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Speak of original peace

When people talk about war
I vow with all beings
to raise my voice in the chorus
and speak of original peace.

– Robert Aitken

The only path there is

Everything is laid out for you.
Your path is straight ahead of you.
Sometimes it’s invisible but it’s there.
You may not know where it’s going,
but you have to follow that path.
It’s the path to the Creator.
It’s the only path there is.

– Chief Leon Shenandoah

That is my religion

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My heart has become capable of every form:
It is a pasture for gazelles
And a monastery for Christian monks,
And the pilgrim’s Ka’ba,
And the tablets of the Torah,
And the book of the Koran.

I follow the religion of Love:
Whatever way love’s camel takes,
That is my religion, my faith.

– Ibn Arabi

If vanities don’t hang in my mind

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There are a thousand flowers blossoming in spring,
The magical light of the full moon in autumn;
There is a breeze in summer,
And snow in winter;
And if vanities don’t hang in my mind,
I shall rejoice at any time and place.

– Wu Men

In every shape and form

Do not worry about anything ever,
For the grace of God is in every shape and form.

– Sufi saying

In each mirror

In each mirror, each moment
A new face reveals His beauty.

– Fakhruddîn Irâqî

No more worry

One in all, all in one.
If only this is realized, no more worry about your not being perfect!

– Seng T’san

No future to fear

One of the attributes of the saint is that he has no fear, for fear is anticipating some disagreeable event that might come or expecting that something beloved might pass away in the future. The saint is concerned only with the present moment. He has no future to fear.

– From the Sufi tradition

Composure in the midst of change

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To find perfect composure in the midst of change is to find nirvana.

– Shunryu Suzuki