“Compassion in times and places of confusion is usually a good idea. Frequently, new dervishes will become upset by what they see happening in the apparent world. For example, if their tesbih (Sufi prayer beads) breaks, they take this as a sign that Allah is angry with them. There is no evil that their tesbih broke. What is important is how the dervish mends it or replaces it. Just as that in life, when other "things" break, what is important is our reaction and how we mend or replace them. In addition, assuming that Allah is angry with them, is typical for the new dervish in that new dervishes tend to react in extreme ways. Everything becomes a matter of blown out of proportion. As one matures on the Path, one develops a sense of proportion and perspective, and does not run off as a chicken with its head cut off, when an inconvenience occurs in life.” CompassionPathProportionPrayer BeadsDervishesTesbih Author:Laurence Galian
“She spoke with all the authority vested in her by her flea-market prayer beads and her lotus-flower tramp stamp.” ComedyTattoosSouthern WritersQuotable AuthorsPrayer BeadsSouthern AuthorsJoshilyn Jackson Book:The Opposite of Everyone Source: The Opposite of Everyone
“People count with self-satisfaction the number of times they have recited the name of God on their prayer beads, but they keep no beads for reckoning the number of idle words they speak.” PeopleSelfWisdomNamesSpeakPrayerNumbersSatisfactionIslamicIdleReckoningBeadsSelf-satisfactionPrayer Beads Author:Al-Ghazali
“Chanting is no more holy than listening to the murmur of a stream, counting prayer beads no more sacred than simply breathing. . . . If you wish to attain oneness with the Tao, don't get caught up in spiritual superficialities.” IfsSpiritualSpiritualityWishPrayerListeningHolySacredCaughtOnenessBreathingStreamsCaught UpTaoCountingBeadsSuperficialityChantingPrayer Beads Book:Hua Hu Ching: Teachings of Lao Tzu Source: Hua Hu Ching: Teachings of Lao Tzu
“To sweat is to pray, to make an offering of your innermost self. Sweat is holy water, prayer beads, pearls of liquid that release your past. Sweat is an ancient and universal form of self healing, whether done in the gym, the sauna, or the sweat lodge. I do it on the dance floor. The more you dance, the more you sweat. The more you sweat, the more you pray. The more you pray, the closer you come to ecstasy.” SelfDonePastFormWaterPrayerHealingPrayingHolyUniversalAncientReleaseGymEcstasySweatOfferingOur PastPearlsYour PastLiquidBeadsSelf HealingLodgesDance FloorHoly WaterSaunasPrayer Beads Author:Gabrielle
“There is a value in repetition. When we repeat certain phrases and even actions, like fingering prayer beads, we create a quiet rhythm within our spirits. The beating of our heart is a repetition as is the rhythm of our breathing. All of life has its rhythms, and the repetition of familiar prayers can bring our interior spirits into harmony with the Divine Heartbeat and the breathing of the Divine Christ.” HeartActionSpiritCertainValuesChristPrayerDivineQuietHarmonyFamiliarRhythmBreathingPhrasesRepeatsRepetitionInteriorsHeartbeatBeadsPrayer Beads Author:Stephen J. Binz
“To sweat is to pray, to make an offering of your innermost self. Sweat is holy water, prayer beads, pearls of liquid that release your past. The more you dance... the more you sweat, the more you pray. The more you pray, the closer you are to ecstasy.” SelfPastWaterPrayerPrayingHolyReleaseEcstasySweatOfferingOur PastPearlsYour PastLiquidBeadsSelf HealingDance FloorHoly WaterPrayer Beads Author:Gabrielle Roth
“Never believe that true prayer consists in mere babbling, reciting so many psalms and vigils, saying your beads while you allow your thoughts to roam.” BelievePrayerMerePsalmsBeadsRecitingBabblingPrayer Beads Author:Johannes Tauler