umi and love

“The soul has been given its own ears to hear things the mind does not understand.” – Rumi

“As a raindrop fell from a pregnant cloud, it looked at the ocean and said, “Who am I compared to this infinite sea?” The raindrop’s humility inspired the heart of an oyster to open it’s shell and let the raindrop inside, transforming it into a beautiful pearl.” – Attar of Nishapur, Persian poet

“I paint flowers
so they will not die.”

– Frida Kahlo

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“Were you to see the lights of prayer, or smell the perfumes of prayer, or see the angels that surround you, you wouldn’t leave the prayer for an hour, but He hid that from you so that you could be tested.”

– Egyptian Sufi master Sayyid Salih al-Ja’fari al-Husayni

“My personal experience in meditation brought me face to face with God. Hand in hand. Heart to heart. And almost to the point He was me and I was Him. We were just us. I don’t know how to phrase it, it was just a closeness that is impossible to be that close with a human.”

– Alice Coltrane

“The truth was a mirror in the hands of God. It fell, and broke into pieces. Everybody took a piece of it, and they looked at it and thought they had the truth.”

– Rumi

“I take pleasure in my transformations. I look quiet and consistent, but few know how many women there are in me.”

– Anais Nin