Sufism: Where Do We Draw The Line?
For answer by Ghamidi sahab , please refer from 44:56 to 48:18 https://youtu.be/RKCOvg5F_Z4?t=2696
Brother Tariq, delusions are simply classified as false beliefs or beliefs without physical reality What I was trying to say that meditative practices produce similar effects like psychedelics which means that these practices do not open doors to any new reality but a “created” reality by the brain. For e.g. Hindu Buddhist or Muslims meditation or muraqiba will show a created reality relevant to their background and knowledge. Like a Hindu will never see Jesus or saint Jerome or muslim will never see a rabbi or budha. We learn science by experiments and experience with physical matter, it can tested and re tested by anyone anywhere. Can we learn about the nafs in same way? Absolutely not. Everyone everywhere explains and experience it differently. You can learn about ur nafs by contemplating ur feelings, understanding attraction to sin and repulsiveness to good, adopt and train ur nafs to do good. Train nafs to be obedient to Allah and obedience is the only way nafs can become nafs-e-mutmainna. Understanding reality of nafs to get close to Allah is a misconception. This is my opinion and it could be completely wrong. Lastly, I didn’t understand ur argument about black magic