Marcus ReynoldsThe quest for love changes us. There is no seeker among those who search for love who has not matured on the way. The moment you start looking for love, you start to change within and without. (Rule 11)
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How we see God is a direct reflection of how we see ourselves. If God brings to mind mostly fear and blame, it means there is too much fear and blame welled inside us. If we see God as full of love and compassion, so are we. (Rule 1)
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Rule 24:
Hell is in the here and now. So is heaven. Quit worrying about hell or dreaming about heaven, as they are both present inside this very moment. Every time we fall in love, we ascend to heaven. Every time we hate, envy or fight someone we tumble straight into the fires of hell.
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Faith is the most priceless treasure a human being can have. You have to believe to be able to see something. Not the other way around.
Rule 20:
We were all created in His image, and yet we were each created different and unique. No two people are alike. No hearts beat to the same rhythm. If God had wanted everyone to be the same, He would have made it so. Therefore, disrespecting differences and imposing your thoughts on others is an amount to disrespecting God’s holy scheme.
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Rule 18:
If you want to change the ways others treat you, you should first change the way you treat yourself, fully and sincerely, there is no way you can be loved. Once you achieve that stage, however, be thankful for every thorn that others might throw at you. It is a sign that you will soon be showered in roses.
- Shams of Tabriz
The first gulp from the glass of natural sciences will turn you into an atheist, but at the bottom of the glass God is waiting for you.
- WERNER HEISENBERG, PIONEER OF QUANTUM PHYSICS
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- WERNER HEISENBERG, PIONEER OF QUANTUM PHYSICS
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Rule 15:
It’s easy to love a perfect God, unblemished and infallible that He is. What is far more difficult is to love fellow human being with all their imperfections and defects. Remember, one can only know what one is capable of loving. There is no wisdom without love. Unless we learn to love God’s creation, we can neither truly love nor truly know God.
- Shams of Tabriz
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When we often think about the Universe or God, we try to figure it out through the mind, but we forget that things that are felt by the heart cannot be captured by the mind. #Islam #sufi #ImamAli #shamsoftabriz #spirituality #god