{"id":793,"date":"2019-01-13T17:02:44","date_gmt":"2019-01-13T17:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slpeeran.com\/?p=793"},"modified":"2019-01-13T17:03:14","modified_gmt":"2019-01-13T17:03:14","slug":"annihilation-total-surrender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slpeeran.com\/index.php\/2019\/01\/13\/annihilation-total-surrender\/","title":{"rendered":"Annihilation &#8211; Total Surrender"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">In common every day\ntalks we always speak of being one with God, His Prophets and Saints, so also\nwith pious people and law obedient ones. But compulsions of daily living, the\nmaterial world, the economic needs of daily pressures makes us trip and fall. Though\nwe say our prayers, keep Namaz, give doles and Zakat and make Holy pilgrimages\nyet our conscious stands witness against us for our hidden misdemeanors. We\nwear a mask and hide our self from our wrongs by projecting ourselves as very\nvirtuous, kind and affectionate ones. Quite large number of our very close ones\nwould discover our make up and recognize our real one in us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Great many sages and\nwise ones have realized that there is no dichotomy in us. The evil and good are\nboth ourselves. It requires of us to sacrifice a great amount of ourselves with\ndeep penance and very hard work to realize our positive and negative nature, to\nconquer it to achieve bliss and tranquility. It is but only a few in humanity\nwho reach the pinnacle of heights of success yet remaining totally humble to\nthe core with sublimity and total surrender. The process of annihilation of\ninner egoistic self to the most Beneficent and Magnanimous Self is a daunting\ntask, requiring every second of vigil of our unruly self. To conquer our self\nitself is a greater Jihad. Those who succeed even to a small percentage in life\ncan be said to have achieved something if not the entire glory. But we should\nnot be lacking in efforts even for a moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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 other wise ruins us. This has been demonstrated in our times with destruction of so many countries in the Afghan and Middle \u00a0Eastern wars. In micro level we see thousands of court case without settlement ruining families and societies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Peace, Shanti and Salam should first be achieved in ourselves 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Total Surrender<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\">I love HIM,  respect  HIM and  honour HIM;<br> Each breath of mine  is spent in His  service.<br> Day and night merge and I slave forever<br> Out of dedication, Love of Labour.<br> Neither  vagaries of weather, ill health<br> Nor desires, nor slumber  can deter me.<br> With deep devotion, I burn the Candle<br> Of my life  at His feet  in total surrender.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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