In the Sufi tradition, there is a saying: “Right time, right place, right people equals success…” When these three elements converge, a beneficial alignment occurs. The right people and time are easily found, but the right place is the most challenging component. Travelling can be blessed, but it must serve […]
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Address the Good Side of People Think well of people, always assuming the best of them rather than the worst. This shift in perspective is essential to cultivating good character. On the other hand, assuming the worst about people is enough reason for us to come to a bad end, […]
Don’t Be a Firebreathing Dragon One of the most harmful weeds and the most damaging to our spiritual growth is the anger generated by the vanity of our egos. When anger rages, it engulfs the light of faith, transforming it into fire. The light of faith is the pure light […]
Abandon Envy Every person who thinks of themselves as a seeker of Truth must know that this world is not for anyone but for everyone. Once they have understood this wisdom, they will be at peace and content. The foolishness of envy was demonstrated to me once when I went […]
Don’t Worry, Be Happy We are busy shouldering a year’s worth of burdens each day. Why carry such baggage when you may walk unburdened and find all that you need awaiting your arrival at each station of your journey? You only exist here and now. Tomorrow’s “you” is just a […]
Patience Will See Us Through Everything that happens to humankind acts like a current that passes through us, affecting our personalities. Some currents help us to shore, while others carry us out to sea. Our challenge is to swim with them all. You may seek to escape from disliked circumstances, […]
O people, try to learn! We all must learn more about our Lord and His most beloved servant. The human being on earth is like a star in the heavens, appearing in the heavenly Realms. No one knows the secrets of that star, we can only acknowledge the visible […]
You think you have to face many choices in your life. The real choice is to be yourself. Tiziani Terzari
What is the most selfish thing to do? To help others. The gratification, the happiness, the love coming have no comparison. That is where joy is, that is where real success is. Denzel Washington
Be a warrior, but a real warrior. A real warrior is never the one who attacks, he is the one who protects. A real warrior has no enemies. except himself. Burhanuddin Herrmann
A rain drop from the sky: if it is caught by clean hands, is pure enough for drinking. If it falls in the gutter, its value drops so much that it can’t be used even for washing your feet. If it falls on a hot surface, it will evaporate… If […]
Love is lovely, to the Lord and to His Servants. If you do anything with Love, it should be accepted by your Lord and made tasteful for you. If you love your work it will be easy for you to do, if not it will only be a burden. Now […]
Love makes everything. It is a road. The Naqshbandi order is a road full of secrets, full of knowledge and wisdom, but diamonds will never be given for free. Diamonds have a price, and the price of diamonds is love. Maulana Sheikh Nazim Adil al Haqqani ar Rabbani an Naqshbandi
We must be patient with all people because we believe that no one comes to us without our Lord’s Will. Therefore, there is no enmity in Islam and we have been ordered to do goodness. Anyone can return goodness for goodness, but only a few people can return goodness for […]
You may belong to any religion, to any school of thought or to any nation, but you must follow Truth. You must accept truth. You must try to learn about Truth. You must try to know what Truth is. Try to find out how Truth comes from Heavens to mankind. […]
Everyone has so many mistakes. Some people hold grudge for a long time, for years, never forgetting. And it is not good. Don’t keep bad memories! What happened, after two hours don’t mention it anymore, because it creates bad feelings. It is fitna. It is making the face ugly. He […]
“People on the night of Laylatul Qadr are going to be on several different levels. No doubt we are on the lowest level, so we are hoping in this night to attain the honour and illumination granted in it. When wereach a higher level and as it is a holy night […]
“Anytime you loose control over yourself, or you are in a difficult situation, you can be in contact with my heart immediately. If you just think about me there will be a relationship with me, and I will look at you. That connection will cause a power to run quickly […]
You may belong to any religion, to any school of thought or to any nation, but you must follow Truth. You must accept truth. You must try to learn about Truth. You must try to know what Truth is. Try to find out how Truth comes from Heavens to mankind. […]
“I am speaking of a tale from our Grandsheikh Abdullah concerning this dunya and its value in front of Awliya, saints. The story happened in the time of Abdul Qadir Jilani, a great saint from a royal family. Once a learned man intended to visit him, and traveled from Baghdad with two silver […]