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[Visalakshi Ramani]

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98. சத்து.

சத்சங்கம் என்றால் என்ன என்று முதலில் தீர்மானியுங்கள்.
சத்து அல்லது உண்மையோடு சேர்க்கை என்பது அதன் பொருள்.
சத்தை அறிந்தவர் அல்லது உணர்ந்தவர் சத்து என்றே அழைக்கப்படுகிறார்.
அத்தகையோர் சேர்க்கை எல்லோருக்கும் நிச்சயமாகத் தேவை.

 

[nannilam_balasubramanian]

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Sutsung does not relate to spiritual activities only. One of the important
features of a Sutsung is a congenial prevailing atmosphere comprising nobility,
understanding, generosity amongst the members of the Sutsang. All the
members of Sutsanghiis have to invariably possess the love/affection
towards member colleagues, quality of liking each other and even willing
to render help to each other besides sharing views frankly amongst themselves.
In other words, it is true association of good persons or people having a Niyam
by attending and sharing the views of spiritual aspects, listening to greatness
of other devotees or to learn about the greatness of God.

Balasubramanian
Ambattur

 

[talwan]

[h=5]The poet Hafiz wrote[/h] "The sun never says to the earth,
'You owe me.'

Look what happens with a love like that.
It lights up the whole sky."

 

[talwan]

"I searched for God and found only myself. I searched for myself and found only God".
[h=5]Sufi Proverb[/h]

 

[talwan]

IF words come out of the heart, they will enter the heart, but if they come from the tongue, they will not pass beyond the ears.
[h=5]Al-Suhrawardi (Essential Sufism)[/h]

 

[talwan]

Pray for what you want, but work for the things you need.
[h=5]Modern Traditional (Essential Sufism)[/h]

 

[talwan]

The Thing we tell of can never be found by seeking, yet only seekers find it.
[h=5]Bayazid Bistami (Essential Sufism, p. 37)[/h]

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

99. குருவின் சந்நிதி.

குருநாதரின் சந்நிதியில் வாசனைகள் வலியிழக்கின்றன. மனம் நிச்சலமாகிறது. சமாதி வாய்க்கிறது.
ஆகவே சீடன் குருவின் சந்நிதியில் உண்மை அறிவும், சரியான அனுபவமும் பெறுகின்றான்.
அதில் அசையாது நிற்க மேலும் முயற்சி தேவை.

 

[Naina_Marbus]

My apologies if this was posted earlier by someone else. At least some new members would find it useful.

The Dalai Lama, when asked what surprised him most about humanity, answered:

“Man. Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money.
Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health.
And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present;
the result being that he does not live in the present or the future;
he lives as if he is never going to die,
and then dies having never really lived.”

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

100. அறியாமை.

தம்மை உணர்ந்த ஞானிகளோடு தொடர்பு கொள்ளுவதால், ஒருவர் படிப்படியாக அறியாமயை இழக்கிறார். இறுதியில் அறியாமை முற்றும் நீங்குகிறது. பின் நித்திய ஆத்மா வெளிப்படுகிறது.

 

[talwan]

Happy are those who find fault with themselves instead of finding fault with others.
[h=5]Muhammad (Essential Sufism)[/h]

 

[talwan]

If men had been forbidden to make porridge of camel's dung, they would have done it, saying that they would not have been forbidden to do it unless there had been some good in it.
[h=5]Muhammed (Essential Sufism)[/h]

 

[talwan]

What is done for you - allow it to be done.
What you must do yourself - make sure you do it.
[h=5]Khawwas (Essential Sufism)[/h]

 

[talwan]

Enlightenment must come little by little-otherwise it would overwhelm.
[h=5]Idries Shah[/h]

 

[talwan]

Whatever we perceive in the world around us tends to reflect who we are and what we care about most deeply, as in the old saying, "When a thief sees a saint, all he sees are his pockets."
[h=5]Robert Frager, Heart, Self & Soul, The Sufi Psychology of Growth, Balance and Harmony[/h]

 

[Brahmanyan]

Quotable Quotes

There is an Italian Saying

Il destino da le carte, ma chi le deve giocare siamo noi


"Fate deals the cards, but we have to play them" .

Brahmanyan,
Bangalore.

 

[renuka]

There is an Italian Saying

Il destino da le carte, ma chi le deve giocare siamo noi


"Fate deals the cards, but we have to play them" .

Brahmanyan,
Bangalore.

Indian saying..

Fate deals the cards but let the parrot say so!!

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

Is reshuffling and re-dealing allowed by any chance???

There is an Italian Saying

Il destino da le carte, ma chi le deve giocare siamo noi


"Fate deals the cards, but we have to play them" .

Brahmanyan,
Bangalore.

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

101 . சத்குரு.

எப்போதும் ஆத்மாவில் நிலையாக வசித்தல், எல்லோரிடமும் சமநோக்கு, எவ்விடத்தும் எந்நிலையிலும் அசைக்க முடியாத தைரியம் ஆகியவை சத்குருவின் அடையாளங்கள்.

 

[talwan]

We have all had the experience of failing time after time in changing old habits. Then suddenly these old habits lose their hold on us. What was so attractive suddenly becomes unattractive. This is a sign that God has accepted our repentance.
At this point, my sheikh used to say that we are no longer responsible for those old sins. We have truly changed and we are now someone who is not even tempted to commit them.
[h=5]Robert Frager, Heart, Self & Soul, The Sufi Psychology of Growth, Balance and Harmony p. 71[/h]

 

[talwan]

Do not buy the enmity of one man for the love of a thousand men.

[h=5](Essential Sufism)[/h]​

 

[talwan]

Illness itself is one of those forms of experience by which one arrives at the knowledge of God ...
It is, so to speak, the cord of love by which God draws to Himself the saints.

 

[talwan]

Arrogance and conceit in a person may be recognized by three signs:

1. When alone does he feel gloomy, and in company feel happy?
2. When people praise him, does he perform more worship?
3. When they speak badly of him, does he perform very little worship?

[h=5](Essential Sufism)[/h]

 

[talwan]

Only that which cannot be lost in a shipwreck is yours. [h=5]in Llewellyan Vaughan-Lee: Travelling the Path of Love" Inverness, CA: Godlen Sufi Center, 1995, p. 109[/h]

 

[talwan]

…a man should say to his soul every morning, "God has given thee twenty-four treasures; take heed lest thou lose anyone of them, for thou wilt not be able to endure the regret that will follow such loss."