How we see God is a direct reflection of how we see ourselves. If God brings to mind … - Elif Safak

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Decline III, I funded myself, from the studio money. That, and I sold a lot of drugs. Kidding. Don't print that.

Elif Safak

How we see God is a direct reflection of how we see ourselves. If God brings to mind mostly fear and blame, it means there is too much fear and blame welled inside us. If we see God as full of love and compassion, so are we.

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Every true love and friendship is a story of unexpected transformation. If we are the same person before and after we loved, that means we haven't loved enough.

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Stop running after the waves. Let the sea come to you.

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Time is just an illusion. What you need is to live this very moment. That is all that matters.

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A life without love is of no account. Don't ask yourself what kind of love you should seek, spiritual or material, divine or mundane, Eastern or Western. Divisions only lead to more divisions. Love has no labels, no definitions. It is what it is, pure and simple. “Love is the water of life. And a lover is a soul of fire! “The universe turns differently when fire loves water.

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Either grant me the bliss of the ignorant or give me the strength to bear the knowledge.

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