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O Lord, nourish me not with love but
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the desire for love.
Ibn 'Arabi
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Rabia
a Sufi saint woman, was asked,
"Do you love God?"
She answered, "Yes."
"Do you hate the devils?"
She answered, "No, my love of God
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Sufi Principles
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Divine Love
Love is to see what is good and beautiful in everything. It is
to learn from everything, to see the gifts of God and the
generosity of God in everything. It is to be thankful for all
all God's bounties.
This is the first step on the road to the love of God. This is
just a seed of love. In time, the seed will grow and become a
tree and bear fruit. Then, whoever tastes of that fruit will
know what real love is. It will be differently for those who
have tasted to tell of it to those who have not.
Sheikh Muzaffer
For many, Sufism is the path of love. To love others, to
love the beauty of this world develops the capacity for love.
The more we can love, the more we can love God. To love
God is to know God.
J. Fdiman & R. Frager
If Love manifests itself within you, it has
its origins in beauty. You are nothing but a mirror
in which beauty is reflected. Because beauty and its
reflection are both from that one source,
it is both treasure and treasure-house.
Jami
What is Sufism? |
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