Noble Qualities of Man are Divine...

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Noble Qualities

The noble qualities are based on knowledge and insight. He who is fettered by self-conceit cannot be expected to purify his nature. Hence the pilgrim should use insight to acquire the virtues of the Prophet. He should guard the virtues he has been endowed with, and acquire those he is lacking in by self-exertion, i.e., asceticism, service, and the company of the saints. Most of the virtues can be acquired, and we have been ordered (by the scriptures) to strive therefore to the limit of our powers. Man is a mirror who, when trained, perfected, and cleansed of impurities shows within him all the Divine Attributes of construction and disintegration. Then he realizes his divinity and the purpose of his life. A sage refers to this very fact in these lines: 'It is thou who art the Divine Scripture; it is thou who art the mirror of the royal beauty. Beyond thee there is naught in the universe: seek thy object within thyself, for thou art that.'

Source: Letters from a Sufi Teacher

Sufism (Arabic: تصوّف‎ - taṣawwuf, Persian: صوفی*گری sufigari, Turkish: tasavvuf, Urdu: تصوف) is generally understood to be the inner, mystical dimension of Islam.

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Contemplation

The Prophet has restricted the use of contemplation to the works of God, not to His nature and attributes. Thinking on God may soon end in unbelief. In order that thought may work, its object must be limited, and the Divine Nature and Attributes are unlimited. Hence a student should contemplate the objects of creation, noticing their (relative) permanence and impermanence, and realizing the position and changes of each in its phenomenal aspect. He will thus be led to the knowledge of the Creator. Hence the seeker should (while not neglecting outward activities, holy recitations and other duties) contemplate from time to time on creation seeing the wisdom of the creator therein, on his desires, on the heart and the body; he should enquire into his stages from the beginning of creation to its end, and study his own character. His contemplation should be in conformity with Religion, based upon knowledge and experience, and irrespective of considerations of gain and loss, so that he may develop insight. Right contemplation achieves in a short time the results of long practice and worship. The Prophet has said, 'Contemplation for an hour is better than (formal) worship for sixty years.'

As the range of the outer vision differs with different men, so is it the case with insight, or the inner vision. Some see as far as heaven, some as far as the Divine Throne. A few have the perfect insight which pierces through all creation to the Creator.

The end of contemplation is the advancement of knowledge and the acquisition of wisdom. When the heart develops knowledge and wisdom, there is a change in its condition. With that change, there comes a change in conduct as well, and the man turns. With the turning, he begins to tread the Path. Treading attracts him to God. Then a current of Divine Attraction may carry him to a stage inaccessible to men and genii by exertion and asceticism.

If thou longest and dost not succeed, be not dejected; for, as the Great Lord has said, 'Asking is for men, acceptance for God.'

[akimz]

payter sad ni bro . . .

nindot ni basa2xhon

[Malic]

The Tasawwuf.

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The Tasawwuf.

My brother Malic, can you explain that word you posted.. I am curious.

[Hellblazer 2.1]

asalam alaikum sabah hal ker.

[miyay]

know thyself and you shall know god

[Hellblazer 2.1]

know thyself and you shall know god

nagka-esoteric na lagi ka, ma'am miyay.

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know thyself and you shall know god

Kung "Know Thyself" ra, kang Socrates na na..

[miyay]

nagka-esoteric na lagi ka, ma'am miyay.

resulta nani og sige basa og friendship with god, sir..hehehe..esoteric diay na?