Four (4) Essential Realities.

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  1. Abu Fauzi

    Abu Fauzi Active Member

    Salaam everyone,
    Among Sufi adepts and students, there are four realities regarded as essential, namely:--Renunciation, Acceptance, Satisfaction and Patience. He who does not have these in him is not of the people of the path of God Almighty.
    The essential reality of Renunciation is to retsore the choice to God, making one's own choice disappear. Acceptance is to submit obediently to what God has chosen for you: good fortune or misfortune, whether you like it or not. To do something gladly is Satisfaction, one of the states of Acceptance.
    The essential reality of Patience is to prevent the soul from complaining: he who moans, is no longer patient; he who whines complains...
     

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