This reminds me of this conversation between a samurai and a zen master: "Don't you realize that I’m a samurai that could cut you in half without blinking an eye!" The master seemed unmoved and replied "Don’t you realize that I’m a Buddhist monk who can be cut in half without blinking an eye?"
“... we can never truely love if we're preoccupied with the self preservation, with survival... " BarakAllahu fik Ustadh, powerful reminders, parallels, and gems.
Thank you for this great message. I appreciate the wisdom of all sages & messengers. Many people on RUclips condemn other religions other than Islam & are narrow-minded. It is not what Prophet Muhammad (SAW) taught. He taught to respect other's religions & He said: "there are as many paths to Allah as the number of breaths".
Thank You Brother Ihsan. I am so grateful to have found your podcast (The Soul of Islam) and this channel. So very poignant and enlightening. Blessings... A focus of meditation from the Buddhist Tradition... 1. I am subject to aging. There is no way to avoid aging. 2. I am subject to ill health. There is no way to avoid illness. 3. I am going to die. There is no way to avoid death. 4. Everyone and everything that I love will change, and I will be separated from them. 5. My only true possessions are my actions, and I cannot escape their consequences.
Peace and light, thank you, David. Also thank you for sharing the suggestions for meditation and contemplation. I will mention, however, that Islam provides greater depth and also hope, and this must be kept in mind, especially with regards to eternity and the life and world beyond. For example, while we may be subject to loss, weakness and death in this life, in the world beyond, we are liberated from such by the mercy, love, generosity and grace of God. Remembering such helps us to surrender to suffering in this life. To your divine and eternal success.
@@spiritualexcellence Thank you for your kind words and blessings Brother Ihsan. I think my intention for posting these objects of remembrance were to highlight the fleeting nature of the things of this world and how, in many cases, this perceived insecurity is the basis of many of our fears. The remembrances remind us of the nature of the things of this world (impermanent) and through the contemplation of this, we may be able to focus on what is truly permanent (The Divine/God) and hopefully, in turn, live more fearlessly! Your wonderful post and video brought these to my mind. I have been thoroughly blessed by your posts and have recently signed up for your meditation program which has also been superb. Blessings, David
Blessings for sharing your thoughts with us, dear Ihsan. May Allah guide us to Him and ultimately die fearless and happily. It reminds me of Rumi's wedding and his final Union with God, the Beloved One. "Why cling to one life till it is soiled and ragged? The sun dies and dies squandering a hundred lived every instant. God has decreed life for you and He will give another and another and another." Rumi Mathnawi V. 411-414
Where do we start? I have such horrible anxieties. I am trying to trust but, I am feeling paralyzed. I am struggling to practice and trust. How can I break the waves of anxiety to get here? Thank you for your powerful message.
From experience I’ve found anxiety to be a really complex issue, I had to fix all my physical health issues first then keeping consistent with my daily spiritual Zikir and duas..inshallah you are able to overcome this, best wishes 🌸🌸
Peace and blessings, sister. Perhaps the first place to start is with prayer and strengthening our relationship with our Lord and Creator. Ask him for strength and faith in your heart, and to be guided to truth and His divine will for you. Then, I suggest surrendering by breathing, relaxing and letting go. Become still and open yourself to the divine peace that is ever present. Also, it is important to continually reinforce your faith, practice and path, ideally by continually learning and also surrounding yourself with others upon the path. As a resource, I would suggest Awakenings Academy, which we created specifically for this purpose » www.borderpoint.com/academy. May God bless and guide.
Thank you so much for this, as a mother of three young daughters they are my only fear of leaving this world as I want to be there to nurture them. I don’t know if this is a valid fear but may Allah forgive me if I have oppressed my nafs in doing so
Blessed greetings Lilian. Yes, of course, this is the most basic drive-to protect and preserve our offspring. Yet it is within the capacity of the human being to balance this with faith, trust and reliance on God. May He Almighty continue to guide, bless and support you and your family.
Salaam Walaikum. All thanks and praise belongs to Allah the Rabb of All Worlds. No one can truly be completely fearless but the heedless. One might show courage and endurance during various levels of fear and types of fear. Fear must tried to be reserved for Allah alone. I would imagine those within the realms of higher consciousness tend to live in constant fear/awe of their Lord because they appreciate his power. Surah 2:155 We will certainly test you with a touch of fear and famine and loss of property, life, and crops. Give good news to those who patiently endure
It doesn't seem like I'm receiving any notification when you're video is uploaded. I listen to your videos very carefully and ponder over what you say. You make sense and you have a lot of wisdom masha Allah.
@@spiritualexcellence I have unsubscribed and subscribed again. I've also clicked the bell icon so I will wait and see if the notifications come through Insha Allah.
Thank you for sharing this kind of knowledge which very important for every single soul I want to suggest something if you can make a video about the concept of (energy) : in terms of vibrations of human body and chakras and how we can deal with as muslim, is there any amam or shakh who did talk about that Thank you
Hi I am new to all of this.! I am new to your channel.! I have never heard anyone speak of Islam in this way. With mind and ego self and so on.! Almost like none duality and so on. Is there a way you can guide me in directions on more information about Islam and this way of telling about it? Greetings from Denmark
Welcome, Brian, may Allah Almighty's divine peace, light and guidance be with you. Yes, please enter your name and email address at www.borderpoint.com/welcome and I will be in touch with some introductory material to get you started, as well as send you updates from time to time. Please feel free to replay therein, and I will do my best to get back to you. To your divine and eternal success.
Assalammualaikum, thank you for this powerful and important message. At the mention of a movie, I am reminded of one called Flatliners wherein a group of medical students conduct an experiment to undergo near-death experiences. Each of them come out from their experience becoming entirely fearless but this led to heedlessness instead of an enlightened state of consciousness. But of course, this leads to their downfall. Their paradigm of living in the moment is closer to the popularised notion of ‘YOLO’ which allows one to act spontaneously but with no care for consequences and for others - only seeking as much pleasure as possible before our inevitable end. I’m wondering how one can stop oneself and encourage others not to fall into this trap…
Salaam Nadia, just curious, would this be the original Flatliners from 1990, or the remake in 2017? Seen the original which was as I recall very good, not seen the newer one.
@@spiritualexcellence It’s the newer one - I didn’t know there was an original! Will make time for that as the new one starts out promisingly but felt really… flat… as it goes.
I'm sorry, do you mean you want the image of the statue to be digitally removed from the video? Also, within the first 15 seconds of the video, it is mentioned that I am at someone else's home, so not up to me how they choose to decorate their garden. Hopefully, you were able to see past that and get something else out of the video. Blessed regards.
I like what you said some time ago, about how eating and drinking too much can ruin the overall tranquility and joy one gets from worship. I have experienced that it does indeed reduce the effects of fasting and prayer, in that it does away some of the Eemaan I felt throughout the day.
Salaams Ustadh, pray you're well "We seek out threats", absolutley perpetuating our own fight n flight states...Each time I think i've understood your words I find myself still lacking in true understanding...Every time I listen I see things from another perspective, another depth...Bless you for all your teaching n wisdom...🤍
@@spiritualexcellence ...Likewise Ustadh, forever grateful for taking me under your wing, if it wasn't for your teaching I was lost forever going deeper and deeper into dispair and hopelessness...Alhamdulilah you gave me the foundation to start rebuilding my strength of Iman and gave me a sense of purpose and a deeper connection to my Lord and carry onto strengthen my resolve...I am forever grateful for coming across you and your teachings...I pray you have been granted the night of qadr inshAllah ta'ala and you carry onto to excel in your teachings and the students as always benefit in finding direction and strength...Ameen🤲 Wasalaam Wa Rehmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu...Please convey my salaams to the group...Be well Ustadh🌺
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Ameen 🤲
This reminds me of this conversation between a samurai and a zen master: "Don't you realize that I’m a samurai that could cut you in half without blinking an eye!" The master seemed unmoved and replied "Don’t you realize that I’m a Buddhist monk who can be cut in half without blinking an eye?"
Salam wa Aleikum brother. Thank you so much.
“... we can never truely love if we're preoccupied with the self preservation, with survival... " BarakAllahu fik Ustadh, powerful reminders, parallels, and gems.
Thank you for this great message. I appreciate the wisdom of all sages & messengers. Many people on RUclips condemn other religions other than Islam & are narrow-minded. It is not what Prophet Muhammad (SAW) taught. He taught to respect other's religions & He said: "there are as many paths to Allah as the number of breaths".
This is madly profound, SubhanAllah!! May Allah forgive us, guide us, grant us Jannah, afiah, and pritect is from jahannam
Mashallah bro. Very good and useful. Thankyou
I can’t get enough of your lectures
Jazakom Allah khairan
Masha'Allah, very profound.
Movie 1 Fearless.
Movie 2. Intersteller.
I needed this 💚
Thank You Brother Ihsan. I am so grateful to have found your podcast (The Soul of Islam) and this channel. So very poignant and enlightening. Blessings...
A focus of meditation from the Buddhist Tradition...
1. I am subject to aging. There is no way to avoid aging.
2. I am subject to ill health. There is no way to avoid illness.
3. I am going to die. There is no way to avoid death.
4. Everyone and everything that I love will change, and I will be separated from them.
5. My only true possessions are my actions, and I cannot escape their consequences.
Peace and light, thank you, David. Also thank you for sharing the suggestions for meditation and contemplation. I will mention, however, that Islam provides greater depth and also hope, and this must be kept in mind, especially with regards to eternity and the life and world beyond.
For example, while we may be subject to loss, weakness and death in this life, in the world beyond, we are liberated from such by the mercy, love, generosity and grace of God. Remembering such helps us to surrender to suffering in this life.
To your divine and eternal success.
@@spiritualexcellence Thank you for your kind words and blessings Brother Ihsan. I think my intention for posting these objects of remembrance were to highlight the fleeting nature of the things of this world and how, in many cases, this perceived insecurity is the basis of many of our fears. The remembrances remind us of the nature of the things of this world (impermanent) and through the contemplation of this, we may be able to focus on what is truly permanent (The Divine/God) and hopefully, in turn, live more fearlessly! Your wonderful post and video brought these to my mind. I have been thoroughly blessed by your posts and have recently signed up for your meditation program which has also been superb.
Blessings,
David
Beautiful reminder of the eternal truth. Allah Bless you for your effort. Thank you.
May Allah swt bless you always and give you shifa e kabira may your rouh finds what it’s seeking
This is such a wonderful message! Thank you, Ihsan!
Beautiful message brother Ihsan.. I suffer badly from this.. even though I appear fearless I am not actually fearless..
That was exactly what I needed. Thank you :)
May Allah bless you and may we all be guided towards his light.
Blessings for sharing your thoughts with us, dear Ihsan.
May Allah guide us to Him and ultimately die fearless and happily. It reminds me of Rumi's wedding and his final Union with God, the Beloved One.
"Why cling to one life till it is soiled and ragged?
The sun dies and dies squandering a hundred lived every instant.
God has decreed life for you and He will give another and another and another."
Rumi
Mathnawi V. 411-414
Thank you, beautiful
Amazing talks 👏👏🙏🙏🙏🤲
This is both beautiful heartfelt and timeless
Thank you
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Jazak Allah khair
Mashaa Allah, execellent much needed reminder Jazakallahu kheiran my Brother 🤲
Where do we start? I have such horrible anxieties. I am trying to trust but, I am feeling paralyzed. I am struggling to practice and trust. How can I break the waves of anxiety to get here? Thank you for your powerful message.
From experience I’ve found anxiety to be a really complex issue, I had to fix all my physical health issues first then keeping consistent with my daily spiritual Zikir and duas..inshallah you are able to overcome this, best wishes 🌸🌸
god will surely help you out sister, insha Allah 💯
Peace and blessings, sister. Perhaps the first place to start is with prayer and strengthening our relationship with our Lord and Creator. Ask him for strength and faith in your heart, and to be guided to truth and His divine will for you. Then, I suggest surrendering by breathing, relaxing and letting go. Become still and open yourself to the divine peace that is ever present. Also, it is important to continually reinforce your faith, practice and path, ideally by continually learning and also surrounding yourself with others upon the path. As a resource, I would suggest Awakenings Academy, which we created specifically for this purpose » www.borderpoint.com/academy. May God bless and guide.
شكرا لك
وفقك الله
Thank you brother Ihsan for this wonderful lesson.Really giving us a good reminder of how we should try to spend our time for as long as we are alive.
Thank you so much for this, as a mother of three young daughters they are my only fear of leaving this world as I want to be there to nurture them. I don’t know if this is a valid fear but may Allah forgive me if I have oppressed my nafs in doing so
Blessed greetings Lilian. Yes, of course, this is the most basic drive-to protect and preserve our offspring. Yet it is within the capacity of the human being to balance this with faith, trust and reliance on God. May He Almighty continue to guide, bless and support you and your family.
Salaam Walaikum.
All thanks and praise belongs to Allah the Rabb of All Worlds.
No one can truly be completely fearless but the heedless.
One might show courage and endurance during various levels of fear and types of fear. Fear must tried to be reserved for Allah alone. I would imagine those within the realms of higher consciousness tend to live in constant fear/awe of their Lord because they appreciate his power.
Surah 2:155
We will certainly test you with a touch of fear and famine and loss of property, life, and crops. Give good news to those who patiently endure
It doesn't seem like I'm receiving any notification when you're video is uploaded. I listen to your videos very carefully and ponder over what you say. You make sense and you have a lot of wisdom masha Allah.
Peace and light, friend. Are you subscribed, and is the notification bell selected?
@@spiritualexcellence Yes brother I am and have been for a long time now. I use to get the notifications but have not been for months now.
@@spiritualexcellence I have unsubscribed and subscribed again. I've also clicked the bell icon so I will wait and see if the notifications come through Insha Allah.
Alhamdulillah, excellent timing! Was just thinking about fearlessness, thank you.
Thank you for sharing this kind of knowledge which very important for every single soul I want to suggest something if you can make a video about the concept of (energy) : in terms of vibrations of human body and chakras and how we can deal with as muslim, is there any amam or shakh who did talk about that
Thank you
You seem interesting. I just found this. 👍🌹
Amen 🙏❤️😌
Super ❤️ awesome
Hi I am new to all of this.! I am new to your channel.! I have never heard anyone speak of Islam in this way. With mind and ego self and so on.! Almost like none duality and so on.
Is there a way you can guide me in directions on more information about Islam and this way of telling about it? Greetings from Denmark
Welcome, Brian, may Allah Almighty's divine peace, light and guidance be with you. Yes, please enter your name and email address at www.borderpoint.com/welcome and I will be in touch with some introductory material to get you started, as well as send you updates from time to time. Please feel free to replay therein, and I will do my best to get back to you. To your divine and eternal success.
Assalammualaikum, thank you for this powerful and important message.
At the mention of a movie, I am reminded of one called Flatliners wherein a group of medical students conduct an experiment to undergo near-death experiences. Each of them come out from their experience becoming entirely fearless but this led to heedlessness instead of an enlightened state of consciousness. But of course, this leads to their downfall. Their paradigm of living in the moment is closer to the popularised notion of ‘YOLO’ which allows one to act spontaneously but with no care for consequences and for others - only seeking as much pleasure as possible before our inevitable end. I’m wondering how one can stop oneself and encourage others not to fall into this trap…
Salaam Nadia, just curious, would this be the original Flatliners from 1990, or the remake in 2017? Seen the original which was as I recall very good, not seen the newer one.
@@spiritualexcellence It’s the newer one - I didn’t know there was an original! Will make time for that as the new one starts out promisingly but felt really… flat… as it goes.
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Well its true. But still. I have for example fear of Pain and hard time not fear of Death.
What about the fear of death because the fear of akherah
Let’s try to avoid having idols in the video
Why the buddah statue?
He said in the beginning that he was at a friends place.
Akhi, what is that statue behind you? Could you please get rid of that? Such things are not good at all.
I'm sorry, do you mean you want the image of the statue to be digitally removed from the video? Also, within the first 15 seconds of the video, it is mentioned that I am at someone else's home, so not up to me how they choose to decorate their garden. Hopefully, you were able to see past that and get something else out of the video. Blessed regards.
I like what you said some time ago, about how eating and drinking too much can ruin the overall tranquility and joy one gets from worship. I have experienced that it does indeed reduce the effects of fasting and prayer, in that it does away some of the Eemaan I felt throughout the day.
Salaams Ustadh, pray you're well "We seek out threats", absolutley perpetuating our own fight n flight states...Each time I think i've understood your words I find myself still lacking in true understanding...Every time I listen I see things from another perspective, another depth...Bless you for all your teaching n wisdom...🤍
Salaam Yasmin, have been thinking of and remembering you, and praying for you. May Allah Almighty bless, raise, heal and increase you this holy month.
@@spiritualexcellence ...Likewise Ustadh, forever grateful for taking me under your wing, if it wasn't for your teaching I was lost forever going deeper and deeper into dispair and hopelessness...Alhamdulilah you gave me the foundation to start rebuilding my strength of Iman and gave me a sense of purpose and a deeper connection to my Lord and carry onto strengthen my resolve...I am forever grateful for coming across you and your teachings...I pray you have been granted the night of qadr inshAllah ta'ala and you carry onto to excel in your teachings and the students as always benefit in finding direction and strength...Ameen🤲
Wasalaam Wa Rehmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu...Please convey my salaams to the group...Be well Ustadh🌺
Always in need of prayers Ustadh😔🙏