If the world goes against truth, then Athanasius goes against the world. Athanasius of Alexandria (295 – 373)
James Allen Quote – “Oh, thou that pinest in the imprisonment of the Actual…”
Oh, thou that pinest in the imprisonment of the Actual, and criest bitterly to the gods for a kingdom wherein to rule and create, know this of a truth: the thing thou seekest is already within thee, here and now, couldest thou only see! James Allen (1864 – 1912)
Bahaullah Mírza Husayn Ali Nur Quote – “The whole duty of man in this Day…”
The whole duty of man in this Day is to attain that share of the flood of grace which God poureth forth for him. Let none, therefore, consider the largeness or smallness of the receptacle. Baha’u’llah Mirza Husayn Ali Nur (1817 – 1892)
Abu Yazid Al-Bistami Quote – “This thing we tell of can never be found by seeking…”
This thing we tell of can never be found by seeking, yet only seekers find it. Abu Yazid Al-Bistami (804 – 874)
Abu Yazid Al-Bistami Quote – “For thirty years I sought God…”
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 – “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)
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)