I am a little confused regarding to the following context. If someone knows something regarding the matter, please let me know:
1. The body grows up by food. The soul grows up and strengthens by doing good action and obedient farman of the Imam of the Time. Does the Mind (Aql, Reason or Intellect) develop? If the Mind develop by which means it can be developed? What is the difference between Growth (rushd) and Mind (aql)? Regards and YAM
Diferrence between Mind, Grouth and Maturity?
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According to the ginanic view, a person is destined to grow into God, i.e., to be one with God in every respect; to be what He is, to know what He knows and to feel what He feels. There is ginanic phrase which states the one can attain 'sat chit anand' meaning 'truth, knowledge and joy'.
Hence we are required to grow in every aspect of our existence, physically, intellectually and spiritually. Deeper knowledge of faith is a gift of obedience to the Imam as per the following verse of ginan 'aye raheman raheman'.
"When the self existence and posterity, mind, heart and honour, hopes, wishes and personal ego and the riches and wealth and everything belonging to one's self is submitted before Hazir Imam it becomes the real meaning of knowledge, and comes knowledge through knowledge. .."
The intellectual faculty grows through constant search involving right action, meditation, contemplation and reflection upon knowledge and existence. A verse from the ginan 'Ham dil khalaq' states:
ejee ghyaan dhiyaan maa(n)he sarve sudh paai,
khoj khoj kar milanaa........................ebhee allah....10
All understanding is gained through knowledge and remembrance (contemplation). By constant search one can attain (the real purpose of your life - reunion with your Creator)............He is indeed the Lord.
Ibaadat in its broadest sense involves total obdedience (farman bardari) to the Imam of the time. If one performs Ibadaat in that manner everything worthwhile will be added and one will grow into God.
Hence we are required to grow in every aspect of our existence, physically, intellectually and spiritually. Deeper knowledge of faith is a gift of obedience to the Imam as per the following verse of ginan 'aye raheman raheman'.
"When the self existence and posterity, mind, heart and honour, hopes, wishes and personal ego and the riches and wealth and everything belonging to one's self is submitted before Hazir Imam it becomes the real meaning of knowledge, and comes knowledge through knowledge. .."
The intellectual faculty grows through constant search involving right action, meditation, contemplation and reflection upon knowledge and existence. A verse from the ginan 'Ham dil khalaq' states:
ejee ghyaan dhiyaan maa(n)he sarve sudh paai,
khoj khoj kar milanaa........................ebhee allah....10
All understanding is gained through knowledge and remembrance (contemplation). By constant search one can attain (the real purpose of your life - reunion with your Creator)............He is indeed the Lord.
Ibaadat in its broadest sense involves total obdedience (farman bardari) to the Imam of the time. If one performs Ibadaat in that manner everything worthwhile will be added and one will grow into God.