Annihilation - Total surrender

A Modern Sufi

In common every day talks we always speak of being one with God, His Prophets

and Saints, so also with pious people and law obedient ones. But compulsions of

daily living, the material world, the economic needs of daily pressures makes us

trip and fall. Though we say our prayers, keep Namaz, give doles and Zakat and

make Holy pilgrimages yet our conscious stands witness against us for our hidden

misdemeanors. We wear a mask and hide our self from our wrongs by projecting

ourselves as very virtuous, kind and affectionate ones. Quite large number of our

very close ones would discover our makeup and recognize our real one in us.

Great many sages and wise ones have realized that there is no dichotomy in us.

The evil and good are both ourselves. It requires of us to sacrifice a great amount

of ourselves with deep penance and very hard work to realize our positive and

negative nature, to conquer it to achieve bliss and tranquility. It is but only a few

in humanity who reach the pinnacle of heights of success yet remaining totally

humble to the core with sublimity and total surrender. The process of annihilation

of inner egoistic self to the most Beneficent and Magnanimous Self is a daunting

task, requiring every second of vigil of our unruly self. To conquer our self it is a

greater Jihad. Those who succeed even to a small percentage in life can be said to

have achieved something if not the entire glory. But we should not be lacking in

efforts even for a moment.

   Hazreth Waris ali Shah of Barabanki, Lucknow, a very eminent Sufi was asked to

give a small formula to fight the battles of life, he said that it is only through LOVE

you can make peace with the world and ease the woes and pains of life. Hazreth

Jesus peace be upon him said offer your other cheek if someone slaps on one of

your cheek. He was teaching us not to retaliate but to forgive as otherwise it

would escalate into a big fight and peace would disappear altogether. Therefore it

is better to surrender than keep fighting as it would otherwise ruins us. This has

been demonstrated in our times with destruction of so many countries in the

Afghan and Middle Eastern wars. In micro level we see thousands of court case

without settlement ruining families and societies.

Peace, Shanti and Salam should first be achieved in us by annihilation of our Ego,

pelf, pride, anger and jealousy and so many of our negative traits. For this we

should surrender before a Guru, a Sufi Master or a Bishop who would tender our

inner self with care and compassion and help us to achieve our goals.