All That Produces Longing In The Heart

Every Moment Of Life Brings An Opportunity For Being Conscious Of Human Feeling, In Prosperity, In Adversity, In All Conditions. It Costs Very Little; Only A Little Thought Is Necessary. There Is No Greater Religion Than Love. God Is Love; And The Best Form Of Love Is To Be Conscientious Regarding The Feelings Of Those With Whom We Come In Contact In Everyday Life.

His Constant Fight Is With The Nafs (self-interest), The Root Of All Disharmony And The Only Enemy Of Man. By Crushing This Enemy Man Gains Mastery Over Himself; This Wins For Him Mastery Over The Whole Universe, Because The Wall Standing Between The Self And The Almighty Has Been Broken Down. Gentleness, Mildness, Respect, Humility, Modesty, Self-denial, Conscientiousness, Tolerance And Forgiveness Are Considered By The Sufi As The Attributes Which Produce Harmony Within One's Own Soul As Well As Within That Of Another.

All That Produces Longing In The Heart Deprives It Of Its Freedom.

When I Open My Eyes To The Outer World I Feel Myself As A Drop In The Sea. But When I Close My Eyes And Look Within, I See The Whole Universe As A Bubble Raised In The Ocean Of My Heart.

Things Appear Different From Every Different Plane From Which You Look At Them, And When A Person Standing On Flat Earth Asks A Person Standing On Top Of A Mountain, "do You Also Believe Something?" The Person Cannot Tell Much. The Questioner Must Come To The Top Of The Mountain And See. There Can Be No Link Of Conversation Between Them Until That Time.