SufiSpot, The Inner Journey

A personal journey towards inner peace, spirituality and Sufism.

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I no longer have the energy to make namaz beyond the jumah, and i feel like the further i get from islamic practice i lose touch with the spirituality that has sustained me for years. and when i go to mesjids or talk to other muslims, they seem go hard hearted, homophobic, antisemetic and angery that its like these are people i cant stand to be around and i end up further from coming back to namaz and ibadat.

What you need to do is to avoid the 'mullahs' and seek a Sufi teacher who will bring you closer to 'Haq'. Also check out http://ahmedamiruddin.wordpress.com 

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God, Can I Ask You a Question?

Me: God, can I ask You a question? God: Sure Me: Promise You won't get mad God: I promise Me: Why did You let so much stuff happen to me today? God: What do u mean? Me: Well, I woke up late God: Yes Me: My car took forever to start God: Okay Me: At lunch they made my sandwich wrong & I had to wait God: Okay Me: On the way home, my phone went dead, just as I picked up a call God: Alright Me: And on top of it all off, when I got home ~I just want to soak my feet in my new foot massager & relax. BUT it wouldn't work!!! Nothing went right today! Why did You do that? God: Let me see, the death angel was at your bed this morning & I had to send one of My Angels to battle him for your life. I let you sleep through that Me (humbled): OH GOD: I didn't let your car start because there was a drunk driver on your route that would have hit you if you were on the road. Me: (ashamed) God: The first person who made your sandwich today was sick & I didn't want you to catch what they have, I knew you couldn't afford to miss work. Me (embarrassed):Okay God: Your phone went dead because the person that was calling was going to give false witness about what you said on that call, I didn't even let you talk to them so you would be covered. Me (softly): I see God God: Oh and that foot massager, it had a shortage that was going to throw out all of the power in your house tonight. I didn't think you wanted to be in the dark. Me: I'm Sorry God God: Don't be sorry, just learn to Trust Me.... in All things , the Good & the bad. Me: I will trust You. God: And don't doubt that My plan for your day is Always Better than your plan. Me: I won't God. And let me just tell you God, Thank You for Everything today.

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The Value of Truth

'If you want truth', Nasrudin told a group of Seekers who had  come to hear his teachings, 'you will have to pay for it.'

'But why should you have to pay for something like truth?'  asked one of the company.

'Have you noticed', said Nasrudin, 'that it is the scarcity of a thing which determines its value?'

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The time has come to turn your heart into a temple of fire. Your essence is gold hidden in dust. To reveal its splendor, you need to burn in the fire of Love.

Rumi

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Dervish and the Pot of Gold

A dervish was praying silently. A wealthy merchant, observing the dervish's devotion and sincerity, was deeply touched by him. The merchant offered the drevish a bag of gold. "I know you will use the money for God's sake. Please take it." "Just a moment," the dervish replied. "I'm not sure if it is lawful for me to take your money. Are you a wealthy man? Do you have more money at home?" "Oh yes. I have at least one thousand gold pieces at home," claimed the merchant proudly. "Do you want a thousand gold pieces more?" asked the dervish. "Why yes, of course. Every day I work hard to earn more money." "And do you wish for yet a thousand gold pieces more beyond that?" "Certainly. Every day I pray that I may earn more and more money." The dervish pushed the bag of gold back to the merchant. "I am sorry, but I cannot take your gold," he said. "A wealthy man cannot take money from a beggar." "How can you call yourself a wealthy man and me a beggar?" the merchant spluttered. The dervish replied, "I am a wealthy man because I am content with whatever God sends me. You are a beggar, because no matter how much you possess, you are always dissatisfied, and always begging God for more."

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Rumi. Enough Said.

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"We humans are social beings. We come into the world as the result of others' actions. We survive here in dependence on others. Whether we like it or not, there is hardly a moment of our lives when we do not benefit from others' activities. For this reason it is hardly surprising that most of our happiness arises in the context of our relationships with others."

Dalai Lama

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When I was 5 years old, my mom always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down “happy.” They told me I didn’t understand the assignment and I told them they didn’t understand life.

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The World is Ancient

The world is ancient, but it has not lost its newness ~ Wasif Ali