"Thy love hath taken me from me; Thou, Thou art needed by me. Day and night do I burn; Thou, Thou art needed by me. Were they to slay me, let them winnow my ashes into the heavens. There let my dust cry, "Thou, Thou art needed by me.""

"Işkun aldî benden beni bana seni gerek seni Ben yanaram düni güni bana seni gerek seni. Eğer beni öldüreler külüm göke savuralar Toprağîm anda çağîra bana seni gerek seni."

"İki kişi söyleşür Yunus i görsem diyü Biri aydur ben gördüm bir aşik kocaimiş."

"translation:"

"Yunus'dur benim adım Gün geçtikçe artar odum İki cihanda maksûdum Bana seni gerek seni."

"My name is Yunus, Each passing day fans and rouses my flame, What I desire in both worlds is the same: You're the one I need, you're the one I crave"

"Two Persons talk, saying "Would that I see Yunus One [of them] says, "I saw, he is [only] an eminent lover."

"Aşîk oldum şoy ay yüze nizar oldum bal ağîza Nazar kîldîm kara göze siyah olun kaşa geldim."

"I fell in love with this moon-face: Lavishly I am scattered on the honeymouth I glanced at the black eye; being black I landed on the eyebrow."

"Aşîklarîn gönlü gözü maşuk dapa gitmiş olur Ben gönlümü kul eyleyem başed ki maşuka irem."

"In preeminence, the cause of all that is intelligible is not anything intelligible."

"In preeminence, the cause of all that is sensible is not anything sensible."

"It is cause of all;"

"The indefiniteness beyond being"

"I am ‘I AM,’ thy God."

"In the Gospel of Thomas, Jesus says that whoever drinks his wisdom, shall become like him. God’s ‘I AM’ is recognized as ‘I AM’ from ‘I AM.’ The Name of God is all consuming fire. Yet the bush is not consumed."

"In the Odes of Solomon, Christ says, “I opened the gates that were shut; and I broke in pieces the bars of iron. My fetters grew hot and melted before me, and nothing seemed to me to be shut, because I was the opening of everything.” He also says his prayer was his love, releasing the prisoner’s bonds. Such prayer, inspired by the Spirit, inspires intercession in the desert in the spirit of liberating openness. Ineffable openness is eternally open to love’s openness to love, eternally overcoming separation at the heart of separation. Eternal oneness is eternally one with love’s overcoming of separation at the heart of separation. Uncreated presence is eternally present at the heart of separation, overcoming separation. So when love assumes separation to overcome separation, separation dissolves. When oneness assumes confusion to cure confusion, confusion is released. When presence assumes absence to undo absence, absence transmutes into ever present completeness."

"In the Gospel of Thomas, Jesus says we all come from the light, destined to be children of light, chosen of the living Father. Our origin is light, and our end is light, and when we reside in primordial light, we awaken to the light of the glory of the age to come."

"Stillness is neither thought nor the cessation of thought. Stillness stands steadfast as wisdom when the heart is luminous and clear. Uncontrived and unfabricated, wisdom is overlooked by blind oblivion.Stillness is not one state opposed to another. It is not an external phenomenon. It is incomprehensible and ineffable because at root, it is uncreated and unconditioned. It unifies, so as to ground what is integral. It illumines, so as to clarify what is translucent. It glorifies, to liberate the glorified. It deifies, to transfigure the deified."

"Stillness does not come and go. It is we who come and go. Stillness abides, like a vast evenness, limpid and pure. It is a transcendent realm of infinite clarity."

"Stillness is neither dissipation nor dislocation. She is neither exclusion nor suppression. She is neither addiction to confusion nor fixation on separation.Stillness is ineffable freedom. Everything is ineffably free in true stillness. She is inexhaustible. She is endless. ‘After fire, a still small voice.’"

"So, true stillness is of God, from God, and wholly in God. With this we begin to enter into our rest. We begin to rest in peace. We begin to taste the bright mysteries of holy dying, that overcome death through death.Stillness is resurrection. It overcomes death by death. It reveals glory to wisdom. It unveils vision and wonder. Such wonder binds confused, divided thoughts. It is serene."

"Genuine wisdom astounds. It astonishes. It amazes. It transmutes pious opinion into silent reverence. It penetrates dogmas to unveil their core. It reveals. It illumines. It deifies. The two-edged sword was never totally lost, like lost gospels in caves and sand. But when the ancient neglected texts are found again, wisdom knows her own."

"The Good Prayer is a password. You can pass everywhere by reading it. When you say "Lord God", you will go through the first door. You will pass through as many doors as there are sentences in it. The Good Prayer is sacred, as originating from God; and the Spirit of God vivifies it every day. Thus it is daily up-dated and never gets old. You shall read the Good Prayer in deep inspiration. You shall call the presence of the Spirit by your praying; you shall be very serene and master your mind. In this way you will form and send out that mighty force, those waves, which will attract the Power of God and will activate the Spirit. Then everyone will receive that gentleness and joy which you seek."

"For Yours is the Kingdom, the Power and the Glory, forever."

"The Good Prayer and Psalm 91 used together attain such a great spiritual force that they can even save one's life in death strains."

"Bless our lives, which we dedicate to You for the sake of our brothers and our neighbors."

"By Your presence, inspire within us Your pure thoughts and guide us to serve You with joy."

"Sustain us and help us to grow in knowledge and in Wisdom, to learn from Your Word and to abide in Your Truth."

"Teach us to do Your Will, to sanctify Your Name and to glorify You always."

"Lord God, our tender Heavenly Father, Who has given us Life and health to rejoice in You - we pray to You: send us Your Spirit to shelter and protect us from every evil and cunning thought."

"Enlighten our spirit, guide also our hearts and minds to keep Your commandments and instructions."

"Guide us in everything we think and do in Your name, so that Your Kingdom may come on Earth."

"The law is: maintain contact with the Heart of Nature, with the Mind of the Sun and with the Soul of the Universe: there is one Heart in Nature, one Mind in the Sun, one Soul in the Universe, one Spirit in Eternity. And above everything is One God."

"Appraise the Divine within yourselves - your mind, your heart, your soul and your spirit."

"When you say the Lord's Prayer, give the following meaning to the words: Our Father, Who are in our minds, may Your Light come to my mind, so that it will be able to perceive. May Your Will be within all my undertakings, in all my thoughts and feelings, in all my actions. May Your Will be present even in my breathing and in my blood circulation, so that I can serve You in Joy and Love. 'Lead us not into temptation' means: Lord, give us knowledge and wisdom, so that we cannot fall into temptation through our ignorance."

"The Good Prayer"

"Nurture our souls with Your Heavenly bread and fill us with Your Power, so that we may succeed in life. And as You give us all Your blessings, supply Your Love as well, so that it may become for us an everlasting law."

"Without prayer a person cannot make progress and learn."

"Whoever prays from the bottom of their heart will invariably receive an answer!"

"Prayer is a Divine impulse. When it comes to you, you should not delay, but enter the secret chamber of your heart and start praying."

"To pray means to send your report about the work you have done to That Center from which you have emerged. In reply you will receive peace and enlightenment."

"Prayer is a conversation of the soul with God, in which people confess their mistakes, rectify themselves and give thanks for all good things which they receive every day."

"True prayer means the awakening of the Divine within the human being."

"Prayer is an initiation to Divine life; prayer brings bliss."

"No knowledge, no love, no wisdom in the world can be compared to prayer, to a person's communion with the Primary Principle."

"Give place to Gentleness in your soul and call its children - Selflessness and Meekness together with Politeness and Good nature. And when you do all this, give thanks to God for His help to guard you from evil and to place you in His abode in safety. Sing and praise the Lord in your souls, because your salvation is reality and Heaven is your home."

"There is no greater moment than that when one raises one's eyes towards God."