“والله لو حلف العشاق أنهمُ *** موتى من الحب أو قتلى لما حنثوا
ترى المحبين صرعى في ديارهمُ *** كفتية الكهف، لا يدرون كم لبثوا
قومٌ إذا هجروا من بعدِ ما وصلوا *** ماتوا، وإن عاد وصل بعده بعثوا”
― الحلاج: الأعمال الكاملة
ترى المحبين صرعى في ديارهمُ *** كفتية الكهف، لا يدرون كم لبثوا
قومٌ إذا هجروا من بعدِ ما وصلوا *** ماتوا، وإن عاد وصل بعده بعثوا”
― الحلاج: الأعمال الكاملة
“لا تسيري مع التيار، بل كوني أنتِ التيار.”
― The Forty Rules of Love
― The Forty Rules of Love
“فأصبح التعري تأدباً، والمخادنة تسامياً، والمعابثة مجاملة،والتعفف رذيلة،والتصون خرافة،ومجرد الاشارة لدين جريمة اجتماعية تقعد من أجلها الدنيا وتقوم”
― كفاح دين
― كفاح دين
“ما لي وللناس كم يلحونني سفها ... ديني لنفسي ودين الناس للنـــاس”
― الحلاج: الأعمال الكاملة
― الحلاج: الأعمال الكاملة
“Sometimes an uncontrollable feeling of sadness grips us, he said. We recognize that the magic moment of the day has passed and that we’ve done nothing about it. Life begins to conceal its magic and its art.
We have to listen to the child we once were, the child who still exists inside us. That child understands magic moments. We can stifle its cries, but we cannot silence its voice.
The child we once were is still there. Blessed are the children, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
If we are not reborn – if we cannot learn to look at life with the innocence and the enthusiasm of childhood – it makes no sense to go on living.
There are many ways to commit suicide. hose who try to kill the body violate God's law. Those who try to kill the soul also violate God's law, even though their crime is less visible to others.
We have to pay attention to what the child in our heart tells us. We should not be embarrassed by this child. We must not allow this child to be scared because the child is alone and almost never heard.
We must allow the child to take the reins of our lives. The child knows that each day is different from every other day.
We have to allow it to feel loved again. We must please this child – even if this means that we act in ways we are not used to, in ways that may seem foolish to others.
Remember that human wisdom is madness in the eyes of God. But if we listen to the child who lives in our soul, our eyes will grow bright. If we do not lose contact with that child, we will not lose contact with life.”
― By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
We have to listen to the child we once were, the child who still exists inside us. That child understands magic moments. We can stifle its cries, but we cannot silence its voice.
The child we once were is still there. Blessed are the children, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
If we are not reborn – if we cannot learn to look at life with the innocence and the enthusiasm of childhood – it makes no sense to go on living.
There are many ways to commit suicide. hose who try to kill the body violate God's law. Those who try to kill the soul also violate God's law, even though their crime is less visible to others.
We have to pay attention to what the child in our heart tells us. We should not be embarrassed by this child. We must not allow this child to be scared because the child is alone and almost never heard.
We must allow the child to take the reins of our lives. The child knows that each day is different from every other day.
We have to allow it to feel loved again. We must please this child – even if this means that we act in ways we are not used to, in ways that may seem foolish to others.
Remember that human wisdom is madness in the eyes of God. But if we listen to the child who lives in our soul, our eyes will grow bright. If we do not lose contact with that child, we will not lose contact with life.”
― By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
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