“Many people consider life the same as wealth and do not believe in any virtue and honor for man except property and wealth. They direct all their activities towards accumulating and saving money. As a result of this fascination and greed, they get entangled in stinginess. Such people deprive others and sometimes degrade themselves further…
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Deficiency of anger and insufficient presence…
Deficiency of anger and insufficient presence of anger below the moderate level is itself considered a moral weakness and a flaw which gives rise to innumerable vices and defects like: Fear, Timidity, Patience, Greed, Tyranny, Laxity, Laziness, Lethargy, Weakness, Dastardliness, Tolerance, Love of comfort, Lack of restraint, Spiritlessness, Submissiveness to oppression, Lack of constancy and…
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The more you look at this world with wonder and love…
“[The more you look at this world with wonder and love] Your hope and greed will increase day by day. Grief and regret will seize you; bewilderment and despair will invade your heart. Some of these points have been alluded to in the following traditions from al-Kafi: On the authority of Hafs ibn Qurt, Abu…
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Since man’s inclination towards absolute perfection is…
“Since man’s inclination towards absolute perfection is innate, the greater his greed for worldly allurements, the more he accumulates them and the more is his heart attracted towards them. Since he mistakenly believes the world and worldly fascinations to be the desired ultimate goal, his greed grows day by day and his desire for them…
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Imam Ali (A) said: “A believer is drowned in thinking…
Imam Ali (A) said: “A believer is drowned in thinking,”, [Nahj al-Balaghah, wisdom no. 333] In the same way that the ability to concentrate needs practice, thinking well also needs practice. If you leave your thoughts to wander freely, they will go astray. When some people think, they think of longings, jealousy, greed, and plans…
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