🔻What is the first thing to do to have control over our outlook?
🔸If a person wants to have control over his or her way of looking at things and to regulate it, what is the first thing that he or she should do? What can be considered to be the first action to regulate our way of looking at things is #thinking. In the traditions, thinking has been introduced as the tool and the way of reaching to #insight and a correct #outlook. The Commander of the Faithful, Ali (‘a), said, “Think so that you can see well.” (Oyun al-Hikam, p. 75) He also said, “The root of insight is thinking.” (Ghurar al Hikam, p. 57) In another place, he said, “Whoever thinks much, his insight will become good.” (Ghurar al Hikam, p. 57)
🔸In another tradition, Imam Ali (‘a) said, “Whoever does not think does not have insight.” (Oyun al-Hikam, p. 539) He also said, “Whoever thinks well, will gain a good and correct outlook.” (Nahj al-Balaghah, letter no. 31) Furthermore, he said, “An insightful person is the one who hears and thinks.” (Oyun al-Hikam, p. 178)
🔸 #Wisdom is the most prominent kind of thinking. This means producing content through thinking. God told His Prophet (s), “… to teach them the Book and Wisdom…” (Qur’an, 62:2) Don’t only teach them the Book. Teach them wisdom too! This is the result of thinking. Unfortunately, some people accuse us religious people of being against thinking!
#AlirezaPanahian
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🔸If a person wants to have control over his or her way of looking at things and to regulate it, what is the first thing that he or she should do? What can be considered to be the first action to regulate our way of looking at things is #thinking. In the traditions, thinking has been introduced as the tool and the way of reaching to #insight and a correct #outlook. The Commander of the Faithful, Ali (‘a), said, “Think so that you can see well.” (Oyun al-Hikam, p. 75) He also said, “The root of insight is thinking.” (Ghurar al Hikam, p. 57) In another place, he said, “Whoever thinks much, his insight will become good.” (Ghurar al Hikam, p. 57)
🔸In another tradition, Imam Ali (‘a) said, “Whoever does not think does not have insight.” (Oyun al-Hikam, p. 539) He also said, “Whoever thinks well, will gain a good and correct outlook.” (Nahj al-Balaghah, letter no. 31) Furthermore, he said, “An insightful person is the one who hears and thinks.” (Oyun al-Hikam, p. 178)
🔸 #Wisdom is the most prominent kind of thinking. This means producing content through thinking. God told His Prophet (s), “… to teach them the Book and Wisdom…” (Qur’an, 62:2) Don’t only teach them the Book. Teach them wisdom too! This is the result of thinking. Unfortunately, some people accuse us religious people of being against thinking!
#AlirezaPanahian
✅ @PanahianEN
🔻How can we increase our affection for the Imam of the Time (‘a.j.)?
🔸Reading the stories about the Household of the Prophet (‘a) and the details of their lives, increases our affection for them. However, not much information has been narrated from the Imam of the Time (‘a.j.) who has always been in Occultation. Instead, we should use our power of #thinking more! For example, let’s think some about the amount #Imam_Mahdi (‘a.j.) loves us.
🔸 Why does he review the file of our actions every week? Is it due to his curiosity? Or, is it due to his #fondness for us, like kind parents who care about their child’s educational status? Let’s not pass on this subject that easily. Let’s think about it. If we spend time thinking about this, it can transform us and increase our love for the Imam (‘a.j.).
#ThePromisedSaviour
@PanahianEN
🔸Reading the stories about the Household of the Prophet (‘a) and the details of their lives, increases our affection for them. However, not much information has been narrated from the Imam of the Time (‘a.j.) who has always been in Occultation. Instead, we should use our power of #thinking more! For example, let’s think some about the amount #Imam_Mahdi (‘a.j.) loves us.
🔸 Why does he review the file of our actions every week? Is it due to his curiosity? Or, is it due to his #fondness for us, like kind parents who care about their child’s educational status? Let’s not pass on this subject that easily. Let’s think about it. If we spend time thinking about this, it can transform us and increase our love for the Imam (‘a.j.).
#ThePromisedSaviour
@PanahianEN
💥A Special Longing for a Special Night
🔸One level of sincerity is that we stay up during the night of the 23rd of the month of #Ramadan just to pray for the #Reappearance of the Imam (‘a.j.). Asking for forgiveness or asking for other needs is fine, but let’s have our main intention to be praying for the Reappearance. When we do this, we will feel the difference.
🔸The truth is that we have become used to his absence, because we have not thought very much about the greatness of the Reappearance, the tragedy of him being in occultation and the fact that the world is deprived of his government.
🔸Crying when asking for the Reappearance of the #Saviour requires #thinking. If we do not reach a high level of thinking for understanding the necessity of his Reappearance in the #Night_of_Destiny, we will never understand it. I ask you to pray for the Reappearance.
Ali Reza Panahian
✅ @PanahianEN
🔸One level of sincerity is that we stay up during the night of the 23rd of the month of #Ramadan just to pray for the #Reappearance of the Imam (‘a.j.). Asking for forgiveness or asking for other needs is fine, but let’s have our main intention to be praying for the Reappearance. When we do this, we will feel the difference.
🔸The truth is that we have become used to his absence, because we have not thought very much about the greatness of the Reappearance, the tragedy of him being in occultation and the fact that the world is deprived of his government.
🔸Crying when asking for the Reappearance of the #Saviour requires #thinking. If we do not reach a high level of thinking for understanding the necessity of his Reappearance in the #Night_of_Destiny, we will never understand it. I ask you to pray for the Reappearance.
Ali Reza Panahian
✅ @PanahianEN
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🔻 If we do not have the power to “change our thinking,” what will we be faced with when dying?
🔸One part of controlling our minds involves #changing our #thinking from matters, which we often naturally pay attention to. Of course, this is very hard to do, because there are many concerns that deeply engross a person’s thinking.
🔸Human beings are selfish creatures. When people have pains or problems, they do not think about anything else! That is why it has been said in the traditions to be careful that Satan doesn’t take away your #faith at the moment when you are dying. Because, that moment is the peak of a person’s pain.
🔸At that moment when we are dying, Satan entices us, “See, #God is taking away your life. God is doing this!” He tries to make people disbelievers at that moment when they are dying. He wants to create anger and animosity in people’s hearts toward God.
🔸The #likings that you have in this world but you think this is not important, will come to your mind at the moment when you are #dying! They will become big and important for you. Therefore, you are not able to detach yourself and leave these likings behind!
🔸The difficulty of dying is due to your attention becoming separated from your worldly likings. It is a terrifying moment. However, a person who is used to #crying for Husayn (as) has a great asset. Whenever a person thinks about him, he/she forgets him/herself. This is #Husayn…
#AlirezaPanahian
✅ @PanahianEN
🔸One part of controlling our minds involves #changing our #thinking from matters, which we often naturally pay attention to. Of course, this is very hard to do, because there are many concerns that deeply engross a person’s thinking.
🔸Human beings are selfish creatures. When people have pains or problems, they do not think about anything else! That is why it has been said in the traditions to be careful that Satan doesn’t take away your #faith at the moment when you are dying. Because, that moment is the peak of a person’s pain.
🔸At that moment when we are dying, Satan entices us, “See, #God is taking away your life. God is doing this!” He tries to make people disbelievers at that moment when they are dying. He wants to create anger and animosity in people’s hearts toward God.
🔸The #likings that you have in this world but you think this is not important, will come to your mind at the moment when you are #dying! They will become big and important for you. Therefore, you are not able to detach yourself and leave these likings behind!
🔸The difficulty of dying is due to your attention becoming separated from your worldly likings. It is a terrifying moment. However, a person who is used to #crying for Husayn (as) has a great asset. Whenever a person thinks about him, he/she forgets him/herself. This is #Husayn…
#AlirezaPanahian
✅ @PanahianEN
🔲 Awaken your good points with the help of your thinking.
🔲 If you leave your thoughts to wander freely, they will go astray.
👉🏼 #ControllingMyMind (6)
➖A person usually wants something more when he/she doesn’t have it. Sometimes he can’t even think of anything else. A person who keeps thinking and concentrating on what he doesn’t have will become obsessed.
➖Imam Hasan (as) said, “If you want something from the world but don’t get it, imagine that this wish never came to your mind.” [Kashf al-Ghumma, vol. 1, p. 572] He also said, “I encourage you to #think constantly and deeply, because thinking is the foundation for every goodness.” [Tanbih al-Khawatir, vol. 1, p. 52]
➖“A believer is drowned in thinking,” Imam Ali (as) said. [Nahj al-Balaghah, wisdom no. 333] In the same way that the ability to #concentrate needs practice, #thinking well also needs practice. If you leave your thoughts to wander freely, they will go astray. When some people think, they think of longings, jealousy, greed, and plans that will destroy them. Never busy your mind with thoughts about what you do not have!
➖Controlling one’s mind entails at least five tasks that you should be able to do:
1. Think and pay attention to any subject that you choose, not any subject that grabs your attention.
2. Think for as long as you want about any subject you choose
3. Think deeply about one subject, and this is difficult to do
4. Distract your thinking from any subject you don’t wish to think about, e.g., if others pull your thinking to a topic, be able to stop thinking about it.
5. Not allow vain or evil thoughts to attract your thinking for you to need to divert your thinking later on.
➖You should be able to not allow your #attention to be pulled toward anything without your permission. You should think good thoughts and look from a positive angle at things that usually bring bad thoughts and distract you. These are skills the prophets had! Some of the Disciples came across a dog’s carcass. The first thing that caught their attention was its stench, but Prophet Jesus (as) said, “It has such white teeth!” [Tanbih al-Khawatir, vol. 1, p. 117]
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🔲 If you leave your thoughts to wander freely, they will go astray.
👉🏼 #ControllingMyMind (6)
➖A person usually wants something more when he/she doesn’t have it. Sometimes he can’t even think of anything else. A person who keeps thinking and concentrating on what he doesn’t have will become obsessed.
➖Imam Hasan (as) said, “If you want something from the world but don’t get it, imagine that this wish never came to your mind.” [Kashf al-Ghumma, vol. 1, p. 572] He also said, “I encourage you to #think constantly and deeply, because thinking is the foundation for every goodness.” [Tanbih al-Khawatir, vol. 1, p. 52]
➖“A believer is drowned in thinking,” Imam Ali (as) said. [Nahj al-Balaghah, wisdom no. 333] In the same way that the ability to #concentrate needs practice, #thinking well also needs practice. If you leave your thoughts to wander freely, they will go astray. When some people think, they think of longings, jealousy, greed, and plans that will destroy them. Never busy your mind with thoughts about what you do not have!
➖Controlling one’s mind entails at least five tasks that you should be able to do:
1. Think and pay attention to any subject that you choose, not any subject that grabs your attention.
2. Think for as long as you want about any subject you choose
3. Think deeply about one subject, and this is difficult to do
4. Distract your thinking from any subject you don’t wish to think about, e.g., if others pull your thinking to a topic, be able to stop thinking about it.
5. Not allow vain or evil thoughts to attract your thinking for you to need to divert your thinking later on.
➖You should be able to not allow your #attention to be pulled toward anything without your permission. You should think good thoughts and look from a positive angle at things that usually bring bad thoughts and distract you. These are skills the prophets had! Some of the Disciples came across a dog’s carcass. The first thing that caught their attention was its stench, but Prophet Jesus (as) said, “It has such white teeth!” [Tanbih al-Khawatir, vol. 1, p. 117]
✅ @PanahianEN