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You know the idea that there are angels sitting on our shoulders, one good and one bad, each making its case in the attempt to convince us to do their bidding? Well, it's true, though they are not angels.

The poet Rumi entitled an entire volume of poems "We Are Three". That three consists of:

1) The physical body.
2) The soul.
3) The spirit.

The free will (connected with the mind) is unique to the human race. It is what separates us from the animals in that we get to choose what to do (animals are simply compelled by necessity/opportunity). What the free will commands is the first body: the physical body. The free will uses the mind to choose between the options given it from the soul and the spirit.

The spirit is of divine origin and relays commands to us that will lead not only to our own personal happiness, but to the happiness of the people around us. Its source is the Divine Will and it is incapable of relaying any negative suggestion to us.

The soul is capable of relaying both vice and virtue. At first, in *all* human beings, the soul is tuned to relay only the commands that will lead us away from happiness. "As you sow, so shall you reap" is quite true, and, in order to create unhappiness in us, the soul relays commands that create unhappiness for others, through the 19 different vices (such as anger, hatred, enmity, rebellion, assumption, ignorance, addiction, impatience, overbearance). When a human being chooses to act upon the soul's negative suggestions, it creates unhappiness for others and, subsequently through the Law of Karma, for themself.

Within our Creator's grand design there is a process that a human being can (and should!) go through to replace all the vices in the soul with their corresponding virtue (e.g. replacing hatred with love). This is called "cleansing the soul" in Sufi parlance and leads, if successfully completed, to the soul also relaying only the Divine Will.

At that point, all strife has ended for the person because, for one, there is no more conflict between the commands coming from the spirit and soul, and, two, all the Divine commands only lead to happiness. When Jesus said "I and the Father are one", this is exactly what he was referring to; namely, that he was completly harmonized with the Divine Will.

The most important piece of information related to this *most* important of all human endeavors is this: to begin the process of soul cleansing, one must make the following wish/prayer:

"Lord/God/Allah/Jehovah/..., please take my spirit into Yourself in my lifetime that I will do your Divine Will."

Once this wish to reach God is made from deep within your heart, your very being undergoes certain changes. As well, you begin the journey to submission to the Divine Will, which is the road to happiness, for one's self and for everyone around you.

May all the peace, prosperity and happiness of this world and the next be with you and our entire human family.

More later, insha'Allah.

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  • I'm replying to something you said in your post in my journal entry about Rumi. I haven't talked with many people about this because it seems, frankly, insane. It started with playing cards I would find on the street when I was walking. Sometimes in response to questions I had, at other times they seemed to be telling me about upcoming major life changes. Then it was birds. Crows would follow me sometimes. Birds would come up and eat out of my hand. When I thought about certain things, I would hear b
    • Wow!

      I'm glad you shared your feelings/experiences with me. I am not far enough on the path to give specific comments to your situation, but my base feeling is simply that you are reaping the benefits that are the result of seeking God. You are among the fortunate, and the few, even.

      You have been given a special gift of perception by our Creator ~ a gift you have sought and earned. As such, I will try to find answers to any questions you may have, to the best of my abilities and resources. You should u
      • I made that wish many years ago. Before that, I knew that it was what I wanted, 'eventually.' As you say, the enemy had some things to say about that. "You should experience life first, it means giving up everything, even the good! You will have to give up all attachement, even to the things you love. You will have to forgive and accept everything you hate!" There was more, as you say, tailored to my own mind and experiences, and it held me off for several years. But I made my peace, and I knew my wi
        • Cool!

          I had the same shaking effect when I took my repentence/allegience to my Murshid. In Turkish/Persian it is called "Jezbe", and it only granted by Allah to the students who *really* seek Him. As such, I am honored to make your acquaintance.

          Now, I have danced around my personal path a bit here, but there is a very important piece of information that our Murshid is trying to convey to the world, and you, Seth, are proof of this teaching:

          *All* religions (72 of `em) contain a group of people who are pr
          • Do not be sorry for being long winded. I was sorry when I got to the end of your post and there wasn't anything left to read! I don't yet have a teacher, but I do want to find one, a real one that I can trust. I will say the prayer as you suggest tonight.

            I was going to write more, but I have a bit of debugging to do today. In closing though, I too feel that we are approaching a new age where the majority of people will seek to perform the Divine Will. If we make it through the tribulations, we will ge
            • Thanks. You should know that all of what I tell you in the way of details of the spiritual path comes from my teacher. Now, while his base mission here is to usher in the Age of Hidayet, he has other interests, and, because he is in the constant conversation, he gets answers to some very interesting realms of thought.

              First, yes, there are hundreds of human-inhabited planets in our universe. There are over a dozen places in the Qur'an that mention this. And, as you intuit, this entire *universe* is ours

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