Tuesday, September 01, 2009

how to survive your social circle

Ali asked the Prophet, "What action can I take that is not totally lost and worthless?"

The Prophet answered, "Seek truth. You will find it in your self; therefore, know yourself. Seek the company of the wise, who know. Agree with what they say, for one understands only that with which one agrees. be sincere in what you say - a single tongue should not speak two different words. no deceit or fraud should enter into your thoughts. do not belittle anyone or anything, for everyone and everything in its inner being wishes for the same thing.

do not touch anything that is not yours. avoid crowded places, even in such places, try to be with yourself, for that is the place where the truth is manifested. that is where the truth is."

-Ibn Arabi
-Essential sufism

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