For Thine own sake
O God! if I worship Thee in fear of Hell, burn me in Hell; and if I worship Thee in hope of Paradise, exclude me from Paradise; but if I worship Thee for Thine own sake, withhold not thine everlasting beauty. – RÂBI‘A
O God! if I worship Thee in fear of Hell, burn me in Hell; and if I worship Thee in hope of Paradise, exclude me from Paradise; but if I worship Thee for Thine own sake, withhold not thine everlasting beauty. – RÂBI‘A
Sacred One, Teach us love, compassion and honor That we may heal the earth and heal each other. My words are tied in one with the great mountains, with the great rocks, with the great trees. In one with my body and my heart. Do you all help me with supernatural power? And you day, and…
If the only prayer you ever said in your life was “thank you”, that would suffice. – Meister Eckhart
The prayer of the monk is not perfect until he no longer recognizes himself or the fact that he is praying. – St. Anthony