The core of the seen and unseen universe smiles, but remember smiles come best from those who weep. Lightning, then the rain-laughter.
Love possesses seven hundred wings, and each one extends from the highest heaven to the lowest earth.
Remember God so much that you are forgotten.
Drink from the presence of saints, not from those other jars.
Innumerable changes of moods are yours, and they are uncontrolled by you. If you knew their origin, you would be able to dominate them. If you cannot localize your own changes, how can you localize that which formed you?
Criticism polishes my mirror.
Now I am sober and there’s only the hangover and the memory of love.
There are many winds full of anger, and lust and greed. They move the rubbish around, but the solid mountain of our true nature stays where it’s always been.
Knowest thou not the beauty of thine own face? Quit this temper that leads thee to war with thyself.
Rub your eyes, and look again at love, with love.
Bring the sky beneath your feet and listen to celestial music everywhere.
The agony of lovers burns with the fire of passion. Lovers leave traces of where they’ve been. The wailing of broken hearts is the doorway to God.
A pearl goes up for auction. No one has enough, so the pearl buys itself.
You believe God is not there, but He is, Hidden in the secret of the divine mystery.
The heart is the secret inside the secret.
You are not meant for crawling, so don’t. You have wings. Learn to use them and fly.
Respond to every call that excites your spirit.
As you live Deeper in the Heart, the Mirror gets clearer and cleaner.
Love itself describes its own perfection. Be speechless and listen.
Whoever’s calm and sensible is insane!