Sheykh Maulana Nazim on Charging Fees and Materialism

December 23, 2008  |  Thoughts

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So many people come to me to see what we are doing, and then they want to know what they should pay. I show them my stick and tell them, “I haven’t come here to make a business out of it. Go away! If you like to give charity to someone, then do that. This is a very important matter. Everyone who wants to be successful and reach high levels spiritually, should never consider any material benefits from people. If they are in need and people want to give them something, that is different. But they should not do a fixed payment and demand a fee like £70, £7 or 70p, no! You must do it for the honour of mankind. It is the honour of mankind to be able to help people just the way in which prophets did. They were healers too. They gave their best to people by giving them their mercy. But they never asked anything from them. That is the highest level of humanity. The more you run after materials, the more your spiritual power will come down. There are so many methods of healing, but the strongest is purification and purification begins when we leave material desires. When you have left all material desires you will start to get your full power. As long as you still have material desires your power can’t run, it is mixed up. You have to wait for your elements to be arranged.

-Shaykh Nazim al-Hakkani

 


2 Comments


  1. Salaam, Can you please tell me which context this was spoken in, and is this part of a larger sohbet? JazakAllahu Khairun!

  2. BismillahirRahmanirRahim
    Salamu’alaykum,

    Shaykh Maulana was speaking to people who were learning and teaching asian spirituality and healing. It is part of larger sohbet. Immediately before this part Shaykh Maulana is speaking of those who come to him to and mention payment for Shaykh’s teachings:

    “So many people come to me to see what we are doing, and then they want to know what they should pay. I show them my stick and tell them, “I haven’t come here to make a business out of it. Go away! If you like to give charity to someone, then do that.”"

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