“O Allah! If I worship You for fear of Hell, burn me in Hell,
and if I worship You in hope of Paradise, exclude me from Paradise.
But if I worship You for Your Own sake, grudge me not Your everlasting Beauty.”
-Rabia al Adawiya
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Ethics is knowing the difference between what you…
Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do.
-Potter Stewart
Grief can be the garden of compassion If…
Grief can be the garden of compassion. If you keep your heart open through everything, your pain can become your greatest ally in your life’s search for love and wisdom.
-Rumi
Doing as others told me I was blind…
Doing as others told me, I was blind.
Coming when others called me, I was lost.
Then I left everyone, myself as well.
Then I found Everyone, Myself as well.
-Rumi
Asatō mā sadgamaya
असतो मा सद्गमय । Asatō mā sadgamaya
From untruth lead us to Truth.
तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय । tamasō mā jyōtirgamaya
From darkness lead us to Light.
मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय । mr̥tyōrmā amr̥taṁ gamaya
From death lead us to Immortality.
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥ Om śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ
Om Peace, Peace, Peace.
-Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.3.28