Wahiduddin's Web

The wise of all ages have taught that it is knowledge of the divine Being that is life, and the only reality.

The kingdom of heaven is in the hearts of those who realize God.

It is better to pay than receive from the vain, for such favors demand ten times their cost.

There are two kinds of generosity - the real and the shadow; the former is prompted by love, the latter by vanity.

Real generosity is an unfailing sign of spirituality.

Will power is the keynote of mastery, and asceticism is the development of will power.

Love has its limitations when it is directed towards limited beings, but love directed to God has no limitations.

Love has the power to open the door of eternal life.

To become cold from the coldness of the world is weakness, to become broken by the hardness of the world is feebleness, but to live in the world and yet to keep above it is like walking on the water.

Devotion to a spiritual teacher is not for the sake of the teacher, it is for God.

In order to learn forgiveness, one must first learn tolerance.

New for August is an article which explores the stages of spiritual development.