Ripples of Light

The Primal Pattern

by
Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri

(Excerpts Only)

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Human beings are conditioned to:

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Be healthy and well.
 

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Seek and enjoy good food.
 

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Seek comfort and ease.
 

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Seek a clear and healthy mind.
 

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To know what is needed and not to be kept in ignorance.
 

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Have good relationships.
 

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Give and receive love.
 

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To be secure emotionally and materially.
 

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To be content with the moment.
 

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To be balanced between the opposites of:
 
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Action and rest.
 

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Challenge and idleness.
 

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Giving and taking.
 

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Outer action and inner peace.
 

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Once the mapping of the self, heart and Ruh is read,
then a self imposed discipline will come about.
The seeker wants the Ruh to illuminate his actions,
this desire is the ultimate root of moral and ethical character.

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