Rumi: How Will You Be Polished?

The great Jalaluddin Rumi (qs) states, "If you are irritated by every rub, how will you be polished?" In this simple yet beautiful verse from the Mathnawi, he points to the fact that it is only through humility and surrender that a servant of God advances upon the spiritual path, and so we must be patient when triggered so as to progressively transcend the self (ego).
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[@One-Truth-Only]

Brother Ihsan. Mediation completely changed my life. I used to smoke marijuana daily, and that was my daily focus throughout the day. I used to always live in the past and i was always scared of what the future held because of the positions i was putting myself in. Smoking weed all day everyday and ruining my perspective on life slowly. Meditation. That is real power. Subhanallah w alhamdulillah. It completely changes your persoective and outlook on life. You slowly start to realize that YOU ARE NOT YOUR THOUGHTS. You have full capabilites of living in the PRESENT. And that's the key to a happy life, to live in the PRESENT. Neither getting depressed over the past, or anxious over the future. But to live in the PRESENT and have full faith in ALLAH SWT. Allahu Akbar.

[@ananoud]

May I asked how you stopped?

[@kayra2874]

brother, can you guide me to what you followed?

[@yousefelsadany9239]

I’m genuinely feel happy for you brother and I understand your journey because i have this life you left and i now know that presence have always been the way to allah , really thanks for sharing and allah may be always with you

[@hasnae598]

In this video, Ustadh says.. Very insightful. ... "The spiritual path is learning to trust the heart even when the mind protests." I wondered and asked Ustadh Ihsan during the Awakenings Academy gathering : 'Should we then avoid to ponder on the self not to give it more importance in the process? Should we connect with the heart only and dismiss the mind.. How to use our minds to ponder over ourselves but still remain connected?' His answer, a powerful reminder : Let your mind serve your heart. 1 - Quiet the mind completely : quiet from your thoughts, opinions, story, knowledge concepts... 2 - Connect with your heart, tune in to the divine presence, the present moment through meditation and breathing to receive divine guidance. (with consistent practice often it will become natural) 3 - Only then, use your mind to ponder, reflect, and plan next steps. This process explained by Ustadh allowed me to understand practically how to submit my mind to serve my heart. Now I need to make this a consistent practice so it becomes my default state insha'Allah. BarakAllahu fik.

[@semirhamza4154]

Thank you 🙏 I took you as my teacher for the spiritual path. I am in the third week taking the Islamic meditation course. Now I feel tears when I listen to your lecture and even in meditation. i feel the spiritual presence in every hour. Alhamdulilah

[@Imanne87]

Such beautiful pearls of wisdom here masha Allah…I wanted to share something I say when I get “triggered” to calm down: hasbiyyah Allah wa nimal wakeel, wala hawlah wala quwwata Illa billah” best wishes

[@timhennessey7778]

May Allah remove the veil of my heart....Thank you for a great teaching sir

[@fahmidalutfullah361]

Exactly, the path to polishing our souls is far from easy! I have been on this path specifically in the last 2 years and it is far from easy. Thank you brother ihsan for going over that portion of Surah Kahf!

[@One-Truth-Only]

As long as you put in the effort and your intentions are pure. When your intentions are pure your actions will follow. It is far from easy. But always remember, ALLAH loves the humble and the patient.

[@yousefelsadany9239]

Another 2 years have passed , may allah be remembered in your heart and bring you closer to him❤

[@mrs.omars.7862]

Thank Allah . Alhamdulillah. Jazak Allahu Khairan Imam Alexander Ihsan.

[@aaminahbasi3953]

Ameen Ameen Ameen ya Allaah 💞

[@justinleclairabdullahqasim117]

Ameen InshAllah may we nice smooth jewels for our Lord.

[@33rdgrandinspectorgeneral18]

Well worded

[@motivationalmuslim_]

May Allah increase us in imane 🤲

[@sidanox3sidanox37]

Salaam alaykum beloved brother, shukranlillah for making this video as a reminder, humbly thank for your effort, jazakallah kheir

[@NaturesRealmChannel]

I enjoy your videos and meditation. Jazakallah khairan

[@awaiszim5902]

Thank you for clearing many important points

[@vajmanazar3472]

Masha Allah brother, I love this video of yours, it is very insightful. May Allah bless you

[@WindstopAzCAMBALKON]

Thank you very much for your posts. I have chosen you as my spiritual guide. I deeply appreciate what you are doing. It’s pity that very few around me knows English. I would love to deliver your messages in Russian to 100 million Russian speaking people. Do you have any plans in this direction? How can I help you? My name is Rena. I will be happy to discuss this topic if you wish.

[@spiritualexcellence]

Blessed greetings of peace, Rena. Perhaps you can help translate the content to Russian, and help us make available to a wider audience. Please send me an email at www.spiritualexcellence.com/contact and if God wills, we will put a plan in place. Thank you, and blessed regards.

[@WindstopAzCAMBALKON]

@@spiritualexcellence I’ve sent a request to your website.

[@maza9575]

Beautiful reminder Jazakhallah 👍

[@arshidmanj5587]

Masha'Allah... you are a lovely guide, sir ji... Allah bless you with more....

[@Seekerofstraightpath]

Brother 🌷 beautiful beneficial reminder. Much much needed thank you 🙏

[@LorenaJackman]

Alhamdullillah

[@aaminahbasi3953]

Alhamdulilaah ...jzk

[@glade6076]

Brilliant masha Allah

[@taslimramzan8311]

Salam alaikum dear brother could u explain how to surrender just a example Jazzak Allah khairan

[@anabmohammed2329]

Asalaam alekum long time my brother,May Allah bless you.

[@saineykrubally6125]

ALLAHUMA AMEEN

[@RK-qk7ow]

Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu, beneficial content, jazakum Allahu khairan. I found music at the end of videos to be too loud for my ears.

[@awaiszim5902]

I want to be part of your meditation team it may help me in the struggle of Allah

[@Kwsowner]

thank you for the video but what are the classic path of spirituality that you didnt explain? thank you

[@sujaydamalek7911]

assalaamu'aleikum.. does your meditation program have music in it

[@spiritualexcellence]

Salaams, peace and light. The Islamic Meditation Program (www.borderpoint.com/islamicmeditation) contains audio soundtracks that do have ambient background music. The Course in Spiritual (www.borderpoint.com/spiritualhealing) Healing and Awakenings Academy (www.borderpoint.com/awakeningsacademy) also have meditation audio soundtracks that have ambient background music, yet they also have voice-only versions without music for those who may prefer. Hope that helps!

[@hafidzonomar6034]

Asalamualaikum, wondering how can I join as a member? I went to your site, but can't find how to become a member. Thank you.

[@spiritualexcellence]

Blessed salaams Hafidzon Omar. If you have not yet done so, you can get access to an introductory mini-course and guided meditation at www.borderpoint.com/welcome. You can then also join us in Awakenings Academy at www.borderpoint.com/academy. Any questions, please let me know.

[@everythingmentalbyZee]

@@spiritualexcellence Assalaamualaikum I’ve visited the sited but how we enroll for courses?i am from india Hyderabad

[@Barry_mc.Cockinner]

Polish the gem, not crack it. You say ascendance requires you to die? That's like saying you must die to build muscles instead of subjecting yourself to strain that gets you to adapt. The physical that we take for granted shows us how the spiritual works

[@semirhamza4154]

Thank you 🙏 I took you as my teacher for the spiritual path. I am in the third week taking the Islamic meditation course. Now I feel tears when I listen to your lecture and even in meditation. i feel the spiritual presence in every hour. Alhamdulilah

[@erumqureshi4314]

JasakAllah brother Ihsan.. May Allah bless you eternally... please pray for me... may Allah take me out of darkness towards His light with ease and release all fear from me... please pray for me brother

[@QueenoftheLight99]

Thank you a lot.

[@shazmahmood280]

Reflecting on Rumi poetry so I thought to see this video! Lovely!

[@kalelusman6920]

Mashallah Alhamdulillah!