OBSTACLES TO ACCEPTING THE TRUTH

OBSTACLES TO ACCEPTING THE TRUTH al-deen al-hanif (God-oriented faith) remains only as long as they experience it unconsciously. The moment it is stated explicitly, their conscious mind rises in opposition, and the very thing they had previously considered completely right now begins to appear poisonous to them. A person who believes in vegetarianism drinks water every day, and each time they do, they feel a deep inner connection, thinking it is exactly what they need. They see it as the perfect way to quench their thirst. However, if one day they saw with their own eyes that the glass of water they are about to drink contains millions of tiny living organisms, they would likely drop the glass in horror, as they would see it as something forbidden to consume. This very water, which they had always regarded as the greatest blessing, would suddenly seem frightening to them. The reason for this change stems from the difference between their natural instinct about water and the consciously developed altered perspective. When the reality about water was hidden from this artificial view, they drank it eagerly. However, when this reality was made clear to them, their distorted perception rejected it. What was once a familiar, beloved substance now seemed repulsive—even though the only difference is that one is simply “water,” while the other is a selfobserved analysis of that same water.