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Mahmud Shabistari was a prominent Persian poet born in 1288 in Khorasan and died in 1340. His poetry works hold a significant place in the history of Persian literature and are considered as a forerunner of the Renaissance in Persian literature.

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Heart Ready Beloved Void Display Chamber Dwelling Dwelling Place

Author:Mahmud Shabistari

“Each atom hides beneath its veil The soul amazing beauty of the Beloved's face.”

Soul Faces Spiritual Spirituality Beloved Atoms Veils

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“Knowing is passing from the false to the true and seeing the Absolute Whole in the part.”

Whole Spiritual Spirituality Knowing Seeing Absolutes Passing Passings

Author:Mahmud Shabistari

“In the empty heart, void of self can be heard the echoing cry, "I am the Truth." Thus is man one with the eternal. Travelling, travel and traveller have become one.”

Men Heart Self Spiritual Spirituality Heard Cry Eternal Empty Void Traveller Empty Heart

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“In God there is no duality. In that Presence "I" and "we" and "you" do not exist. "I" and "you" and "we" and "He" become one.... Since in the Unity there is no distinction, the Quest and the Way and the Seeker become one.”

Way Spiritual Spirituality Unity Distinction Quests Seekers Duality

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“When "I" and "You" are absent, I've no idea if this is a mosque, synagogue, church or temple”

Ifs Ideas Spiritual Church No Idea Temples Absent Mosques Synagogue

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“Penetrate the heart of just one drop of water, and you will be flooded by a hundred oceans.”

Inspirational Heart Water Ocean Hundred Unity Just One Penetrate Drop Of Water

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“Every particle of the world is a mirror. In each atom blazes forth the light of a thousand suns. Open the heart of a raindrop and you will find a hundred oceans. In a grain of sand lies the seed of a thousand beings.”

World Heart Light Lying Sun Thousand Ocean Hundred Mirrors Seeds Sand Atoms Grain Particles Raindrops Grains Of Sand

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“The past has flown away. The coming month and year do not exist. Ours only is the present's tiny point.”

Years Past Months Tiny

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About the Author

Born: 1288
Died: 1340
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 9

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