“We can only learn and advance with contradictions. The faithful inside should meet the doubtful. The doubtful should meet the faithful. Human slowly advances and becomes mature when he accepts his contradictions.” ShouldHumansAcceptingFaithfulContradictionMatureDoubtful Author:Shams Tabrizi
“If a person claims that he really loves someone, evidence is asked from him. And that evidence is the giving away of possessions, the granting of favors. Just as when Mevlana claimed that he loved me, when I came he granted me thousands of favors and protected me. I regard these all as a grace from God.” IfsGivingPersonsGraceEvidenceClaimsRegardPossessionFavorsGrantedProtectedLove Someone Author:Shams Tabrizi
“Be grateful! It is easy to thank after obtaining what you want, thank before having what you want.” WantEasyGratefulWhat You WantBe GratefulObtaining Author:Shams Tabrizi
“If parts are always changing, the whole remains the same. A dead good man is replaced by a good man, a dead bad man is replaced by a bad man. While the whole remains the same, every day is different.” IfsMenDifferentWholeRemainsGood ManReplacedBad Man Author:Shams Tabrizi
“When a sincere woman begins to dance, the seven heavens, the earth, and all creatures begin to dance.” EarthHeavenCreaturesSevenSincere Author:Shams Tabrizi
“Wherever you go, east, west, north or south, think of it as a journey into yourself! The one who travels into itself travels the world.” ThinkingWorldJourneyWestSouthEastTravel The World Author:Shams Tabrizi
“To get closer to Truth and Right, we need a beautiful and soft heart.” NeedsHeartBeautifulSoft Heart Author:Shams Tabrizi
“The life we live is just a colourful and deposit toy. Some of us take it so seriously and fight and cry for it. Some of us break and throw it. Either we give extreme importance, either not enough. Better to stay far from extremes.” GivingEnoughFightingBreakCryImportanceExtremesToysDepositsColourful Author:Shams Tabrizi
“Whatever happens in your life, no matter how troubling things might seem, do not enter the neighbourhood of despair. Even when all doors remained closed, God will open up a new path only for you. Be thankful! It is easy to be thankful when all is well. A Sufi is thankful not only for what he has been given but also for all that he has been denied.” WellsHas BeensMatterSeemsMightHappensGivenEasyPathDoorsDespairGods WillDeniedSufiBeing ThankfulWhatever HappensNew PathsNeighbourhoods Author:Shams Tabrizi
“You can study God through everything and everyone in the universe, because God is not confined in a mosque, synagogue or church. But if you are still in need of knowing where exactly His abode is, there is only one place to look for Him: in the heart of a true lover.” IfsNeedsLooksHeartStillsUniverseChurchKnowingStudyLoversFortyInspirational LoveConfinedGod Within UsMosquesAbodeSynagogueTrue Lovers Author:Shams Tabrizi
