Very, very well said.
God has definitely gifted us with reason and logic and this, to me, is the primary explanation for why we are all accountable for our deeds.
I do find that we doubt our ability to comprehend and reason more than we should and rely upon “scholars” to define the do’s and don’ts a bit too much.
Do you think there might be a possibility in accessing things that are beyond the scientific method, yet not entirely beyond our reach … In other words … Admitted there are things beyond our reach, and there is science, but is it possible that those who claim to have something obtained from what lies beyond science, i.e. the metaphysical realm, can be true as well?..
change ‘beyond’ to ‘separate from’ and I agree.
science answers some questions now and not others, the what, why and how
it can at some point in time even describe or answer something which is currently not understood or explained by science.
but I dont consider it ‘beyond’ scientific realm, i think of it as something in parallel..so not a more than, but separate from what is currently explained in the scientific realm.
Ok I’m fine with that … The reason why I used the word beyond is for a number of reasons, one reason is because of darajah, it is harder for us to access than our own physical vision. Also, those who are said to have experienced it are greater than me and the lay folk in their efforts and piety … But essentially yes, a different aspect to being which the eyesight cannot reach, hence science is blind to it. If that is the case … Then we should try to access that place to see what it can offer in the way of unlocking secrets to life … Just like we do for science.
I think advanced knowledge in any field or realm of knowledge is hard, so someone who has some advanced knowledge in esoteric and spiritual arena could have minimal knowledge of quantum physics, an advanced mathematician can know minimal about advanced psychology. so I dont consider it at a different ‘darajah’ but a different yet parallel path of knowledge. and for this esoteric/spiritual knowledge there may be multiple sub paths as well, some may not be recommended by different approaches to life..whether it is some zen monk in a monastery, a kabbalah rabbi, a sufi, a theological scientist, a shaman, a peyote smoking with doctor…I have to give all of them and their ways some credence.
If we go by Islam, Iman, Ihsan, being, Physical, Internal and Spiritual then I would say that parallel perception can happen to a certain extent, but on the whole perceiving spiritually is higher than physical. My opinion. Also, as kids we are more focused on the apparent before we internalise before we try to reflect …
Spirituality and knowledge of spirituality are entirely different, writing an authentic book about spirituality does not make a you wali. Don’t confuse acquired knowledge with spirituality, they are’t parallel.
