On Good and Evil: Their Spiritual Nature and Inner Balance

In this chapter, the author explores good and evil not as external actions, but as internal states arising from a person’s consciousness, intent, and moral clarity. Good is not simply behavior — it is the soul’s alignment with purity. Evil is not always violence — it may be the distortion of truth and harmony.

He writes:

“Evil is not only cruelty — it is the refusal to recognize truth. Good is not a gift — it is the voice of conscience.”

The author reframes evil not just as succumbing to desire (napsi), but as the breakdown of one’s inner order. The response to evil, then, is not just punishment, but awakening — restoring integrity of the heart.

Examples:

“Sometimes evil is silence. To witness injustice and do nothing is to be complicit.”
 “A single word of kindness may save an entire life.”

He portrays good and evil as intent-driven energies, not fixed categories. Goodness is not about visibility but sincerity; evil may hide in indifference or omission. True ethical clarity lies in the heart’s quiet judgment.

The chapter discusses:
 – Islamic theological views on good and evil
 – Authentic good as hidden, unforced action
 – Evil as moral disconnection or inner negligence
 – Sawab (reward) and gunah (sin) as energetic outcomes
– Goodness as something that transforms the doer first

Теги: #Faith #Morality

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