The sixth tenet of life is contentment. Shradha purvak samadhan means to be happy in the way God has kept you. How will this contentment manifest itself? Contentment doesn’t mean satisfaction. Satisfaction means whatever you wished for is being fulfilled, and you are happy because of it. Contentment entails being happy in whatever way God …
Today we will talk about faith. People believe God is there, but that is not faith. Faith is believing there is only God. People say, “God is there, but…” When the but comes, it means faith is not there. And when there is no faith, people suffer. What exactly is faith? A person who says, …
Today we will understand self-control, which is one of the six tents of life. Self-control means controlling our senses. We have two kinds of indriyas: karam indriya and gyan indriya. We have to control our Gyan Indriyas which are touch, smell, taste, vision, and hearing. The senses are not the culprits we incorrectly blame them …
What is the meaning of detachment? Detachment means loving everyone and giving 100 percent to everyone without any expectations. As human beings, we believe in getting credit for whatever we have done. A human being who expects credit for his good deeds suffers. The big reason for experiencing sorrow and sadness in your life is …
Tolerance means Sahanasheelata. How tolerant should a person be? In the western world, there is zero percent tolerance. We all know about sunsets in the west. If you have zero percent tolerance, you are a hundred percent destroyed. Tolerance is a quality of God. If you are not tolerant, you can never become one with …
We’ve all heard of about patience. Let’s understand patience today. When we go to a public hospital to see a doctor for an appointment at 9:00 am, there is no guarantee that the doctor will see us at that time. The doctor might come at 11:00 a.m., 12:00 a.m., or 2:00 a.m. You cannot do …
A Sufi saying: “Everyone knows that a drop merges in the ocean, but very few know that the drop contains the entire ocean.” Scientists performed a lot of experiments, looked into the depths of the universe, and then compared it with the insides of the human body. To their surprise, both are the same. We …
A Sufi saying: “Everyone knows that a drop merges in the ocean, but very few know that the drop contains the entire ocean.” Scientists performed a lot of experiments, looked into the depths of the universe, and then compared it with the insides of the human body. To their surprise, both are the same. We …
Over the course of the years, a lot of saints are born who have performed different miracles in their lifetime. In the Quran as well, miracles of God are explained in Surah Rahman. Everything in the world has pros and cons attached to it. What are the benefits or disadvantages of miracles? The miracles mentioned …
Over the course of the years, a lot of saints are born who have performed different miracles in their lifetime. In the Quran as well, miracles of God are explained in Surah Rahman. Everything in the world has pros and cons attached to it. What are the benefits or disadvantages of miracles? The miracles mentioned …