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Different

I always wanted to be different from others, wanted to do what others didn't, use my skills, Brain. Make my own path, never wanted to be on a path made by others. Days passed years flew, i grew older, and then things seemed to be different, not normal and I started Wondering what's happening to me. Why isn't my life like others...? Things started getting painful. They broke me and i started to pray to have a normal life. But nothing changed! And being still for a moment i realize that it's what I've always imagined, always a situation different from others and all the events are leading to that uniqueness. Imaginations play an important part in your life. I believe now! Think carefully, imagine clearly ! Pain! You made me a believer!

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Stages of Nafs The first stage is the Depraved Ego (Nafs), the most primitive and common state of being, when the soul is entrapped in worldly pursuits. Most human beings are stuck there, struggling and suffering in the service of their ego but always holding others responsible for their continuing unhappiness. If and when a person becomes aware of the ego’s abased situation, by starting to work on himself, he can move to the next stage, which in a way is the opposite of the previous one. Instead of blaming other people all the time, the person who has reached this stage blames himself, sometimes to the point of self effacement. Herein the ego becomes the Accusing Nafs and thus starts the journey toward inner purification. In the third stage, the person is more mature and the ego has evolved into the Inspired Nafs. It is only at this level, and not anytime before, that one can experience the true meaning of the word "surrender" and roam the Valley of Knowledge. Anyone who has made it this far will possess and display patience, perseverance, wisdom, and humility. The world will feel new and full of inspiration. Nevertheless, many of the people who reach the third level feel an urge to dwell here, losing the will or the courage to go further. That is why, as beautiful and blessed as it is, the third stage is a trap for the one who aims higher. Those who manage to go further, reach the Valley of Wisdom and come to know the Serene Nafs. Here the ego is not what it used to be, having altered into a high level of consciousness. Generosity, gratitude, and an unwavering sense of contentment regardless of the hardships in life are the main characteristics accompanying anyone who has arrived here. Beyond that lies the Valley of Unity. Those who are here will be pleased with whatever situation God places them in. Mundane matters make no difference to them, as they have achieved the Pleased Nafs. In the next stage, the Pleasing Nafs, one becomes a lantern to humanity, radiating energy to everyone who asks for it, teaching and illuminating like a true master. Sometimes such a person can also have healing powers. Wherever he goes, he will make a big difference in other people’s lives. In everything he does and aspires to do, his main goal is to serve God through serving others. Finally, in the seventh stage, one attains the Purified Nafs and becomes Insan-i Kâmil, a perfect human being. But nobody knows much about that state, and even if a few ever did, they wouldn’t speak of it. The stages along the path are easy to summarize, difficult to experience. Adding to the obstacles that appear along the way is the fact that there is no guarantee of continuous progress. The route from the first to the last stage is by no means linear. There is always the danger of tumbling back into earlier stages, sometimes even from a superior stage all the way down to the first one. Given the many traps along the way, it is no wonder that in every century only a few people manage to reach the final stages.

Rumi

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Every love outside HIS love is pain.

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The worst loneliness is not to be comfortable with yourself.

Mark Twain (via onlinecounsellingcollege)

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Someone once asked a great sheikh what sufism was. “The feeling of joy when sudden disappointment comes.”

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It’s never the value of water but thirst, it’s never the value of life but death and it’s never about the friendship but trust.

Hazrat Ali RA (via sufismysticism)

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Love comes with a knife, not some shy question, and not with fears for its reputation!

Rumi (via sufismysticism)

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Look inside and find where a person loves from. That’s the reality, not what they say.

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Jo Mein Sar Basajda Huwa Kabhi To Zameen Se Ane Lagi Sada Tera Dil To Hai Sanam Ashna, Tujhe Kya Mile Ga Namaz Mein Translation: Even as I laid down my head in prostration a cry arose from the ground: Your heart is in materialism, no rewards for your prayers are.

Iqbal

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Silence is the most powerful weapon ever known. It makes people curious, afraid of you.

Unknown

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They say mental maturity comes with age. I say it comes with number of situations you've been through. Mirror only gets polished when treated roughly.

Unknown

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Look inside and find where a person loves from. That’s the reality, not what they say.

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Accept the apology even if it is not sincere.

Ali ibn Talib RA

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Smile even if your heart is dripping blood.

Ali ibn talib RA

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“Love is an illness which doesn't have good nor recompense

Hazrat Ali

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That time when the closest of you becomes stranger.

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What's love? Just an expression! A feeling that crave presence of someone!? Maybe. What's the outcome of it will make it clear to you that whether it was love or another emotion wrapped in it. Only the Love of Allah is purest. It'll make you feel satisfied yet restless. Just like walking on water. Calm yet burning. Desire like angels.