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“I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this, in which there is no I or you, so intimate that your hand upon my chest is my …

“Whatever happens in your life, no matter how troubling things might seem, do not enter the neighborhood of despair. Even when all doors remained closed, God will open up a new path only for you. Be thankful! It is easy to be thankful when all is well. A Sufi is thankful not only for what …

“I am in love with every church, and mosque, and temple, and any kind of shrine because I know it is there, that people say the different names, of the One God.”

“To find out actually what takes place when you die you must die. This isn’t a joke. You must die – not physically but psychologically, inwardly, die to the things you have cherished and to the things you are bitter about. If you have died to one of your pleasures, the smallest or the greatest, …

“To transform the world, we must begin with ourselves; and what is important in beginning with ourselves is the intention. The intention must be to understand ourselves and not to leave it to others to transform themselves or to bring about a modified change through revolution, either of the left or of the right. It …

“Lest we forget: It is easy to be human, very hard to be humane.”

“To hide the pain of the heart and the tears of the eyes … a disguise of a smiling face is very useful.”

“I don’t make music for eyes. I make music for ears.”

“Not a believer in the mosque am I,Nor a disbeliever with his rites am I.I am not the pure amongst the impure,I am neither Moses nor Pharaoh.Bulleh, I know not who I am. Not in the holy books am I,Nor do I dwell in bhang or wine,Nor do I live in a drunken haze,Nor in …