8 Quotes by Mahmud Shabistari

Behold how this drop of seawaterhas taken so many forms and names;it has existed as mist, cloud, rain, dew, and mud,then plant, animal, and Perfect man;and yet it was a drop of waterfrom which these things appeared.Even so this universe of reason, soul, heavens, and bodies,was but a drop of water in its beginning and ending....When a wave strikes it, the world vanishes;and when the appointed time comes to heaven and stars,their being is lost in not being.

In the empty heart, void of self can be heard the echoing cry, “I am the Truth.” Thus is man one with the eternal. Travelling, travel and traveller have become one.

Penetrate the heart of just one drop of water, and you will be flooded by a hundred oceans.

Each atom hides beneath its veil The soul amazing beauty of the Beloved’s face.

Every particle of the world is a mirror. In each atom blazes forth the light of a thousand suns. Open the heart of a raindrop and you will find a hundred oceans. In a grain of sand lies the seed of a thousand beings.

When “I” and “You” are absent, I’ve no idea if this is a mosque, synagogue, church or temple.

The past has flown away. The coming month and year do not exist. Ours only is the present’s tiny point.

Knowing is passing from the false to the true and seeing the Absolute Whole in the part.