The mind remembers the object. It forgets the state. A person meets someone, falls in love, achieves a goal, gains recognition, experiences pleasure, or reaches a long-awaited destination. Something meaningful is felt. Then the feeling disappears. The mind remembers the person. The mind remembers the event. The mind remembers the achievement. What it often forgets is the state that briefly appeared through them. And so the search begins again. Another relationship. Another achievement. Another promise. Another destination. Perhaps the confusion is not in what we seek. Perhaps the confusion is in where we think we found it. What if the object was never the source? What if the mind has been remembering the doorway and forgetting what it briefly opened onto? I've attached a PDF exploring this idea in greater depth. Curious to hear how others see it. — Mr. Blank Label

Dear Sir, Alhamdulillah, I have successfully purchased the course and have gone through the material for the first two classes. It is a very insightful and beneficial course. As I continue, a few questions have arisen, and I would sincerely appreciate your guidance. The inner voice that guides us, referred to in the course as the “conscience”—is it a result of our conditioning, or is it something real and independent? For example: - While going through the course during office hours, I feel an inner message that it is not appropriate and that I should focus only on work, even when I have some free time. - During prayer, I sometimes feel an inner urge to perform additional Sunnah or Nafl beyond the Fard. - Similarly, in daily habits such as eating, there is often an inner pull toward indulgence, which seems to stem from previously formed patterns and leads to unnecessary use of time and money. There are many more such examples from daily routine. Are these inner voices originating from a “memory databank” formed through past learning and conditioning? If so, how can we understand, refine, or purify these internal tendencies? How can one distinguish between true inner guidance and conditioned impulses? Your guidance on these matters would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Best regards, Zubair Ahmed