#real knowledge

[the-ephemeral-ethereal]

Real knowledge arises through confrontation with real things.

from Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work by Matthew B. Crawford 

[life-in-the-freefall]

The sixth duty of the student is that he gives great concern to the most importance science: the knowledge of the Hereafter. By that [the knowledge of the Hereafter], I mean the category of knowledge that deals with perfecting character and unveiling. The perfection of character leads to unveiling. And unveiling is gnosis of Allah سبحانه وتعالىٰ, which is a light that Allah سبحانه وتعالىٰ casts into a heart that has been purified by worship and struggle, having arrived at the level of the faith of Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه, about whom it has been narrated, “If the faith of the people of the earth were weight against the faith of Abu Bakr, the faith of Abu Bakr would outweigh it.” That was due to a secret stored within his heart, not that which can be measured and weighed. How strange is it that someone should hear these statements of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and then hear with the ear of contempt similar statements of the Sufis, believing that they are inventions of the Sufis. Be careful of holding such contempt, for it will cause the destruction of your capital. So, be eager for the knowledge of that secret, which is beyond the goods of the jurists and theologians. For you will only be guided to that secret through your eager search. And know that the noblest of sciences is the gnosis of Allah سبحانه وتعالىٰ, which is an ocean whose limits cannot be reached. The highest degrees that the human being can reach in that science are those of the Prophets and the Saints, followed by the degrees of those who follow them. -Imam al Ghazali (rahimahullah)

[avesblues2]

Do I post too much about health stuff? Not sorry. 😂 not when 1 in 2 Americans have a chronic disease that is curable through lifestyle and dietary changes. Everyone talking about this virus and you need to be vaxxed to be healthy but no one is talking about the co-morbidities that assist in severe cvid cases (obesity being number one). Pharma and insurance companies don’t care about your health, if they did they wouldn’t push only drugs onto you as temporary cures and insurance companies would cover all forms of medicine (functional and conventional). The media, elites and politicians don’t care about your health. If they did they would address obesity, they would address the people’s diet and lifestyle and not lock people inside, not make it hard to plant your own food, not take money from the sugar industry and not be promoting free fast food junk for getting the vax. Only you, at the end of the day, can take care of your health. You are responsible for what you put in your body and how you treat it. Being healthy is not a privilege. It’s a choice and you are battling industries that want you sick and dead at age 60 but that doesn’t mean you cant turn around your lifestyle and diet.

[shinymoonbird]

Knowing anything other than oneself is ignorance, but when one knows the reality of  oneself, knowledge and ignorance of everything else will cease.

Sri Ramana Maharshi - Ulladu Narpadu - Reality In Forty Verses, V.11

[zenwords]

Get to Know Others

When people don’t know each other, they fill in what they don’t know about each other with stereotypes. Conservatives stereotype liberals and liberals stereotype conservatives. Stereotypes are based on no specific information about the other people and lots of wrong assumptions. When people actually get to know each other, their initial assumptions based on no information are replaced with actual knowledge about the individuals involved. When they get to know each other, people find that they are a lot more alike than they thought.

— zenmister, from an Ask post

[life-in-the-freefall]

Imam Malik رضي الله عنه said:

ﻟﻴﺲ ﺍﻟﻌﻠﻢ ﺑﻜﺜﺮﺓ ﺍﻟﺮﻭﺍﻳﺔ، ﻭﻟﻜﻦ ﺍﻟﻌﻠﻢ ﻧﻮﺭ ﻳﻀﻌﻪ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﺰ ﻭﺟﻞ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻘﻠﻮﺏ"

“Knowledge is not about knowing many narrations. But knowledge is a divine light Allah the Most high Puts in Hearts.”

It is also said;

ﻟﻴﺲ ﺍﻟﻌﻠﻢ ﺑﻜﺜﺮﺓ ﺍﻟﺮﻭﺍﻳﺔ ، إنما العلم الخشية

“Knowledge is not about knowing many narrations. Knowledge is the fear of Allah”

[life-in-the-freefall]

Why is there no complete modern language translation of Ibn Arabi's Meccane Meditations? How difficult is it to read in Arabic?

Because true mystical knowledge, unlike social media age gives the impression of, is not served to any of us on a silver plate.

If you want knowledge which is useless, search for the videos with 1M+ views. Will make you about as spiritually healthy as eating sugar and hamburgers. And will take you to a spiritual level equal to that of the 1M+, i.e. nowhere. If you want healthy food, make an effort.

”If you want pearls, you have to dive deep”.

- Sufi saying