Author: Melissa

“Truly by token of time, humankind is in loss, except for those who have faith, and who do righteous deeds, and who encourage each other in the teaching of Truth and in patient perseverance.”(Qur’an 103:1-3)
“Half of life is lost in charming others. The other half is lost in going through anxieties caused by others. Leave this play. You have played enough.” ~Rumi
It is best to begin now, this very moment, to re-align our lives with our deepest, inner-most self and the highest good within us.

“Do not attribute purity to yourselves; He knows best who is most pious.” (Qu’ran 53:32)
“Pure is the one who has purified oneself of the notion of one’s own purity.” (Sufi saying)
My favorite illustration of the true meaning of purity is about Moses and the Shepherd, as told by the great Sufi poet, Jalaluddin Rumi. . .