Holy men dance and wheel on the spiritual battlefield. They dance in their own blood. When they are freed from the dominion of self, they clap a hand; When they transcend their own imperfections, they make a dance. From within… City of the Soul
If you affirm only His transcendence, you restrict Him, And if you affirm only His immanence, you limit Him. If you maintain both aspects, you are exempt from error, An Imam and a master in the spiritual sciences. Whoso would… The Essence of Things
By the sun and his midday brightness; by the moon, which rises after him; by the day, which reveals his splendour; by the night, which veils him! By the heaven and Him that moulded it and inspired it with knowledge… Purity and Corruption
Man is to the Real as the pupil is to the eye, through which the act of seeing takes place. Thus he is called insan, meaning both Man and pupil, for it is through Man that the Real contemplates His… The Act of Seeing
