You would know the secret of death… But how shall you find it unless y… The owl whose night—bound eyes are… If you would indeed behold the spi… For life and death are one, even a…
A woman said unto a man, “I love… And the woman said, “You love me… And the man only gazed upon her an… Then the woman cried aloud, “I ha… And the man said, “Then it is als…
Would that you could live on the f… But since you must kill to eat, an… And let your board stand an altar… When you kill a beast say to him i… “By the same power that slays you,…
I am a kind word uttered and repea… By the voice of Nature; I am a star fallen from the Blue tent upon the green carpet. I am the daughter of the elements
I would not exchange the sorrows o… For the joys of the multitude. And I would not have the tears th… To flow from my every part turn in… I would that my life remain a tear…
You give but little when you give… It is when you give of yourself th… For what are your possessions but… And tomorrow, what shall tomorrow… And what is fear of need but need…
Your friend is your needs answered… He is your field which you sow wit… And he is your board and your fire… For you come to him with your hung… When your friend speaks his mind y…
The gold—hoarder walked in his palace park and with him walked his troubles. And over his head hovered worries as a vulture hovers over a carcass, until he reached a beautiful lake surr...
You were born together, and togeth… You shall be together when the whi… Ay, you shall be together even in… But let there be spaces in your to… And let the winds of the heavens d…
My wearied heart bade me farewell and left for the House of Fortune. As he reached that holy city which the soul had blessed and worshipped, he commenced wondering, for he could not fin...
Your hearts know in silence the se… But your ears thirst for the sound… You would know in words that which… You would touch with your fingers… And it is well you should.
When love beckons to you follow hi… And when his wings enfold you yiel… And when he speaks to you believe… For even as love crowns you so sha… Even as he is for your growth so i…
In the ancient days, when the first quiver of speech came to my lips, I ascended the holy mountain and spoke unto God, saying, ‘Master, I am thy slave. Thy hidden will is my law and I s...
You talk when you cease to be at p… And when you can no longer dwell i… And in much of your talking, think… For thought is a bird of space, th… There are those among you who seek…
One day in the late part of June, as the people left the city for the mountain to avoid the heat of summer, I went as usual to the temple to meet Selma, carrying with me a little book o...