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“For despite what some people say, love is not a sweet feeling bound to come and quickly go away. In many ways the twenty-first century is not that different from the thirteenth century. Both will be recorded in history as times of unprecedented religious clashes, cultural misunderstandings, and a general sense of insecurity and fear of the Other. At times like these, the need for love is greater than ever. Because love is the very essence and purpose of life. As Rumi reminds us, it hits everybody, including those who shun love - even those who use the word "romantic" as a sign of disapproval.”
― Elif Shafak, The Forty Rules of Love

“I was dead
I came alive
I was tears
I became laughter

All because of love
when it arrived
my temporal life
from then on
changed to eternal

Love said to me
you are not
crazy enough
you don’t
fit this house

I went and
became crazy
crazy enough
to be in chains

Love said
you are not
intoxicated enough
you don’t
fit the group

I went and
got drunk
drunk enough
to overflow
with light-headedness

Love said
you are still
too clever
filled with
imagination and skepticism

I went and
became gullible
and in fright
pulled away
from it all

Love said
you are a candle
attracting everyone
gathering every one
around you

I am no more
a candle spreading light
I gather no more crowds
and like smoke
I am all scattered now

Love said
you are a teacher
you are a head
and for everyone
you are a leader

I am no more
not a teacher
not a leader
just a servant
to your wishes

Love said
you already have
your own wings
I will not give you
more feathers

And then my heart
pulled itself apart
and filled to the brim
with a new light
overflowed with fresh life

Now even the heavens
are thankful that
because of love
I have become
the giver of light”
― Rumi

“We both disliked rude rickshwalas, shepu bhaji in any form, group photographs at weddings, lizards, tea that has gone cold, the habit of taking newspaper to the toilet, kissing a boy who'd just smoked a cigarette et cetra.
Another list. The things we loved: strong coffee, Matisse, Rumi, summer rain, bathing together, Tom Hanks, rice pancakes, Cafe Sunrise, black-and-white photographs, the first quiet moments after you wake up in the morning.”
― Sachin Kundalkar, Cobalt Blue

“She did not need anyone else's love when she had roses.”
― Holly Lynn Payne, DAMASCENA - The Tale of Roses and Rumi

“I longed to teach, but I had to wait until the desire had left me before I could really do so.”
― Idries Shah, Seeker After Truth: A Handbook

“Notice how each particle moves.
Notice how everyone has just arrived here
from a journey.
Notice how each wants a different food.
Notice how the stars vanish as the sun comes up,
and how all streams stream toward the ocean.

Look at the chefs preparing special plates
for everyone, according to what they need.
Look at this cup that can hold the ocean.
Look at those who see the face.
Look through Shams� eyes
into the Water that is
entirely jewels.”
― Rumi, The Essential Rumi

“Even a speck of love should not go unappreciated, because, as Rumi said, love is the water of life.”
― Elif Shafak, The Forty Rules of Love

“The point is to turn your grief into love. The roses are helping you find grace.”
― Holly Lynn Payne, DAMASCENA - The Tale of Roses and Rumi

“Sonnet I

If thee must say that I am not who I am,

That I am not real or true,

Then thou must say you are not as well,

For we either walk in fairytales and dance to our dreams,

Or we die trying to capture a miracle between the ordinary moments,

We rejoice in the gratitude for our needs met,

But we pray for the staircases and open doors to our desires,

We redefine our gratitude with another day,

Another dance of praise to Thee for undoing are mistakes of unneeded wants and needs we want, but not met.”
― Shannon L. Alder

“Learn the truth, my friend, but be careful not to make a fetish out of your truths.”
― Elif shafak, The Forty Rules of Love

“Everything that has ever been beautiful has been burned. Like you.”
― Holly Lynn Payne, DAMASCENA - The Tale of Roses and Rumi

“...anyone looking for friends without faults shall remain friendless. The choice is yours.”
― Holly Lynn Payne, DAMASCENA - The Tale of Roses and Rumi

“Sufism is therefore not 'Do as I say and not as I do', or even 'Do as I do', but 'Experience it and you will know'.”
― idries shah, A Perfumed Scorpion: A Way to the Way

“Your transformation will be the miracle.”
― Holly Lynn Payne, DAMASCENA - The Tale of Roses and Rumi

“...see the blessing and beauty that you are.”
― Holly Lynn Payne, DAMASCENA - The Tale of Roses and Rumi

“...lose your mind so that you can gain a new way of knowing.”
― Holly Lynn Payne, DAMASCENA - The Tale of Roses and Rumi

“....life is the work of the spirit trying to have a human experience.”
― Holly Lynn Payne

“You know you have received the invitation when your heart is ready to risk everything to hold the hand of God.”
― Holly Lynn Payne, DAMASCENA - The Tale of Roses and Rumi

“Cuando te des cuenta de la diferencia entre el contenedor y el contenido, tendrás conocimiento.”
― Idries Shah, The Book of the Book

“Yo anhelaba enseñar, pero tuve que esperar a que el deseo se desvaneciera antes de que pudiese hacerlo realmente.”
― Idries Shah, Seeker After Truth: A Handbook

“It is the goldsmith who can assay the gold.”
― Idries Shah, The Commanding Self

“A short time in the presence of the Friends (the Sufis) is better than a hundred yearsâ€� sincere, obedient dedication.”
― Idries Shah

“Por tanto el sufismo no es “Haz como digo y no como hagoâ€�, o incluso “Haz como hagoâ€�, sino “Experiméntalo y conocerásâ€�.”
― Idries Shah, Un escorpión perfumado

“Es axiomático que el intento de hacerse sufi para lograr ventajas personales, o lo que suele entenderse por las mismas, no tendrá éxito.”
― Idries Shah, The Sufis

“...purification was the point of such pain.”
― Holly Lynn Payne, DAMASCENA - The Tale of Roses and Rumi

“¿Por qué hice tal y cual cosa?" está muy bien. Pero qué hay con "¿De qué otra forma podría haberlo hecho?".”
― Idries Shah, Aprender a aprender

“Es el orfebre quien puede evaluar el oro.”
― Idries Shah, The Commanding Self

“Un instante en presencia de los Amigos (Sufis) es mejor que cien años de dedicación sincera y obediente”
― Idries Shah

“Beranda sunyi hujan pasi, tapi percakapan yang mawar membuat kita selalu kembali pada pelangi dan Rumi.”
― Helvy Tiana Rosa

“Love was not the point and pity was a poor man's pride.”
― Holly Lynn Payne, DAMASCENA - The Tale of Roses and Rumi