The Spiritual Path

The radiance of Adam

Posted by Ehsan on 10 Dec 2011 at 0:06 in The Spiritual Path | 0 comments

The radiance of Adam

By the radiance of the same star, Whose loss was the fall of Adam, that creature of earth, Was it Yours or mine? (Iqbal, “Tulip in the Desert”, p.12) So beautiful lines! I’m sitting in the sofa this Friday night and drinking the wine of divine poetry while others are drinking the wine of poison at parties. I received an English collection of Iqbal’s poetry called “Tulip in the Desert” by brother Thaqalyn and his respected wife on my birthday. The quote above is the opening verse and it immediately caught my attention. Here Iqbal likens Adam with a star and...

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Death

Posted by Ehsan on 22 Nov 2011 at 23:06 in The Spiritual Path | 0 comments

Every smile shall be followed by sorrow. So laugh less and cry more. The beginning of the end has begun. Every breath draws you closer to the purpose of your very existence. Hold what you have in your hand and not your heart as what lays in your hand at the moment of death you can drop while whats in your heart will follow you to the absolute end. When you meet your Lord your tongue will seize to function, nay it will rather rise up to stand against you for abusing it in the dismay of your Lord. Your lips will be stitched together and your deeds will be your lawyer or your prosecutor. It all...

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The Cave

Posted by Ehsan on 11 Nov 2011 at 16:25 in The Spiritual Path | 0 comments

The Cave

The cave has a large spiritual aura over itself. When I first came in touch with spirituality at the age of 15 the concept with the cave was a frequent topic that was mentioned throughout the talks I had with certain people in those days. I did not really understand what it meant more then it being some sort of spiritual retreat, being away from people. When I asked if a physical absent was meant I was sometimes given the answer yes, sometimes no, without any further details. But the term was brought once in a while when my spiritual friends where sad or fed up with the world for whatever...

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Your spouse is a spiritual shield

Posted by Ehsan on 19 Aug 2011 at 1:20 in The Spiritual Path | 4 comments

One of the Ulema whose name I won’t mention narrates that I visited Ayatollah Behjat In the year of 2002. Ayatollah Behjat asked me where I have been. I had recently returned from missionary trip from outside of Iran but I didn’t want to say that I had been abroad so I just say, “I am at your service!” But Ayatollah Behjat continued asking, “Did you bring your family with you?” I answered, “No”. Ayatollah Behjat became very upset and changed the subject. What had happened during my journey (for spreading Islam) was that a girl fell in love with...

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The immediate answer of Imam Hassan(A)

Posted by Ehsan on 17 Aug 2011 at 1:07 in The Spiritual Path | 4 comments

Today marked the blessed birthday of the grandchild of Prophet Mohammad(S), the heir of Imam Ali(A), the darling of Fatima Zahra(A) – Imam Hassan Mujtaba(A). I would like to take opportunity of this auspicious event and share a personal incident of mine related to the generosity of Imam Hassan(A). For nearly two months now an unpleasant difficulty occurred in my life which ever since had done my head in. My mental condition decreased when I realized I need to face this difficulty again in a near future. The most powerful weapon I had to battle the upcoming negative thoughts and...

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Does the body need vitamins?

Posted by Ehsan on 15 Aug 2011 at 2:13 in The Spiritual Path | 0 comments

One of the characteristics of Ayatollah Behjat was his indifference towards food. At the time when he was a poor young student in Najaf the poverty lead him to be content with one loaf of bread as his daily meal and this custom lived on even after him reaching Marjaiyyah and recognition. One of his students writes in his memoirs: For each Eid Ghadir I was in charge of the yearly feast that Ayatollah Behjat used to make where he invited Ulema and righteous believers to a big meal. Meat was barbecued and offered to the guests but Ayatollah Behjat himself never ate of the food. Instead after...

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The need of a spiritual master

Posted by Ehsan on 14 Aug 2011 at 2:10 in The Spiritual Path | 0 comments

In all reliable books of spiritual wayfaring the need of a spiritual master and mentor who supervises the journey of the traveller is prescribed. In one of his lessons Imam Khomeini stated that this [spiritual] path can not be travelled without a spiritual master (ostad). Ayatollah Qadhi (the spiritual master of Ayatollah Behjat, Allamah Tabatabai and many other contemporary Urefa) has said: If you spend 30 years looking for a master it is worthy and in the first encounter you have travelled half the journey. Regarding the mandatory need of the spiritual wayfarer for a master the martyred...

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