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Bishr Hafi

769 - 841 | Baghdad, Iraq

Bishr Hafi

Sufi Quotes 23

Contentment recompenses respect in the world. To think that people should hold us exalted, is just inclination toward temporal love.

Contentment recompenses respect in the world. To think that people should hold us exalted, is just inclination toward temporal love.

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He who desires worldly honor must avoid three things:

To express one’s need to the created beings; to search sins of others to accompany with the guest of others.

He who desires worldly honor must avoid three things:

To express one’s need to the created beings; to search sins of others to accompany with the guest of others.

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Renunciation is a king who does not dwell anywhere but in an emptied heart.

Renunciation is a king who does not dwell anywhere but in an emptied heart.

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Sorrow is a king who, when he dwells in a place, does not consent to have anyone dwelled there with him.

Sorrow is a king who, when he dwells in a place, does not consent to have anyone dwelled there with him.

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Water as long as it flows, remains clean, when it stagnates, it gets dirty and turns into mud.

Water as long as it flows, remains clean, when it stagnates, it gets dirty and turns into mud.

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