Hadji Bektash-i Veli

Principles of the Bektashi Path
•  Seek and find.
•  Whatever you do, do it for the Truth.
•  There exists in you a “there is” to replace every “there isn't.”
•  He who walks the Path never tires.
•  There is no rank or station higher than the Friend's heart.
•  The one who is wise but doesn't share his wisdom is ignorant.
•  To the ignorant, abandoning what is no longer needed is death; to the wise it is birth.
•  There is no repentance of repentance.
•  Let your heart, your hand, and your table be open to others.
•  Look for the key to all within your deepest being.
•  Whatever you seek, look within.
•  Do not forget your enemy is also a human being.
•  The beauty of human beings is the beauty of their words.
•  If the path appears dark, know that the veil is in your own eyes.
•  All blessings upon the one who overlooks another's shortcomings.
•  All blessings upon the one who makes a secret of secrets.
•  The Word is Truth.
•  Do not hurt others, even if you are hurt.
•  Hand-in-hand, hand in Truth.
•  One hour of meditation is better than seventy years of piety.