The Archer (part I)

Likened to that of an archer then GOD-consciousness is the cause. Chastity is the bow. Intelligence is the arrow. GOD-reverence is the tension. Righteousness is the release. and Perfection is the aim.

Human goodness is seperating ones-self from what one knows to be wrong. And Human perfection stems from a constant God-reflectant state.

There are nothing like these:

Nothing greater than GOD-Consciousness. It is the root cultivation of positive energy, and without it, nothing great is ever achieved.

Nothing Mightier than Faith. Without unshakable conviction, there is no realization, and without realization nothing is actualized.

Nothing stronger than Truth. Truth is The Reality. Without Truth, there is no root. Too many look to the leaves, the branches and the flowery array. Without the root, all shall wither. But when you keep to the root, you understand all of it's blossomings.

Nothing as dynamic as Purity. This is the refiners fire of consciousness. How many are powerful enough to cultivate and hold it's sacred fire?

Nothing more powerful than Love. Love is the culmination and the fulfilment. The crown of spiritual soverienity and the accelerating movement on the path.

Might, wisdom and understanding. Pearls within pearls through the chord of GOD-reverence which is the beginning of Wisdom (knowledge + understanding).

In GOD reverence you develop a Fearless Might, like an arrow of light cutting through the falsehoods and negativities (the darkness) of the world, in which nothing can shake you except GOD Himself.

Prayer. This is your food. Nurture your soul. Because you commune with GOD you gain spiritual insight. You wouldn't starve your physical body, why the soul? And truthfully, the strong soul will strengthen the body.

Quran. This is the drink of varying flavors, given the circumstance and your readiness to taste. The word of GOD increases ones knowledge in proportion to the readiness of the reader. The more you read it, you get something new from it. It is like a blossom in which the dew increases in proportion to the opening of the bud, and it's thirst is quenched.

Chastity. This is the key to all inner-knowledge. Chastity (be patient until the union of marriage) is a kind of work that makes it's presence known in the physical body. Like steam from a fire, without the intellect rising above the sensuality, there is no understanding, there is no light. This too, is a gift.

Friendship. Brotherhood is the heartbeat of righteousness. Join together with those who are also chaste and monotheistic. Whomever you choose as a friend, you will find/develop a piece of them within yourself. Be forewarned, choose wisely the chaste and monotheistc (these two together). Be kind, intelligently, but choose only these as your friends.

And keep in your store of knowledge that in all aspects of life, you shall find all things at GOD.

Peace be upon you,

Issa Ali Mahdi

There are many who eat and drink, but few who truly know flavor.