on has said to gain a lover Oh lovers let me find this supreme lov...

The butterfly throws itself into the burning fire If you must love, then you will need that much courage At each step, the heart is pushed t...

Like a quiet river, this song-of-mine is so deep and so silent and so wise, that I can only speak of it with my eyes.” —Heather K. O’Hara

Peace be unto thee, stranger, enter and be not afraid. I have left the gate open and thou art welcome to my home. There is room in my house ...

The entire world, in sama, whirls in ecstasy. But what in a mirror does a blind man see? Shaikh Sa'di of Shiraaz

The map of love has no cardinal points, for the compass of the lover directs only to the Beloved. When the lover meets the Beloved, the east...

I saw my Lord with the eye of my heart. I said ,” No doubt, You are the One, You are, You are “. You are the One that has sensed every “wher...

Your Soul was created on earth Solely to accompany my Soul Journeying on the ocean of life until the end What I need is not your mortal form...

When someone arrives at our door step,we know who sent him, so we can't refuse" Sulthanul Awliya Mawlana Syaikh Muhammad Nazim A...

"Do you think we came from the Divine Presence with our whole originality, our whole personality? Never. We are like one ray of the sun...

The heart of man has been constituted by the Almighty that, like a flint, it contains a hidden fire which is evoked by music and harmony and...

The Messenger of God said, "There are four kinds of hearts: There is a bare heart within which is a shining lamp, and this is the heart...

If you are coming here like this cup you are not taking anything. This cup is full. Whatever you put in, it is not going to take more. If yo...

If you could get rid Of yourself just once, The secret of secrets Would open to you. The face of the unknown, Hidden beyond the universe ...

The direction for kings is the crown and the belt; and the direction for the worldly-minded is gold and silver; and the direction for those ...

Heart has died. Thought I tried. Evil mind, So unkind, Stole you away. Not a day Passes by Without a sigh. Thinking of you. What sh...

Whatever I do, the responsibility is mine, but like one who plants an orchard, what comes of what I do, the fruit, will be for others. I off...

I want to beg of you much as I can to be patient toward all that's unsolved in your heart, and learn to love the questions themselves, l...

One regret dear world, that I am determined not to have when I am lying on my deathbed is that I did not kiss you enough. by Hafiz

As waves upon my head, the circling curl. So in this sacred dance, weave ye and whirl. Dance then O heart, a whirling circle be. Burn ...

Knowledge is like a lamp. Love is like the sun. Upon the rising of the sun, the lamp is rendered useless!

Until you see, how can you find? This is true for all but Lovers: For how can they seek the Beloved being Blind, Until they have discovered...

I have become drunk in the fermentation of Love. O Lord, what is to be done? My mind sees 2 but my heart sees 1.

O Giver of life! Grant me a life in Love! O Giver of death! Grants me a death in Love! And O Lover of ur Beloved! Raise me once ag...

The eye of the mind is blinded by reality, while the eye of the heart is enlightened by divinity. Yet still, both are limited by material...

The science of the heart is taught within the faculty of love.

The mind perceives fantasy while the heart experiences reality!

Is it not strange that the beauty of the sun can only be perceived from its reflection on the moon? Yet we say the moon is beautiful!

Love is the wine! The ego is the swine!

When two flames unite, a single fire is born! The flame is not the fire, nor is it other than the fire! by Zakir

Oh dreamer, be the dream! Oh lover, be the beloved! And Oh seeker, be the sought after!

The melody of love can only be heard by the heart.

Compassion be thy grape, the sweetest in taste, all harvested in respect for Thy sake. Matured over time, no doing of mine, let love be th...

When the madness, being love, enters the faculty of truth, being the heart, the heart is rendered mad, and love demonstrates the truth...

The difference between love and hate, is that one consumes the heart, while the other consumes the mind... by Zakir.

When I ask you to listen to me, And you start giving me advice, You have not done what I asked. When I ask that you listen to me, And you b...

It is better to sit alone than in company with the bad; and it is better still to sit with the good than alone. It is better to speak to a s...

They say the Sufi way is to give one’s life away. The Sufi way is to become a sultan on the throne of the soul. In the station of th...

YYOU CAN`T CHANGE THE WORLD... In the old times, there was a king who ruled a prosperous country. One day, he went for a trip to some distan...

Do less.. but do perfectly! The imprint, or impression which you are leaving over the time, and this planet is the action you are doing! You...

I'm a big believer in growth. Life is not about achievement, it's about learning and growth, and developing qualities like compassio...

Among Imam Shafi’i’s words which carried Sufi values were : "A man who is cruel to himself, is one who lowers himself to someone who do...

Abu Maalik Al-Ash’ari narrates that the Prophet (pbuh) says, “Certainly in the paradise, there are chambers. Its outside can be seen from in...

Mawlana Shaykh Nazim Adil Haqqani The Lord created us and loves us; that is why everyone loves love. No one complains of love or wants it to...

I lost someone, in the woods of darkness, trying to find a way, back to the earth. I left someone, in the hell of silence, pushing the brak...

I guess you didnt notice how i looked into ur eyes, And saw how your soul screamed For the truth through all the lies. And now you're w...

There is a secret path to the heartwinding through a rose, where deep between the layers of roseness, a lover can find the wayto the embedde...

Look at Love... how it tangles with the one fallen in love look at spirit how it fuses with earth giving it new life why are you so busy wit...

God came to my house and asked for charity. And I fell on my knees and cried, “Beloved, what may I give?” “Just love,” He said. “Jus...

Remember of the Divine is not the job, of a useless idler, And return to God is not the way of any worthless wanderer.

In the school of lovers, silence is better than speech

... In love, nothing exists between heart and heart. Speech is born out of longing, True description from the real taste. The one who tastes...

Love has given me wings, So I must fly far, far away. And if that means leaving this life behind, Then I leave it without sorrow. It’s my t...

It took me losing you twice, To honestly realize you were the one. Now that you're gone, I realize I'll never get you back..

Poison runs through my veins, It's slowly killing the human in me, But I can't stop it, I need more. When it's apart of you, T...

It feels as though, A century has faded, Since you left, My love. And yet I feel you with me, Every step I take, Every move I make, I feel...

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