LIGHT
The true lover finds the light only if, like the candle, he is his own fuel, consuming himself.
- Attar of Nishapur, quoted in The Way of the Sufi
The inner pilgrim wraps himself in the light of the holy spirit, transforming his material shape into the inner essence, and circumambulating the shrine of the heart, inwardly reciting the name of God. He moves in circles because the path of the essence is not straight but circular. Its end is its beginning.
- Abdu'l-Qadir Al-Gilani, quoted in Travelling the Path of Love: Sayings of Sufi Masters
Love is "warm tenderness of heart."
- St. Theophan the Recluse
Live as the flowers live, opening your heart to the sunlight of God's love.
- White Eagle, quoted in The Quiet Mind
"Ask to be the servant of the Lord, a vehicle of divine love, a channel of God's will. Ask for direction and divine assistance and surrender all personal will through devotion. Dedicate one's life to the service of God. Choose love and peace above all other options. Commit to the goal of unconditional love and compassion for all life in its expression and surrender all judgment to God."
- David R. Hawkins