A merchant was keeping a bird in a cage. Having to travel to India, the original country of the bird, he asked the bird if he wanted him to bring something back from that country. The bird asked him to get his freedom, but the merchant denied it to him. […]
Sohbet is to wake up people, and also to make people closer and this is the most important thing. Wilderness is the opposite: a cat has no closeness with another cat. Familiarity is for human people, they meet, they talk, and love. Animal has wilderness. The people nowadays has animal wilderness. […]
Al-Muqit The Maintainer Exalted and Glorious Whosoever intercedes for a good cause will have the reward thereof, and whosoever intercedes for an evil cause will have a share in its burden. And Allah is Ever All-Able to do everything. (4:85) This name is an attribute of Allah which means the […]
One night, a thief broke into Nasrudin’s house and began putting items in a sack. Nasrudin then joined him and added a few items. The thief was so bewildered that he turned to Nasrudin and asked, “What in the world are you doing?” “Well,” Nasrudin replied, “I thought we […]
But listen to me. For one moment quit being sad. Hear blessings dropping their blossoms around you. Rumi
Nuri Bey was a reflective and respected man, who had married a wife much younger than himself. One evening when he had returned home earlier than usual, a faithful servant came to him and said: “Your wife, our mistress, is acting suspiciously. She is in her apartment with a huge […]
When I love I feel that I am the king of time I possess the earth and everything on it and ride into the sun upon my horse. When I love I become liquid light invisible to the eye and the poems in my notebooks become fields of mimosa and […]
Al-Hafiz The Preserver Exalted and Glorious Verily proofs have come to you from your Lord, so whosoever sees will do so for the good of his own self, and whosoever blinds himself will do so to his own harm, and I (Muhammad, may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) […]
“Nasrudin, how does one become wise?” Nasrudin: “Listen attentively to wise people when they speak. And when someone is listening to you, listen attentively to what you are saying!“
Pull the thorn of Existence out of the heart! Fast! For when you do, you will see thousands of rose gardens in yourself. Rumi
Al-Kabir The Greatest Exalted and Glorious The Knower of the unseen and the seen, the Greatest, the Highest (13:9) And what they invoke besides Him, is falsehood. And verily, Allah – he is the Highest, the Greatest. (22:62) That is because Allah, He is the Truth, and that which they […]
In order to guide the disciple the Sheikh should know only one thing: where he is in spiritual terms. Only if it knows his position, he can lead him to his destination. If you cannot see, he may even know all the classics and the entire Koran by heart, but this will not be of any help […]
“Nasrudin, how come every morning, some people are traveling in one direction, and some in others?” Nasrudin: “Because if everyone traveled in the same direction, the Earth would tip over!“
Be still! Be quiet! Find acquaintance with silence. Go inside, delve into your heart. Take a day off from the clamour. The soul is here for its own joy. Rumi
This is a story of the lake and the three big fish that were in it, one of them intelligent, another half-intelligent, and the third, stupid. Some fisherman came to the edge of the lake with their nets. The three fish saw them. The intelligent fish decided at once to […]
The Lord of Heavens likes to see his servants happy and in pleasure. When He is looking and seeing His servants happy He grants them much more reasons of happiness. When one drop from the Lord’s Pleasure Oceans is coming on a person, this is making the Lord of Heavens happy, in pleasure. He is […]
Al-‘Aliyy The Sublime Exalted and Glorious His Throne doth extend over the Heavens and the earth and He feeleth no fatigue in guarding and preserving them, for He is the Most High, the Supreme (in Glory). (2:255) We said: “Fear Not! For Thou indeed hast the Upper Hand.” (20:68) They […]
Nasrudin loaded a barrel of cherries on his donkey, and went off to the bazaar to sell them. On his way, a group of about a dozen children noticed him, and were elated to see all the cherries he was carrying. They began dancing and singing in anticipation of eating […]
