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Guidance
“ Dedication to prayer, to fast, to vigils and to all sorts of external exercises and mortifications, dedication to whatever work, denies you the freedom to serve God inside this present now and to follow Him, Him alone, in the light in which … Continue reading
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Expanding friendship
Money and realestate occupy the body, but all the heart wants is expanding friendship. A rose garden without a friend is indeed a prison; a prison with a friend becomes a rose garden. If the pleasure of friendship did not … Continue reading
Spiritual depression
Today I would like to investigate the subject of spiritual depression. If you try to research the subject, it appears that spiritual and clinical depressions are worlds apart and is not least expressed by the language used to describe either … Continue reading
Dancing with the soul
On this journey there are many teacher – formal, informal, people, animals, objects, situations and there is really no limit as of what Life is using to guide us safely one step after the other. Every day I notice that … Continue reading
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The Good Root
Are you fleeing from Love because of a single humiliation? What do you know of love except the name? Love has a hundred forms of pride and disdain and is gained by a hundred means of persuasion. Since Love is … Continue reading
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Woman, a Ray of God
She, whose beautiful face could enslave a man, she whose haughtiness makes your heart tremble , how will you cope when she falls trembling in front of you? She from whose disdain your heart and soul bleed, How can they … Continue reading
Be still and listen
“If you fall in love with Me, I will mess you up, cultivate little, or I will ruin you.” This is a line from Rumi’s poem “I will mess you up”. Look at it, it is extremely beautiful and … Continue reading
I will Mess You Up
If you fall in love with Me, I will mess you up, cultivate little, or I will ruin you. If you make two hundred homes like the bees do, I will make you as homeless as a fly. If you … Continue reading
One who runs away
Whoever runs away from our circle runs from hearing and seeing. A lover swallows the bleeding heart like a lion Without great suffering, can one ever be lionhearted? Suppose the heart is a parrot; then the Sweetheart offers the sugar … Continue reading
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Seeking what is there…
“The present moment has always been available to spiritual seekers, but as long as you are seeking you are not available to the present moment. “Seeking” implies that you are looking to the future for some answer, or for some … Continue reading
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