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“While it is always best to believe in oneself, a little help from others can be a great blessing.”
— Uncle Iroh in Avatar: The Last Airbender

Dalai Lama XIV
“When you think everything is someone else's fault, you will suffer a lot. When you realize that everything springs from yourself, you will learn both peace and joy.”
Dalai Lama

A. Helwa
“Death begs us to anchor our happiness not on what is fleeting, but rather on Allah, whose love is eternal and unchanging. Death reminds us that the only thing that is real and unchanging is God. Everything else in existence, whether it be good or bad, will eventually perish. As the great Tibetan master Jetsun Milarepa poetically said, “The sound of thunder, although deafening, is harmless; the rainbow, despite its brilliant colors does not last; this world, though it appears pleasant, is like a dream; the pleasures of the senses, though agreeable, ultimately lead to disillusionment.”
A. Helwa

A. Helwa
“As the mystics say, “Before you speak, let your words pass through three gates. At the first gate, ask yourself, ‘Is it true?’ at the second ask, ‘Is it necessary?’ and at the third gate ask, ‘Is it kind?”
A. Helwa, Secrets of Divine Love: A Spiritual Journey into the Heart of Islam

Shams Tabrizi
“Intellect takes you to the door, but it doesn't take you into the house.”
Shams-i Tabrizi

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