May Allah steal from you All that steals you from Him.
In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual
It is unwise to be too sure of ones own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.
Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.
Just as the bird has to find the courage to let go of the branch in order to fly, so we also must let go of our branches if we are to know the exhilaration of soaring to the highest potential of our life. The branches we hold to are our inner attachments - our beliefs, ideas and memories. And then there are the outer attachments - people, possessions, positions and privileges are a few. But as long as we hold on to them we will live in fear (of letting go and loss) and we will never be free. And just watch those birds, by letting go of one branch they are able to spend the rest of their life alighting on a million other branches, and they enjoy the view from each. Are you flying and soaring in your life, or are you stuck on one branch, cursing others as they fly past. Go on, try it ...let go!
We could say that meditation doesn't have a reason or doesn't have a purpose. In this respect it's unlike almost all other things we do except perhaps making music and dancing. When we make music we don't do it in order to reach a certain point, such as the end of the composition. If that were the purpose of music then obviously the fastest players would be the best. Also, when we are dancing we are not aiming to arrive at a particular place on the floor as in a journey. When we dance, the journey itself is the point, as when we play music the playing itself is the point. And exactly the same thing is true in meditation. Meditation is the discovery that the point of life is always arrived at in the immediate moment.
The whole world is a cyclone. But once you have found the center the cyclone disappears. This nothingness is the ultimate peak of consciousness.
If you're a young Mafia gangster out on your first date, I bet it's real embarrassing if someone tries to kill you.
Those who dare to fail miserably have a chance to achieve greatly.
Force without wisdom falls of its own weight.
What is mind? No matter. What is matter? Never mind.
Great doubt will eventually lead to great awakening.
What greater pain could mortals have than this: To see their children dead before their eyes?
Have you ever noticed that happiness is not a dependency, it is a decision? You dont actually need anything to be happy. Its not something that comes from outside, it comes from inside, and when you radiate a happy energy you'll be amazed what it attracts into your life. Dont worry, be happy...sound familiar? Decide now, be happy, and watch magic begin to enter your life.
Know the whole world is nothing when it is compared to knowing your own inner mystery of life.
