

“The Sufi relates to God not as a judge, nor as a father figure, nor as the creator, but as our own Beloved, who is so close, so near, so tender.
In the states of nearness the lover experiences an intimacy with the Beloved which carries the softness and ecstasy of love.”
― Love Is a Fire: The Sufi's Mystical Journey Home
In the states of nearness the lover experiences an intimacy with the Beloved which carries the softness and ecstasy of love.”
― Love Is a Fire: The Sufi's Mystical Journey Home

“One whose happiness is within, who is active within, who rejoices within and is illumined within, is actually the perfect mystic. He is liberated in the Supreme, and ultimately he attains the Supreme.”
― Bhagavad-gita As It Is
― Bhagavad-gita As It Is

“love has no end, because the Beloved has no end.”
― Awakening the World: A Global Dimension to Spiritual Practice
― Awakening the World: A Global Dimension to Spiritual Practice

“Does it feed into my psychological patterns, my defense mechanisms, or does it take me beyond myself, make me more free, maybe more vulnerable, help me to participate more fully?”
― Awakening the World: A Global Dimension to Spiritual Practice
― Awakening the World: A Global Dimension to Spiritual Practice

“Love is the dominant force, and in its light there is no deception.”
― Awakening the World: A Global Dimension to Spiritual Practice
― Awakening the World: A Global Dimension to Spiritual Practice
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