The final discourse of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti to his students, one month before his death
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Love all and hate none.
Mere talk of peace will avail you naught.
Mere talk of God and religion will not take you far.
Bring out all the latent powers of your being
and reveal the full magnificence of your immortal self.
Be overflowing with peace and joy,
and scatter them wherever you are
and wherever you go.
Be a blazing fire of truth,
be a beauteous blossom of love
and be a soothing balm of peace.
With your spiritual light,
dispel the darkness of ignorance;
dissolve the clouds of discord and war
and spread goodwill, peace, and harmony among the people.
Never seek any help, charity, or favors
from anybody except God.
Never go the court of kings,
but never refuse to bless and help the needy and the poor,
the widow, and the orphan, if they come to your door.
This is your mission, to serve the people.....
Carry it out dutifully and courageously, so that I, as your Pir-o-Murshid,
may not be ashamed of any shortcomings on your part
before the Almighty God and our holy predecessors
in the Silsila on the Day of Judgment.
(Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti)
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Recommended Reading:
'The Book of Sufi Healing'
By Shaykh Hakim Moinuddin Chisti (Author)
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Description:
For the Sufis, the healing of the sick is considered to be the most important of all services to humanity. For the first time in the West, the author presents the secret principles and practices of this divine science, based on the 800-year tradition of the Chishti Order. Among the many topics covered are dietary recommendations of the Prophet, the preparation of herbal formulas, healing with essential oils, illnesses arising at various stages of the soul's evolution, fasting and prayer, talismans, and the "infallible remedy."
"The most authoritative work on the subject in the English language."
(Natural Health)
". . . very illuminating. . . written by someone who stands in the genuine Sufi tradition, and can therefore speak with authority."
(Professor Annemarie Schimmel Harvard University)
"The most authoritative book on the subject in the English language."
(EastWest)
" . . . an easy read that demystifies the Sufi practice of divine healing."
(Muslim Views, January 2002)
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