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Vol. 5, A Sufi Message Of Spiritual Liberty
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Ecstasy
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Worship
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Vol. 5, A Sufi Message Of Spiritual Liberty
Ecstasy
Worship
Mankind is born with a worshipful attitude, and as all attitudes demand satisfaction by expression, so the attitude of worship finds its object of adoration. The ancient Greeks and Shiva Bhaktas of India worshipped both aspects of manifestation in the names of gods and goddesses. Sufism, being the essence of all religions and philosophies, looks upon both the opposite aspects of nature as one in reality, and calls it Sifat Allah.
Sufis reach realization of God by adoring His nature, calling on Him saying, "Kull-i shayin Hal-i kull", which means, "Everything will perish except His own Face." They look upon all names and forms as the means of realizing the One, the only Being.
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