God’s Lessons
a Sufi story
“Mulla, Mulla, my son has written from the Abode of Learning to say that he has completely finished his studies!”
“Console yourself, madam, with the thought that God will no doubt send him more.
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The Teacher
“This man is like yeast for bread.” He said, “Without him here you would never really learn anger, irritability, patience and compassion.
Believe in Order to Understand
Ok. It does kind of remind me of, ‘How much wood can a woodchuck chuck…” Nonetheless, I can relate to the point he is trying to make which is the spiritual life doesn’t begin with a complete understanding of God or the meaning of a spiritual life. It begins with faith and a willingness to believe.
Service
“I sought my soul, but my soul I could not see. I sought my God, but my God eluded me. I sought my brother and I found all three …”
– Martin Luther King, Jr.
