RE: Favorite hadiths and verses.
March 19, 2013 at 4:58 pm
(This post was last modified: March 19, 2013 at 5:15 pm by Mystic.)
Verily we have given you the Abundance (Al-Kawthar). Therefore connect to your Lord and sacrifice.
Al-Kawthar is suppose to be a name for a fountain in paradise. It is said who ever drinks of this fountain will never go thirsty again. The direct translation is however "The Abundance".
According to the Islamic mystics, the next world is a reflection of your life of works and the soul.
This is suppose to be what finally brings satisfaction to humans. Gives them tranquility.
Sacrifice meant sacrifice of the animal, but in Shiite hadiths, that was suppose to represent killing your lower self.
What I take from this now, is that, humans inside their minds or souls (depending on your world view), have something that is more valuable then all material gains. The material gains to satisfy the lower self don't ever bring peace.
As the fountain is suppose to a manifestation of the goodness of believers, I feel ultimately goodness and praise and honor, are more peaceful, and are worthy to sacrifice the animal lower self.
I've thought about this much, but I feel, if you don't sacrifice the animal lower self, you won't be satisfied and instead you will always be thirsty for more.
Instead if you seek fulfillment in a good heart and peace in honor, you can get fulfillment and satisfaction.
That was from Quran (Suratal Kawthar).
Al-Kawthar is suppose to be a name for a fountain in paradise. It is said who ever drinks of this fountain will never go thirsty again. The direct translation is however "The Abundance".
According to the Islamic mystics, the next world is a reflection of your life of works and the soul.
This is suppose to be what finally brings satisfaction to humans. Gives them tranquility.
Sacrifice meant sacrifice of the animal, but in Shiite hadiths, that was suppose to represent killing your lower self.
What I take from this now, is that, humans inside their minds or souls (depending on your world view), have something that is more valuable then all material gains. The material gains to satisfy the lower self don't ever bring peace.
As the fountain is suppose to a manifestation of the goodness of believers, I feel ultimately goodness and praise and honor, are more peaceful, and are worthy to sacrifice the animal lower self.
I've thought about this much, but I feel, if you don't sacrifice the animal lower self, you won't be satisfied and instead you will always be thirsty for more.
Instead if you seek fulfillment in a good heart and peace in honor, you can get fulfillment and satisfaction.
That was from Quran (Suratal Kawthar).
