The pilgrim sees no form but His and knowsThat He subsists beneath all passing shows --The pilgrim comes from Him whom he can see,Lives in Him, with Him, and beyond all three.Be lost in Unity's inclusive span,Or you are human but not yet a man.Whoever lives, the wicked and the blessed,Contains a hidden sun within his breast --Its light must dawn though dogged by long delay;The clouds that veil it must be torn away --Whoever reaches to his hidden sunSurpasses good and bad and knows the One.The good and bad are here while you are here;Surpass yourself and they will disappear.

-- from The Conference of the Birds, Translated by Afkham Darbandi / Translated by Dick Davis

Controlling Your Emotions There are five essential steps to emotional control and mastery. Although the complete process will eventually happen in seconds in real time, it is essential for our process of learning to break it down and see what is required at every step. Step One – AwarenessThis simply means being aware of the emergence of the subtlest of emotions, which, if left unchecked, will grow into significant disturbances. For example irritation leads to frustration leads to anger leads to rage. Step Two – Acknowledge Which means taking responsibility for the emotion by understanding and acknowledging that I am the creator of the emotion, not someone or something else. Step three – AcceptanceFully accept the presence of the emotion without resisting it in any way. If it is resisted it simply becomes stronger, or is suppressed for another day. Step Four – AscendThis is the moment of full detachment from both the emotion and the inner source of emotion. In the process of detached observation the emotion is losing its power. And it is only through detached observation that the emotion will begin to dissipate and eventually dissolve. Step Five – AttuneThis means returning our attention to the very centre of ourselves where our inner peace and power are to be found. This is the purpose of meditation.

When you begin the Valley of the QuestMisfortunes will deprive you of all rest,Each moment some new trouble terrifies,And parrots there are panic-stricken flies.There years must vanish while you strive and grieve;There is the heart of all you will achieve --Renounce the world, your power and all you own,And in your heart's blood journey on alone.When once your hands are empty, then your heartMust purify itself and move apartFrom everything that is -- when this is done,The Lord's light blazes brighter than the sun,Your heart is bathed in splendour and the questExpands a thousandfold within your breast.Though fire flares up across the path, and thoughA hundred monsters peer out from its glow,The pilgrim driven on by his desireWill like a moth rush gladly on the fire.When love inspires his heart he begs for win,One drop to be vouchsafed him as a sign --And when he drinks this drop both worlds are gone;Dry-lipped he founders in oblivion.His zeal to know faith's mysteries will makeHim fight with dragons for salvation's sake --Though blasphemy and curses crowd the gate,Until it opens he will calmly wait,And then where is this faith? this blasphemy?Both vanish into strenghless vacancy.
-- from The Conference of the Birds, Translated by Afkham Darbandi / Translated by Dick Davis

Practical Benefits of Meditation The practical application and benefits of meditation show up in our interpersonal relationships. As our inner peace and positivity are restored by regular practice, we find it easier to resolve conflict, remain open, communicate honestly with others and ultimately be of help to others through the quality of the company we are able to give. There are also many physical benefits, which can result from the sustained practice of meditation. Meditation has a deeply relaxing and calming effect on the nervous system, balancing physical energies, allowing the body to function more effectively while improving its ability to heal itself. This can result in reduced blood pressure, an increase in vitality, better sleep patterns and greater pain control.

Moths gathered in a fluttering throng one nightTo learn the truth about the candle light,And they decided one of them should goTo gather news of the elusive glow.One flew till in the distance he discernedA palace window where a candle burned --And went no nearer: back again he flewTo tell the others what he thought he knew.The mentor of the moths dismissed his claim,Remarking: "He knows nothing of the flame."A moth more eager than the one beforeSet out and passed beyond the palace door.He hovered in the aura of the fire,A trembling blur of timorous desire,Then headed back to say how far he'd been,And how much he had undergone and seen.The mentor said: "You do not bear the signsOf one who's fathomed how the candle shines."Another moth flew out -- his dizzy flightTurned to an ardent wooing of the light;He dipped and soared, and in his frenzied tranceBoth self and fire were mingled by his dance --The flame engulfed his wing-tips, body, head,His being glowed a fierce translucent red;And when the mentor saw that sudden blaze,The moth's form lost within the glowing rays,He said: "He knows, he knows the truth we seek,That hidden truth of which we cannot speak."To go beyond all knowledge is to findThat comprehension which eludes the mind,And you can never gain the longed-for goalUntil you first outsoar both flesh and soul;But should one part remain, a single hairWill drag you back and plunge you in despair --No creature's self can be admitted here,Where all identity must disappear.
-- from The Conference of the Birds, Translated by Afkham Darbandi / Translated by Dick Davis

Positive Reflection For The Day Responsibility is best fulfilled by the one who is detached. When one is attached to the task that he is responsible for it leads to worry, doubt and fear. This can have a crippling effect on decision-making and result in difficult situations. On the other hand, the one who is detached is the one who is able to see things clearly and so fulfill all responsibilities with lightness. When we have to take up some new responsibility we need to tell ourselves that we will do our best in fulfilling the responsibility. When we become detached from the result of the task we will find ourselves doing our best because there are no negative thoughts.

Lost in myselfI reappearedI know not wherea drop that rosefrom the sea and felland dissolved again;a shadowthat stretched itself outat dawn,when the sunreached noonI disappeared.I have no newsof my comingor passing away--the whole thinghappened quickerthan a breath;ask no questionsof the moth.In the candle flameof his faceI have forgottenall the answers.In the way of lovethere must be knowledgeand ignoranceso I have becomeboth a dullardand a sage;one must bean eye and yetnot seeso I am blindand yet I stillperceive,Dustbe on my headif I can saywhere Iin bewildermenthave wandered:Attarwatched his hearttranscend both worldsand under its shadownow is gone madwith love.Farid ud-Din Attar
-- from The Drunken Universe: An Anthology of Persian Sufi Poetry, Translated by Peter Lamborn Wilson / Translated by Nasrollah Pourjavady

Positive Reflection For The Day In the formal context of organisations and the less formal setting of families, it is the manager and the parent's role to influence others. But when they try to control it means their intentions are self-centred i.e. "You have to do what I want. You have to please me". In reality, their role is not to control but to influence. In order to assist in the growth and development of another, the intention has to be corrected to, "Now what can I say or do that is going to be most effective in encouraging and supporting their growth and development?" Arriving at the point of realisation that control is impossible but influence is possible the next question is 'how'. How can you influence others? You can listen, encourage, empathize, share etc.… there are hundreds of ways to positively influence. But what is the right way, at this moment, with this person, in this situation. This is real creativity requiring the ability to understand what is appropriate, the right attitude to embody it and the accurate words and behaviours to communicate it.

Loghman of Sarrakhs cried: "Dear God, behold Your faithful servant, poor, bewildered, old-- An old slave is permitted to go free; I've spent my life in patient loyalty, I'm bent with grief, my black hair's turned to snow; Grant manumission, Lord, and let me go." A voice replied: "When you have gained release from mind and thought, your slavery will cease; You will be free when these two disappear." He said: "Lord, it is You whom I revere; What are the mind and all its ways to me?" And left them there and then -- in ecstasy He danced and clapped his hands and boldly cried: "Who am I now? The slave I was has died; What's freedom, servitude, and where are they? Both happiness and grief have fled away; I neither own nor lack all qualities; My blindness looks on secret mysteries -- I know not whether You are I, I You; I lose myself in You, there is no two."

-- from The Conference of the Birds, Translated by Afkham Darbandi / Translated by Dick Davis
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Peaceful Listening To be a peaceful listener:1. Be peaceful within, calming the mind in order to listen deeply.2. Listen with your heart by keeping an open posture, a receptive and calm expression, and a kind, non-judgmental attitude. 3. Listen with your full attention.4. Only if the person finds it difficult to speak, be curious, encouraging them by making gentle, open-ended enquiries.5. Be aware that interruptions (making comments, noises or facial expressions) are not necessary; sometimes they can influence or detract the person from expressing their feelings or telling their story in their own way.

The Impact Of Being Positive At Work Being positive does bring individual gains and this in itself can create or facilitate change. Any individual change will have a positive impact on others around us in the workplace, including clients, colleagues and the broader organization. Examples of some specific benefits of positivity at the workplace are: 1. Health and effectiveness at work – having more energy, better workload management.2. Relationships with clients and subordinates – able to listen more receptively and provide a sense of hope to them.3. Relationships with colleagues – more open to collaborating on problem solving.

At every instant and from every side, resounds the call of Love: We are going to sky, who wants to come with us? We have gone to heaven, we have been the friends of the angels, And now we will go back there, for there is our country. We are higher than heaven, more noble than the angels: Why not go beyond them? Our goal is the Supreme Majesty. What has the fine pearl to do with the world of dust? Why have you come down here? Take your baggage back. What is this place? Luck is with us, to us is the sacrifice!... Like the birds of the sea, men come from the ocean--the ocean of the soul. Like the birds of the sea, men come from the ocean--the ocean of the soul. How could this bird, born from that sea, make his dwelling here? No, we are the pearls from the bosom of the sea, it is there that we dwell: Otherwise how could the wave succeed to the wave that comes from the soul? The wave named 'Am I not your Lord' has come, it has broken the vessel of the body; And when the vessel is broken, the vision comes back, and the union with Him.
Eva de Vitray-Meyerovitch, 'Rumi and Sufism' trans. Simone Fattal Sausalito, CA: Post-Apollo Press, 1977, 1987.

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Meditation Instead of adopting this obvious bodily identification, identify yourself as a soul, a subtle star without any physical form and dimensions, a point source of light energy and consciousness. Whatever you do or say, it is you, the soul, who is performing that action through the body. The soul is like a driver and the body is the car. To be in complete control, the driver has to sit in the place where he has access to the controls and also can collect all the necessary information to make decisions. The soul is located in the centre of the forehead in the vicinity of the brain. The soul has innate, peaceful, positive qualities. In meditation create an awareness of yourself as a soul. This naturally leads to an experience of these peaceful, positive qualities. This is what is called 'soul-consciousness'. It is not just something to experience while in meditation alone, but also as we perform actions.

Positive Reflection For The Day Happiness comes when there is self-sovereignty. Being a self-sovereign enables to have control over the self. If not, when there are negative or difficult situations, there would be sorrow. When there is control there will be no expectations from situations to change, but there will be the courage to change oneself. When things go wrong, instead of worrying or waiting for things to change, we need to remind ourselves that we are a self-sovereign and we will be able to bring about a change in ourselves. When we work on ourselves and change we can be happy.

Stress Ballooning This exercise is designed to help you free yourself from habitual stress responses and to programme new responses to the situations that trigger your stress. You can perform this exercise in your imagination also.1. What do you think are the triggers of your stress – work, a relationship, a change in domestic circumstances, worries about ageing, etc.2. Think about the most powerful stressor. Remember your usual stressful response and imagine you are blowing it into a balloon. 3. Now take a large pin and burst the balloon. In the explosion, the old response has gone.4. Take a second balloon and blow it up. Imagine positive energy filling it breath by breath. Write your new response (action or thought pattern) on the balloon's surface. 5. Now tap the balloon gently into the air and keep it afloat a while as you fully absorb its message. Next time you face the situation, recall this balloon and the positive message you put on its surface.

Temper Tantrums Habits go deep. It's been estimated that eighty percent of our lives are lived by habit. That means somewhere in the past we learned to become easily upset or angry. Probably a parental influence, perhaps some friends at school. Just as we may have enjoyed building with our Lego set as a child, or placing pieces into our jigsaw, we built a place for short temper into our temperament. From there it grew into one of our prized habits. If so, now is the time to dismantle, break apart and rebuild our temperament or our personality. It's much easier than we think and does not require specialist help. It requires only our interest, some understanding and the intention to change how we respond to the world around us. Never believe anyone who says, "I can't change... I've been always been like this.... this is the personality I was born with." We didn't inherit our current personality, we grew it.

Open Spaces of Silence One of the aims of meditation is not to stop your thoughts but to slow them down so that you may find and enter the silence between and behind your thinking. This is a little challenging at first but the more you practice the easier it becomes. Think of your thoughts as trains, just as in the saying we sometimes use, 'train of thought'. Each thought is a carriage and in between the thoughts/carriages is a small gap, a space. The train can arrive at varying speeds. Our aim is to slow the train down and become aware of the space between the carriages, in other words between your thoughts. You may even be able to expand that space so that there is the experience of no thought. In this moment you reconnect with the silence that exists always between and behind your thoughts. Don't try to hold it or grasp it, or you will lose it.

Meditation And Health Visualization (For Heart Patients)The Supreme Soul is like a tuning fork that always vibrates with the frequency of all positive virtues. During the practice of meditation, I tune my consciousness towards this Supreme Energy. As a result my mind also picks up these positive harmonizing and health promoting frequencies. A heart patient could visualize and feel the following positive thoughts to treat himself:I am a soul, a golden star like energy situated between the eyebrows........I gradually fly from the physical body to enter the incorporeal world, a world of soft golden-red light........I am receiving the tranquilizing golden rays of love from the Supreme Being of Light, the ocean of love........Remain submerged in this experience for a few minutes and then continue:Now I focus these rays on my heart region........The positive vibrations of love have covered the complete area of my heart........Undue stimulation of the special nerves responsible for increasing blood pressure is reducing........Heart muscles are becoming relaxed and healthy........Pressure on my blood vessels is reducing........Coronary arteries are softening and the blockages in them are being removed........ Supply of oxygen to the heart is increasing........Discomfort in the chest is receding........Specific visualizations can help patients suffering from different illnesses when combined with the conventional medicines.

Remaining Relaxed During An Interview
A state of relaxed alertness will yield optimum results in an interview or an important meeting. To relax, you need to defuse all sense of confrontation, instead see the meeting as a friendly fact finding exchange and an opportunity to talk quietly of your achievements. 1. Think of your interviewer as someone with whom, very soon, you might find that you have a great deal in common – perhaps not a friend, but someone you enjoy talking to.2. If the questions become difficult, think of the Supreme Being in the form of a person who is spectrally in the room (visualization) – perhaps standing behind the interviewer. Imagine him as a friend urging you on, applauding your handling of the situation, willing you to succeed. 3. If the interviewer seems unfriendly, say to yourself: it is because he or she has difficulty with the situation. Respond calmly and pleasantly.