Category Archives: Love

Only 1 Right & 1 Wrong

  September 4, 2012 - 11:26 am | , , ,
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So true: “My murshid, Abu Hashim Madani, once said that there is only one virtue and only one sin for a soul on this path: virtue when he is conscious of God and sin when he is not. No explanation can describe the truth of this except the experience of the contemplative, to whom, when he is conscious of God, it is as if a window is open, which is facing heaven, and when he is conscious of the self, the experience is the opposite. For all the tragedy of life is caused by consciousness of the self. All pain … Continue reading →

Why Do People Have Faith?

  July 28, 2012 - 10:56 am | , ,
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I was entering a google search a moment ago and noticed this interesting question (you know, auto-filled in by google due to how commonly it’s entered). I have actually thought about this many times, and I have my own thoughts on it, so I thought I’d share. Why Do People Have Faith? First of all, there is one obvious reason for this question: people have faith (in God) because this is human nature, this tendency is in the depth of our existence,… because our soul longs for union with God. However, whether you think that is true or not, we … Continue reading →

If You Have a Fault

  July 28, 2012 - 10:22 am | ,
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If you have a fault, consider well before you criticize another. Consider well before you think in a bad way about a friend, family member, spouse, or neighbor. If you have a fault, you should have a clear picture of how you like others to deal with it, how you want others to deal with you. And you should, without thought, deal with them and their shortcomings in a similar way. If you cannot do it without thought, at least do it with thought!