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Wednesday, January 9, 2019

Selfishness

Gayan 437 - Chala 116 - A selfish person cannot imagine anyone being unselfish; therefore, he always suspects the unselfish one of falsehood. Tawazu in Sufic terms means something more than hospitality. It is laying before one's friend willingly what one has, in other words sharing with one's friend... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, January 7, 2019

GAYAN 145 - BOULA -104 - Be sparing of your words if you wish them to ...

GAYAN 145 - BOULA -104 - Be sparing of your words if you wish them to be powerful. Sparing of words is the secret of sages. Most troubles and pains in life can be avoided by the economy of words. Silence is taught in every school of inner cult, especially in Sufism; which, plainly speaking, is... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, January 3, 2019

Good Reputation

Gayan #364 - Chala #43 - A good reputation is a trust given to a man by other people, so it becomes his sacred duty to maintain it. Humility has its place, pride has its place in life. In the place of pride, humility cannot be fitted. Once the Nizam of Hyderabad was walking in the country, and a... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, January 2, 2019

By accusing another of his fault you only root him in it

GAYAN 127 - BOULA -086 - By accusing another of his fault you only root him more firmly in it. Whatever be one's position in connection with another in life, there is one principal thing to be remembered: That by annoyance, by grudging, by complaining, by criticizing, most often one turns things... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, December 29, 2018

Words and thoughts

Gayan #271 - Boula #230 Finding apt words to express one's thought is like shooting at a target. It is the heart of the spiritual worker which must speak, not his lips. All that is necessary as conversation is a word of consolation to the downhearted, a word of courage to the weak, a word of... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, December 28, 2018

Natural Life

GAYAN 133 - BOULA -092 - The best way of living is to live a natural life. No doubt very often man does not live a natural life. That is, his business or profession or responsibility holds him. Some work or some thought for the needs of the body, for bread and butter or any other everyday need holds... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, December 26, 2018

The development of one's personality is the real purpose of human life.

Gayan #279 - Boula #238 The development of one's personality is the real purpose of human life. When the spirit of art develops, this development does not produce anything outwardly, but it does so inwardly. And what is this? It is the art of personality. In a real artist a distinct personality is... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, December 20, 2018

trust

GAYAN 254 - BOULA -213 - The trust of the one who trusts another and does not trust himself is profitless. Now arises the question: how can one find faith in oneself, how can one develop it? One can find faith by practicing self-confidence as the first thing, by having self-confidence even in the... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Burning Words

Gayan 413 - Chala 92 Burning words rise from a flaming heart. If one only knew where lies the Truth, if one only knew what is the Truth, if one only were to know it and see it, one would think that all else is non existent in reality. But besides that there is a power of the word according to the... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, December 17, 2018

charming personaloty

Gayan #342 - Chala #21 - A charming personality is as precious as gold and as delicious as perfume. Therefore the first necessity for those who are seeking after truth is to develop the spirit of personality. Gold and jewels are worthless if one has no personality; jnothing is valuable then.... Sign in to see full entry.

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