"The weak lose themselves in God; the strong discover Him in themselves." ~ Allama Iqbal

Sunday, September 22, 2013

A diseased social organism...


A diseased social organism sometimes sets up within itself forces which have a tendency to preserve the health of the organism - e.g., the birth of a great personality which may revitalise the dying organism by the revelation of a new ideal.

~ Allama Iqbal (from Stray Reflections)

Saturday, September 7, 2013

He is one


He in one
Above all ritual
Above all dogma
Above all custom
And only where
These paths cease
Does true faith begin.

~ Ghalib
 (from Ghalib in Translation, O.P. Kejariwal)