“Anger, in fact, is an inner psychic movement due to which a state of agitation is produced in the heart’s blood, arousing a desire for vengeance. And when this agitation becomes more violent, it intensifies the fire of anger. A violent commotion in the blood seizes the heart, filling the arteries and the brain with…
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All the human transgressions, sins, and moral vices are on account of…
“All the human transgressions, sins, and moral vices are on account of this love and attachment, as mentioned in the Hadith quoted from Al-Kafi. One of the greatest evils of this love, according to our Shaykh-my soul be sacrificed for him – is that if the love of the world captures the human heart and…
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Sometimes it may happen that he feels dejected…
Sometimes it may happen that he feels dejected on account of someone sharing his merit, such as when a person endowed with a merit feels jealous of those on an equal or lower footing than himself. Therefore, it may be said that envy is a state of abjectness and dejection, which finds an expression in…
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Sometimes it is also true that certain attributes…
Sometimes it is also true that certain attributes, which are a defect in a human being but are bestial accomplishments are envied by the envious man on account of the significance that he attaches to such qualities. He sees them as merits on account of his animal state, and desires that the other man should…
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Pride can also arise from other causes…
Pride can also arise from other causes, all of which relate to a sense of one’s worth and excellence which others are imagined to lack. For instance, someone who comes of a noble descent looks down on those who are not like him. Other reasons relate to personal beauty and charm, one’s tribe, the number…
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