The Holy month has come to re-align the believer’s heart to the Heavenly Realm.<\/p>\n
Ramadan, with it\u2019s strict fasting regime and extra focused worship is God\u2019s gift to us if one only reflected. The practicing believers unplug from the world to deepen their\u00a0Taqwa or God consciousness, reminding themselves that: “I am a traveller and this place is not my end destination.”<\/p>\n
During this month we starve the physical and\u00a0nurture the spiritual, we weaken the body to strengthen the heart – the core\u00a0of our consciousness\u00a0and\u00a0the commander of the limbs. The entire body is in entrainment with the heart. So\u00a0when the world’s water has seeped in we find ourselves lacking in self-discipline, we find ourselves falling victims to our impulses.<\/p>\n
29 – 30 days\u00a0of deep spiritual practices\u00a0that aim to redirect\u00a0our\u00a0souls to\u00a0their\u00a0Creator. To re-establish purpose on earth and serve as an inner purification from all the dirt\u00a0accumulated which is tainting our inner eye of consciousness. The deepest challenge is to come face to face with our\u00a0lower self and deal with its pain, yet to choose to\u00a0ignore it and realize that its purpose is to limit us\u00a0in comfort.<\/p>\n
The challenge is to kill your screeching pangs of hunger, thirst, emotions, ego telling you to just forget it!! It’s too hard. Hamdillah, during the\u00a0fast the believer chooses to listen to their\u00a0heart over their\u00a0limbs, and will wait for the sun to set before the break of the\u00a0fast.<\/p>\n
Always remember:\u00a0a satiated belly hardens the spirit and a hungry one softens it, eventually sharpens\u00a0the intellect.<\/p>\n
In this Holy month food is no longer a distraction, nor is it keeping the body restless – all distractions have been eliminated to aid us\u00a0in delving in to the core of our\u00a0soul, to get to know ourselves\u00a0and our\u00a0Creator. When we face our shortcomings and submit our heart to the Controller of The Hearts, we find that He elevates us, satisfies us, and fuels us with an energy we thought is impossible with such low caloric intake.<\/p>\n
Lastly, Ramadan is a crash course in character discipline, courtesy and morality \u2013 how do you find your conduct when you\u2019re thirsty, tired and hungry?<\/p>\n
“The day of your fast should not be like any ordinary day. When you fast, all your senses: eyes, ears, tongue, hands and feet must fast with you.”<\/p>\n
-Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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