Quotes About Divine

Virtue comes through contemplation of the divine, and the exercise of philosophy. But it also comes through public service. The one is incomplete without the other. Power without wisdom is tyranny; wisdom without power is pointless.

Citizenship of a democratic state means living by the laws of the country. A liberal democracy cannot survive when part of the population believes that divine laws trump those made by man.

When God became human, He made Himself into an image. By His own incarnation, He shattered the prohibition against art.

What divine law is it, Luis Quinn wondered, that where the birds are fantastical in color and plumage their song offends the ear, yet at home the dowdy blackbird could wring the heart?

Rebus reminded himself to stop praying. Perhaps if he stopped praying, God would take the hint and stop being such a bastard to one of his few believers on this near-godforsaken planet.

Baby, be quiet! You're not in control anymore. God is in control. And God is going to get you out in His own time." The power of her words knocked me back. What did my mother just tell me?

THE HEAVENS To the mallet of the Highest Mind The heavens are the smallest possible ball. (Akhlaq-i-Mohsini)

Sufism is experiential. Capacities, even those for learning beyond a certain point, are provoked by Sufis, by one's own efforts and what results from them, and by an element of what is referred to by Sufis as the Divine.

The question of divine knowledge is so deep that it is really known only to those who have it.

These lecture provide material for the consideration of common factors, in theory and in development, from the viewpoint of the idea of surrender to the Divine Will, reviewing some aspects of the interplay between Christians and Moslems, and introducing material from and about Sufis.

As Ibn Arabi says: 'Absolute existence is the source of all existence'.

Question 3: Why should a person study Sufism? Answer: Because he was created to study it; it is his next step.

Saying of the Prophet Distribution God it is who gives: I am only a distributor.

El sufismo es experiencial. Las capacidades, incluso aquellas necesarias para aprender más allá de cierto punto, son provocadas por los Sufis, por los propios esfuerzos y lo que resulta de ellos, y por un elemento al cual los Sufis se refieren como lo Divino.

El poder de Alá: sin sonido, sin forma; pero cuando se manifiesta, nadie puede resistírsele.

Dicho del Profeta Tareas Quienquiera que haga de todas sus tareas una tarea, Dios le ayudará en sus otros asuntos.

Unbelief and belief are both marching on His road, while both are saying, 'He is one and He has no associates'.

La cuestión del conocimiento divino es tan profunda que realmente la conocen solamente aquellos que lo poseen.

Dicho del Profeta La Gente: En la gente se encuentra la familia de Dios.

Definitions from Mulla Do-Piaza Emotionalist: A man or woman who thinks he has experienced the divine.

Definiciones de Mulla Do-Piaza Emocionalista: un hombre o mujer que cree haber experimentado lo divino.

Before garden, vine or grape was in the world," writes one, "our soul was drunken with immortal wine.

Antes de que el huerto, el vino o la uva estuviese en el mundo, nuestra alma estaba borracha de vino inmortal

Dicho del Profeta Distribución Dios es quien otorga; yo tan sólo soy un distribuidor.