M.H.Mubarak
03-03-03, 08:24 AM
As Salamu Alaikum.
When I was a young man I experienced several "Spiritual Awakenings". They overtake you all of a sudden, and the way you perceive things, although the same... has changed. Horizions have been expanded and you can "See" further.
My first was in the Presbyterian Church in my hometown. At that time I was contemplating entering the ministry. It was the Sunday after Easter, and the pews were more than half empty. The minister was using the analogy of an archer shooting an arrow at a bullseye target, and that most of the gentry, while shooting at the target, they "were falling wide of the mark." At that instant the Truth of what he said hit me like a ton of bricks. For no apparent reason tears were welling up in my eyes and my nose began to run. Finding no tissue in my pocket, I had to rumple up my program to blow my nose. As he rambled on on the shortcomings of this and that, I realized that even though he uttered these words that triggered this response, he himself was falling wide of the mark. My perception of things was expanded and I could see "outside of the box". Needless to say, I did not go through with pursuing the ministry.
My second was in, Massachusset's Cape Cod Bay, on a beach in the town of Dennis. It was just about sunrise, and I was up and walking on the beach. As the sun came up over the bay, the royal blue color of the water became alive with billions of firey gold specks of light, refecting off the waves. This triggered the second event. It was a joyous surge,full of love and marvel, that rushed my consciousness into experiencing every atom of creation being interconnected. If anyone saw me dancing and singing on the beach, they would have thought me to be a madman. But, I could have cared less. The rush soon subsided and ever since, I could never see the sky in the same way.
Which brings me to a song that I have just heard called "Twilight"
It is on Vanessa Carlton's first relased CD “ Be not Nobody”,cut 11. "Twilight" Arranged and Conducted by Randy Kerber [Rosasharn Publishing/Universal Music,(BMI)] is an extremely beautiful piece of music.
"Twilight
I was stained, with a role,
in a day not my own
but as you walked into my life
you showed what needed to be shown
I always knew, what was right
I just didn’t know that I might
peel away and choose to see
with such a different sight
[SISE=1]Chorus[/SIZE]
and I will never see the sky the same way,
and I will learn to say good-bye to yesterday
and I will never cease to fly if held down,
and I will always reach too high cause I’ve seen,
cause I’ve seen, twilight
never cared never wanted
never sought to see what flaunted
so on purpose so in my face
couldn’t see beyond my own face
couldn’t see beyond my own place
it was so easy not to behold what I could hold
but you taught me I could change
whatever came within these shallow days
[SISE=1]Chorus[/SIZE]
and I will never see the sky the same way,
and I will learn to say good-bye to yesterday
and I will never cease to fly if held down,
and I will always reach too high cause I’ve seen,
cause I’ve seen…
as the sun shines through it pushes away
and pushes ahead
it fills the warmth of blue
and leaves a chill instead and
I didn’t know that I could be
so blind to all that is so real
but as illusion dies
I see there is so much to be revealed
[SISE=1]Chorus[/SIZE]
and I will never see the sky the same way,
and I will learn to say good-bye to yesterday
and I will never cease to fly if held down,
and I will always reach too high cause I’ve seen,
cause I’ve seen, twilight
I was stained, by a role,
in a day not my own
but as you walked into my life
you showed what needed to be shown
I always knew, what was right
I just didn’t know that I might
peel away and choose to see
with such a different sight
[SISE=1]Chorus[/SIZE]
and I will never see the sky the same way,
and I will learn to say good-bye to yesterday
and I will never cease to fly if held down,
and I will always reach too high cause I’ve seen,
cause I’ve seen, twilight"
I always knew, what was rightI just didn’t know that I might peel away and choose to see with such a different sight
There is a saying: "The human heart is like a mirror covered with rust, which needs to be polished to reflect Allah's inner Light"
Every being possesses inner Peace. Many of us can not get there. We need to peel off layers of rust to allow the POWER OF PEACE to be "activated" in our daily lives. However, I will save that topic for another post.
Spiritual awakenings are happening all the time. They lead us down the path toward the Truth of Allahu ta’ala, whether we are conscious of it or not.
Has anbody else some experience they would like to share?
When I was a young man I experienced several "Spiritual Awakenings". They overtake you all of a sudden, and the way you perceive things, although the same... has changed. Horizions have been expanded and you can "See" further.
My first was in the Presbyterian Church in my hometown. At that time I was contemplating entering the ministry. It was the Sunday after Easter, and the pews were more than half empty. The minister was using the analogy of an archer shooting an arrow at a bullseye target, and that most of the gentry, while shooting at the target, they "were falling wide of the mark." At that instant the Truth of what he said hit me like a ton of bricks. For no apparent reason tears were welling up in my eyes and my nose began to run. Finding no tissue in my pocket, I had to rumple up my program to blow my nose. As he rambled on on the shortcomings of this and that, I realized that even though he uttered these words that triggered this response, he himself was falling wide of the mark. My perception of things was expanded and I could see "outside of the box". Needless to say, I did not go through with pursuing the ministry.
My second was in, Massachusset's Cape Cod Bay, on a beach in the town of Dennis. It was just about sunrise, and I was up and walking on the beach. As the sun came up over the bay, the royal blue color of the water became alive with billions of firey gold specks of light, refecting off the waves. This triggered the second event. It was a joyous surge,full of love and marvel, that rushed my consciousness into experiencing every atom of creation being interconnected. If anyone saw me dancing and singing on the beach, they would have thought me to be a madman. But, I could have cared less. The rush soon subsided and ever since, I could never see the sky in the same way.
Which brings me to a song that I have just heard called "Twilight"
It is on Vanessa Carlton's first relased CD “ Be not Nobody”,cut 11. "Twilight" Arranged and Conducted by Randy Kerber [Rosasharn Publishing/Universal Music,(BMI)] is an extremely beautiful piece of music.
"Twilight
I was stained, with a role,
in a day not my own
but as you walked into my life
you showed what needed to be shown
I always knew, what was right
I just didn’t know that I might
peel away and choose to see
with such a different sight
[SISE=1]Chorus[/SIZE]
and I will never see the sky the same way,
and I will learn to say good-bye to yesterday
and I will never cease to fly if held down,
and I will always reach too high cause I’ve seen,
cause I’ve seen, twilight
never cared never wanted
never sought to see what flaunted
so on purpose so in my face
couldn’t see beyond my own face
couldn’t see beyond my own place
it was so easy not to behold what I could hold
but you taught me I could change
whatever came within these shallow days
[SISE=1]Chorus[/SIZE]
and I will never see the sky the same way,
and I will learn to say good-bye to yesterday
and I will never cease to fly if held down,
and I will always reach too high cause I’ve seen,
cause I’ve seen…
as the sun shines through it pushes away
and pushes ahead
it fills the warmth of blue
and leaves a chill instead and
I didn’t know that I could be
so blind to all that is so real
but as illusion dies
I see there is so much to be revealed
[SISE=1]Chorus[/SIZE]
and I will never see the sky the same way,
and I will learn to say good-bye to yesterday
and I will never cease to fly if held down,
and I will always reach too high cause I’ve seen,
cause I’ve seen, twilight
I was stained, by a role,
in a day not my own
but as you walked into my life
you showed what needed to be shown
I always knew, what was right
I just didn’t know that I might
peel away and choose to see
with such a different sight
[SISE=1]Chorus[/SIZE]
and I will never see the sky the same way,
and I will learn to say good-bye to yesterday
and I will never cease to fly if held down,
and I will always reach too high cause I’ve seen,
cause I’ve seen, twilight"
I always knew, what was rightI just didn’t know that I might peel away and choose to see with such a different sight
There is a saying: "The human heart is like a mirror covered with rust, which needs to be polished to reflect Allah's inner Light"
Every being possesses inner Peace. Many of us can not get there. We need to peel off layers of rust to allow the POWER OF PEACE to be "activated" in our daily lives. However, I will save that topic for another post.
Spiritual awakenings are happening all the time. They lead us down the path toward the Truth of Allahu ta’ala, whether we are conscious of it or not.
Has anbody else some experience they would like to share?