The signs of the soundness of the servant's love for his Lord are three: absence of self-willing; pleasure in every event which takes place through divine decree; and seeing the perfection of the Beloved in everything and being content with Him in everything through submission to Him in all things.

If you want a glory that does not vanish, then do not glory in a glory that vanishes

If you do not think well of Him because His qualities are beautiful then think well of Him because of the way He treats you.

Nothing is difficult, if you seek it through your Lord; nothing is easy, if you seek it through your self.

People praise you for what they suppose is in you; but you must blame your soul for what you know is in it.

The signs of the soundness of the servant's love for his Lord are three: absence of self-willing; pleasure in every event which takes place through divine decree; and seeing the perfection of the Beloved in everything and being content with Him in everything through submission to Him in all things.

The reality of the invocation is when the Invoked takes possession of the heart, and He is One. Separation and multiplicity exist before that for as long as the invoker is in the station of invoking with the tongue or with the heart.