I rarely let the word NO escape from my mouth, because it is so plain to my soul that God has shouted, Yes! Yes! Yes! To every luminous movement in existence.

'Tis writ on Paradise's gate, Woe to the dupe that yields to fate!

Pulling out the chair beneath your mind And watching you fall upon God What else is there for Hafiz to do that is any fun in this world!

It is written on the gate of heaven: Nothing in existence is more powerful than destiny. And destiny brought you here, to this page, which is part of your ticket-as all things are-to return to God.

An awake heart is like a sky that pours light.

How seek the way which leadeth to our wishes? By renouncing our wishes. The crown of excellence is renunciation.

Words have no language which can utter the secrets of love; and beyond the limits of expression is the expounding of desire.