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“The past is a whirlpool. If you let it dominate your present moment, it will suck you in. Time is just an illusion. What you need is to live this very moment. That is all that matters.”

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Book:The Forty Rules of Love
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“Ironically, [living in] communities of the like - minded is one of the greatest dangers of today ́s globalized world. And it ́s happening everywhere, among liberals and conservatives, agnostics and believers, the rich and the poor, East and West alike. We tend to form clusters based on similarity, and then we produce stereotypes about other clusters of people. In my opinion, one way of transcending these cultural ghettos is through the art of storytelling”

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“In the Ottoman times, there were itinerant storytellers called "meddah. " They would go to coffee houses, where they would tell a story in front of an audience, often improvising. With each new person in the story, the meddah would change his voice, impersonating that character. Everybody could go and listen, you know ordinary people, even the sultan, Muslims and non-Muslims. Stories cut across all boundaries. Like "The Tales of Nasreddin Hodja," which were very popular throughout the Middle East, North Africa, the Balkans and Asia. Today, stories continue to transcend borders”

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“There are more fake gurus and false teachers in this world than the number of stars in the visible universe. Don’t confuse power-driven, self-centered people with true mentors. A genuine spiritual master will not direct your attention to himself or herself and will not expect absolute obedience or utter admiration from you, but instead will help you to appreciate and admire your inner self. True mentors are as transparent as glass. They let the Light of God pass through them.” —Shams Tabrizi”

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Author:Shams Tabrizi
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“kimine kafi gelir bu ten sureti böyle doğar, böyle sırlanır kimine dar gelir bu ten sureti hep arar, savrulur kiminin imanı korkudur "ve inne rabbeke leşediydül'ikaab" (gerçekten senin tanrı'nın azabı çok şiddetlidir) kiminin imanı safi aşktır "ve ma rabbüke bizzallamin lil'abiyd" (rabbin kullarına asla zulmedici değildir) her kim ki aşk için, aşkla yaşar aşkı arar, aşkla yanar işbu vücud şehrinin kapısını aralar.”

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“Готвачът беше немногословен човек и си повтаряше все едно: — Да чистиш, е като да се молиш, да се молиш, е като да чистиш! — Ако това беше вярно, всички домакини в Багдад щяха да са се превърнали в духовни учители досега — осмелих се веднъж да възразя аз.”

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Book:The Forty Rules of Love
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“[He] found the beast occupying his bedroom, into which it had broken from a closet adjoining, where it had been, as was thought, securely confined. Razor in hand, and fully lathered, it was sitting before a looking-glass, attempting the operation of shaving, in which it had no doubt previously watched its master through the keyhole of the closet.”

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Book:The Murders in the Rue Morgue
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