🔲 An uncontrolled mind is a mind that will become ill.
🔲 Why do we become corrupted if we let go of ourselves? Don’t we have a divine, innate nature?
👉🏼 #ControllingMyMind (9)
➖The Commander of the Faithful, Ali (as), said, “Force yourself to do good deeds and acquire virtues, otherwise vices exist naturally within you and (and you will naturally go toward them).” [Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 2477] So if you don’t go toward good deeds and feelings, you will both feel bad and do bad.
➖Why do we become corrupted if we let go of ourselves? Don’t we have a divine, innate nature? Are we naturally bad? No, the Qur’an says, “…the upright creation upon which He originated people.” [Qur’an, 30:30]
➖On the one hand, we are originally good, but if we let go of ourselves, we will become corrupted. Why? It is like food. No matter how good and useful a food is, if you don’t put it in the refrigerator, it will spoil due to microbes. This danger exists for people too. The microbe that was created before human beings and that is their enemy is “Satan.”
➖Apart from Satan (the external enemy), human beings’ internal mechanism is such that if he is not trained, he will become ruined. Human beings love to grow. Because of this interest, they rush to grow and may destroy everything unless they have been taught patience. It is like nuclear energy. If it isn’t controlled, it can ruin everything.
➖If a person does not practice "controlling his mind,” his mind will automatically become ill. Our mind has some features, which we must control and use properly. One of these features is “becoming #worried and fearing." It is not bad to fear a danger or harm, but if you leave that fear unrestricted, it will gradually cause you to become cowardly and weak.
➖Another feature is "#regret." If a person does not have this sense of blaming himself, he will never repent. But if he does not restrain this feature, (like unrestrained nuclear energy) it will shatter his mind and soul. One shouldn’t blame himself in just any way, even for his sins! Some people blame themselves so severely for their sins that they lose all hope. This is wrong too!
âś… @PanahianEN
🔲 Why do we become corrupted if we let go of ourselves? Don’t we have a divine, innate nature?
👉🏼 #ControllingMyMind (9)
➖The Commander of the Faithful, Ali (as), said, “Force yourself to do good deeds and acquire virtues, otherwise vices exist naturally within you and (and you will naturally go toward them).” [Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 2477] So if you don’t go toward good deeds and feelings, you will both feel bad and do bad.
➖Why do we become corrupted if we let go of ourselves? Don’t we have a divine, innate nature? Are we naturally bad? No, the Qur’an says, “…the upright creation upon which He originated people.” [Qur’an, 30:30]
➖On the one hand, we are originally good, but if we let go of ourselves, we will become corrupted. Why? It is like food. No matter how good and useful a food is, if you don’t put it in the refrigerator, it will spoil due to microbes. This danger exists for people too. The microbe that was created before human beings and that is their enemy is “Satan.”
➖Apart from Satan (the external enemy), human beings’ internal mechanism is such that if he is not trained, he will become ruined. Human beings love to grow. Because of this interest, they rush to grow and may destroy everything unless they have been taught patience. It is like nuclear energy. If it isn’t controlled, it can ruin everything.
➖If a person does not practice "controlling his mind,” his mind will automatically become ill. Our mind has some features, which we must control and use properly. One of these features is “becoming #worried and fearing." It is not bad to fear a danger or harm, but if you leave that fear unrestricted, it will gradually cause you to become cowardly and weak.
➖Another feature is "#regret." If a person does not have this sense of blaming himself, he will never repent. But if he does not restrain this feature, (like unrestrained nuclear energy) it will shatter his mind and soul. One shouldn’t blame himself in just any way, even for his sins! Some people blame themselves so severely for their sins that they lose all hope. This is wrong too!
âś… @PanahianEN