Shehwat - known as lust in English - is of two types.
There is an eternal lust and then there is a temporal lust.
Interestingly, the eternal lust has to do with the Spiritual Heart.
The Difference Between Lust in A Common Man & A Saint
''Assalamu Alaikum'' - Walaikum Assalam
''I learned from one of your lectures that lust causes one to lose their mind and that's absolutely true.
A lot of good people have been led astray by lust.
I wanted to know that since the process of purification of the Lower Self takes a long time,
how should one protect themselves if there are any indecent proposals that come in one's way during this time?''
Shehwat - known as lust in English - is of two types.
There is an eternal lust and then there is a temporal lust.
Interestingly, the eternal lust has to do with the Spiritual Heart.
One who has eternal lust is beset by lustful thoughts
and they can do anything to fulfil their lust.
It's always on their mind.
Whereas the temporary lust has to do with the Lower Self.
Now, our religion instructs us to get rid of eternal lust.
So how do we get rid of it?
Let's find out.
Now, let's first examine the source of eternal lust vs temporary lust.
Eternal lust has to do with the Spiritual Heart
and temporal lust has to do with the Lower Self.
Now, the lust that has to do with the Lower Self never goes away.
If this lust goes away then you would not be able to fulfil your spousal rights.
It's a point to ponder.
A lot of people think that those who become Mumin (true believers) and saints also become impotent.
That is not true.
If that were the case then would saints and prophets ever have children?
They wouldn't, right?
Therefore, the Lower Self's lust doesn't go away.
It's not in the Divine Law. According to God's system, it does not go away.
For instance, when God created Adam the Eminent One and used the substance from his left rib to create Eve,
so when Eve was brought to life, Adam the Eminent One leapt towards her as soon as he laid eyes on her.
And Adam was told to give Mehr to Eve first.
So that's what happened according to what's written in the books.
What was the Mehr that Adam the Eminent One gave to Eve?
It was benedictions upon Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).
So we can understand that it is in the nature of human beings
to have an attraction for the opposite sex.
And this lust is permissible when carried out lawfully.
It is permissible as long as it is lawful.
Now, let's talk about eternal lust that has to do with the Spiritual Heart.
Eternal lust has to do with the Spiritual Heart.
One whose Spiritual Heart is not enlightened,
you can expect such a person to harm absolutely anyone due to their lustful desires.
It is because of eternal lust that the Sacred Law has been made so strict.
When the divine theophanies befall the Spiritual Heart and it becomes Qalb e Shaheed (Witnessing Heart),
you reach the Station of Freedom, you do not have to abide by the Sacred Law because your Spiritual Heart is purified.
Now, what is the cure for eternal lust?
The cure is Activation of the Heart.
Let's imagine this is our Spiritual Heart.
There are four esoteric birds within the breast of every man - one of those birds is a cockerel.
That cockerel sits atop the Spiritual Heart.
When the Spiritual Master casts his spiritual concentration on you to activate your heart and the 180,000 evil webs are burned
and the heart is activated, then due to the light of God in the heart, this cockerel becomes half beheaded.
It is spiritually sacrificed.
When the cockerel is spiritually sacrificed, the lust of the heart becomes permissible lust.
When lust becomes permissible it means that you will only feel lustful towards the one you are married to
and you will not have any lustful feelings towards anyone else.
Do you understand?
Now, when this cockerel is half beheaded, it is known as Murgh e Bismil.
There is a reference to Murgh e Bismil in the poetry of Ameer Khusro.
He wrote: Nami danam che manzil bood shab jaye ke man boodam. Ba har su raqs e Bismil bood shab jaye ke man boodam.
So when one obtains the Activation of the Heart and divine energy begins to be generated in the heart,
then slowly but surely, the divine energy of God's name spiritually sacrifices the cockerel that is responsible for eternal lust
which results in that lust becoming permissible lust.
This is why you will see in the world that those who are not Enlightened Hearts
are not trustworthy whatsoever despite the relationship you have with them.
There are countless cases about family members involved in such things.
A father sleeping with his own daughter.
A brother sleeping with his own sister.
Uncles and cousins.
This is all due to eternal lust.
People think it's a sign of the end times.
No, this is not a sign of the end times. People have always had such tendencies.
One is impure until the Spiritual Heart is enlightened.
This is impurity.
Even if it is your blood-related brother or cousin
if their Spiritual Heart is not activated then they are bound to have indecent thoughts.
It is inevitable.
Because that is eternal lust.
There comes a time when those who practise spirituality consider those who practise the Sacred Law impure and dirty.
because according to the Qur'an, those who practise the Sacred Law are permitted to show off their beauty in front of their male family members.
Women have this permission from the Qur'an.
However, this is not permissible in spirituality.
This is permissible in the Sacred Law, however, it is strictly forbidden in spirituality.
Now, when it comes to the Lower Self - when the Lower Self is purified, the forbidden lust will be eradicated and only the permissible lust will remain.
Therefore, it is very important for the purification of the Spiritual Heart to rid yourself of the eternal lust.