True ecstasy is passive: it overwhelms the heart without any intention or deliberate effort.
It is the fruit of spiritual devotion and worship.
The deeper is your devotion to God, and the more intense is your worship, the more likely you are to receive ecstasy from God.
In a state of ecstasy the heart is lost to God.
-Qushayri, "Risalah"
Monday, July 09, 2007
True Love
O Beloved of hearts, I beseech only You.
Have pity this day on those who turn to You.
My Hope, my Rest, my Delight,
this heart can love none other but You.
-Rabi'a, "Rabi'a the Mystic"
Have pity this day on those who turn to You.
My Hope, my Rest, my Delight,
this heart can love none other but You.
-Rabi'a, "Rabi'a the Mystic"
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