बाबा फ़रीद के सूफ़ी उद्धरण
If you want ease and comfort, do not be jealous.
If you want ease and comfort, do not be jealous.
Consider worldliness as an unforeseen calamity.
Consider worldliness as an unforeseen calamity.
Do not-lose your temper at the bitter words of the enemy and do not lose your shield by being overpowered with anger.
Do not-lose your temper at the bitter words of the enemy and do not lose your shield by being overpowered with anger.
Escaping from one’s self is (a means of) attainting to God.
Escaping from one’s self is (a means of) attainting to God.
While doing good to others, think that you are doing good to yourself.
While doing good to others, think that you are doing good to yourself.
Keep your internal self better than the external self.
Keep your internal self better than the external self.
If you do not want to be held in disgrace, do not beg for anything.
If you do not want to be held in disgrace, do not beg for anything.
Give up immediately the pursuit of a thing which your heart considers bad.
Give up immediately the pursuit of a thing which your heart considers bad.
Work in a way that may get (eternal) life after death.
Work in a way that may get (eternal) life after death.
The Prophet used to say that blessed is the man whose knowledge of his own faults and defects prevents him from disclosing the faults of others.
The Prophet used to say that blessed is the man whose knowledge of his own faults and defects prevents him from disclosing the faults of others.
Consider levity and anger as signs of weakness.
Consider levity and anger as signs of weakness.
Mystic music (Sama) moves the hearts of the listeners and breathes the fire of love in their hearts.
Mystic music (Sama) moves the hearts of the listeners and breathes the fire of love in their hearts.
When God visits you with some calamity, do not turn away from it.
When God visits you with some calamity, do not turn away from it.
Aspire for new (spiritual) attainments every day.
Aspire for new (spiritual) attainments every day.
Do not lower yourself in an attempt to secure a high position.
Do not lower yourself in an attempt to secure a high position.
Defeat your enemy by consulting him and captivate your friend by your politeness.
Defeat your enemy by consulting him and captivate your friend by your politeness.
Consider haughtiness necessary in dealing with the proud ones.
Consider haughtiness necessary in dealing with the proud ones.
Do not make your heart a plaything of the devil.
Do not make your heart a plaything of the devil.
Do not satisfy the demands of the physical self, for the more you satisfy it, the more it demands.
Do not satisfy the demands of the physical self, for the more you satisfy it, the more it demands.
Do not fight or quarrel in a manner which leaves no room for reconciliation.
Do not fight or quarrel in a manner which leaves no room for reconciliation.
Shaikh Farid did not want his disciple to waste their time in idle or loose talk. “One should work,” he told his disciple, “and should not loose himself in the talks of the people.” He approvingly quoted the remarks of Shaikh Jalal-u-din Tabrizi: “Many utterances lull the heart and make it indifferent (to the Divine message). Only that thing should be uttered which is for the Lord alone.
Shaikh Farid did not want his disciple to waste their time in idle or loose talk. “One should work,” he told his disciple, “and should not loose himself in the talks of the people.” He approvingly quoted the remarks of Shaikh Jalal-u-din Tabrizi: “Many utterances lull the heart and make it indifferent (to the Divine message). Only that thing should be uttered which is for the Lord alone.
If you want greatness associate with the downtrodden.
If you want greatness associate with the downtrodden.
Do not consider yourself safe from an enemy howsoever conciliatory he might be towards you.
Do not consider yourself safe from an enemy howsoever conciliatory he might be towards you.
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