Surely my prayer and my sacrifice and my life and my death are (all) for Allah, the Lord of the worlds.
-Quran
Surely my prayer and my sacrifice and my life and my death are (all) for Allah, the Lord of the worlds.
For me, meditation re-orders the natural flow of life. Everybody has a flow or stream of consciousness that allows all things to move without resistance. Decisions come easily, things fall into place, and there’s no conflict.
There is the solitude of suffering, when you go through darkness that is lonely, intense, and terrible. Words become powerless to express your pain; what others hear from your words is so distant and different from what you are actually suffering.
- John O'donohue
My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.
In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.
The mode of living which is founded upon a total harmlessness towards all life forms or (in case of actual necessity) upon a minimum of such harm is the highest morality.
There is nothing wrong with God’s creation. Mystery and suffering only exist in the mind.