O my people, I disavow all that you associate [with God]. I orient my face with an exclusive orientation towards Him, who created the heavens and the earth and I am not one of the associators.

The other world is as to this like the east to the west. We cannot approach the one without turning away from the other.

The diurnal sun sets at night, but the sun of the heart never disappears.

Collect as precious pearls the words of the wise and virtuous.

It is with a word as with an arrow--once let it loose and it does not return.

Abu Sa'id al-Kharraz said I have never known Allah May He be exalted except through the coincidence in Him of the opposites. 'He is the First and the Last, the Apparent and the Hidden.'

Some men, like spaniels, will only fawn the more when repulsed, but will pay little heed to a friendly caress.

Death is a black camel, which kneels at the gates of all.

When God wanted to create the horse, he said to the South Wind, "I want to make a creature of you. Condense." And the Wind condensed.

By reason of his elegance, he resembles an image painted in a palace, though he is as majestic as the palace itself.

There's always a free lunch with Cosmic Ordering.

You have to be enthusiastic enough to do what is required for achieving your dreams and goals.

We do not have elections. But the great majority of the Cuban people supports its government.

When stars collide, like you and I, no shadow blocks the sun" - The One

They did not know what we can now guess at, contemplating the course of history: that change begins in the soul before it appears in ordinary existence.

A child can be taught not to do certain things, such as touch a hot stove, pull lamps off of tables, and wake Mommy before noon.

Even the kinds of ingredients you can find in your own kitchen can be used to make bombs. So the problem is with the people and not with the tools.

In New Zealand I think we often take ourselves too seriously, and being able to laugh at yourself is necessary in life without being too precious.

I never sleep for more than five hours, hardly ever.

It is contrary to the will of God to eat delicate food hastily.