Sufi story: The permanence of lack of desires

Sufi story: The permanence of lack of desires

Inner realization can be achieved in many ways, and all sages speak the same (if they are really wise).

True spiritual Realization, which means inner communion with the Creator or His revelation in our Heart, will also manifest itself through the lack of any desires.
This, however, is not due to a mortification of the being or an inner “dryness,” but, on the contrary, due to an infinitely bright and rich state that is characterized by the fact that we feel as if any kind of desire has been instantaneously fulfilled, already fulfilled, or as if we possess, at the same time, the fruits of every possible desire.
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A great Sufi mystic lived in silence and solitude until he was awakened one day by a messenger from God – an angel.
The mystic rubbed his eyes and stood humbly to see the angelic presence that stood before him:
“God is very pleased with you,” said the angel.
Your prayers have been heard and are accepted. I am here so that, through me, He may fulfill your desires. Just ask and they will be fulfilled immediately.”

The mystic was a little baffled. “You arrived a little late,” he said. “There was a time when I needed a lot of things and I had a lot of desires, but now I don’t have them anymore.

My desires are gone.

I felt Him in my Heart and I am satisfied, because I feel Whole, as if I were constantly experiencing the joy of fulfilling every desire, every possible desire.

It doesn’t even matter to me whether or not there is God outside of me, as thought of by most beings. In fact, I don’t need anything, absolutely nothing outside of myself to feel whole and fully happy. And this, because all possible happiness lives in me, just as “beauty is in the eye of the beholder“.
However, after I have felt Him within me, I can see Him wherever my eyes can look and even where they cannot look.

I keep praying, but I only do it because I feel good doing it.
I pray just as I breathe.
You came too late, I don’t have any more desires.”

“But God agrees to give you anything,” the angel said. “It’s a rare chance. Be wise and ask for something that can be useful to you.”
” What should I ask for?” the mystic asked. “I am happy and fulfilled. I don’t lack anything. Everything is perfect.

But… you’re right.

Yes, please, tell God that, paradoxically, I still want something:
I want to continue to remain without any desire.
My request is, therefore:
Lord, please give me the permanence of the lack of desires.”

…………………………………………………………………………….For those who are not familiar with the term Sufi: Sufism or Sufi is an initiatory school of Islam based on the esoteric interpretation of the Qur’an.
The Sufis were followers of a personal realization of the divine presence in which the state of ecstasy was achieved through deep meditation and the repetition of God’s name.
Sufism is a spiritual tradition within the Islamic religion and emerged in the seventh century. Sufi practitioners were, at one point, very persecuted, tortured or killed.
A prominent Sufi poet is Rumi.