Wisdom: One who knows himself will rule his mind

One who knows himself will rule his mind.
One who overcomes the earth will overcome his death.
One who kills the intoxicants of his lust for women will over-
come all worldly fascinations.
One who cuts off his fascination for gold will overcome the
karma of birth and death.
One who knows his real home will overcome all the karma
and accidents which will come in his life.
One who searches for goodness will take on the qualities of
his Lord.
One who understands truth will show only love and com-
passion to all lives.
One who understands Allah will utter with his wisdom the
resonance of “Illallahu, You are Allah,” with every breath.
One who knows perfect faith, iman, will lead a life of nobility.
One who knows his base desires will eliminate the egoism of
the “I”.
One who opens his wisdom will lose himself in Allah.
Anyone who knows all the above will exist as a mu’ min, a
true believer, in all three worlds. Amin.



Muhaiyaddeen, M.R. Bawa. The Golden Words of a Sufi Sheikh. Philadelphia:Fellowship Press, 1981, 2006