🔻Be careful of your perspective!
🔻The newspapers’ headlines do not speak of a reality; they speak of a perspective.
👉🏼 Perspective (2)
🔸A person should be careful about his #perspective, and he should be vigilant and pay attention to this matter. For example, he/she should not mingle with just anyone.
🔸When you hear something from someone, tell yourself, “He/she usually looks at affairs from this angle. I should be careful!” This means that you should pass his/her words through the filter of your own perspective, which God willing is correct!
🔸If you want to get news from someone about an event, consider if his/her perspective is correct or not. If his/her perspective is not correct, naturally he/she will make changes in the news about that event. For example, he/she will zoom in or zoom out on certain parts of it.
🔸In order for us not to be deceived by some #newspapers and the #media, we should know that the headlines of newspapers do not speak of #reality. Rather, they speak of a perspective!
🔸In fact, a newspaper is not the means for transferring #awareness to its audience. It is the means for transferring a perspective. This means that it will tell you, “Look at it in this way!” Headlines want to transfer a specific perspective to their audience.
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🔻The newspapers’ headlines do not speak of a reality; they speak of a perspective.
👉🏼 Perspective (2)
🔸A person should be careful about his #perspective, and he should be vigilant and pay attention to this matter. For example, he/she should not mingle with just anyone.
🔸When you hear something from someone, tell yourself, “He/she usually looks at affairs from this angle. I should be careful!” This means that you should pass his/her words through the filter of your own perspective, which God willing is correct!
🔸If you want to get news from someone about an event, consider if his/her perspective is correct or not. If his/her perspective is not correct, naturally he/she will make changes in the news about that event. For example, he/she will zoom in or zoom out on certain parts of it.
🔸In order for us not to be deceived by some #newspapers and the #media, we should know that the headlines of newspapers do not speak of #reality. Rather, they speak of a perspective!
🔸In fact, a newspaper is not the means for transferring #awareness to its audience. It is the means for transferring a perspective. This means that it will tell you, “Look at it in this way!” Headlines want to transfer a specific perspective to their audience.
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🔻Sometimes God corrects our way of looking at things with a tragedy or by removing a blessing.
🔻Be careful that your perspective is not mistaken. Sometimes we have to tolerate much suffering for it to be corrected!
👉🏼 Perspective (4)
🔸Satan works on us till the end of our lives to try to ruin our #perspective. We should not accept just anyone’s perspective. We should know who this person is who is transferring his perspective to us and how his perspective is.
🔸We should be careful that our way of looking at things and our perspective do not become ruined. If our way of looking at things is ruined, we sometimes have to tolerate much pain and suffering for it to be corrected.
🔸Sometimes #God wants to tell His servant, “This problem of yours is not a big problem.” However, the servant does not accept and says, “But, it is very big!” Therefore, God brings up a #big_problem for him to understand what a big problem is! Sometimes with a difficult test, you understand that your way of looking at things is wrong and that you should fix your perspective.
🔸Sometimes we have a #great_blessing but we do not believe that it is a great blessing. Therefore, by removing that blessing, God changes our perspective. Then, we understand what a great blessing it was.
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🔻Be careful that your perspective is not mistaken. Sometimes we have to tolerate much suffering for it to be corrected!
👉🏼 Perspective (4)
🔸Satan works on us till the end of our lives to try to ruin our #perspective. We should not accept just anyone’s perspective. We should know who this person is who is transferring his perspective to us and how his perspective is.
🔸We should be careful that our way of looking at things and our perspective do not become ruined. If our way of looking at things is ruined, we sometimes have to tolerate much pain and suffering for it to be corrected.
🔸Sometimes #God wants to tell His servant, “This problem of yours is not a big problem.” However, the servant does not accept and says, “But, it is very big!” Therefore, God brings up a #big_problem for him to understand what a big problem is! Sometimes with a difficult test, you understand that your way of looking at things is wrong and that you should fix your perspective.
🔸Sometimes we have a #great_blessing but we do not believe that it is a great blessing. Therefore, by removing that blessing, God changes our perspective. Then, we understand what a great blessing it was.
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🔻A person who looks at phenomena from above becomes active and considers the future.
🔻God forbid you should say in the future, “I did not have any role in the Reappearance of the Saviour!”
👉🏼 Perspective (5)
🔸One of the parts of a good #perspective is that a person should be able to look at things from above and not become drowned in the phenomena. If a person looks at phenomena from the outside, he/she will see the agents and effects of any phenomenon. He/she will be able to distinguish its roots and consequences.
🔸If we look at the process of how feelings for #Imam_Husayn (‘a) become strong in the hearts of people from the outside, we can understand that Imam Husayn (‘a) will take over the world. And, we can feel how close we have come to the #Reappearance of Imam Mahdi (‘a.j.)
🔸When some people go on the #Arbaeen walk, they become drowned in the event itself and do not look at the totality of Arbaeen from the outside. Therefore, they do not understand its greatness.
🔸If you feel that the world is rapidly moving towards Imam Husayn (‘a), you will be careful not to be left behind this caravan. You will become avid to catch up to it. God forbid you should regretfully say tomorrow, “I did not have any role in the Reappearance of the Saviour, or I only had a small role!”
🔸A person who looks at phenomena from above becomes active and considers the future. It depends on your way of looking at things for you to become avid and enthusiastic to act. Especially today, when you see the process and the speed with which the truth is winning, you will become avid not to be left behind and to put more effort.
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🔻God forbid you should say in the future, “I did not have any role in the Reappearance of the Saviour!”
👉🏼 Perspective (5)
🔸One of the parts of a good #perspective is that a person should be able to look at things from above and not become drowned in the phenomena. If a person looks at phenomena from the outside, he/she will see the agents and effects of any phenomenon. He/she will be able to distinguish its roots and consequences.
🔸If we look at the process of how feelings for #Imam_Husayn (‘a) become strong in the hearts of people from the outside, we can understand that Imam Husayn (‘a) will take over the world. And, we can feel how close we have come to the #Reappearance of Imam Mahdi (‘a.j.)
🔸When some people go on the #Arbaeen walk, they become drowned in the event itself and do not look at the totality of Arbaeen from the outside. Therefore, they do not understand its greatness.
🔸If you feel that the world is rapidly moving towards Imam Husayn (‘a), you will be careful not to be left behind this caravan. You will become avid to catch up to it. God forbid you should regretfully say tomorrow, “I did not have any role in the Reappearance of the Saviour, or I only had a small role!”
🔸A person who looks at phenomena from above becomes active and considers the future. It depends on your way of looking at things for you to become avid and enthusiastic to act. Especially today, when you see the process and the speed with which the truth is winning, you will become avid not to be left behind and to put more effort.
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🔻God determines much of our destiny based on our way of looking at things.
🔻What is your opinion about God? God will behave with you in this way!
👉🏼 Perspective (6)
🔸Having a good and correct way of looking at things is so important that God determines much of our destiny in this world and many of our rewards or punishments in the Hereafter based on our outlook.
🔸Of course, many talk about having a “positive outlook” very exaggeratedly. For example, they say, “Whatever your way of looking at things is, the world will change based on your outlook!” However, it is not like this. God does not stop testing, punishing or rewarding His servant in this world, although it may be done very complicatedly. But in the long run, a person’s way of looking at things is very effective.
🔸The way we look at things and how we think about God effect how God behaves with us. According to a tradition, God says, “My way of dealing with My servant is based on My servant’s #opinion.” [Fiqh al-Reza (‘a), p. 361] What is your opinion about Him? He will behave with you in that way!
🔸Having a #favourable_opinion about God shows how we think about Him. Sometimes, if we do not have a favourable opinion about God, this turns into the greatest, unforgivable sin. This is similar to how in the Arafaat desert on the day of Arafah God forgives everyone on that day except a person who does not have a favourable opinion about God.
It is not only our destiny in this world, which depends on our #perspective. Perhaps it can be said that on the Day of Judgment no action is useful except having a favourable opinion about God! You cannot give charity, pray, fast, etc. over there. Based on a tradition however, one action is effective there, and that is having a favourable opinion about God.
🔸A tradition says, “On the Day of Judgment, they want to take a servant towards the punishment. He/she turns, looks behind, and says, “God I did not think You would punish me.” They mean, “This wasn’t my opinion about You!” God replies, “Take My servant to Heaven because of his/her opinion (about Me)!” [Fiqh al-Reza (‘a), p. 361]
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🔻What is your opinion about God? God will behave with you in this way!
👉🏼 Perspective (6)
🔸Having a good and correct way of looking at things is so important that God determines much of our destiny in this world and many of our rewards or punishments in the Hereafter based on our outlook.
🔸Of course, many talk about having a “positive outlook” very exaggeratedly. For example, they say, “Whatever your way of looking at things is, the world will change based on your outlook!” However, it is not like this. God does not stop testing, punishing or rewarding His servant in this world, although it may be done very complicatedly. But in the long run, a person’s way of looking at things is very effective.
🔸The way we look at things and how we think about God effect how God behaves with us. According to a tradition, God says, “My way of dealing with My servant is based on My servant’s #opinion.” [Fiqh al-Reza (‘a), p. 361] What is your opinion about Him? He will behave with you in that way!
🔸Having a #favourable_opinion about God shows how we think about Him. Sometimes, if we do not have a favourable opinion about God, this turns into the greatest, unforgivable sin. This is similar to how in the Arafaat desert on the day of Arafah God forgives everyone on that day except a person who does not have a favourable opinion about God.
It is not only our destiny in this world, which depends on our #perspective. Perhaps it can be said that on the Day of Judgment no action is useful except having a favourable opinion about God! You cannot give charity, pray, fast, etc. over there. Based on a tradition however, one action is effective there, and that is having a favourable opinion about God.
🔸A tradition says, “On the Day of Judgment, they want to take a servant towards the punishment. He/she turns, looks behind, and says, “God I did not think You would punish me.” They mean, “This wasn’t my opinion about You!” God replies, “Take My servant to Heaven because of his/her opinion (about Me)!” [Fiqh al-Reza (‘a), p. 361]
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🔻Each person’s way of looking at things arises from his interests along with his knowledge.
🔻If you like something very much, you will have a positive outlook towards it.
👉🏼 Perspective (7)
🔸One of the important factors for evaluating a person is his way of looking at things. Why is a person’s #perspective so important and effective? Because, a person’s perspective is the product of a person’s total being.
🔸People do not make decisions based on just their knowledge. They decide based on their attitude and their way of looking at things.
🔸Each person’s way of looking at things arises from his #interests along with his #knowledge. A person’s way of looking at things is never only based on just his knowledge and awareness. Certain things happen in a person’s heart, which form his outlook.
🔸A person’s interests and tendencies effect his perspective. If you like a certain event to happen very much, your point of view about it will become very positive. You will constantly rationalise it by saying, “This is doable!” If you do not like it to be done, your point of view about it will become negative and you will constantly say, “This is not doable!”
🔸If you are afraid, your way of looking at matters becomes a certain way. If you are a brave person, your way of looking at matters is different! If you love this world very much, your way of looking at death will be different from when you do not love the world that much.
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🔻If you like something very much, you will have a positive outlook towards it.
👉🏼 Perspective (7)
🔸One of the important factors for evaluating a person is his way of looking at things. Why is a person’s #perspective so important and effective? Because, a person’s perspective is the product of a person’s total being.
🔸People do not make decisions based on just their knowledge. They decide based on their attitude and their way of looking at things.
🔸Each person’s way of looking at things arises from his #interests along with his #knowledge. A person’s way of looking at things is never only based on just his knowledge and awareness. Certain things happen in a person’s heart, which form his outlook.
🔸A person’s interests and tendencies effect his perspective. If you like a certain event to happen very much, your point of view about it will become very positive. You will constantly rationalise it by saying, “This is doable!” If you do not like it to be done, your point of view about it will become negative and you will constantly say, “This is not doable!”
🔸If you are afraid, your way of looking at matters becomes a certain way. If you are a brave person, your way of looking at matters is different! If you love this world very much, your way of looking at death will be different from when you do not love the world that much.
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🔻What can we do to have a correct way of looking at things?
Good tendencies give us a correct outlook and bad tendencies give us a wrong outlook!
🔻A person who is indifferent about right and wrong will have a wrong outlook.
👉🏼 Perspective (9)
Some say, “In #scientific discussions, we should put aside our #tendencies and be neutral so that our #outlook will not be influenced by any tendencies. Otherwise, we will not understand the truth!” However, a person’s opinions and outlook are definitely influenced by his tendencies.
🔸Having a correct #perspective is dependent on a person’s tendencies and likings. Bad tendencies give a wrong outlook to a person and good tendencies give a good and correct outlook to a person.
🔸When they say, “Do not allow your tendencies to influence your scientific evaluations,” they mean wrong tendencies. However, one should allow his good and correct tendencies to have an effect.
🔸Some good tendencies and some #truth_seeking open a person’s mind and better his understanding. Increase your tendency towards the truth so that you may have a good understanding! If you are a truth-seeking person, you’ll gain a correct outlook.
🔸If a person is indifferent about right and wrong and loses his sensitivity to #oppression, God will deprive him of the power of understanding and his outlook will become corrupted. For example, if a person is indifferent about the murdering of Muslims in Myanmar, when he studies this crime, he will not come to a correct result or viewpoint.
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Good tendencies give us a correct outlook and bad tendencies give us a wrong outlook!
🔻A person who is indifferent about right and wrong will have a wrong outlook.
👉🏼 Perspective (9)
Some say, “In #scientific discussions, we should put aside our #tendencies and be neutral so that our #outlook will not be influenced by any tendencies. Otherwise, we will not understand the truth!” However, a person’s opinions and outlook are definitely influenced by his tendencies.
🔸Having a correct #perspective is dependent on a person’s tendencies and likings. Bad tendencies give a wrong outlook to a person and good tendencies give a good and correct outlook to a person.
🔸When they say, “Do not allow your tendencies to influence your scientific evaluations,” they mean wrong tendencies. However, one should allow his good and correct tendencies to have an effect.
🔸Some good tendencies and some #truth_seeking open a person’s mind and better his understanding. Increase your tendency towards the truth so that you may have a good understanding! If you are a truth-seeking person, you’ll gain a correct outlook.
🔸If a person is indifferent about right and wrong and loses his sensitivity to #oppression, God will deprive him of the power of understanding and his outlook will become corrupted. For example, if a person is indifferent about the murdering of Muslims in Myanmar, when he studies this crime, he will not come to a correct result or viewpoint.
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🔻What is the best way to gain a correct outlook?
🔻Thinking about consequences regulates and corrects a person’s outlook.
🔻When faced with any phenomenon, ask yourself, “Then what?”
👉🏼 Perspective (10)
🔸A person who wants to have a correct #perspective should be able to think about #consequences and be far-seeing. This means he should think about far times, far results, the Hereafter and life after death.
🔸In any #suffering, think about its end result. This thinking reduces that suffering. Similarly, after gaining any #joy or pleasure, think about its end result. This thinking reduces its sweetness and does not allow you to become drowned in it too much.
🔸In order to regulate your #outlook, whenever you come to face a matter, ask yourself, “Then what?” Even the pleasure and excitement, which comes from buying the best car, lasts only for a week or so. Then what?!
🔸When you ask yourself, “Then what,” your way of looking at things that are important and enjoyable for you will change. You will become an example of this tradition, “He is pleased with that which is to last forever.” [Nahj al-Balagha, Muttaqin Sermon] You will become happy with the things, which never go away.
🔸Thinking about the #Hereafter and the end result of any deed gives an accurate and correct perspective to a person. People who think about consequences look at everything correctly. However, a person who does not consider the far off will analyse everything childishly. He will not have an accurate outlook about phenomena and people.
🔸It has been said in the traditions to recite Chapter 56, “The Great Event,” every night. This chapter takes your thinking towards the Hereafter and the end result of your life, and it corrects any inaccurate perspectives. Consequently, you become ready to see everything correctly the next day.
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🔻Thinking about consequences regulates and corrects a person’s outlook.
🔻When faced with any phenomenon, ask yourself, “Then what?”
👉🏼 Perspective (10)
🔸A person who wants to have a correct #perspective should be able to think about #consequences and be far-seeing. This means he should think about far times, far results, the Hereafter and life after death.
🔸In any #suffering, think about its end result. This thinking reduces that suffering. Similarly, after gaining any #joy or pleasure, think about its end result. This thinking reduces its sweetness and does not allow you to become drowned in it too much.
🔸In order to regulate your #outlook, whenever you come to face a matter, ask yourself, “Then what?” Even the pleasure and excitement, which comes from buying the best car, lasts only for a week or so. Then what?!
🔸When you ask yourself, “Then what,” your way of looking at things that are important and enjoyable for you will change. You will become an example of this tradition, “He is pleased with that which is to last forever.” [Nahj al-Balagha, Muttaqin Sermon] You will become happy with the things, which never go away.
🔸Thinking about the #Hereafter and the end result of any deed gives an accurate and correct perspective to a person. People who think about consequences look at everything correctly. However, a person who does not consider the far off will analyse everything childishly. He will not have an accurate outlook about phenomena and people.
🔸It has been said in the traditions to recite Chapter 56, “The Great Event,” every night. This chapter takes your thinking towards the Hereafter and the end result of your life, and it corrects any inaccurate perspectives. Consequently, you become ready to see everything correctly the next day.
#AlirezaPanahian
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🔻Two Important Strategies for Obtaining a Correct and Accurate Outlook
🔻Following one’s carnal desires and love of this world take away a person’s insight.
👉🏼 Perspective (11)
🔸Another way to obtain a correct #outlook in addition to thinking and using foresight, which were mentioned previously, is to ask God to show truth and falsehood to us! This prayer has been narrated from the Prophet (s), “God, show us the truths of the world the way they are!”
🔸In addition to showing truth and falsehood or good and bad to His servants, God grants another grace too. He shows us that which is better from among all that is good and that which is worse from among all that is bad.
🔸The #excuses, which many bring for having become corrupted, are actually good words! Many use good words for their excuses for backbiting or oppressing others. However, they should have paid attention to other good words, which are even more important. This is similar to those who left religion (Khawarij). They used good words and stood up against Ali (‘a).
🔸In addition to the above technique, which is actually a strategy, another strategy we should use in order to have a correct #perspective is to not obey our #carnal_desires and to oppose them. As soon as we move towards carnal desires and #loving_this_world, our correct and noble outlook will become ruined.
🔸The Commander of the Faithful, Ali (‘a), said, “This world is the furthest point of a blind person’s sight, and he cannot see anything else besides this world. An insightful person is one who has a penetrating outlook. His sight sees the other side, and he understands that there will be a Hereafter. (Nahj al-Balaghah, Sermon 133)
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🔻Following one’s carnal desires and love of this world take away a person’s insight.
👉🏼 Perspective (11)
🔸Another way to obtain a correct #outlook in addition to thinking and using foresight, which were mentioned previously, is to ask God to show truth and falsehood to us! This prayer has been narrated from the Prophet (s), “God, show us the truths of the world the way they are!”
🔸In addition to showing truth and falsehood or good and bad to His servants, God grants another grace too. He shows us that which is better from among all that is good and that which is worse from among all that is bad.
🔸The #excuses, which many bring for having become corrupted, are actually good words! Many use good words for their excuses for backbiting or oppressing others. However, they should have paid attention to other good words, which are even more important. This is similar to those who left religion (Khawarij). They used good words and stood up against Ali (‘a).
🔸In addition to the above technique, which is actually a strategy, another strategy we should use in order to have a correct #perspective is to not obey our #carnal_desires and to oppose them. As soon as we move towards carnal desires and #loving_this_world, our correct and noble outlook will become ruined.
🔸The Commander of the Faithful, Ali (‘a), said, “This world is the furthest point of a blind person’s sight, and he cannot see anything else besides this world. An insightful person is one who has a penetrating outlook. His sight sees the other side, and he understands that there will be a Hereafter. (Nahj al-Balaghah, Sermon 133)
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🔻Looking at the concept of being tested balances a person both spiritually and mentally, and it increases his/her wisdom.
🔻Whatever happens to you is to your benefit, and the criteria for what is to your benefit is the tests.
👉🏼 Destiny (6)
🔸 When #life brings pressures on some people and the situation becomes a little hard for them, they cry out and object! These kinds of people have not understood the fundamental goal of #creation. They do not know why we are here. God says, “It is He who has created death and life to put you to the #test.” [Qur’an 67:2]
🔸God has used different terms such as “Fitna (trial),” “Ibtila (tried),” and “Imtihan (test)” about 60 times in the Holy Qur’an in order to show the importance of the issue of testing and divine trials in our lives.
🔸Before thinking about our lives being temporary, we should think about this world being a place for us to be tested. When we want to look at divine destinies that are ruling over us, we should look at the main philosophy behind these destinies and the most determining factor, which is tests.
🔸Thinking about the concept of being tested balances people spiritually and mentally and increases their wisdom. It also regulates a person’s #perspective and planning for his/her individual and social life. However, most people do not pay attention to the concept of being tested, they do not know the philosophy behind the events that are taking place for them or what God’s questions are for testing them in their lives.
🔸This subject is incredibly absorbing. That is because a person senses that he/she is living with his/her Lord in each moment. If you look at life in this way, you will understand that whatever happens to you is to your #benefit, and the criteria for what is to your benefit is the tests. Because, the mentor in your destinies is God, and He knows better what is to your benefit.
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#Most_Determining_Factor
#Destiny
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🔻Whatever happens to you is to your benefit, and the criteria for what is to your benefit is the tests.
👉🏼 Destiny (6)
🔸 When #life brings pressures on some people and the situation becomes a little hard for them, they cry out and object! These kinds of people have not understood the fundamental goal of #creation. They do not know why we are here. God says, “It is He who has created death and life to put you to the #test.” [Qur’an 67:2]
🔸God has used different terms such as “Fitna (trial),” “Ibtila (tried),” and “Imtihan (test)” about 60 times in the Holy Qur’an in order to show the importance of the issue of testing and divine trials in our lives.
🔸Before thinking about our lives being temporary, we should think about this world being a place for us to be tested. When we want to look at divine destinies that are ruling over us, we should look at the main philosophy behind these destinies and the most determining factor, which is tests.
🔸Thinking about the concept of being tested balances people spiritually and mentally and increases their wisdom. It also regulates a person’s #perspective and planning for his/her individual and social life. However, most people do not pay attention to the concept of being tested, they do not know the philosophy behind the events that are taking place for them or what God’s questions are for testing them in their lives.
🔸This subject is incredibly absorbing. That is because a person senses that he/she is living with his/her Lord in each moment. If you look at life in this way, you will understand that whatever happens to you is to your #benefit, and the criteria for what is to your benefit is the tests. Because, the mentor in your destinies is God, and He knows better what is to your benefit.
#AliRezaPanahian
#Most_Determining_Factor
#Destiny
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