Chocolate might be your greatest invention guys
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Signs of spiritual evolution? That our slighter transgressions torment us for longer.
If, as Rumi says, the wound is the place where the Light enters us, then we must keep our wound clean.
If the first casualty of war is Truth, then a close second is Pity.
“The constant urge to seek new experiences, or to repeat the same experience again and again, reveals the emptiness within.“
"The greatest alchemy is turning the darkness of the heart into gold." — Shaykh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi, Sufi
أُحِبٌّ فَاجْعَلْهُ قُوَّةَ لِي فِيمَا تُجِبُّ اللَّهُمَ
It’s so funny you can just buy THC at the grocery store and it changed basically nothing about society
“The patient will be given a reward without measure.” —Quran 39:10
Hold on to that standard, keep it simple
It just feels like everything is so ridiculous and chaotic that we’re all accepting far more than we actually should.
And whoever fears Allah – He will make for him a way out and will provide for him from where he does not expect. And whoever relies upon Allah – then He is sufficient for him. Indeed, Allah will accomplish His purpose. Allah has already set for everything a [decreed] extent. —Quran, 65: 2-3
"People love you for more than just your looks," I mumble to the old man staring at me in the mirror.
You don’t have to be smart love but be observant Not you baby cakes you just have to be pretty
'Do not assume that he who seeks to comfort you, now, lives untroubled among the simple and quiet words that sometimes do you good. His life may also have much sadness and difficulty, that remains far beyond yours. Were it otherwise, he would never have been able to find these words.' —Rilke
“prevent people from facing their darkness, and you prevent them from finding their light”.
Staying out of trouble improves your health
Don't regret past mistakes. All of your decisions, good and bad, led you to where you are today. Disregard this if you are in prison.