Abu Fauzi
Junior Member
As-Salaam alaikum,
When it comes to purification of the ego, or the carnal self, a novice can purify his/her ego by rejecting the inclination toward evil and by taking his carnal self to the task of accounting for its slips and short-comings. At the intermediate stage, purification involves guarding oneself against the undesirable qualities of :-
(a) Jealousy (b) Avarice (c) Malice (d) Not bearing grudges nor causing anyone harm and (e) Not telling lies nor deceiving anyone.
To the adept, purification involves focussing all of one's attention on one's relationship with Allah Ta'ala.
When it comes to purification of the ego, or the carnal self, a novice can purify his/her ego by rejecting the inclination toward evil and by taking his carnal self to the task of accounting for its slips and short-comings. At the intermediate stage, purification involves guarding oneself against the undesirable qualities of :-
(a) Jealousy (b) Avarice (c) Malice (d) Not bearing grudges nor causing anyone harm and (e) Not telling lies nor deceiving anyone.
To the adept, purification involves focussing all of one's attention on one's relationship with Allah Ta'ala.