The ego is a veil between humans and God.
Many of the faults you see in others, dear reader, are your own nature reflected in them. As the Prophet said, ‘The faithful are mirrors to one another.
In truth we are not here.
This is our shadow.
This is our shadow.
The beauty you see in me
is a reflection of you.
is a reflection of you.
A spirit that lives in this world and does not wear the shirt of love, such an existence is a deep disgrace. Be foolishly in love, because love is all there is. There is no way into Presence except through a love exchange.
By day I praised you, and never knew it. By night I stayed with you, and never knew it. I always thought that I was me--but no, I was you and never knew it
Love said to me, there is nothing that is not me. Be silent.
If you could get rid of yourself just once, the secret of secrets would open to you. The face of the unknown, hidden beyond the universe would appear on the mirror of your perception.
This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.
The dark thought, the shame, the malice,
meet them at the door laughing,
and invite them in.
Be grateful for whoever comes,
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.
The dark thought, the shame, the malice,
meet them at the door laughing,
and invite them in.
Be grateful for whoever comes,
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.
The radiant one in me has never said a word...
The songs we sing
are like foam on the surface of sea of being
while the precious gems lie deep beneath.
But the tenderness in our songs
is a reflection of what is hidden in the depths.
Stop the flow of your words,
open the window of your heart and
let the spirit speak.
are like foam on the surface of sea of being
while the precious gems lie deep beneath.
But the tenderness in our songs
is a reflection of what is hidden in the depths.
Stop the flow of your words,
open the window of your heart and
let the spirit speak.
Fall in Love with the agony not the ecstacy,
then the Beloved will fall in Love with you.
then the Beloved will fall in Love with you.
The soul lives there — in the silent breath.
Don't look for me in a human shape,
I am inside your looking.
I am inside your looking.
Gamble everything for love, if you are a true human being. If not, leave this gathering. Half-heartedness doesn’t reach into majesty. You set out to find God, but then you keep stopping for long periods at mean spirited roadhouses. Don’t wait any longer.
The Beloved looked at me
With compassion and said,
‘How can you go on living without me?’
I said, ‘I swear, like a fish out of water.’
He said, ‘Then why do you hold so tight
to the dry land?
With compassion and said,
‘How can you go on living without me?’
I said, ‘I swear, like a fish out of water.’
He said, ‘Then why do you hold so tight
to the dry land?
Choose the company of those withdrawn in love.
Hold on to the reins of Love and don’t be afraid
Hold on to the real behind the false and don’t be afraid.
Hold on to the real behind the false and don’t be afraid.
They say there is a doorway from heart to heart, but what is the use of a door when there are no walls?
At midnight I cried: Who lives in the house of my heart?
The answer: It is I, whose radiance puts the Sun and Moon to shame.
The answer: It is I, whose radiance puts the Sun and Moon to shame.
The very center of your heart is where life begins. The most beautiful place on earth.
Close your eyes,
fall in love,
stay there.
fall in love,
stay there.
On the path of love,
friend and stranger are one and the same.
friend and stranger are one and the same.
Never lose hope, my heart, miracles dwell in the invisible.
I desire you more than food or drink.
My body my senses my mind
hunger for your taste.
I can sense your presence in my heart
although you belong to all the world.
I wait with silent passion for one gesture
one glance from you.
My body my senses my mind
hunger for your taste.
I can sense your presence in my heart
although you belong to all the world.
I wait with silent passion for one gesture
one glance from you.
I am yours.
Don't give myself back to me.
Don't give myself back to me.
Beings
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