If tranquility of heart comes to you in love fine!
but if it comes in ascetic rigour, it is devoid of value.
-- 'Attar
by Dr. Javad Nurbakhsh
Translated by Terry Graham and Leonard Lewisohn
with the collaboration of Neil and Sima Johnston.
First Edition 1985, ISBN 0-933546-19-X
'Through 'submission' to God's will, the lover realizes 'contentment' with God regardless of his circumstances. 'Absence from himself and the world prepare him for 'presence' with God. The sweetness of 'intimacy' with God's beauty is contrasted with 'awe' of Divine majesty. Mystics who approach inner certainty in God enjoy 'tranquility' and 'serenity'. Gradually, the trials of traveling through 'fluctuations' or constant changes of state temper the wayfarer's heart until it reaches 'stability' in perfection.
Contents
- Submission
- Contentment
- Absence
- Presence
- Intimacy
- Awe
- Tranquility
- Serenity
- Fluctuation
- Stability
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