tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15560139.post5847466904833422390..comments2023-08-28T09:36:46.713-04:00Comments on The Sovereign Soul: Musawwirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07881504732381538113noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15560139.post-44670611395088689232010-10-30T20:08:12.202-04:002010-10-30T20:08:12.202-04:00Occasionally when my dear guide has pricked my pre...Occasionally when my dear guide has pricked my precious bubble of self-hood, I throw a private little <b>hissy fit of doubt</b>, or, more like rebellion: <i>"This is not part of my world!"</i> I've learned to follow along, allow it to play it out, until finally I am holding my sides with laughter at myself. Then it's <i>"Lesson noted, you silly goose."</i> (now you know, M!)<br /><br />There's also a similar phenomena, which some of my fellow Energy Kinesiologists call <b>"the tsunami of newness."</b> That's when someone experiences a new idea, technique, or practitioner for the first time and is totally blown away in response. Hopefully, they'll realize that every time won't be like the first time. Sometimes, they give it all up in disappointment.<br /><br />And then there's that <b>'booster shot'</b> effect - when I come home from a professional conference, or having taken a class, I ride a wave of enthusiasm for my work for days or weeks. I try to modulate this response, and, to be fully aware as I'm in it so that I can recall it and re-immerse in the enthusiasm of new learning and/or working at will.<br /><br />All relative to retreats, and, even to those 'in-between' sessions....Saralahttp://www.ahealingplaceonline.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15560139.post-65835799092520209082010-10-28T11:20:03.568-04:002010-10-28T11:20:03.568-04:00Dear Musawwir,
Since I've chosen the path, I ...Dear Musawwir,<br /><br />Since I've chosen the path, I can honestly say I have never doubted any aspect of it. it is the most solid foundation I have for my purpose in life.<br /><br />Doubts for me is my fear of moving forward in my journey of unfoldment; moreso in leaving the known for the unknown or the comfortable for the not so comfortable.<br /><br />most often, in my "self-directed" journey my doubts have been whether I am sane, and in asking this question, I am always led to the answer that I am not crazy, that this is real and I am on the right path. <br />In my need for even more confirmation because of my previous isolations I was guided to the community of like people..thus elminating all past doubts of my sanity.<br />What this has done for me, after the initial excitment, is confirm my commitment and since crossing the threshold I was guided to; the doubts that arise is only whether I am worthy of all the miracles that follow miracles.<br /><br />Congratulations on your new Book!Ex-Black Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08684209672514382815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15560139.post-45872927907562367812010-10-25T18:33:15.093-04:002010-10-25T18:33:15.093-04:00Nice article. I wonder too, if after crashing, pe...Nice article. I wonder too, if after crashing, people look for the next new thing. Or just get re-absorbed into worldly stuff again. It sounds to me like doubt overshadows commitment in this scenario.mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03602749025543254274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15560139.post-49746915348770315992010-10-25T04:54:44.141-04:002010-10-25T04:54:44.141-04:00Dear Musawwir,
doubt is the gateway to discovery....Dear Musawwir,<br /><br />doubt is the gateway to discovery. We need to constantly evaluate our inner truth. My truth may be different from what somebody else thinks to be true. <br /><br />For example one day I began to doubt the dogma of judgmentday, heaven and hell. Today I believe that this "trinity" is not needed while another person may consider my belief as sacrilege.<br /><br />If an initand disappears he or she might have discovered that the path is thorny.<br /><br />Za'idaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15560139.post-38537296067818075642010-10-24T15:19:46.153-04:002010-10-24T15:19:46.153-04:00Well done....I have been anxiously awaiting your n...Well done....I have been anxiously awaiting your next blog entry!<br /><br />I have always found doubt and questioning to be part of the growth process. Maybe it is just my age, but I expect anything worthwhile to take alot of effort....and discomfort, and yes, sometimes tears, on my part, as I push through. I continue forward, even if only at a snail's pace (or so it seems)!<br /><br />Much love, many blessings.....<br /><br />WahidaMaggienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15560139.post-83937178153939256852010-10-24T12:06:12.373-04:002010-10-24T12:06:12.373-04:00Doubting leads to discover and to find answers to ...Doubting leads to discover and to find answers to the many uncertainties one kept in his mind and heart.This act leads one to seek more proofs to support that one's decision is right. Literally,It is like checking/reviewing one's answers in a periodic examination before submitting it to the teacher.<br /><br />We need to check and double check ourselves to find out if we are certain of the path we have followed.<br /><br />If we have chosen the right path,<br /> we have to nurture ourselves and grow in that path.<br /><br /><br />graciously,<br /><br />helenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15560139.post-79489979154152755552010-10-23T23:09:07.181-04:002010-10-23T23:09:07.181-04:00"It's a mitzvah to doubt." (Mitzvah,..."It's a mitzvah to doubt." (Mitzvah, in Hebrew, is a blessing.) a Jewish wisdom phrase, rings true. Doubt confronts habituated perception. It is also a means by which the unconscious assumptions of our mind/heart are revealed to our witnessing self, letting limited constructs of an ideal fall into the unknown. Doubt is a teacher. It is an opportunity to see newly an aspect of the (probably unconscious) ideal I have projected upon another, and what resonance it has in my own being. This corresponds to the state of being the Sufis call the Nafs al Lawwama. Movement from the reactive to the self examining self is a sign of progress. Not to stop there! It is the condition of the lens of the mind that affects our seeing, and of the lens of the heart that colors our feeling. I think the story of the king who trained to be a mureed symbolizes well the way the self receives, perceives and responds in different states of being. Sincerity is the thread that links these states of being. <br /><br /><br />Thanks for your thoughts. <br /><br /><br />With love,<br />AmidaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com