The Witness Within #34 Duality and Duplicity - Musa Muhaiyaddeen
Feb 5, 2021
Explore the contrast between physical and spiritual consequences and the importance of understanding them. Delve into human duality and the risks of duplicity, revealing how fragmented motives separate us from God. Discover the need for integrity and the significance of inner consistency while reacting to external provocations. Embrace unity as a path to spiritual growth, recognizing the divine in others, and prioritize spiritual over worldly outcomes. Musa encourages self-observation and patient trust in the divine, highlighting actions as reflections of spiritual status.
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Relentless Temptation Requires Integrity
- Adversity and temptation (linked to Satan) are persistent and indiscriminate.
- The real test is managing them without falling into situational ethics or duplicity.
Hold Integrity, Use Force Only When Necessary
- Maintain moral integrity instead of adopting situational ethics.
- Reserve force only for narrowly defined necessity like true self-defense.
See God In Others, Drop Separating Ideas
- Do not carry ideas that separate you from others and from Allah.
- Practice the golden rule by seeing God in others to remove veils between you and reality.