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O poor-fellow! Do you know what is renunciation and what is piety? It is that you don't go to the places of the king, nor roam about in quest of livelihood nor base yourself for sake of worldly wealth, nor sit in the company of the world lings.

— Bu Ali Shah Qalandar The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2004)

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Become lover. Think both the worlds beauty of the Beloved and think own self the beauty of the Beloved.

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When His (God) beauty has permeated in each and every iota of the world, why should I sit like an ascetic (hermit) in a corner!

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Devotion to God and service to fellow beings is the pivot of life.

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Search your heart within where lies the key to all Divine mysteries, and where God has placed treasures of Divine, mystical and spiritual powers.

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Beloved has been created in your image and sent to you in order to put you on the right path.

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