“Being the companion of the folk of this world is fire. There must be an Abraham if the fire is not going to burn [you].” IfsWorldFireThis WorldFolksCompanionAbraham Author:Shams Tabrizi
“If the human being is a proud and honorable creature, he shouldn't forget to act that way, even if he falls, even if the whole world is against him, even if he ends as a slave.” IfsWorldWayHumansEndsWholeFallHuman BeingsForgetProudCreaturesSlaveWhole WorldHonorable Author:Shams Tabrizi
“Do not worry about tricks and cheaters. If some people are trying to trap and hurt you, Allah is also trapping them. Hole diggers will always fall in their holes. No bad remains unpunished, and no good remains without being awarded, so have faith in justice and let the rest be.” PeopleIfsTryingFallHurtJusticeWorryRemainsTricksHolesHave FaithTrapsCheater Author:Shams Tabrizi
“If you expect respect from others, show it first to yourself. You can't expect from others what you don't give to yourself.” IfsGivingFirstsShows Author:Shams Tabrizi
“If you want to change the way others treat you, you should first change the way you treat yourself. Unless you learn to love 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.” IfsWayWantShouldFirstsMightAchieveStageLove YouTreatsRoseLove YourselfBeing ThankfulSincerelyTreat YourselfLearn To Love Yourself Author:Shams Tabrizi
“Instead of resisting to changes, surrender. Let life be with you, not against you. If you think ‘My life will be upside down’ don’t worry. How do you know down is not better than upside?” IfsThinkingKnowsLife IsWorrySurrenderDo You KnowUpside DownResisting Author:Shams Tabrizi
“The past is an interpretation. The future is on illusion. The world does not move through time as if it were a straight line, proceeding from the past to the future. Instead, time moves through and within us, in endless spirals. Eternity does not mean infinite time, but simply timelessness. If you want to experience eternal illumination, put the past and the future out of your mind and remain within the present moment.” IfsWorldWantMindMeanDoeMomentsPastMovingLinesEternalIllusionEternityInfiniteEndlessPresent MomentInterpretationIlluminationStraight LinesSpiralsProceedingRough TimesTimelessnessInfinite Time Author:Shams Tabrizi
“It is never late to ask yourself “Am I ready to change my life, am I ready to change myself?”. However old we are, whatever we went through, it is always possible to reborn. If each day is a copy of the last one, what a pity! Every breath is a chance to reborn. But to reborn into a new life, you have to die before dying.” IfsLastsDiesAsksChanceDyingReadyLateBreathsPityEach DayCopiesNew LifeRebornChanging My Life Author:Shams Tabrizi
“This world is like a mountain. Your echo depends on you. If you scream good things, the world will give it back. If you scream bad things, the world will give it back. Even if someone says badly about you, speak well about him. Change your heart to change the world.” IfsWorldGivingWellsHeartSpeakThis WorldDependsMountainGood ThingsChanging The WorldBad ThingsScreamEchoes Author:Shams Tabrizi
“If you look around, you can find a face of God in each thing, because He is not hidden in a church, in a mosque, or a synagogue, but everywhere. As there is no one who lives after seeing him, there is also no one dying after seeing him. Who finds Him, stays forever with him.” IfsLooksFacesChurchForeverSeeingDyingMosquesSynagogue Author:Shams Tabrizi
“If you are insulted, if you are accused, if they gossip about you, don't say anything bad. Don't be the one who sees the shame, be the one who corrects it.” IfsShameGossipSay AnythingAccusedInsulted Author:Shams Tabrizi
“The words we use for the Creator are a reflect of ourselves. If we think of God as fear and shame, we are scared and have something to be ashamed of ... But if we see love, compassion and kindness, it is because we possess these qualities.” IfsThinkingUseQualityCompassionKindnessShameScaredCreatorAshamedKindness And Compassion 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
“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
“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
