Botha swimmer and a drowned man are in the water; the latter is borne by the water and controlled by it, while the swimmer is borne along by his own power and of his own volition. Every movement made by the drowned man - indeed, every act and word that issue from him - comes from the water, not from him... The saints are like this. They have died before death.

I belong to no religion. My religion is love. Every heart is my temple.

Dear soul, don't set a high value on someone before they deserve it; You either lose them or ruin yourself...!

If you desire healing, let yourself fall ill let yourself fall ill.

O Seeker, pain and suffering make one aware of God.

Your earthly lover can be charming and coquettish but never very faithful. The true lover is the one who on your final day opens a thousand doors.

God has allowed some magical reversal to occur, so that you see the scorpion pit as an object of desire, and all the beautiful expanse around it as dangerous and swarming with snakes.