“Those who say “I am the servant of God” still affirm two beings: themselves and God. Those who say “I am God” have become nothing and thrown themselves to the wind.”

Original: آن که گوید من بنده خدایم دو وجود اثبات کرده است: خود و خدا. آن که گوید انا الحق نیست شده است و خود را به باد داده. — Servanthood can still be a form of dualism; annihilation is presented as the deeper courtesy. · Fihi Ma Fihi, Discourse 11 (Persian)

• Dualism
• God
• Humility

“We have been praying that this conspiracy of things might come to an end. A conspiracy that produces separation is an improper conspiracy.”

Original: ما دعا می‌کردیم که این اتفاق چیزها به پایان رسد. اتفاقی که جدایی آرد اتفاق نیکو نیست. — A wry greeting to a long-absent visitor, turning chance into a moral question about distance. · Fihi Ma Fihi, Discourse 7 (Persian)

• Chance
• Friendship
• Separation

“If all reality were openly revealed, what need would there be for words? When the heart bears witness, the tongue’s testimony is superfluous.”

Original: اگر همه حقیقت آشکار بودی سخن را چه حاجت بودی؟ چون دل گواهی دهد گواهی زبان چه باید؟ — Speech is treated as a crutch for what the heart already knows. · Fihi Ma Fihi (Persian)

• Heart
• Truth
• Words