The Sufi Path is a process of amanesis (remembrance, realization). In pre-eternity, God asked the spirits: Alastu bi Rabikum (Am I not your Lord)? When we come into this material existence, we forget about pre-eternity and the task of life is to remember our way back to the truth concerning the nature of our essential relationship with God. This process of remembering or recollecting is known as amanesis.
Thursday, August 18, 2005
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Salaam, Anab,
You are a true spiritual (peaceful and non-violent) warrior, in my opinion. Of course, I'm biased.
This article is the first I've seen about terrorism from a spiritual AND psychological point of view. And that doesn't suprise me, coming from you. There has been much written about this unpleasant topic from a political science point of view, but beneath all other reasons, valid as they may be, there is always the spiritual -- or in the case of people who prefer the "tools of violence" to the "tools of faith," -- the cause is a lack of spirituality, as opposed to religion. After all, we are spiritual beings trying to live in a physical world. So how could it be anything but a spiritual cause for all of the difficulties human beings experience?
I guess that's a topic for another day -- perhaps when you have some time -- or perhaps you've already written something about this, too. :)
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Salaam, Anab,
You are a true spiritual (peaceful and non-violent) warrior, in my opinion. Of course, I'm biased.
This article is the first I've seen about terrorism from a spiritual AND psychological point of view. And that doesn't suprise me, coming from you. There has been much written about this unpleasant topic from a political science point of view, but beneath all other reasons, valid as they may be, there is always the spiritual -- or in the case of people who prefer the "tools of violence" to the "tools of faith," -- the cause is a lack of spirituality, as opposed to religion. After all, we are spiritual beings trying to live in a physical world. So how could it be anything but a spiritual cause for all of the difficulties human beings experience?
I guess that's a topic for another day -- perhaps when you have some time -- or perhaps you've already written something about this, too. :)
Peace and blessings,
Bilquees
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