The Forty-second Subject: The Signs of People on a Spiritual Journey
A mystical traveler after a certain time on his spiritual journey may experience some signs that mark his state and stage: 1. A traveler will feel in reality of his entity self-observation and divine presence. 2. A traveler will be able to control his words and silence will become routine. 3. His invocation with the tongue will convert to invocation with the heart after practicing and continuation in invocations, prayer, supplication and requests to holy people. 4. Veridical dream and […]
The Fortieth subject: General and public advises
Here I am advising all of travelers generally and the travelers associated with me particularly, to the underneath matters: 1. The traveler in way of reaching to his purpose, should pace on strongly and do not abandon his psyche without observation and do not let to doubtfulness to enter to his heart and mind. 2. […]
The Thirty-ninth subject: The habit of dutifulness
Trying and making the habit of doing incumbents and avoiding prohibited acts and taboos is urgent for achieving the habit of dutifulness and fairness for men and women. Although existence of this habit is not necessary for accept of worships by God, like existence of justice for judges or congregational Imams or “Marja Taqlids” but […]
The Thirty-Eighth Subject: The Dangers of Unveiling of Inspiration
Unveiling of inspiration have dangers and blights which a mystical traveler has to know in order to be released from his ego’s temptation. We will mention some of these dangers here:A) One is the difficulty in differentiating right unveiling from the wrong unveiling.B) These unveiling of inspiration will hold a mystical traveler back from the […]
The Thirty-seventh subject:The effort for livelihood
Some of peoples believe that avoidance of lower world means failure to try and effort or mortification, meanwhile he should provide alimony of his family and on the other hand enforcement of some works is only depended on spending money. Yes, decrease of wealth for those that are at beginning of the traveling is necessary, […]
The thirty-sixth matter: veils of the self
The holly traveler at first of his traveling will see some veils of darkness. In this state he should recognize these veils and emancipate himself from them. After that holly traveler will see the veils of light. meanwhile, he should recognize them exactly and not to be fascinated by them until emancipate himself from them. […]
The Thirty-fifth subject: Avoidance of suspicion
Suspicion is one of important factors that lead to perishment. At the first of his journey the holly traveler, suffers from this dangerous mood and because of his pessimism, people’s deeds is false and sin on his mind while thinks his works all are correct and good. Sometimes this pessimism is about honest men or […]
The Thirty-fourth subject: Distracting Thoughts
The distracting thought in practical mysticism is very dangerous for holly traveler; therefore it is necessary to know its dangers and its treatment. Distracting thought is some doubts and hesitations that in many aspects of the daily living like eating drinking and some other daily works, attack to traveler and these doubts may be from […]
The Thirty-third subject: Repeat of repentance
Holly traveler at first of his traversing need to repent. Whenever he committed a sin, need to repent and perform ablution. Actually darkness of the sin will be cleaned from his heart, if performed ablution and repented and prayed two postures for his God. It will be more useful if sometimes pray these two postures […]
The Thirty-Second Subject: The Physical Disease
When a mystical traveler encounters a physical disease, he must try to treat it as much as possible. If this treatment lasts for a long time, he must appreciate it because it leads to a state of spiritual entreaty and supplication. Thus, you can observe of him that praise and invocation of God are constantly […]
