The goal of all mystical experiences is to know God. The paths to God are as numerous as there are seekers. But, they all have much in common, as we have more in common than we are different. The more motivated we are, we will devote more time to our goal, and chances are greater. Do we really want to know God? How badly? How much are we willing to do in order to reach this goal?
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What is not God?
Look around you in every direction. Look at the people you know: the shining beings, the simple souls, the sad, the angry, the gentle, the kind, the cruel. Look at the smallest creatures: fleas, dust mites, viruses, bacteria. Look inside yourself: at your thoughts, feelings, memories, opinions, reflections, and dreams. What is not God?? Everything is infused with God. Everything is animated by God. Everything is a facet, a reflection, of the Divine.
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One day a man asked a sheikh how to reach God. "The ways to God," the sheikh replied, "are as many as there are created beings. But the shortest and easiest is to serve others, not to bother others, and to make others happy."
--- Abu Sa'id ---
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