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)
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)
Abu Sa’id Ibn Abi’l Khayr Quotation – “Learn to know thyself. Who knows himself, knows his Lord.”
Learn to know thyself. Who knows himself, knows his Lord. Abu Sa’id Ibn Abi’l Khayr (967 – 1049)
Abu Sa’id Ibn Abi’l Khayr Quote – “The true man of God sits in the midst of his fellow men…”
The true man of God sits in the midst of his fellow men, and rises and eats and sleeps and marries and buys and sells and gives and takes in the bazaars, and spends the days with other people, and yet never forgets God even for a single moment. Abu Sa’id Ibn Abi’l Khayr (967 – 1049)
Abu Sa’id Ibn Abi’l Khayr Quote – “You are freed from your own desires only when God frees you…”
You are freed from your own desires only when God frees you. This is not effected by your own exertion, but by the grace of God. First he brings forth in you the desire to attain this goal. Then he opens to you the gate of repentance. Then… you continue to strive and… pride yourself upon your efforts, thinking that […]
Quote from A Course in Miracles – “Call forth in everyone only the remembrance of God…”
Call forth in everyone only the remembrance of God, and of the Heaven that is in him. For where you would have your brother be, there will you think you are. Hear not his appeal to hell and littleness, but only his call for Heaven and greatness. Forget not that his call is yours, and answer him with me. A […]
Quote from A Course in Miracles – “Why wait for Heaven? Those who seek the light are merely covering their eyes…”
Why wait for Heaven? Those who seek the light are merely covering their eyes. The light is in them now. A Course In Miracles (1975)
Vernon Howard Quote – “When the mountain disappears as a necessity to climb…”
When the mountain disappears as a necessity to climb, the mountain climber disappears as a necessity to exist. Vernon Howard (1918 – 1992)
Vernon Howard Quote – “You are banging the walls. What walls? There are no walls…”
You are banging the walls. What walls? There are no walls. You are fighting the guards. What guards? They don’t exist. You are free right now. See this. Vernon Howard (1918 – 1992)
