Sølvregel nr. 6

Mitt samvittighetsfulle selv;Utfordre ingen som ikke er din likemann. Pir Zias kommentar: When agitation builds up in the ego, one seeks a valve for release, and it is all too common that this superfluous energy is exerted in aggressive and demeaning words and actions,…

Sølvregel nr. 5

Mitt samvittighetsfulle selv;Ta hensyn til enhver sjels følelser. Pir Zias kommentar:Now that sounds very challenging! Wouldn’t it incapacitate us? It is difficult enough to bear the burden of our own hopes and fears. We might not be able to stand the strain of accommodating…

Sølvregel nr. 4

Mitt samvittighetsfulle selv;Vær ikke mer for andre enn det som forventes av deg. Pir Zias kommentar: This might take us aback because we feel that it seems stingy to be only what we are expected to be. We might feel we should exceed others’…

Sølvregel nr. 3

Mitt samvittighetsfulle selv;Plasser mennesker riktig i din vurdering. Pir Zias kommentar:What is the risk in overestimating someone, expecting too much? Can you recall such an experience, and especially, the disappointment that followed afterwards? Such misjudgments are fair neither to the other person nor to…

Sølvregel nr. 2

Mitt samvittighetsfulle selv;Vær taktfull i alle situasjoner. Pir Zias kommentar: Tact is not deception. Tact is consideration. Murshid says: “Truth that hits like the blow of a hammer is not the truth.” What is right, what is natural, what rings true depends on the…

Sølvregel nr. 1

Mitt samvittighetsfulle selv; Anse plikt like hellig som religion. Pir Zias kommentar: For just a moment bring to mind a duty that you hold as sacred, a commitment toward a person or a community. This commitment perhaps may not always be easy to fulfill;…

Kopperregel nr 10

Mitt samvittighetsfulle selv;Vær pålitelig i alle dine foretak. Pir Zias kommentar:Both of these rules are illustrated by a story from our own lineage, the story of Fuza’il bin ‘Ayaz. Fuza’il bin ‘Ayaz began his life as a bandit, a highway robber. In those days…

Kopperregel nr 9

Ha ikke fordommer mot noen. Pir Zias kommentarer: Both of these rules are illustrated by a story from our own lineage, the story of Fuza’il bin ‘Ayaz. Fuza’il bin ‘Ayaz began his life as a bandit, a highway robber. In those days merchants stood…

Kopperregel nr 8

Påvirk ikke andre til å gjøre noe galt. Pir Zias kommentarer: If you have spent time with children you will have noticed that children are fascinating. Part of the fascination is that the various attitudes and behaviors that form the deep structure of our…

Kopperregel nr 7

Vær ikke ondskapsfull, selv mot din verste fiende. Pir Zias kommentar: This rule reminds us of the teachings given in Moral Culture, a very significant compilation of Inayat Khan’s teaching on the “horizontal” dimension of spiritual development. These teachings are given in three sections, the…