Essentially, it's the way to put us (always or mostly) in touch with God. Whether having ability to communicate with God, or closer enough to see things as it is.
Practically, it's the way to put us being guided by God, so in any acts of ourselves, we will always be guided (warned, notified and so forth), so that we can make a better adjustment wherever we are.
- One left should be noted, that in practice, Sufi was still having difficulties, facing obstacles, even though they were guided, as it's part of learning system, but with one understanding, that all have reasons, so let alone themselves within peacefully life.
The core process on sufism: at first they tried to be closer to God through obedience (including rules should be accomplished whether it has to and personally - It was told by GURU), next, God opened our awareness even bigger than previously they owned, finally there is comfortable feeling, peaceful, (at least) as they knew reasons.
Benefit, we will know how to do obedience correctly, since we are always being guided, as:
- Sufi will have very very less ego compared to generally known
- Sufi will have highly tolerance compared to generally known
- Sufi will have highly sincerity compared to generally known
- And so forth
We can switch understanding on Sufism through different form of obedience, result or goal, but there is one thing in common, generally on Sufism. As, it can be rooted to the fact that: God is enough for them, nothing is enough for them but God.
Highest achievement on Sufism is: From duality to non duality to God. In the sense that even though non duality but it's not the final frontier. There is more than just non duality. There is more than universe. There is more than singularity. There is more than silence universe. That somehow we will know that there is God with God's feeling. That somehow there is thing we could communicate with, VERY ALIVE. That eventually however things happening in front of us, sadness or desperation, but finally we can face it calmy without loosing our sensitiveness to feel someone's sad and strongly trying to help someone wholeheartedly (but it's not paradox). We can have feeling sadness without loosing our peaceful feeling. So to speak, we can have hope to sufi to get help just like they are on our position without loosing their wisdom to tackle our problems.
Last but not least. Relating Sufism to freedom. Before Sufism, the farthest achievement for our freedom is depending upon our own effort, while After Sufism, the farthest achievement for our freedom is depending upon God's support which will give us much more freedom than previously.
The problem is, difficult to find Sufi as God hides them just like diamond in the depeest ocean. Even though you found one in front of you, there is no soft, low, weak or strong publicity. Because they don't like publicity wholeheartedly and they will hide theirselves hardly (blessing in disguise), unless you should meet them. Don't ask me why God do such this things, but get into it, reach it and answer for yourself. Don't judge without proper knowledge. Don't judge easily without proper experiences.
How Sufism? Having faith "In God We Trust", therefore we must Surrender (since we trust God), and finally God is enough for us as nothing is enough for us but God.
Why Sufism? It's because Sufism promises things getting clearer as we get into closer to God and promises that we are exactly on hands of God.
In details, i have no idea how to figure it out, but bottom line, that's it.
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