How many a people exist who live in the most constricting...
How many a people exist who live in the most constricting poverty yet remain the masters of their own will. If the power of desire and anger come under the guidance of reason, then not only will they not corrupt the soul, but rather they will grow and become beneficial. True freedom is the dominion of reason (over desire and anger) in the kingdom of the soul. According to religion, slavery is the domination of anger and desire over man. As Imam ‘Ali b.
Abi Talib (ع) has said, “How many an intellect is in the captivity…
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