Here are some inspirations bestowed by our Lord… We hope that these epiphanies will be some humble occasions for prayer and new inspirations.
- Love dissolves matter and becomes a mirror to the Divine light, which is the spirit of matter.
- Life is full of surprises, and we often spend our time waiting and expecting. But there comes a point when the wait is over.
- Suffering is an inevitable part of life. No one knows what tomorrow may bring, which is why constant effort and enthusiasm are crucial. The remedy for worries and the means of vitality lie in walking the path of helplessness, poverty, gratitude, compassion, and contemplation, and melting one’s knowledge in their spiritual state.
- Those with frozen inner selves cannot thaw their knowledge to nourish their disposition.
- A genuine friend of God expresses love towards fellow friends of God, while those who harbor resentment towards them do not partake in God’s love.
- Following the path of Divine treatment and the illustrious practices of the blessed Prophet allows one to synchronize with Divine Knowledge, Command, Power, and Will.
- “Self” serves as the key that unlocks all codes, but it must be decoded first.
- Abstraction in art is the concise expression of purpose, and human beings are the most subtle art of Divine Will.
- Art is the expression of truth in an elegant style.
- True art reflects eternity.
- People who lack faith are unable to perceive the epiphanies associated with the Divine Names, while those who reason with faith are capable of doing so.
- Purity of intention unites hearts.
- Sincere words, smelling like Paradise, have a healing effect.
- Sincere people do not cause annoyance, and do not lose their enthusiasm, while hypocrites are always noticed by the sincere ones.
- The hearts of those who surrender to God remain pure.
- A pure heart does not beget a dirt mind.
- Arrogance comes from a weak heart. A weak heart articulates base words.
- Those who rely solely on their eyesight to reason lose their keen intellect.
- Conscience can only be comforted through lawful means.
- The All-Merciful satisfies our souls, The All-Wise our intellects, and The All-Compassionate our hearts.
- Wise people repent.
- Those who sincerely repent purify their past, and those who put their trust in God secure their future.
- Meaning is immortal.
- Serenity is found in the calm conscience rather than the noisy mind.
- Hizmet (service for humanity) is the deed and determination of a free and dedicated heart, which has no worldly expectation.
- Contentment lies in appreciating what is currently available.
- Mockery is a sign of arrogance, and arrogance is a sign of weakness of the heart.
- Denial of clear evidence arises from stubbornness and arrogance.
- The impossible is just that—impossible. Those who claim otherwise are delusional.
- Life is the essence of existence. Consciousness is the essence of life. Intellect is the essence of consciousness. The reasoning heart feels life deeply.
- The hasty mind is apt to have a mere skimming of the truth.
- It’s time to invest in moments without suddenly leaving the world.
- The mirror is not the source of images.
- The thing that ends does not satisfy, that leaves is not loved, that goes out does not satiate.
- The One with infinite Attributes is unique; zeros are many. A zero has no superiority over another zero.
- There is nothing like The Unique One of Absolute Unity.
- The Timeless Divine Essence is known in time. His love is attained in timelessness.
- Personal ascension is the journey from the sun reflected in the mirror of the heart to the real Sun.
- As the heart and spirit expand, the imagination also expands. Imagination is a means for the meanings to flow into the heart from the boundless ocean of the endless epiphanies of the Divine Names.
- Practice ensures to be fast without compromising on quality.
- Wise and compassionate speech and treatment suit us, because our Lord, The All-Wise and The All-Compassionate, does not perform any activity void of meaning or mercy.
- Change of perspective brings change of spiritual disposition. The renewal of reasoning becomes an occasion for the renewal of spiritual disposition.
- A person can attain a completely different mental or spiritual disposition after an hour of deep contemplation.
- Satan inculcates delusions to those who cannot go beyond imagination and conceptualization, where reasoning begins.
- Imagination is the locomotive of meanings that come out of the heart. If there is a goal, the imagination carries emerging meaning to the truth, if not, the locomotive turns into a wheel horse.
- What is lost is relative to what is being pursued.
- Seekers find the available thing where they stop.
- The heart does not give up searching for its beloved unless it cannot go any further.
- We cannot exist without Him.
- There is no “I” without Him. The All-Holy One is not dependent upon anything else for His existence. He is The Self-Existing and The Self-Subsisting One. Human self has no independent existence.
- There is no shade without the Sun. The shadow cannot be the Sun.
How can a shadow become the Sun?
Hold on to a ray from the Divine light and draw close to Him.
Not the “me” in the mirror
But the Eternal Sun is worthy of endless love
- Writing with due diligence is accomplished by the harmonious flow of ideas and feelings.
- The act of writing with sensitivity and intuition is best received by readers who approach the text with a similar level of sensitivity and intuition.
- Cultural heritage grows by integrated cumulation. That is why literature review and citations are important.
- Intertextuality is a means of inspiration.
- Coherence is a sequence of logical statements.
- Verification is the reciprocity of mental and external truths.
- Paying attention to meaning and message rather than form and figure of speech in poetry and prose facilitates to reach the hearts.
- Inspiration comes like a sacred bird. Taking notes means to catch it before it flies away.
- When individuals have pure hearts and clear semantic worlds, their speeches and written expressions also become lucid and comprehensible.
- The weaknesses of those who stay away from the atmosphere of spiritual companionship and the luminous texts are reflected in their statements. Those who feed on contemplative dialogue and the texts that evoke the spiritual subtle senses express inspiration, effulgence, and eminence in their discourse.
Embers in the Heart
Hearts are between the two “fingers” of the All-Merciful
He alters them from state to state with infinite wisdom
Veils are lifted before the mysteries
If welcomed with amazement and awe
His Majesty heralds His Beauty, and His Beauty heralds His Majesty
Intense manifestations serve for unveiling Divine secrets
Crossing the circle of fate with burning passion
The undreamed trials are ultimately wise
Fire turns into light
Peace comes after suffering
Love deepens with fidelity
Nearness to Him is worth everything
