Hear this if you can: If you want to reach him You have to go beyond yourself And when you finally arrive at the land of absence Be silent Don’t say a thing Ecstasy, not words, is the language spoken there

Your calling my name is My reply. Your longing for Me is My message to you.

If reason dominates in man, he rises higher than angels. If lust overpowers man, he descends lower than the beast.

I never really cared for the things of this world. It was the glow of Your Presence that filled it with beauty.

Your heart is the size of an ocean. Go find yourself in its hidden depths.

When love first tasted the lips of being human, it started singing.

And don't think the garden loses its ecstasy in winter. It's quiet, but the roots are down there riotous.