Without a tinge of doubt, man’s development takes place with the help of internal forces and psychological motives vested in his being. As a result, giving direction to innate desires is the best means for the recognition of man’s ultimate goal and true perfection. The result of deliberation on the direction of each of these…
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By obtaining what man truly desires…
By obtaining what man truly desires and establishing an existential link with Allah, man reaches the greatest degree of pleasures. The most perfect phase of this develops when the soul totally dispenses with the management of the body, when it pays attention to nothing but Allah, when worldly occupations do not attract its attention and…
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Divine philosophers unanimously accept the…
“Divine philosophers unanimously accept the speculative knowledge of the soul. Whenever man dispenses with concern for sense perceptions and sensual desires and whenever he focuses attention on his own being, he will realize this through speculative knowledge. This knowledge is traced in other conditions as well, even if ample attention could not be paid to…
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Whoever isn’t polite, will reach a state where…
Whoever isn’t polite, will reach a state where his soul has become shattered. He won’t be able to enjoy from thousands of sins, drinking alcohol and howling anymore. The Commander of the Faithful, Alī (A), said, “I looked for a happy life, but I didn’t find it except in abandoning carnal desires. Therefore, abandon your…
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The sensual appetites of a lusty man…
The sensual appetites of a lusty man will increase if he is given more chances of fulfilling his sensual desires; he will desire some other fulfillment that is not available to him, and the furnace of his lust will become hotter and wilder. In the same way, if the man ambitious for power and authority…
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