Christian, Jew, Muslim, shaman, Zoroastrian, stone, ground, mountain, river, each has a secret way of being with the mystery, unique and not to be judged. — Rumi
It is music that welds spiritual and sensual, that can convey ecstasy free of guilt, faith without dogma, love as homage, and a person at home with nature and the infinite. — Yehudi Menuhin
Meditation is listening to the divine within — Edgar Cayce
Like the bee gathering honey from the different flowers, the wise person
accepts the essence of the different scriptures and sees only the good in all religions. — Mahatma Gandhi
When you consider all saints and prophets as legitimate and no longer differentiate between religions, you have reached the stage of true mysticism. — Ostad Elahi
Ramadan is, in its essence, a month of humanist spirituality. — Tariq Ramadan
Everyone, whether he is self-denying or self-indulgent, is seeking after the Beloved. Every place may be the shrine of love, whether it be mosque or synagogue. — Hafez
Faith is an oasis in the heart which will never be reached by the caravan of thinking. — Kahlil Gibran
"It is my inmost conviction," Badshah Khan said, "that Islam is amal, yakeen, muhabat" - selfless service, faith, and love. — Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Master your breath, let the self be in bliss, contemplate on the sublime within you. — Tirumalai Krishnamacharya
Delight in meditation and solitude. Compose yourself, be happy. You are a seeker. — Buddha
Only heart to heart can speak the bliss of mystic knowers. — Hafez
Pilgrimage to the place of the wise is to find escape from the flame of separateness. — Rumi
Gamble everything for love, if you're a true human being. — Rumi
Do not feel lonely, the entire universe is inside you. — Rumi
Study me as much as you like, you will not know me, for I differ in a hundred ways from what you see me to be. Put yourself behind my eyes and see me as I see myself, for I have chosen to dwell in a place you cannot see. — Rumi
Observe the wonders as they occur around you. Don't claim them. Feel the artistry moving through and be silent. — Kahlil Gibran
There is a candle in your heart, ready to be kindled. — Rumi
From the Muslims I learned from the extraordinary pluralism of the Koran, the fact that the Koran endorses every single one of the major world faiths, but I was particularly enthralled by the Sufi tradition, the mystical tradition of Islam, which is so open to other religious faiths. — Karen Armstrong
Sufi Wisdom Quotes
Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation. — Rumi
Come, come, whoever you are. Wanderer, worshiper, lover of leaving. It doesn't matter. Ours is not a caravan of despair. Come, even if you have broken your vows a thousand times. Come, yet again, come, come. — Rumi
Asking good questions is half of learning. — Elijah Muhammad
The only lasting beauty is the beauty of the heart — Rumi
If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished? — Rumi
The thing we tell of can never be found be seeking, yet only seekers find it. — Bayazid Bastami
Happy are those who find fault with themselves instead of finding fault with others. — Muhammad
If someone remarks "What an excellent man you are!" and this pleases you more than his saying, "What a bad man you are!" know that you are still a bad man. — Sufyan al-Thawri
If words come out of the heart, they will enter the heart. — Rumi
What hurts you, blesses you. Darkness is your candle. — Rumi
Sufi Love Quotes
Our virtues are made by love, and our sins are caused by the lack of it. — Hazrat Inayat Khan
Let the beauty we love be what we do. There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground. — Rumi
Come out of the circle of time
And into the circle of love. — Rumi
When I am with you, we stay up all night. When you're not here, I can't go to sleep. Praise God for those two insomnias! And the difference between them. — Rumi
Light up the fire of love inside and blaze the thoughts away. — Rumi
Love is the bridge between you and everything. — Rumi
Remember. The way you make love is the way God will be with you. — Rumi
My soul is from elsewhere, I'm sure of that, and I intend to end up there. — Rumi
Reason is powerless in the expression of Love. — Rumi
Travel brings power and love back into your life. — Rumi
Sufi Mystic Quotes
They say there is a doorway from heart to heart, but what is the use of a door when there are no walls? — Rumi
Everyone sees the unseen in proportion to the clarity of his hear. — Rumi
Move outside the tangle of fear-thinking. Live in silence. — Rumi
Whatever sorrow shakes from your heart, far better things will take their place. — Rumi
Why am I seeking? I am the same as he. His essence speaks through me. I have been looking for myself — Rumi
Most mystics do not want to read religious wisdom; they want to be it. A postcard of a beautiful lake is not a beautiful lake, and Sufis may be defined as those who dance in the lake. — Huston Smith
People of the world don't look at themselves, and so they blame one another. — Rumi
Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion. — Rumi
Don't be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth. — Rumi
My friend, the sufi is the friend of the present moment. To say tomorrow is not our way. — Rumi
Ignore those that make you fearful and sad, that degrade you back towards disease and death. — Rumi
God turns you from one feeling to another and teaches by means of opposites so that you will have two wings to fly, not one. — Rumi
In your light I learn how to love. In your beauty, how to make poems. You dance inside my chest where no-one sees you, but sometimes I do, and that sight becomes this art. — Rumi
The dark thought, the shame, the malice, meet them at the door laughing, and invite them in. — Rumi
Be like the sun for grace and mercy. Be like the night to cover others' faults. Be like running water for generosity. Be like death for rage and anger. Be like the Earth for modesty. Appear as you are. Be as you appear. — Rumi
Whatever happens in your life, no matter how troubling things might seem, do not enter the neighbourhood of despair. Even when all doors remained closed, God will open up a new path only for you. Be thankful! It is easy to be thankful when all is well. A Sufi is thankful not only for what he has been given but also for all that he has been denied. — Shams Tabrizi
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