The Reformation of Islam. Lorin Jenis

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      Let me summarize what I have said so far. If we would approach God, the God Who is severe, we must be severe with ourselves and become ascetics, which does not mean that we should harm ourselves but that we should overcome the cardinal sin of lethargy. In this sense, the "severity of God" is akin to the severity of science, of musicianship, of the military, of any field that requires excellence.

      But our asceticism, our labor, cannot enable us to fulfill the first commandment to love God with all our heart, soul, and strength. The only legitimate striving is the striving of the Spirit in us, and only the Spirit of Love within us can truly love. If we do not know this we may succeed in acquiring psychic gifts with the same worldly attitude that might have helped us to succeed in business, but we will miss the one thing that God asks of us, which is holiness.

      When the spiritual life is business as usual for the human ego, it is not really a spiritual life.

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