For thirty years I sought God. But when I looked carefully I found that in reality God was the seeker and I the sought. Abu Yazid Al-Bistami (804 – 874)
Abu Yazid Al-Bistami Quote – “All this talk and turmoil and noise and movement and desire is outside the veil…”
All this talk and turmoil and noise and movement and desire is outside the veil. Inside the veil is silence and calm and peace. Abu Yazid Al-Bistami (804 – 874)
Abu Yazid Al-Bistami Quote – “If I only knew that I had taken one single step in sincerity…”
If I only knew that I had taken one single step in sincerity, I would give no value to anything else. Abu Yazid Al-Bistami (804 – 874)
Abu Yazid Al-Bistami Quote – “I made four mistakes in my preliminary steps in this way…”
I made four mistakes in my preliminary steps in this way: I thought that I remember Him, that I know Him, that I love Him and that I seek Him. But when I reached Him, I saw that His remembering of me preceded my remembrance of Him, that His knowledge about me preceded my knowledge of Him, that His love […]
Alauddin Al-Attar Quote – If you think you are behaving well then you are wrong…
If you think you are behaving well then you are wrong, because seeing your own behavior as good is itself a form of pride. Alauddin Al-Attar (circa 1119 – 1185)
Aeschylus Quote – The force of necessity is irresistible
The force of necessity is irresistible. Aeschylus (circa 525 – 455 B.C.E)
Joseph Addison Quote – “A day, an hour, of virtuous liberty…”
A day, an hour, of virtuous liberty Is worth a whole eternity in bondage. Joseph Addison (1672 – 1719)
John Quincy Adams Quote – “Patience and perseverance have a magical effect…”
Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. John Quincy Adams (1767 – 1848)
Quote from the Book of Acts (Acts of the Apostles) – “God made man so that he…”
God made man so that he should seek the Lord. Book of Acts, Christian Bible (circa 80 A.D.)
Abu Sa’id Ibn Abi’l Khayr Quote – “To those who seek truth in conventionalized religion…”
To those who seek truth in conventionalized religion: Until college and minaret have crumbled this holy work of ours will not be done. Until faith becomes rejection And rejection becomes belief There will be no true believer. Abu Sa’id Ibn Abi’l Khayr (967 – 1049)
