🔲 To always be in a good mood, keep looking at your blessings!
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➖ Imam Sadiq (as) said, “A person who pays attention with his heart to his blessings will deserve more blessings even before thanking God with his tongue.” [Tuhaf al-Uqul, vol. 1, p. 357] If one is used to looking at things in this way, he will be thankful and always look at things in a positive way. Many of the sorrows and shortcomings in our lives are instruments for God to show His affection. Be thankful for all of these, look at them in a positive light and see what happens in your life.
➖ Imam Baqir (as) said, “God wants people to do two things: acknowledge the blessings they’ve received so that God will increase their blessings and confess to their sins so that God will forgive them.” [Kafi, vol. 2, p. 426] Acknowledging our blessings is not complicated and does not require an inner feeling. Just see the blessings and pay attention to them.
➖ The Imams (as) taught techniques for us to control our minds in order to deeply pay attention to our blessings. For example, when a person remembers a blessing, he should prostrate to thank God. [Kafi, vol. 2, p. 98] This increases a person’s attention.
➖ Gratefulness is higher than patience. [Amali Saduq, p. 613] When you have a good time and say from the depth of your heart "Thank God," this is more valued than patience in tragedies! God is happy when His servant uses blessings, enjoys and thanks Him.
➖ If you always look at your blessings, they will increase and you will always feel good. If you want to practice remembering God's blessings very much, don’t pay attention to some things. For example, do not look at what God has given others. (This is a kind of controlling our mind.)
➖ Imam Sadiq (as) said, “If one looks at the blessings that have been given to others very much, his sorrow will become prolonged and his sadness will never go away. Such a person will consider his own blessings to be little. As a result, he won’t thank God very much. So always look at people who have less than you. Then you can be more thankful and will deserve to receive more blessings.” [Usul Sitta Ashar, p. 209]
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➖ Imam Sadiq (as) said, “A person who pays attention with his heart to his blessings will deserve more blessings even before thanking God with his tongue.” [Tuhaf al-Uqul, vol. 1, p. 357] If one is used to looking at things in this way, he will be thankful and always look at things in a positive way. Many of the sorrows and shortcomings in our lives are instruments for God to show His affection. Be thankful for all of these, look at them in a positive light and see what happens in your life.
➖ Imam Baqir (as) said, “God wants people to do two things: acknowledge the blessings they’ve received so that God will increase their blessings and confess to their sins so that God will forgive them.” [Kafi, vol. 2, p. 426] Acknowledging our blessings is not complicated and does not require an inner feeling. Just see the blessings and pay attention to them.
➖ The Imams (as) taught techniques for us to control our minds in order to deeply pay attention to our blessings. For example, when a person remembers a blessing, he should prostrate to thank God. [Kafi, vol. 2, p. 98] This increases a person’s attention.
➖ Gratefulness is higher than patience. [Amali Saduq, p. 613] When you have a good time and say from the depth of your heart "Thank God," this is more valued than patience in tragedies! God is happy when His servant uses blessings, enjoys and thanks Him.
➖ If you always look at your blessings, they will increase and you will always feel good. If you want to practice remembering God's blessings very much, don’t pay attention to some things. For example, do not look at what God has given others. (This is a kind of controlling our mind.)
➖ Imam Sadiq (as) said, “If one looks at the blessings that have been given to others very much, his sorrow will become prolonged and his sadness will never go away. Such a person will consider his own blessings to be little. As a result, he won’t thank God very much. So always look at people who have less than you. Then you can be more thankful and will deserve to receive more blessings.” [Usul Sitta Ashar, p. 209]
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Vitamins for the soul
If one does not remember God, he will become weak. He will catch a cold with the slightest breeze and be bothered by the smallest discomfort. Remembering God is like taking vitamins and minerals for our soul. It will strengthen our nerves and the forces of our mind. If we spend even one percent of the time that we spend on taking action to solve a problem on remembering God, we will solve our problems better.
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If one does not remember God, he will become weak. He will catch a cold with the slightest breeze and be bothered by the smallest discomfort. Remembering God is like taking vitamins and minerals for our soul. It will strengthen our nerves and the forces of our mind. If we spend even one percent of the time that we spend on taking action to solve a problem on remembering God, we will solve our problems better.
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❤️ How careful are you of your heart?
Some people are lazy in the Valley of Love. During the day, different negative loves enter their heart and they do not even notice! In other words, the door to their heart is open. For every time that we are lazy in controlling our heart, controlling it becomes harder. This should be a continuous concern for us that we wish to prevent the entry of a negative or superficial fondness. On the other hand, we must try to bring positive, deep likings into our heart. Being in love starts when you get married. How much you will love your spouse in the future depends on how much you are careful about your heart today.
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Some people are lazy in the Valley of Love. During the day, different negative loves enter their heart and they do not even notice! In other words, the door to their heart is open. For every time that we are lazy in controlling our heart, controlling it becomes harder. This should be a continuous concern for us that we wish to prevent the entry of a negative or superficial fondness. On the other hand, we must try to bring positive, deep likings into our heart. Being in love starts when you get married. How much you will love your spouse in the future depends on how much you are careful about your heart today.
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🔲 The most important aspect of a human being’s strength is the ability to control one’s thoughts.
🔲 If a human being’s mind is perturbed, his spiritual balance will also be disturbed.
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➖The most important aspect of your strength is the ability to control your mind, so that no one can easily disturb your attention or unsettle your mental balance by giving misinformation or even by giving correct information at the wrong time. If a person’s mind is perturbed, his heart will be disturbed too.
➖Human beings can gain mental strength through religiosity and spirituality. True religiosity strengthens one’s "ability to concentrate" and the "ability to distract oneself from things one shouldn’t think about."
➖Ayatollah HaqShenas was told he had an incurable disease. He was asked about this and said, “God has blessed me with the strength to be able to not think about things I don’t want to think about.”
➖One great mental action is paying attention to God’s power. When we do this, our expectation of others will be greatly reduced, spite we may feel toward others will decrease and we will behave better. When we think our sustenance is in the hands of others or that the main cause of our problems is other people, we become irreligious. All of these are due to us not paying attention to God’s power.
➖The traditions say when you ask God for something, you shouldn’t have hope in anyone except God. (Kafi, vol. 2, p. 148) This is in fact a mental activity. A person can create this disconnection from others in his mind for at least a moment.
➖If we don’t practice and pay attention to this matter ourselves, this disconnection will be brought about in us with sufferings, because God has said, “I swear by My honor and glory, I will cut off the hope of My servants from others than Myself!” (Kafi, vol. 2, p. 66)
➖We have been taught by the Immaculate Ones (as) that when we worship God we should say this is our last worship act. Or when we bury someone, we should imagine ourselves in that person's place. When we return home, thank God for giving us another chance to live! These are all mental activities for creating this disconnection.
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🔲 If a human being’s mind is perturbed, his spiritual balance will also be disturbed.
👉🏼 #ControllingMyMind (24)
➖The most important aspect of your strength is the ability to control your mind, so that no one can easily disturb your attention or unsettle your mental balance by giving misinformation or even by giving correct information at the wrong time. If a person’s mind is perturbed, his heart will be disturbed too.
➖Human beings can gain mental strength through religiosity and spirituality. True religiosity strengthens one’s "ability to concentrate" and the "ability to distract oneself from things one shouldn’t think about."
➖Ayatollah HaqShenas was told he had an incurable disease. He was asked about this and said, “God has blessed me with the strength to be able to not think about things I don’t want to think about.”
➖One great mental action is paying attention to God’s power. When we do this, our expectation of others will be greatly reduced, spite we may feel toward others will decrease and we will behave better. When we think our sustenance is in the hands of others or that the main cause of our problems is other people, we become irreligious. All of these are due to us not paying attention to God’s power.
➖The traditions say when you ask God for something, you shouldn’t have hope in anyone except God. (Kafi, vol. 2, p. 148) This is in fact a mental activity. A person can create this disconnection from others in his mind for at least a moment.
➖If we don’t practice and pay attention to this matter ourselves, this disconnection will be brought about in us with sufferings, because God has said, “I swear by My honor and glory, I will cut off the hope of My servants from others than Myself!” (Kafi, vol. 2, p. 66)
➖We have been taught by the Immaculate Ones (as) that when we worship God we should say this is our last worship act. Or when we bury someone, we should imagine ourselves in that person's place. When we return home, thank God for giving us another chance to live! These are all mental activities for creating this disconnection.
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God is constantly busy with His servants
God is constantly busy with His servants. He is always busy preparing the ground for a servant’s growth, or preparing a situation for him to ask for forgiveness, or protecting him from calamities, or giving him a blessing.
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God is constantly busy with His servants. He is always busy preparing the ground for a servant’s growth, or preparing a situation for him to ask for forgiveness, or protecting him from calamities, or giving him a blessing.
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📌 Why didn’t the people of Medina help Lady Fatima (as)?
One of the ugliest types of fears in society is “the fear of humiliation and being blamed" which is a psychological fear. This is worse than the fear of death or poverty that is used by dictators.
Which type of fear prevented the people of Kufa from helping Imam Husayn (as)? They were afraid that Yazid's army might come and kill all of them. But in the story of Lady Fatimah (as) and her asking for their help, what were the people afraid of that they did not respond to her? Did anyone threaten to kill them?
When Imam Husayn (as) called out, "Is there anyone to help me?" anyone who helped him would have been killed. But when Lady Fatima Zahra (as) cried out between the door and the wall, if anyone had helped her, he would not have been killed. Actually, Zubayr came with a sword to help her. They took his sword but they didn’t kill him.
In Medina, there was neither the fear of poverty nor the fear of being murdered. Instead, there was a psychological fear. The people of Medina were afraid of being blamed by others if they helped Fatima (as). They kept a very ugly, treacherous silence.
A negative psychological atmosphere was created against Imam Ali (as), which prevented the people from coming to help him. It is even narrated that one night many people promised to help Imam Ali (AS). But the next day they were afraid others might blame them for helping him, and so they didn’t come!
God is constantly busy with His servants
God is constantly busy with His servants. He is always busy preparing the ground for a servant’s growth, or preparing a situation for him to ask for forgiveness, or protecting him from calamities, or giving him a blessing.
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One of the ugliest types of fears in society is “the fear of humiliation and being blamed" which is a psychological fear. This is worse than the fear of death or poverty that is used by dictators.
Which type of fear prevented the people of Kufa from helping Imam Husayn (as)? They were afraid that Yazid's army might come and kill all of them. But in the story of Lady Fatimah (as) and her asking for their help, what were the people afraid of that they did not respond to her? Did anyone threaten to kill them?
When Imam Husayn (as) called out, "Is there anyone to help me?" anyone who helped him would have been killed. But when Lady Fatima Zahra (as) cried out between the door and the wall, if anyone had helped her, he would not have been killed. Actually, Zubayr came with a sword to help her. They took his sword but they didn’t kill him.
In Medina, there was neither the fear of poverty nor the fear of being murdered. Instead, there was a psychological fear. The people of Medina were afraid of being blamed by others if they helped Fatima (as). They kept a very ugly, treacherous silence.
A negative psychological atmosphere was created against Imam Ali (as), which prevented the people from coming to help him. It is even narrated that one night many people promised to help Imam Ali (AS). But the next day they were afraid others might blame them for helping him, and so they didn’t come!
God is constantly busy with His servants
God is constantly busy with His servants. He is always busy preparing the ground for a servant’s growth, or preparing a situation for him to ask for forgiveness, or protecting him from calamities, or giving him a blessing.
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📌 What was the reason for Lady Zahra’s (as) pains and loneliness?
Lady Zahra’s (as) pains were due to her understanding, her understanding of the future that people were building for themselves. She and her family were left alone because no one had their understanding.
People did not understand the dire consequences of not defending the truth. Actually, they were surprised by the intensity of Lady Zahra's (as) crying.
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Lady Zahra’s (as) pains were due to her understanding, her understanding of the future that people were building for themselves. She and her family were left alone because no one had their understanding.
People did not understand the dire consequences of not defending the truth. Actually, they were surprised by the intensity of Lady Zahra's (as) crying.
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The sign of a person’s maturity
The most important sign of a person’s acquisitive maturity is his/her understanding of time. This means one should be able to understand the passing of time, its speed, its value and know that this time will finish. In order to gain this understanding, one should respect time and live an orderly life. He should put a certain time for each task.
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The most important sign of a person’s acquisitive maturity is his/her understanding of time. This means one should be able to understand the passing of time, its speed, its value and know that this time will finish. In order to gain this understanding, one should respect time and live an orderly life. He should put a certain time for each task.
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🔲 The topic of mind control is a key, strategic topic in the world today.
🔲 Satan can only whisper thoughts into a person’s mind.
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➖ In the world today, the topic of controlling the mind is a key topic for psychologists, economists and political administrators, as well as administrators in spiritual and educational matters. As important as this issue is in schools and educational systems, it is just as important to politicians, the great powers of the world, businesspersons and economists too. All these groups are concerned with "How to influence and control a human being’s mind.”
➖ Sometimes movies want to tell us how they can influence the minds of people and turn them into soldiers to act in a way to advance their goals! The enemies of humanity use the most complex knowledge in this direction and even affect the minds of the people of a certain country in order to make changes in the elections there!
➖ Why is controlling our mind important? One reason is that the enemies of humankind always want to influence the minds, thoughts, and perspectives of human beings. Satan, as the first enemy of human beings, is only able to penetrate into one’s mind. Satan openly showed his enmity to Prophet Adam (as) from the beginning. When he wanted to hide his enmity, he asked God to allow him to penetrate into the minds of human beings. God gave him this permission and the tools he needed. [Tafsir Qumi, vol. 1, p. 42]
➖ Explanations in the Qur'an show that Satan can only affect people’s minds, he has virtually nothing to do with us and he cannot enter our hearts. Some thoughts that come to a person’s mind are Satan’s temptations. Human beings are usually passive about what happens in their minds and allow themselves to be influenced by Satan. But God has emphasized that Satan is our enemy.
➖ So controlling our mind is a very important subject today - both for the enemies of humanity and its friends - and it has been important since the beginning of creation. One must be vigilant about his mind and not allow himself to be negatively affected. He should even work to bring good thoughts to his mind.
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🔲 Satan can only whisper thoughts into a person’s mind.
👉🏼 #ControllingMyMind (25)
➖ In the world today, the topic of controlling the mind is a key topic for psychologists, economists and political administrators, as well as administrators in spiritual and educational matters. As important as this issue is in schools and educational systems, it is just as important to politicians, the great powers of the world, businesspersons and economists too. All these groups are concerned with "How to influence and control a human being’s mind.”
➖ Sometimes movies want to tell us how they can influence the minds of people and turn them into soldiers to act in a way to advance their goals! The enemies of humanity use the most complex knowledge in this direction and even affect the minds of the people of a certain country in order to make changes in the elections there!
➖ Why is controlling our mind important? One reason is that the enemies of humankind always want to influence the minds, thoughts, and perspectives of human beings. Satan, as the first enemy of human beings, is only able to penetrate into one’s mind. Satan openly showed his enmity to Prophet Adam (as) from the beginning. When he wanted to hide his enmity, he asked God to allow him to penetrate into the minds of human beings. God gave him this permission and the tools he needed. [Tafsir Qumi, vol. 1, p. 42]
➖ Explanations in the Qur'an show that Satan can only affect people’s minds, he has virtually nothing to do with us and he cannot enter our hearts. Some thoughts that come to a person’s mind are Satan’s temptations. Human beings are usually passive about what happens in their minds and allow themselves to be influenced by Satan. But God has emphasized that Satan is our enemy.
➖ So controlling our mind is a very important subject today - both for the enemies of humanity and its friends - and it has been important since the beginning of creation. One must be vigilant about his mind and not allow himself to be negatively affected. He should even work to bring good thoughts to his mind.
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The prerequisite to children easily becoming religious
It is adequate if we teach children to be respectful before teaching them religious beliefs. If we do this, we will see how easy and appealing religiosity becomes for our children.
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It is adequate if we teach children to be respectful before teaching them religious beliefs. If we do this, we will see how easy and appealing religiosity becomes for our children.
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Don’t listen to everyone!
Unsuccessful, sad people usually grumble a lot. They complain and talk about their problems. Don’t sit with them or they will ruin your outlook toward the world too. This may even be done using songs and melodies. Only listen to happy, positive people who talk about their understanding of prosperity and give you strength instead of talking about their problems.
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Unsuccessful, sad people usually grumble a lot. They complain and talk about their problems. Don’t sit with them or they will ruin your outlook toward the world too. This may even be done using songs and melodies. Only listen to happy, positive people who talk about their understanding of prosperity and give you strength instead of talking about their problems.
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