Two quotes from Al-Ghazali on disciplining the soul. A translation by TJ Winter.
"Aspirancy (irada) is, according to a useful definition, ‘ the desire to come to the Beloved through inner combat (mujahada)’. Put differently, it is ‘the voluntary quest of the of the heart for spiritual sustenance.’ … Once the spiritual wayfarer has set off, numerous distractions and obstacles beset him. … The most intransigent are ‘money, status, conformism and sin’."
"A man once asked the Emissary of God (may God bless him and grant him peace) about good character, and he recited His statement (Exalted is He!) Hold to forgiveness, and enjoin kindness and turn aside from the ignorant ones. Then he said (may God bless him and grant him peace), ‘It is that you should seek reconciliation with those who avoid you, give to those who withhold from you, and forgive those who deal with you unjustly’. "
Just want to share this with you. You have guessed it, it is the book that I am reading now. I have just reached page 15 and already there is so much I can learn from it.
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