Inspirational Sufi Quotes

Everything in the universe is within you. Ask all from yourself. ~ Rumi

Respond to every call that excites your spirit. ~ Rumi

Everyone is so afraid of death, but the real sufis just laugh: nothing tyrannizes their hearts. What strikes the oyster shell does not damage the pearl ~ Rumi

Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet you there. - RUMI ~ Jandy Nelson

You were born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life? ~ Rumi

Let the beauty we love be what we do. There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground. ~ Rumi

Come, come, whoever you are,
wanderer, worshiper, lover of leaving,
it doesn't matter.
Ours is not a caravan of despair.
Come, even if you have broken your vow a hundred times.
Come, come again, come. ~ Rumi

My friend, the sufi is the friend of the present moment. To say tomorrow is not our way. ~ Rumi

Be melting snow.
Wash yourself of yourself. ~ Jalaluddin Rumi

Now is the time to unite the soul and the world. Now is the time to see the sunlight dancing as one with the shadows. ~ Rumi

The dark thought, the shame, the malice, meet them at the door laughing, and invite them in. ~ Rumi

Life is a poem
just waiting to be written,
lift your pen and speak. ~ Susie Clevenger

Suffering tests the strength of faith. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Want balance in your life? Then sure, get your own act together, but don't forget four powerful disciplines of execution in your team and organization. ~ Stephen Covey

Cry if you need to…
Scream if you have to…
Afterwards, everything will be okay… ~ Charlena E. Jackson

Dream big; try hard; fail big; keep hope alive. ~ Debasish Mridha

The sign says do not enter, no trespassing allowed. With visions of redemption I walk against the crowd. ~ Melissa Etheridge

Like they say, the game is chess, it damn sure ain't checkers. Every move I make is so that I can conquer and destroy. ~ Wahida Clark

I can only control my actions, not their reactions," Senna replied. "But I have to live with both. ~ Amber Argyle

Keep a green tree alive in your heart, and a songbird may come to sing there. ~ Chinese Proverb

I will die, yes, that is true, but first I will live to my heart's content. ~ Avina Celeste

Think about it. Every time you fail at a task you've actually learned something new. The question is what? ~ Iimani David

Anyone who is steady in his determination for the advanced stage of spiritual realization and can equally tolerate the onslaughts of distress and happiness is certainly a person eligible for liberation. ~ A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Maundy Thursday is so called because that night, the night before he was betrayed, Jesus gave the command, the mandatum, that we should love one another. Not necessarily with the love of our desiring, but with a demanding love, even a demeaning love - as in washing the feet of faithless friends who will run away and leave you naked to your enemies. ~ Richard John Neuhaus

Dream is not what we see in sleep, dream is what that does not allow us to sleep.. ~ A P J Kalam

I really believe that everyone has a talent, ability, or skill that he can mine to support himself and to succeed in life. ~ Dean Koontz

You become what you want to be, by consistently being what you want to become each day. ~ Richard G. Scott

He who struggles is better than he who never attempts. ~ Swami Vivekananda

It is really amazing what people can do. Only they don't know what they can do. ~ Milton H. Erickson

Life is uncertain.
Today you get a rose.
Tomorrow you feel the thorns.
But the end result is red, always!! ~ Shillpi S Banerrji

He doesn't have to say it, i feel it too; it's not subtle - like every bell for miles and miles is ringing at once, loud and clanging, hungry ones and tiny, happy, chiming ones, all of them sounding off in this moment. I put my hands around his neck, pull him to me, and then he's kissing me hard and so deep, and i am flying, sailing, soaring ... ~ Jandy Nelson

The Attitude of Gratitude can raise your Altitude. Being Thankful is a magical way to reach the Top. - RVM. ~ R.v.m.

Explanations can't explain love--only deep perception can do that. ~ Debasish Mridha

Teetering on the edge of comfortable brings us closer to ourselves and each other. ~ Colleen Mariotti

Move past what holds you back. Happiness lives on the other side of your fears. ~ Carol 'CC' Miller

Breathing is our primary nonverbal language. Sharp, uneven breaths convey a message of stress even though someone might insist she is perfectly all right. ~ Laurie Nadel

There is a world of practical religion in simply being considerate of others. ~ Roger Babson

Life becomes boring when it has no destination or purpose. ~ Debasish Mridha

Every pain, addiction, anguish, longing, depression, anger or fear
is an orphaned part of us
seeking joy,
some disowned shadow
wanting to return
to the light
and home
of ourselves. ~ Jacob Nordby

I now wear the memory of nothingness
a piece of white sail wrapped like second skin. ~ Helene Cardona

The true lover of knowledge naturally strives for truth, and is not content with common opinion, but soars with undimmed and unwearied passion till he grasps the essential nature of things. ~ Plato

I wondered if there was anything [the doctor] could do to to make the pain disappear and my arms work again. I wondered if I was going to get any worse than I already was. If so, I wondered if he could fix that, too. ~ Jennifer Starzec

The best way to kill competition is to partner it ~ Siddharth Joshi

When tended the right way, beauty multiplies. ~ Shannon Wiersbitzky

Love is a song, written in your heart.
The moon is a poem in a starry night. ~ Debasish Mridha

We are young, we have too much to lose. ~ Thisuri Wanniarachchi

Adversity is a better educator than the best teacher. ~ Debasish Mridha

When your inner demons rise up, grab them by the throat and take control. ~ J. Armand