Asceticism concerns the soul for the next world. True asceticism means the thrusting out from the heart of all worldly thoughts reckoning them as vanity. It leads ultimately to friendship with God.

Asceticism concerns the soul for the next world. True asceticism means the thrusting out from the heart of all worldly thoughts reckoning them as vanity. It leads ultimately to friendship with God.

Gnosis truly, is a tight which God casts into the heart. True knowledge of God is gained when the lover comes in contact with the Beloved through secret communion with Him.

Gnosis truly, is a tight which God casts into the heart. True knowledge of God is gained when the lover comes in contact with the Beloved through secret communion with Him.

Love leads to knowledge of the Divine mysteries and those who love to abide in God and look to Him only, and He is nearer to them than all else and to them in given a vision of Him unveiled and they see Him with the eye of certainty.

Love leads to knowledge of the Divine mysteries and those who love to abide in God and look to Him only, and He is nearer to them than all else and to them in given a vision of Him unveiled and they see Him with the eye of certainty.

Patience has three stages; first, it means that the servant ceases to complain, and this is the stage of repentances; second, he becomes satisfied with what is decreed, and this is the rank of the ascetic; third, he comes to love whatever his Lord does with him, and this is the stage of the true friends of God.

Patience has three stages; first, it means that the servant ceases to complain, and this is the stage of repentances; second, he becomes satisfied with what is decreed, and this is the rank of the ascetic; third, he comes to love whatever his Lord does with him, and this is the stage of the true friends of God.

The servant does not attain to assurance of the doctrine of the Unity except by means of gnosis.

The servant does not attain to assurance of the doctrine of the Unity except by means of gnosis.