“Since all the Riches of this World
May be the gifts from the Devil & Earthly Kings,
I should suspect that I worship’d the Devil
If I thanked my God for Worldy things.”–Wm. Blake
“you are a volume in the divine book
a mirror to the power that created the universe
whatever you want, ask it of yourself
whatever you’re looking for can only be found
inside of you”
― Rumi, The Poetry of Jalaluddin Rumi
“God, if I worship Thee in fear of hell, burn me in hell. And if I worship Thee in hope of Paradise, exclude me from Paradise; but if I worship Thee for Thine own sake, withhold not Thine everlasting Beauty.”–Rabi’a (A Sufi saint.)
To see a World in a grain of sand,
And a Heaven in a wild flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand,
And Eternity in an hour.”
― William Blake, Auguries of Innocence