If a person claims that he really loves someone, evidence is asked from him. And that evidence is the giving away of possessions, the granting of favors. Just as when Mevlana claimed that he loved me, when I came he granted me thousands of favors and protected me. I regard these all as a grace from God.

For anew Self to be born, hardship is necessary. Just as clay needs to go through intense heat to become strong, Love can only be perfected in pain.

Nothing kills the soul that commands to evil (Nafs al Ammarra) like seeing the beauty of the heart.

The real dirt is not outside, but inside, in our hearts. We can wash all stains with water. The only one we can't remove is the grudge and the bad intentions sticking to our hearts.

Love is a travel. All travelers whether they want or not are changed. No one can travel into love and remain the same.

It is pointless trying to know where the way leads. Think only about your first step, the rest will come.

Being the companion of the folk of this world is fire. There must be an Abraham if the fire is not going to burn [you].