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“Such a burden as this is not necessary to bear. Jesus calls us to His rest, and meekness is His method. The meek man cares not at all who is greater than he, for he has long ago decided that the esteem of the world is not worth the effort.”
― The Pursuit of God
― The Pursuit of God
“Think for yourself whether much of your sorrow has not arisen from someone speaking slightingly of you. As long as you set yourself up as a little god to which you must be loyal there will be those who will delight to offer affront to your idol. How then can you hope to have inward peace?”
― The Pursuit of God
― The Pursuit of God
“Self-loathing is not sorrow. Yet it is good, for it marks a step in the way home, and in the father's arms the prodigal forgets the self he abominates. Once with his father, he is to himself of no more account.”
― Lilith
― Lilith
“If love were only spiritual, the practices of fasting and prayer would not exist. The gifts of lovers to one another are, in respect to love, nothing but forms; yet, they testify to invisible love.”
― The Rumi Collection: An Anthology of Translations of Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi
― The Rumi Collection: An Anthology of Translations of Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi
“INWARD OCCUPATION When Satan sees, to the left or right, anyone who is perfect, he becomes ill with envy, for every wretch whose stack has been burnt is unwilling that anyone else’s candle should be lighted. Pay attention and work on perfecting yourself, so that the perfection of others may not grieve you. Beg of God the removal of envy, that God may deliver you from externals, and bestow upon you an inward occupation, which will absorb you so that your attention is not drawn away.”
― The Rumi Collection: An Anthology of Translations of Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi
― The Rumi Collection: An Anthology of Translations of Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi
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