tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14480543.post5260979816514382367..comments2023-10-14T06:07:38.637-04:00Comments on Din seeking the Deen: Saying the goodDinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03958245925540790408noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14480543.post-53803336366836320442007-12-12T06:24:00.000-05:002007-12-12T06:24:00.000-05:00"Of all the powerful arms of destruction that man ..."Of all the powerful arms of destruction that man has been able to invent, the most terrible - and most cowardly - is the word. Fists and firearms at least leave some blood remaining. Bombs destroy houses and streets. Poisons can be detected. The master says: “The word can destroy without leaving a clue. Children are conditioned for years by their parents, men are impiously criticized, women are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14480543.post-29464182718932720192007-12-11T14:38:00.000-05:002007-12-11T14:38:00.000-05:00Most excellent advice indeed :) It also goes along...Most excellent advice indeed :) It also goes along with the old Sufi tradition that advises us to speak only after our words have managed to pass through four gates. <BR/><BR/>At the first gate, we ask ourselves, "Are these words true?" If so, we let them pass on. At the second gate we ask; "Are they necessary?" At the third gate we ask; "Are they beneficial?" and at the fourth gate, we ask, "AreAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14480543.post-25791501839047185442007-12-11T05:50:00.000-05:002007-12-11T05:50:00.000-05:00Yaser,Sh Faraz Rabbani is a Sunipath instructor.I ...Yaser,<BR/><BR/>Sh Faraz Rabbani is a Sunipath instructor.<BR/><BR/>I think it is a subjective question and you define good in your circumstance based on your experiences>. YOU judge the consequences the best you can in your case. As you say part of seeking good consequences is taking good means and part of good means is to do a best possible guesstimate of the consequences of what your saying.Dinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03958245925540790408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14480543.post-81414961036366932162007-12-11T05:04:00.000-05:002007-12-11T05:04:00.000-05:00salam,could you kindly introduce sh faraz?the post...salam,<BR/>could you kindly introduce sh faraz?<BR/>the post made me pause and reflect. its a great principle to live by.<BR/><BR/>situations in life are rarely easily categorized. i am particularly concerned about how we define good consequences. speaking the truth to an oppressor may lead to greater oppression as it often does. is this a poor consequence?<BR/><BR/>i have also noticed that khanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05091285146981588212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14480543.post-39558760173512935472007-12-11T00:43:00.000-05:002007-12-11T00:43:00.000-05:00Calls for a self-check :) Great post. Thank you!Calls for a self-check :) Great post. Thank you!no namehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089327530602619969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14480543.post-40747634877323569542007-12-10T06:43:00.000-05:002007-12-10T06:43:00.000-05:00Jazakallah khair Hammad bhaiJazakallah khair Hammad bhaiHumairah Irfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05604144636685579043noreply@blogger.com