Chapter

 1    2|             second causes, the wise man only perceives the first
 2    3|            for the understanding of man. It may be said that the
 3    3|           that the personality of a man is quite comprehensible,
 4    3|  Jelal-ud-Din Rumi).~ ~ ~ ~The wise man by studying nature enters
 5    3|         view, God is the most high; man is dependent upon Him and
 6    6|              and antagonism between man. Such dissensions occupy
 7    6|            arisen from ignorance of man,~ ~Wise is he who only truth
 8    6|            conceives.'~ ~ ~ ~A wise man realizes that the fundamental
 9    8|           through different stages. Man is the result of the involution
10    8|      through all the stages between man, the manifestation, and
11    9|           involutions, which end in man who is the ultimate aim
12    9|           is love which has brought man from the world of unity
13    9|           the conception of God and man disappears.~ ~'Although
14    9|                Love both to God and man appeals.'~ ~ ~ ~
15   10|             There are three ways in man's journey towards God. The
16   10|            true lovers. Rumi says, 'Man may be the lover of man
17   10|             Man may be the lover of man or the lover of God; after
18   11|          earth for the awakening of man from his sleep of ignorance,
19   11|      evolution, and to impart it to man, according to his understanding,
20   11|        every being. By this message man received the knowledge that
21   12|            at expanding the soul of man until the realization of
22   12|           word 'good' attainable by man. Strictly speaking, Sufism
23   14|          knowledge of his own self. Man reaches this perfection
24   14|              1. Adam — the ordinary man~ ~2. Insan — the wise man~ ~
25   14|           man~ ~2. Insan — the wise man~ ~3. Wali — the holy man~ ~
26   14|            man~ ~3. Wali — the holy man~ ~4. Qutb — the saint~ ~
27   17|                THE HEART AND SOUL~ ~Man's heart is the throne of
28   19|            itself upon the heart of man; the purer the heart is
29   20|             reward just the same.~ ~Man forms his future by his
30   20|      universe. The more spiritual a man is, the stronger and clearer
31   24| manifestation of male and female is man and woman.~ ~Man being the
32   24|          female is man and woman.~ ~Man being the first aspect of
33   24|        capable of divine knowledge. Man's natural tendency is towards
34   24|        result in balance. Therefore man needs woman to direct his
35   24|           his life, and woman needs man for her guidance and protection,
36   24|          woman is more respected by man in the West, but in reality
37   24|            the greater reverence.~ ~Man has more freedom than woman
38   24|             A virgin is idolized by man because she is the model
39   24|             under the protection of man, but what is most desirable
40   24|           is most desirable is that man gives her freedom and that
41   24|        never had association with a man; another is the virgin in
42   24|       virgin in soul, who considers man as God. She alone can give
43   24|          Polygamy may be natural to man, and monogamy to woman,
44   24|             is best accomplished by man and woman together.~ ~Woman
45   24|       masters have been men because man is the higher manifestation,
46   24|           means that woman directed man's thoughts towards procreation.
47   24|       wisdom create harmony between man and woman; but these being