
Sufi Principles of Meditation 01 Practical Foundations
Chicago Gnosis Podcast
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Is There a Divinity Inside of Us?
To bear witness the shahida, it means that one is practising mushahida, which is the arabic term for meditation. In a state of meditation we can in turn enter into states of consciousness that are more elevated and that are beyond physicality. And so what does this declaration of faith mean in a more profound level? It's another thing to really have that knowledge for ourselves, from experience. People like to believe in god as some anthropomorphic figure in the clouds who dispenses lightning bolts to this poor anhil of humanity. That figure does not exist.
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