All Quotes

"You knock at the door of Reality. You shake your thought wings, loosen your shoulders, and open."

"Christ is the population of the world, and every object as well. There is no room for hypocrisy. Why use bitter soup for healing when sweet water is everywhere?"

"Lovers think they are looking for each other, but there is only one search: wandering This world is wandering that, both inside one transparent sky. In here there is no dogma and no heresy."

"The miracle of Jesus is himself, not what he said or did about the future. Forget the future. I'd worship someone who could do that."

"The cure for pain is in the pain. Good and bad are mixed. If you don't have both, you don't belong with us."

"It may be that the satisfaction I need depends on my going away, so that when I've gone and come back, I'll find it at home."

"Learn from Ali how to fight without your ego participating. God's lion did nothing that didn't originate from his deep center."

"I am God's Lion, not the lion of passion.... I have no longing except for the One. When a wind of personal reaction comes, I do not go along with it. There are many winds full of anger, and lust and greed. They move the rubbish around, but the solid mountain of our true nature stays where it's always been."

"This that we are now created the body, cell by cell, like bees building a honeycomb.The human body and the universe grew from this, not this from the universe and the human body."

"Do not grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form."

"Every tree and plant in the meadow seemed to be dancing, those which average eyes would see as fixed and still."

"God's joy moved from unmarked box to unmarked box, from cell to cell."

"Observe the wonders as they occur around you. Don't claim them. Feel the artistry moving through, and be silent."

"Come to the orchard in Spring. There is light and wine, and sweethearts in the pomegranate flowers.If you do not come, these do not matter. If you do come, these do not matter."

"He says, "There’s nothing left of me. I’m like a ruby held up to the sunrise. Is it still a stone, or a world made of redness? It has no resistance to sunlight."This is how Hallaj said, I am God, and told the truth!The ruby and the sunrise are one. Be courageous and discipline yourself.Completely become hearing and ear, and wear this sun-ruby as an earring."

"To Love is to reach God. Never will a Lover's chest feel any sorrow. Never will a Lover's robe be touched by mortals. Never will a Lover's body be found buried in the earth. To Love is to reach God."

"When in Love, body, mind, heart and soul don't even exist."

"Love rests on no foundation. It is an endless ocean, with no beginning or end."

"They will ask you what you have produced. Say to them, except for Love, what else can a Lover produce?"

"My head is bursting with the joy of the unknown. My heart is expanding a thousand fold. Every cell, taking wings, flies about the world. All seek separately the many faces of my Beloved."

"There is a certain cloud, impregnated with a thousand lightnings. There is my body, in it an ocean formed of his glory, all the creation, all the universes, all the galaxies, are lost in it."

"I always thought that I was me — but no, I was you and never knew it."

"This is a gathering of Lovers. In this gathering there is no high, no low, no smart, no ignorant, no special assembly, no grand discourse, no proper schooling required. There is no master, no disciple. This gathering is more like a drunken party, full of tricksters, fools, mad men and mad women. This is a gathering of Lovers."

"Love said to me, there is nothing that is not me. Be silent."

"I don't know where I am. At times I plunge to the bottom of the sea, at times, rise up like the Sun.At times, the universe is pregnant by me, at times I give birth to it."

"A hundred souls cried out, but we are yours, we are yours, we are yours. You are the light that spoke to Moses and said I am God, I am God, I am God. I said Shams-e Tabrizi, who are you? He said, I am you, I am you, I am you."

"Even if you lose yourself in wrath for a hundred thousand years, at the end you will discover, it is me, who is the culmination of your dreams."

"Didn't I tell you not to be satisfied with the veil of this world? I am the master illusionist, it is me, who is the welcoming banner at the gate of your contentment."

"Didn't I tell you? I am an ocean, you are a fish; do not go to the dry land, it is me, who is your comforting body of water."

"Didn't I tell you? They will accuse you of all the wrongdoings, they will call you ugly names, they will make you forget it is me, who is the source of your happiness."

"Love is best when mixed with anguish. In our town, we won't call you a Lover if you escape the pain. Look for Love in this way, welcome it to your soul, and watch you spirit fly away in ecstasy."

"I am so drunk I have lost the way in and the way out. I have lost the earth, the moon, and the sky. Don't put another cup of wine in my hand, pour it in my mouth, for I have lost the way to my mouth."

"Everyday my heart falls deeper in the pain of your sorrow. Your cruel heart is weary of me already. You have left me alone, yet your sorrow remains. Truly your sorrow is more faithful than you are."

"“I plan everything and pursue everything, because I know that if I don’t chase my goals, I won’t go anywhere—because I am nobody.”"

"“Lately, I don’t really give it much time and attention anymore since I’ve learned how to BLOCK AND DELETE.""

"“If I didn’t work hard, and if it weren’t supported by fasting and spiritual discipline, which strengthen us, I’m sure I wouldn’t be here today.”"

"“I am an ordinary person, from a very simple family, but I was raised with the value that I must be capable.”"

"“To become someone, you don’t have to be born into an influential or privileged family.”"

"“For me, truth is not something that can be compromised.”"

"“Never grow tired of doing good, because even the smallest act of kindness matters.”"

"“We try to build bridges, not widen differences.”"

"“In the end, we all work for humanity—for human beings.”"

"“Never feel inferior. If we are nobody, then we must work harder.”"

"“Within a week, there is one day that we dedicate to spending time together as a family.”"

"“I always go to traditional markets… that is where I see the people, and it constantly reminds me of where I come from.”"

"“I am not the child of wealthy parents—I am the child of ordinary people.”"

"Actually, I’ve always been quiet. Hindi po ako ‘yung nakikialam, but if I’m affected or it hits me personally, that’s when I really feel like vocally expressing my emotions. Hindi ko napipigilan na mag-call out."

"I feel like it’s about time for me to use my voice."

"I’m open to that. It’s part of the risk that you take that not everyone will agree with you. There will be negative reactions.."

"Whatever I have now, I worked hard for it. Wala pong inabot sa akin, ibinigay. There’s nothing I inherited."