Why are we afraid of death? Life is a series of changes and the greatest among them is what we call death. We cannot die. For life is undying. Death is the one unalterable verity of human life. It is a cliché to say that all that is born must die; yet that is the [...]
To the great Sufi teacher, Dhu al-Nun,—who in his own days was revered as a Qutab (chief of saints) and who had the power to work miracles – a friend wrote, “From my sick-bed I appeal to you, O Friend of God! Pray for me that I may be relieved of this intolerable agony and [...]
Nothing stops a man who desires to achieve success. The obstacles on his way only strengthen his power of resolve… Every one of us wants to be successful. Though we move along different pathways of life, we are all in search of success. Each one wants to be successful in his or her sphere of [...]
What hides God from us is our little ego. When the ego goes God’s light grows. Human beings have a natural tendency to conceal all their misdeeds. We try to cover them with falsehood, pretense and hypocrisy. The reason for this is of course, our big 'Ego'. We tend to wear many masks, some masks [...]
We live in an uncertain world. The only certainty in this world of uncertainty is that every passing day, every fleeting moment draws us closer to the day when death will come and knock on the door and exclaim, “Vacate the house.” The body will then drop down but we shall continue to live in [...]
