“To be a qawwal is more than being a performer, more than being an artist. One must be willing to release one's mind and soul from one's body to achieve ecstasy through music. Qawwali is enlightenment itself.” MindSoulBodyArtistAchieveWillingEnlightenmentReleaseEcstasyPerformersBeing An Artist Author:Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
“Still - and for all Obama's heavy hinting to the contrary - Islam has no "human rights." The ideas of individual rights and the dignity of man are distinctly Western, an outgrowth of the Enlightenment. And while dialogue is dignified; dhimmitude is not, even if it achieves a desired, if temporary, effect.” IfsMenHumansStillsIdeasIndividualRightsAchieveEffectsEnlightenmentDignityIslamWesternHuman RightsHeavyContraryDialogueTemporaryIndividual Rights Author:Ilana Mercer
“If you believe that a nation is really better off which achieves for a comparative few, those who are capable of attaining it, high culture, ease, opportunity, and that these few from their enlightenment should give what they consider best to those less favored, then you naturally belong to the Republican Party. But if you believe that people must struggle slowly to the light for themselves, then it seems to me that you are a Democrat.” PeopleIfsGivingShouldBelieveLightSeemsPoliticalCultureOpportunityNationsPartyStruggleAchieveRepublicanCapableEnlightenmentDemocratEaseRepublican PartyPolitical PartiesBetter OffIf You Believe Author:Eleanor Roosevelt
“Morality can muddle mystical understanding and virtue is only necessary in so far as it favours success. All wisdom must be encompassed in order to achieve enlightenment.” OrderUnderstandingVirtueAchieveMoralityEnlightenmentMysticalFavourMuddle Author:Aleister Crowley
“You are not seeking to attain some future state. That is the fallacy of many spiritual seekers. They have an image of some state - enlightenment, or whatever they call it - they want to achieve.” WantStatesSpiritualAchieveEnlightenmentSeekingSeekersFallacy Author:Eckhart Tolle