Sufi Concept of Fana(Annihilation of self) in someone You love

[Your place at Heart]

I wonder what Leos opinion in concept of Fana:

Sufis have different level of Fana:

(Basic level) Fana fil Sheikh(Annihilation of onself in loving his master deeply)

Example: Rumi's Fana in loving his master Shams Tabrizi

Sufis explain that in loving your master, you will discover first sign of platonic spiritual love that emanates within and to train the mind to switch off and you love your master and your local community and give yourself selflessly in the service of your people because you love them so much that you see them as YOU.

(Intermediate level) Al-Fana fil Rasoul (Annihilation of oneself in the prophet Muhammad)

Sufis believe after Annihilating oneself in loving the master and his community, they believe that one must annihilate himself in loving their religious prophets because religion encompasses enormous amounts of people from all races and ethnic background to feel one with them and accepting of them and see them as themselves and hence switch their mind off from judging and fault find in others because the mind like to find contrasts to itself and dislike them.

(Advanced level) Al Fana fillah(Annihilation of oneself in Allah or the universe)

Sufis believe that if someone practiced enough self annihilation in loving his master and his prophet and now its easy to move up and practicing loving Allah or the Universe and all of its creation and see it as oneself and hence complete annihilation of the concept of self and now see nothing as different than oneself and achieved mastery in loving everyone and hence ultimate union where the mind no longer sees anything or any as different or contrast from itself but as itself because everything is Allah or god or the universe.

Sufis believe love is action and when someone practice loving someone or something for extended period of time, the mind see that someone and something as itself and part of himself just like a boyfriend whose deeply in love with his girlfriend or husband in his wife or DJ so in love with his DJ controller that he claims that his life would be nothing without it or Gamer so in love with his gaming console to the point of him forgetting himself in playing the video games and can't spend a day without it and enjoying it or mountaineer who loves the mountains so much that he yearns for them all the time...etc.

Start small by loving your family unconditionally to the point where you feel they are indispensable part of you, then practice loving your country by listening to your national songs and reading about history and going out and volunteering and giving out, love every one in your country from any field of interest, race, creed or language and then move up until you feel the whole world is part of you.

 

[Hellspeed]

Grotesc.