Theosophy
Human being is comprised of body and soul. We can look after our body by eating, playing sports and many other familiar activities. Most people are concerned about their body and they eat a balanced diet and they exercise regularly. They take a bath or shower and use lotions or many different things for keeping their skin gentle.
We see that people pay a lot of attention to body which is one part of human being, but how about the other part, the soul. Unfortunately, weve forgotten that part. Our soul needs to be fed, too. Theosophy is the food of our soul. What is theosophy We can define theosophy as a summary of all the trainings which have been taught to human being by prophets. Adam was the first prophet and according to Holy Quran, God taught him some lessons. Adam taught those lessons to his son Shayth. Generation after generation, these trainings passed and they are guidelines for spiritual growth of men. The key issue in theosophy is cognition of oneself. When you know yourself, gradually you can know your God, too. God has sent us from his spirit and then we are parts of God. When we recognize these parts, little by little, we lead our soul to God recognition. Then pay attention to this formula, know yourself then you will know your God. This formula is the basics of theosophy. In modern world, theosophy and goodness are the lost keys. We can open the heart of ourselves and then we can govern the hearts of others. Theosophy changes us to the king of hearts. In theosophy, we open a window for sixth sense and it is our heart. We open our heart, Gods lights come to it and it reflects everything just like a mirror. How can we open our heart? The answer is easy, just by being good and doing good deeds and humane behavior.
The difference between theosophy and Tasawuf
Theosophy was defined and now Tasawuf, it is the educational system of theosophy. When we want to be a theosophist, we should learn the methods in companion of a guru. Guru has passed all the ways and paths and he knows things that we are not informed about.
Trusting the guru plays an important role in our growth. We should perform the gurus guidelines in precision and with a lot of attention. If we do so, gradually well make progress. In this path, the theosophist should look after his actions, speech and even his imaginations. All his actions, speeches and imaginations and thinking should be clean and good.
There are three main stages in this path. First, we should take out all bad habits and actions and even bad thoughts from ourselves. Second, we should bring good substitutions to our heart and mind. Third, we should share our experiences with others and we should help them to get the same cleanness and growth.
A theosophist doesnt escape from his life and social responsibilities. He is concerned about his family, his society and he feels responsibility in front of them. He is active, he works and he tries to get wealth. He is not lonely, he has many friends and he is really sociable. When he does all these responsibilities, he wont forget his soul and he is always aware about what he says and what he does and what he thinks.
Today, we see people are richer than past and there are more facilities around them but people are not happier than past. In my humble opinion, the reason is that theyve forgotten themselves and theyve forgotten that they`re not just body. They are a two dimensional creature and they need to feed their soul in balance with their body.
