You vs. the World

The world is a vehicle for you. If you drive it, it will deliver you to your destination. If it drives you, you will be destroyed.

 Imam Hasan al-Basri

"Submission to Allah’s Will is the best companion; wisdom is the noblest heritage; theoretical and practical knowledge are the best signs of distinction; deep thinking will present the clearest picture of every problem. " ~Imam Ali (as)~

Unconditional

"The sun never says to the earth,
'You owe me.'

Look what happens with a love like that.
It lights up the whole sky."

Hafiz

Are you a Thief or a Saint?

"When a thief sees a saint, all he sees are his pockets."

[Robert Frager]

From the book:   Heart, Self & Soul: the Sufi psychology of growth, balance, and harmony

A Muhabbet Ceremony from the new Haci Bektas Biography

Pirlere Niyaz Ederiz - Muhteşem Yüzyıl Dizisinden

Fell in love with a sunrise

Lightning strikes at dawn,
A crescent forms in the horizon,
Your smile glows with intense fire,
I see you for the first time,


It’s love at first sight,
Belittling the horizon is impossible,
Reaching for it is equally improbable,
Yet here I am, trying, always,


I travel in your direction,
Moving as quickly as I can,
Yet the distance between us remains unchanged,
I love you, why don’t you make it easier,


To reach you,
I have to climb mountains,
Swim across oceans,
Travese space itself,


The light years go by,
My love remaining unchanged,
Growing stronger in fact,
Like my unwavering intent,


To be in your glorious divine luminescence,
To be warmed by your Grace,
To be welcomed as a lover,
Only to finally behold the Beloved.


[Rouzbeh]

Separation from You

Listen to the reed (flute),  how it is complaining! It is telling
about separations

(Saying), "Ever since I was severed from the reed field, men
and women have lamented in (the presence of) my shrill cries,

"(But) I want a heart (which is) torn, torn from separation, so that
I may explain the pain of yearning.

[Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi]