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The Sufi powers of invisibility || Acharya Prashant, on a Sufi story (2017)
Acharya Prashant
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Invisibility
Truth
Sufism
Loyalty
Commitment
Spirituality
Morality
Faith
Description

Acharya Prashant discusses the concept of invisibility and spiritual loyalty through a Sufi parable. He explains that invisibility, in a spiritual sense, is the ability to remain unrecognized by those who only perceive the world through fixed patterns and expectations. In the story, a Sufi Master burns a sacred book to prove he is not a Sufi to soldiers who expect a Sufi to revere it. By acting contrary to their expectations, he becomes invisible to them. Acharya Prashant emphasizes that true faith and loyalty to the truth must be so deep that one is willing to discard or even destroy external symbols, books, or idols if they become obstacles. He argues that books are merely tools, like a GPS, which are no longer needed once the destination of truth is reached. He further explores the idea that a truly spiritual person may appear disloyal or uncommitted to the world because their only true commitment is to the truth. He criticizes the conventional morality that demands honesty and loyalty to false people or systems. Acharya Prashant asserts that being honest to dishonesty is worse than dishonesty itself. He suggests that one must have the courage to 'un-commit' from past mistakes and false promises made in ignorance. True spirituality, he argues, transcends social morality; one should not offer the truth to those who are false or use it to maintain commitments to falsehood. Ultimately, he teaches that the only valid loyalty is toward the truth, and everything else is secondary.