1. When
people think you can’t be Muslim because you are a sufi.
2. When people think you can’t be a sufi
because you are Muslim.
3. When people have read 2 poems by one
sufi saint and they think they know more than your teacher.
4. When after 6 months of intense practice
and restraint you lose your temper once for 5 seconds & your spouse thinks
you’ve lost your mind.
5. When people indirectly warn you that
at all sufi shaykhs (pirs) are imposters.
6. When people get competitive after
discovering you have a spiritual teacher.
7. When people are disappointed to meet
your normal looking shaykh because they were expecting the Grand Poobah.
8. When the only thing people know about
sufism is that one book they read and it’s not really a sufi book.
9. When people start meeting you because
you are in a sufi tariqa.
10.
When
people stop meeting you because you are in a sufi tariqa.
with apologies and respect to my beloved shaykh, fellow travelers, those who've asked me about the 40 rules of love (and those who like the book) and the people whose photos i've used.
photos from google images.
Hilarious, yet so full of messages!
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