“1:145-146 NO SURE SENSE Say: No one knows the unseen except God (27:65). With that text I put this question: How do you feel about doing work that brings no benefit to you or anyone? Aren't you always aware of… — Bahauddin Copy Share Image
“As for those who choose to remain outside the presence, it really doesn't matter whether you warn them or not. They are determined to stay apart (2:6). They are behind a curtain by our command and their choosing. The wall in front of them is made of their bodies. You cannot know who is behind the curtain. You can only… — Bahauddin Copy Share
“Real work gets done in pairs (51:49). Find your companion. You will know him or her when you feel completely humble in that person's… — Bahauddin Copy Share Image
“1:207-208 STEADINESS Soul guides and prophets have an innate innocence, but they are subject to the same consequences as everyone. If a donkey veers off-course, he will be hit with a stick. If you do wrong, you will be punished. Abu Bakr said that steadiness is the central virtue. From the mind's stability comes right action which in turn balances… — Bahauddin Copy Share
“So each person knows you according to what has happened in their lives, the losses as well as the great joy.” — Bahauddin Copy Share Image
“1:147-148 A KING IN HALF-SLEEP I wake from sleep within you. I turn and hold you in my arms, as a king in half-sleep thinks himself alone, then feels his bride next to him in bed, smells her hair, and remembers he has a companion. Slowly waking more, he begins to talk. So I wake inside you, the pleasure, the… — Bahauddin Copy Share
“1:116 IMPUDENT BANTER I have come to realize that the better friends I become with someone, the more impudent I get with him. Politeness is appropriate for strangers, but with a friend there's no holding back, no need for any restraint. So consider this. There is no closer friend than the Friend, no one who endures more outrageous behavior than… — Bahauddin Copy Share
“1:143 DESCRIBING A TASTE Someone asked me what is the knowing I speak of and how does the love I mention feel. I said… — Bahauddin Copy Share Image
“1:128-129 IN EACH I was wondering how any living thing can be familiar with the divine without having some of that within it. How… — Bahauddin Copy Share Image
“1:92 THE WAYS OF ESSENCE Now I will observe the nature of this being alive in the different ways we are. Essence can be… — Bahauddin Copy Share Image
“1:315-316 WHITE-BIRD SENTENCES In my dream large white birds, larger than geese, were flying. As they flew, they were praising. I understood the bird-language.… — Bahauddin Copy Share Image
“1:52-53 THE NIGHT VIGIL Darkness has been given a nightshirt to sleep in (25:47). Remember how human beings were composed from water and dust… — Bahauddin Copy Share Image
“1:261-262 THROW IT TO THE THIEVES The fear of the Lord is different from other trepidation. You need a healthy fear of what is… — Bahauddin Copy Share Image
