Integrity
From the perspective of the Sufi masters, one can have
spiritual integrity only when one is fully integrated in the
Divine Will. True integration in the Divine Will is possible
only through the realization of essential identity.
The realization of essential identity can occur only when all
idols have been eliminated from one's life. The jettisoning of
all idols can take place only by means of a process of
initiation in which God takes one by the hand and guides one
along the stages of the mystical path.
The process of initiation can be completed only if one's
intention to seek God is purified so that one can become a
sincere servant of God. The process of purifying intention
can be sustained only through the support of Divine love
which is transmitted through states of spiritual intoxication.
The most perfect expression of spiritual intoxication is to be
engaged, outwardly and inwardly, in living a life of ibadat
(worship) that knowingly reflects, according to one's
essential capacity, the beauty and majesty of the Divine
Names and Attributes. One can be in a condition of perfectly
expressing spiritual intoxication only if one is fully integrated
into the Divine Will.
According to the Sufi masters, such a person has spiritual
integrity.
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