He whose intellect overcomes his lust is higher than the angels; he whose lust overcomes his intelligence is less than an animal.

The Eternal looked upon me for a moment with His eye of power, and annihilated me in His being, and become manifest to me in His essence. I saw I existed through Him.

When there's no sign of hope in the desert, so much hope still lives inside despair. Heart, don't kill that hope.

Whatever you know, or don’t - only Love is real.

Iron was black and sheenless, but cleansing and polishing washed away its blackness.

Little by little, wean yourself. This is the gist of what I have to say. From an embryo whose nourishment comes in the blood, move to an infant drinking milk, to a child on solid food, to a searcher after wisdom, to a hunter of invisible game.

Let a thousand wrangling desires become one Love.