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Words of Wisdom
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Joy and happiness are due to self and soul unison and closeness. —— "Sound Waves" by Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri |
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Human beings are driven to higher consciousness by prayer, meditation and a host of creative pursuits such as arts, music and other transcendental activities, reflecting our yearning to return to a blissful state of contended happiness -- paradise.
It is ultimately supreme consciousness that we all desire. —— The Essential Message of the Qur`an by Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri |
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The different religions are like so many languages speaking of that unique Truth as it manifests itself in different worlds according to its inner archetypal possibilities, but the syntax of these languages is not the same. —— "Knowledge and the Sacred" by Seyyed Hossein Nasr |
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The more one's personal, specific or conditioned consciousness is aligned with pure consciousness, the deeper, wider and more efficient is the connection with life's essence and source. This act is often referred to as God awareness or remembrance; we often call such a person 'awake', spiritually realized or enlightened. These terms imply synchrony between self-ego and soul, head and heart or created and creator. —— "Happiness in Life and After Death" by Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri |
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Grief and suffering are experiences for which the antidote is avoidance. The challenge is to reflect upon how that state came about in the first place. Attachments, expectations and perceptions are keys to this discovery. Success is merely a durable state of harmony as a result of expectations having been met. —— "Ripples of Light" by Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri |
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When anger is directed at its real cause, there can be profound change. Often it is directed at the apparent cause. This is like blaming the mirror for reflecting one’s own image. One must not blame the messenger, but look at the message or root cause. —— "Ripples of Light" by Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri |
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The human soul is god's reflection and the self is the soul's earthly companion and shadow. Self realization is the knowledge of the self's dependence upon the eternal soul and submission to it. —— "Witnessing Perfection" by Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri |
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To expand your consciousness, exercise thoughtlessness and sensory inertness. Just be. The self is only the outer reflector of the soul within. —— "Witnessing Perfection" by Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri |
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An optimum state of harmony is attained when consciousness of self (body, mind, intellect) is in alignment with soul consciousness. —— "Witnessing Perfection" by Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri |
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The Sufi is one who seeks to transcend the world of forms, to journey from multiplicity to Unity, from the particular to the Universal. —— "Sufi Essays" by Sayyed Hossein Nasr |
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