Discovering God

for the conditioning of the mind. For the purpose of a human being’s reform, it is essential to de-condition his mind, i.e., re-engineer his mind to make him capable of seeing reality ‘as it is’ and thus form accurate opinions. To address people’s minds, according to this style of tazkiya, it is essential for the guide or teacher, to possess a vast knowledge of both ancient and modern learning, without which the task of tazkiya cannot be effectively performed with the modern man. The Condition of Tazkiya Tazkiya is not just some technical science. Technical science can be expressed fully in words, whereas tazkiya is a science of realization and, as such can be only partially expressed in words. Every facet of tazkiya requires some addition which can only be produced by the seeker of tazkiya. It is necessary for the attainment of tazkiya that the seeker of tazkiya be totally serious in his quest. This means that his mind should be prepared, that he should be very keen to learn, be free of all kinds of prejudices, be a complexfree soul, have the ability to see things as they are, be capable of rising above personal predilections, and have the ability to stand up to criticism, or should welcome criticism just as he welcomes praise; he should be ready to accept the truth without any preconditions and readily