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Spiritual Sufism

Prepared by: Monir El.Shazly. Spiritual Sufism. “Protect all things you value by the act of giving them away” Course in Miracles.

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Spiritual Sufism

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  1. Prepared by: Monir El.Shazly Spiritual Sufism “Protect all things you value by the act of giving them away” Course in Miracles

  2. The word means “made of wool” in Arabic, and it describes the coarse woolen clothes that Sufis often wore (at times where silk was often used) to remind them that this world was not a place in which to find meaningless comfort in materialistic positions. Sufism Monir El.Shazly 2010

  3. Mysticism is the belief that the idea of exploring the inner or union with the divine is secrets of the soul. achieved through intuition, faith, introspective religious practice, or sudden insight as opposed to more traditional forms of public worshiping and organized practices. Mysticism Monir El.Shazly 2010

  4. Judaism: Kabbalism Christianity: Mystics or Gnosticism Islam: Sufism (Sunni or Shei’i) Hindus: Hindu Vedanta Buddha: Buddhism Tao: Taoism Spirituality across religions Monir El.Shazly 2010

  5. إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَالَّذِينَ هَادُوا وَالنَّصَارَى وَالصَّابِئِينَ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحاً فَلَهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ وَلا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ سورة البقرة الآية رقم 62 Spirituality in quraan Monir El.Shazly 2010

  6. لقد كنت قبل اليوم انكر صاحبي اذا لم يكن ديني الي دينه دان و قد صارقلبي قابلا كل صورة فمرعي لغزلان, و دير لرهبان و بيت لأوثان, و كعبة طائف و الواح توراة, و مصحف قرآن ادين بدين الحب أني توجهت ركائبه , فالحب ديني و ايماني ابن عربي Monir El.Shazly 2010

  7. How can we live in harmony? First, we need to know We are all madly in love… with the same God Saint Thomas Aquinas Monir El.Shazly 2010

  8. Would you think it odd if I said “I’m in love with every church And mosque And temple And any kind of shrine” Because I know it is there That people say the different names Of the One God hafez Monir El.Shazly 2010

  9. I was once dead; I came alive. Rumi • I'm simply awake Buddha • You are not who you think you are, your true self comes alive when you close your eyes Maharishi • The usefulness of what is, depends on what is not Lao Tzu Sufism , Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism Monir El.Shazly 2010

  10. Sufism: Fanaالفناء Buddhism: Nirvana Hinduism: Unity Christian Mysticism: Christ Consciousness The highest of consciousness Monir El.Shazly 2010

  11. There are three main practices that Sufis employ to gain deeper insight known as • ذكر(حضرة) Zikr (which is a kind of group chanting of God’s names) • سمعSama’ (which is moving meditation) – Whirling dervishes • خلوةSeclusion (which is forced isolation for contemplation). Sufi practices: Monir El.Shazly 2010

  12. For mystics of all religions, the essential principle of enlightenment is a love so absolute that it absorbs one’s own soul in a mystical union with the God. According to Islamic theology, all true religions came from the same Source: God. Love represents an important theme in the philosophy of Sufism; The love of God, manifested in the love of everything. Rumi wrote, “Love’s nationality is set apart from any religion. The religion and nationality of the lover is the Beloved. The lover’s quest is separate from any other quest, for Love is the astrolabe that points to the mysteries of God.” Themes in Sufism: Love Monir El.Shazly 2010

  13. According to Sufies (and the mystics of every faith), when a person completes his quest for enlightenment, he’s in such perfect alignment with Universal Love that he literally sheds all earthly fears and lives for the day when his body finally expires, releasing his spirit into what he already has come to know (as much as is humanly possible). There is no longer any fear of death, no remorse for lost material gains, and no desire to commit any injustice to any living thing. Themes in Sufism: Life Monir El.Shazly 2010

  14. “God divided His mercy into 100 parts, out of which He retains 99 parts with Him. He sent the one remaining portion to earth. From this one portion of love emanates all the compassion that the whole of creation shows toward each other”   “God does not consider your looks or your bodies; rather He looks into your hearts actions.” How does this relate to Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism & Indian American Natives Themes in Sufism: Mercy Monir El.Shazly 2010

  15. “I love You twice: one is the love of love, and one is because You are the source of that love” “O Lord! If I worship You because I’m afraid of Hell, cast me into it. If I worship You because I desire Paradise, keep me from it. But if I worship you for Your own sake, then don’t withhold from Me Your eternal Beauty.” Rabeya El Adaweya Monir El.Shazly 2010

  16. اللَّهُ نُورُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ مَثَلُ نُورِهِ كَمِشْكَاةٍ فِيهَا مِصْبَاحٌ الْمِصْبَاحُ فِي زُجَاجَةٍ الزُّجَاجَةُ كَأَنَّهَا كَوْكَبٌ دُرِّيٌّ يُوقَدُ مِن شَجَرَةٍ مُّبَارَكَةٍ زَيْتُونِةٍ لَّا شَرْقِيَّةٍ وَلَا غَرْبِيَّةٍ يَكَادُ زَيْتُهَا يُضِيءُ وَلَوْ لَمْ تَمْسَسْهُ نَارٌ نُّورٌ عَلَى نُورٍ يَهْدِي اللَّهُ لِنُورِهِ مَن يَشَاءُ وَيَضْرِبُ اللَّهُ الْأَمْثَالَ لِلنَّاسِ وَاللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ سورة النور الآية رقم 35 God is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The example of His Light is like a nook. Within that nook is a lamp, and the lamp is encased in glass. The glass resembles a star, glittering (like a pearl) whose flame is lit from a blessed tree—an olive tree—neither from the East nor the West, whose oil is glistening and glowing, even before it’s been lit! Light upon Light! God guides whomever He wants toward His Light, and this is how God gives examples to people, for God knows about all things (24:35) Themes in Sufism: Light Monir El.Shazly 2010

  17. Rumi was married twice, once to a Muslim, and once to a converted Christian. He also had many female students and disciples. They attended his lectures, were teachers to others, and would also participate in the whirling meditation sessions he led. The most famous of Rumi’s female disciples was Fakhr un-Nisa’, who was known as the “Rab’iah” in her day. concepts in Sufism: women Monir El.Shazly 2010

  18. Rumi Attar IbnAraby Hafez Rabeya El Adaweya spiritual Sufi poets Monir El.Shazly 2010

  19. Conference of the birds – Attar One of the most influential books of mystical poetry Mathnawi – Rumi The Classic Sufi teaching manual. It consists of six lengthy books of poetry (each containing several thousand lines of text) Tao – Lao Tzu BhagavadGita – Hindu Bible Course in Miracles - Jesus spiritual books Monir El.Shazly 2010

  20. الحلاج • انا الحق • ابن عربي • اذا كان من تهواه في القلب حاضرا و انت تديم الذكر كنت منافقا • Rumi You are the truth From foot to brow. Now What else would you like to know? controversial concepts Monir El.Shazly 2010

  21. Poetry: • A Gift of Love: Deepak and Friends (Audio) • Rumi: Voice of Longing (Audio) • Rumi: A Spiritual Treasury • Rumi: The Book of Love • Love: The joy that wounds • Sufism: • With the Great Shiekh “IbnAraby” مع الشيخ الاكبر ابن عربي • Idiots Guide to Rumi Meditation • Muslim Saints and Mystics • www.sufism.org • www.dar-al-masnavi.org Resources: Monir El.Shazly 2010

  22. When the Tao is lost, there’s goodness When goodness is lost, there is morality When morality is lost, there are rituals Rituals are the husk of faith… the beginning of chaos Lao Tzu (38) The Tao Monir El.Shazly 2010

  23. Have a spiritual life Monir El.Shazly

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