Chapter II: Discipline of the Soul
If the mind is not kept under control, it is not possible to tread the path of the next world by correcting and purifying it, because it will then desire unlawful things. He who wishes to control his tongue from backbiting and useless talks, it is his duty to keep silent. He should engage in the remembrance of God and other duties of religion till the greed for holding useless talks goes away from him. He should not utter except truth. This is the condition of every passion or low desire. Nature is the same by which lawful and unlawful things are sought and mind should be restrained from unlawful things. If it is not kept under control within the limit of necessary things, it becomes strong. This is a danger of lawful things.
God says: They remain satisfied with the life of the world and feel pleasure at it. God says: This world's life as compared with the next world is only short-lived commodity - 13 : 26. God says: Know that this world's life is but play and amusement, pomp and natural boasting and multiplying among yourselves in riches and children - 53 : 27. Those Sufis who possessed uncommon fortitude said out of experience that possession of wealth makes the mindibard and heinous and keeps it away from the remembrance of God. They found by experience that at the time of sorrows, mind becomes soft, pure and fit for acceptance of grace owing to the remembrance of God. They came to know that there is salvation in long standing sorrows and ruination in case of long standing enjoyment, they gave up the paths of greed with care and knew that accounts will be taken even of lawful things, punishment for unlawful things and rebuke for doubtful things, he who is to render accounts on the resurrection day shall meet with punishment. So to avoid such things, restrain your eyes from the pleasures of the world, and don't enquire what will occur after death. The Prophet said: Love what you wish to love, but you shall have to leave it.
SIGNS OF GOOD CONDUCT: The followings are the signs of good conduct and they are also the qualities of the believers.
God says in verse 23 : 1 - The believers will get salvation those who are humble in their prayers, who avoid vain talk, who pay the poor-rate, who. guard their private parts except from their
wives or whom their rights hand possess, those who
faithfully observe their trusts and their covenants, who guard their prayer s- 23 : 1-8. God says: They are those who turn to God,
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