Pain Clears Way for Inspiration

Pain Clears Way for Inspiration

“Pleasure blocks, but pain clears the way of inspiration. When the string of the violin was being tuned it felt the pain of being stretched, but once it was tuned then it knew why it was stretched. So it is with the human soul. While the soul goes through pain,...
Dealing with A Problem

Dealing with A Problem

“Whatever you use to deal with a problem is where you end up. If you go to yourself or your mind, you end up in your mind. If you go to the darkness you end up with the darkness. If you go to God, the light, you end up with the light, receiving the Divine...
Remembering God

Remembering God

When things in life are going really well it is easy to get comfortable and not remember God, when challenges come we begin our search.   Hafiz the poet says:      Something missing in my heart tonight      Has made my eyes so soft,      My voice so tender      My...
Silence

Silence

“Sages say that silence is the language of God and that all else is a poor translation” ~ Imam Jamal...
Surrendering the Ego

Surrendering the Ego

Release all that you are not until there is nothing left but the Real. The ego (NAFs) are not interested in going to God, because then they will no longer be in charge. When God appears ego must surrender or bow. ~ Cindy...