Ibn Arabi

Sufi Philosopher Andalusian-Arab 1165 – 1240

Sufi philosopher; developed concept of Unity of Being.

372 quotes

"Truth needs no defense; it defends itself through time."
Truth
"Happiness is found in the space between desire and fulfillment."
Happiness
"The adventurer discovers new lands; the spiritual adventurer discovers self."
Adventure
"Money serves those who serve others through it."
Money
"Health is the greatest wealth; all else is borrowed."
Health
"Dreams reveal the soul's deepest aspirations."
Dreams
"Family teaches us love; friends teach us loyalty."
Family
"The Prophet is the mirror in which God sees His most beautiful attributes."
Faith
"Poverty is my pride."
Wisdom
"I belong to no religion. My religion is love. Every heart is my temple."
Love
"The knowledge of God cannot be attained by the reason alone."
Knowledge
"The divine lights are obscured by the veils of names."
Truth
"When you know yourself, you know your Lord."
Philosophy
"The Real is hidden by the Real."
Wisdom
"Time is a substance in which events are contained."
Time
"Every man is born to fulfill a mission unique to him."
"The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of."
Love
"God is in the details of creation."
Nature
"Manifest the divine qualities within yourself."
Faith
"The eye sees only what the mind knows."
Knowledge
"In the garden of love, the flowers never fade."
Love
"The saint is the one who realizes his nothingness before the Divine."
"Every atom is a universe unto itself."
Nature
"The tongue of the heart speaks a language the ear cannot hear."
Wisdom
"God created the world in order to be known."
Faith
"The death of the ego is the birth of the soul."
Death
"In solitude, I find the presence of the Infinite."
Solitude
"The keys to Paradise are hidden in the hearts of the righteous."
Faith
"Man is the mirror of God's attributes."
Philosophy
"The intellect is but a candle; divine light is the sun."
Wisdom