A Person Disenthralled from Fear
A Person Disenthralled from Fear How might a man or woman actually act if s/he were truly emancipated from fear? Is this even imaginable? How might this manifest as solidarity, equality, and freedom? What might this look like, in the everyday concrete world? What might it look like, in the world, if, as Allama Iqbal has shared, people were to discover God in themselves? What sorts of so-called personal qualities would appear as a result of a new actualization of Tauheed? What qualities would (naturally) manifest through/across humanity as a result of a living Tauheed? What I offer here are some ideas - certainly not definitive - as an example of what this might look like. I also offer this as a follow-up on the excellent post by Noor. I can offer only what my thimble-of-a-mind can comprehend of this potential range of possibilities and human evolution. As I share...
My first response was "how creative"! Then my thought, based on own experiences with spiritual disciplines is a question: "How can we turn our obligations and prayer life into something life-giving, joyous and even simplified? That is the question I ask self about three times a week.
ReplyDeleteSometimes I get a few answers. But I'd love to hear first from you, Noor, and your readers. :)
Connie I liked your question. In my opinion; when we are really going to manifest these obligations in our dealings with people, when these obligations are not mere rituals but full fledged indulgence-we are going to have what you said something life-giving, joyous.
Deletebecause you know these obligations (which are performed time to time in all day long) are the reason for us to keep reminding ourselves that there is a Superior Being to whom we have to return to (eventually).
we have to be equally God-fearing when we are out of, say, state of fasting and stuff.
Be conscious of Him.
I hope it answered your question. :)