The Twenty-ninth Subject:Vigil
Vigilance at last night-hours and getting up at night is the most important stipulations of the mystical traveler. And to attain the sightly purpose is impossible except with night-watching (vigil).Some of Gnostic have emphasized on rising at night, three hours before the Morning Athan in winter and an hour and a half in summer.For wakefulness […]
The Twenty-Eighth Subject: The Continuance of the Righteous Deed
The duty of a mystical traveler is the continuous “jihad” (effort towards spiritual purity), the constant, importunate spiritual yearning and the steady attempt to achieve the goal. Whether the experience would end up arriving at the destination or not is another matter that is beyond the duty of the holy traveler. An Arab poet once […]
The Twenty-seventh Subject: The Remedy of Spiritual Illnesses
The treatment of spiritual illnesses is like treating corporeal illnesses.It is desirable for mystical traveler to use the appropriate drug. For example, to eliminate stinginess, there is no way except to habituate ego to disbursing, generosity, feeding and paying attention to charities and goodnesses, and it’s not possible to obtain eliminating stinginess and creating the […]
The Twenty-sixth Subject: Artifice In Recommended Deeds
The known proverb is that says; trope is a bridge to reach reality, by this reason it is recommended that human makes himself to crying mode in the tragedies of Imam Hussein( peace be upon him). So if mystical traveller involves himself to artificial deeds hoping that to achieve its natural and true spiritual realities, […]
The Twenty-Fifth Subject: The Types of Soul
In this context we will mention a division of soul which exists in Quran:A) The Commanding SoulThe commanding soul is the basic nature that tempts its owner towards the many desires and orders which are not satisfied by God. The glorified God has uttered: – From Prophet Joseph Utterance- “And I do not acquit myself. […]
The Twenty-fourth Subject: The Danger Of Disclosures
Some of the mystical travelers are who insist to disclosures and divine graces, if this person doesn’t find his desire from himself and his master, will cease to continue in Contemplative voyage and spiritual wayfaring, and appearance in weekly session, and to accomplish the master’s regulations that he had done before. We say to these […]
The Twenty-Third Subject: The Session of Recitation of God’s Name
When, with their religious comrades and brothers, a mystical traveler attends the session of recitation of God’s name in the presence of the Master, it is necessary that their heart and thoughts resist the temptation to investigate the state of their master and comrades, and that they avoid applying blame. This is a very dangerous […]
Twenty-second subject: Purifying the mind from scattered thoughts
Negation of thoughts and purification of the mind from others and presence of the heart and conscious awareness on remembrance of our lover that is the gracious God, is one of the most significant works for any mystical traveler. For achieving this affair, many of mystical travelers come and resort to us. We counsel that […]
The Twenty-first Subject: The General and Special Master
If a mystical traveler has some general moral masters it does not harm them, specifically if they are at the first steps of the mystical journey. They do not have another choice before coming in the states of the practical mysticism except reading the complete course in the ethical science such as Jami’ al-Sa’adat book […]
The Twentieth Subject: CONCEALMENT
Concealment is an important principle for the spiritual improvement of a mystical traveler, while knowing that nothing should be concealed from a mystical traveler’s master. A mystical traveler must not speak about their spirituality, dreams, disclosures, recitations of God’s names, nor express their religious devotion, long prostration and other related matters unless the master has […]
