An important mental exercise | Ali Reza Panahian
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Have you heard this?
«إِلَهِی هَبْ لِی کَمَالَ الانْقِطَاعِ إِلَیْکَ»
“God, grant me complete disconnection in coming toward you.” (Shabaniah Supplication)
How does this complete disconnection come about? This is truly amazing. Some things should happen in our mind. What happens in our mind is the greatest action we take in life. [Imam Sadiq (as) said,] «إذا أرادَ أحدُکُم أن لا یَسألَ رَبَّهُ شیئا» “When one wants to ask for something from God” - you want to ask for something from God and you want Him to definitely grant it to you - «فَلْیَیأسْ مِن النّاسِ کُلِّهِم» “be disappointed in everyone,” «و لا یکونُ لَهُ رجاءٌ إلاّ عندَ اللّه»”and do not have hope in anyone but God.”
No one can be effective in our lives [except God]. No one can. When we are a little ill or have a slight problem, we first list everything [that can help us]. Become disappointed from everyone. «یَعْلَمُونَ أَنِّی أَقْدِرُ عَلی أَنْ أُعْطِیَهُمْ ما یَسْأَلُونِی» “When praying they should have this in mind that I [God] have the power to answer them.” This is the condition for prayers to be accepted.
This means our only thought should be that God can. God can. Power is in His hands and no one else is able to do anything. When we are a little ill or have a slight problem, we first list everything [that can help us]. If we pay attention to God from the beginning like someone who is ill and doesn’t have anyone except God, the situation may change a lot.
Sometimes this disconnection happens in a person’s mind for a moment. Friends, how does the Almighty God bring a person close to Himself? I want to say something scary. If we don’t achieve disconnection through practice, paying attention and thinking, we will gain this complete disconnection with great difficulties, because God has said, “I swear by My dignity and glory that I cut off the hope of My servant from everyone [except Me].”
In the beginning of the Abu Hamza Thumali Supplication, it is said, «إلهی لا تُؤدِّبنِی بِعُقُوبَتِکْ» “O my Lord, do not discipline me with Your punishment.” I have come myself. Don’t punish me. There are many intermediaries, but I have disconnected myself from them.
God says, «وَإِذا سَأَلَکَ عِبادی عَنّی فَإِنّی قَریبٌ»“And when My servants ask you concerning Me, then surely I am very near.” [Qur’an 2:186] «یَعْلَمُونَ أَنِّی أَقْدِرُ عَلی أَنْ أُعْطِیَهُمْ ما یَسْأَلُونِی»“When praying they should have this in mind that I [God] have the power to answer them.”
