Ibn Ata Allah Inspirational Quotes (31)

Paraphrased: The way of al-Junayd includes among other things abstaining constantly from resisting God Most High in whatever happens to one, whether good or bad. . . .

Invoking the letters of God's Name without presence of mind is invocation of the tongue invoking with presence of mind is invocation of the heart and invoking with an absence of self-awareness because of absorption in the Invoked is the invocation of the Self - this is the hidden invocation!

My god how gentle you are with me in spite of my great ignorance and how merciful You are with me in spite of my ugly deeds

People praise you for what they suppose is in you but you must blame your soul for what you know is in it.

Nothing is difficult, if you seek it through your Lord nothing is easy, if you seek it through your self.

. . . persist in that invocation until the unity of the world is subsumed for you in a single sphere, so that with the eye of your heart you will see naught in the two worlds save the One.

Invoking brings the heart closer to the hereafter and keeps the world away from the heart, even though the world is around it. Invoking warns the heedless heart to abandon its pleasures and deceptions.