There was a time a few years back when a lot of young people had been blessed with what is commonly known as 'awareness'. Some of them even got interested in sufism & the quest for achieving inner peace. To them, all the worldly achievements were insignificant. The opinion of the poeple was inconsequential. They did not judge others neither did they care about other people's judgements regarding them. They were interseted only in becoming good human beings & finding answers to bigger questions such as the purpose of their life. Some of them were obsessed with sufism. They wanted to cure themselves from the inside. However, WE are different now!!! We have forgotten our basics & shunned the blessings ALLAH showered upon us!! We have started to ignore what our aims were in the past. We have left our purpose & have gone numb. We are trying to convinve ourselves & others that the path we had choosen in the past is no longer for us to follow anymore.
One of the most significant factors in this scenario have been personal disappointments. Some of us have come to know that we are simply not good enough to do what we used to say we will do. We are probably not growing professionally as we might have liked to. We have come to realize that sufism & inner cleansing is probably a bit too hard for us. Hence, instead of trying harder we have started to deny. We are trying to convince ourselves that our original aim was wrong to begin with. We have embraced the life of slumber & ignorance but we say that we have done so in order to become normal!!!
Another factor is that we have been disappointed by the people around us. We have been badly hurt by them. We hate these people so much that we have deemed the entire human race to be the same as these people. All humans are bad & thus we cannot achieve our purpose in their presence!!!! This is nothing but an excuse because the first thing we learnt was that the people around you are insignificant, it is you who is important!!!
Finally, all of us have become slaves of temporary happiness. We deem our day good or bad depending upon whether we achieved some worldly desire or not. This is such a drift awat from our basic philiosophy of happiness in which we were told that a person that is happy & contended from the inside does not get affected by whatever good or bad that happens to him on the outside. Infact, this is the very base of sufism!!!!
Shifa, Bilal, Zahra, Meher, Sohaib, Mohammad, Sukhaina, Faraan & Ahmer!!!! I don't know if you guys would see this or not but this is what I have become because of our pact!! I don't mind the decision we made but at the moment I am suffering & so are the people who were blessed around me!!!!
Friday, October 23, 2009
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Going Back!!!!
Salam to all!!!
Today I will be rambling on how circumstances within my inner self have changed over the past few years & how am I trying to reconnect with the things I have lost.
One thing that I have learnt recently refers to the time we spent on things such as professional work, academiics, managing finances, household work etc. The physical & mental toll of this work laves most of us tired so that we can't do much else. As a result, a person like me finds it difficult to do things I used to do back in my college days. The world of spirituality seemed so vast back then. But now I feel rather disconnected from such a wonderful time.
An unfortunate result of this situation is that I feel changed fdrom the inside. I feel that time constraints have altered my inner self. I was certainally a lot closer to sufism & spirituality 5 ot 6 years ago than what I am now.
Hence I am trying desperately not to let my work effect what is the real aim of my life ... the quest for inner peace!!!! I am trying to go back to thois places which hold spiritual importance for me. But more importantly, I am trying to redefine my priorities. And I think you guys should also have a look at the priorities of your lives!!!!
Today I will be rambling on how circumstances within my inner self have changed over the past few years & how am I trying to reconnect with the things I have lost.
One thing that I have learnt recently refers to the time we spent on things such as professional work, academiics, managing finances, household work etc. The physical & mental toll of this work laves most of us tired so that we can't do much else. As a result, a person like me finds it difficult to do things I used to do back in my college days. The world of spirituality seemed so vast back then. But now I feel rather disconnected from such a wonderful time.
An unfortunate result of this situation is that I feel changed fdrom the inside. I feel that time constraints have altered my inner self. I was certainally a lot closer to sufism & spirituality 5 ot 6 years ago than what I am now.
Hence I am trying desperately not to let my work effect what is the real aim of my life ... the quest for inner peace!!!! I am trying to go back to thois places which hold spiritual importance for me. But more importantly, I am trying to redefine my priorities. And I think you guys should also have a look at the priorities of your lives!!!!
Friday, September 11, 2009
Sufism & Cloud 9
Now this one is a bit dark. I must make it perfectly clear that I am not talking about alcohol in this post. The word 'drugs' refers to those stimulants that make you go high but you don't lose your sense of right or wrong!!!!
I was asked a few days ago by a friend about the difference between malangs & drug addicts. Do people enter the realm of spirituality once they go high? Does cloud 9 exist in the road map of spirituality? I being the family protected always present in the class kind of geek told him that I had never gone high. Unfortunately I haven't also been able to enter the realms of spirituality. All I know are experiences of other people which is a pathetic thing. Nonetheless I told him what I understand. The whole point of malangi is to let go of the voice of ego inside you which in turn dictates your brain. In essence, you have to part ways with your brain & open your heart to the feeling of your true self. For this purpose, people use various methods such as meditation, yoga & music. None of these methods are injurious to our health. Drugs on the other hand are a totally different matter. I believe from what I have observed is that people who are high feel the same way as the malang does. Things become clearer without using your mind. And people do get the chance to delve into their inner selves rather easily. However, the doctors of course tell us that this is not a healthy practice. I guess it all comes down to how much you value your life? How much are you fed up with the daily grind of your life? How pathetic you think your life is? How much do you value this experience of mindlessness?
I was asked a few days ago by a friend about the difference between malangs & drug addicts. Do people enter the realm of spirituality once they go high? Does cloud 9 exist in the road map of spirituality? I being the family protected always present in the class kind of geek told him that I had never gone high. Unfortunately I haven't also been able to enter the realms of spirituality. All I know are experiences of other people which is a pathetic thing. Nonetheless I told him what I understand. The whole point of malangi is to let go of the voice of ego inside you which in turn dictates your brain. In essence, you have to part ways with your brain & open your heart to the feeling of your true self. For this purpose, people use various methods such as meditation, yoga & music. None of these methods are injurious to our health. Drugs on the other hand are a totally different matter. I believe from what I have observed is that people who are high feel the same way as the malang does. Things become clearer without using your mind. And people do get the chance to delve into their inner selves rather easily. However, the doctors of course tell us that this is not a healthy practice. I guess it all comes down to how much you value your life? How much are you fed up with the daily grind of your life? How pathetic you think your life is? How much do you value this experience of mindlessness?
Sunday, August 30, 2009
My hands are tied!!!!
Hello!!!! For quite some time I have been trying to come out of my shell and get some sort of human contact. But my hands are tied. Guess I need some madness. Some mad people to help me lose my sanity. Lose this sense of being politically correct all the time. Lose this sense of coming out from a conversation with my dignity preserved. Somehow I have to learn how to take the plunge. I have stuttered & fallen as a result. I don't trust others and that's fair enough because they don't trust me either. But is there no one who trusts me but is waiting for me to take the first clear step. I feel as if I am too structured. Always trying to say the right thing but why isn't the essence of my conversation getting through? Why am I not trustworthy???????????????????????
Friday, August 14, 2009
Salvation Day!!!!!!!!
Its the 14 the of August & although we like to use the word 'INDEPENDENCE DAY' for this occasion I have gone for Salvation Day. Salvation in essence means freedom from slavery. That is the issue for the blog today. We are slaves as a nation & as individuals as well. As individuals, we are slaves to traditions, other people's standards of right & wrong, our ego & the urge for self respect. As a nation we are intellectually slaves to the west. We are slaves of our laziness & dislike for hard work. We are slaves to our habit of giving excuses for our shortcomings. Slaves of our urge to procure more & more money. Slaves of religion. Slaves of the world's superpowers. Slaves of our system. And so much more.
Somehow we have to get salvation for ourselves first then our nation. But our ego would never allow that to happen.
Somehow we have to get salvation for ourselves first then our nation. But our ego would never allow that to happen.
Sunday, August 9, 2009
The Death of Innocence!!!
Salam!!!
It is said in the Quran that the murder of one human being is the death of the entire humanity. But looking at the scenarios that sorround me & the people I talk to most of the time, there is a distinct lack of trust on humanity. It is as if the the first serious betrayal of our lives deems all other humans untrustworthy as well. As if the lesson given by Quran extends to human behaviour as well that the death of innocence in one person kills the innocence in evryone else too. If people in general were hypocrites & never showed you their true selves then does that deem everyone untrustworthy? How can humanity survive if we don't trust human beings? Or are we already in a situation where its too late & it will now be a case of every person for himslef/herself. I feel that human association is one of the most significant aspects of life yet we can't trust anyone. Is it a pitiful state or is it a sign that the end has come?
It is said in the Quran that the murder of one human being is the death of the entire humanity. But looking at the scenarios that sorround me & the people I talk to most of the time, there is a distinct lack of trust on humanity. It is as if the the first serious betrayal of our lives deems all other humans untrustworthy as well. As if the lesson given by Quran extends to human behaviour as well that the death of innocence in one person kills the innocence in evryone else too. If people in general were hypocrites & never showed you their true selves then does that deem everyone untrustworthy? How can humanity survive if we don't trust human beings? Or are we already in a situation where its too late & it will now be a case of every person for himslef/herself. I feel that human association is one of the most significant aspects of life yet we can't trust anyone. Is it a pitiful state or is it a sign that the end has come?
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Inner Solace!!!!!
'I am very tense today'
'Bs g zindagi mein bari pareshani hai'
'I am tired of all this hassle that sorroubds my life'
These are the sort of sentences which all of us have said & heard. Finding solace in life is our major quest. Sakoon ki talash hamara bunyadi maqsad hai. But the irony is that the more we try the more restless we become. Is it a matter of being impatient? Are we not thankful enough for what Allah has given us? Is it a matter of us not woking hard enough & blaming luck for our failures? Hardwork, patience & thankfulness are some of the ways which people have suggested for finding peace.
Since we all listen to so many things I thought that I might also give you something to think about. For me, more than anything else, it is the peace that we create in our innner selves that dictates everything else. Jis ne baatin ka sakoon paida kr liya wohi kamiab hai. Life will never stand still. It will keep moving & regardless of whether you want to move with it or not, you would always be required to make tough decisions & face adverse situtaions. You would always feel tired & fed up of this life & there will be no way out unless you create your peace from the inside. That is what sufim tells me. Although you would be living in an extrinsic world, you would have to purify your inner self first.
So the bottom line is that if you want peace in your life, you would have to create it yourself from the inside.
Regards
ZAIN
'Bs g zindagi mein bari pareshani hai'
'I am tired of all this hassle that sorroubds my life'
These are the sort of sentences which all of us have said & heard. Finding solace in life is our major quest. Sakoon ki talash hamara bunyadi maqsad hai. But the irony is that the more we try the more restless we become. Is it a matter of being impatient? Are we not thankful enough for what Allah has given us? Is it a matter of us not woking hard enough & blaming luck for our failures? Hardwork, patience & thankfulness are some of the ways which people have suggested for finding peace.
Since we all listen to so many things I thought that I might also give you something to think about. For me, more than anything else, it is the peace that we create in our innner selves that dictates everything else. Jis ne baatin ka sakoon paida kr liya wohi kamiab hai. Life will never stand still. It will keep moving & regardless of whether you want to move with it or not, you would always be required to make tough decisions & face adverse situtaions. You would always feel tired & fed up of this life & there will be no way out unless you create your peace from the inside. That is what sufim tells me. Although you would be living in an extrinsic world, you would have to purify your inner self first.
So the bottom line is that if you want peace in your life, you would have to create it yourself from the inside.
Regards
ZAIN
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