Theory & Experience in Sufism
Sufis never try to make experience fit theory. Instead, let theory fall around the shoulders of your experience like a well-fitted coat.
One’s experience in mysticism is direct. It belongs to the mystic. Reading the words of other Sufis is a support, a confirmation.
It is up to practitioners to reflect on their Inner Communion, decipher, and perceive. The longer I go on in this Path, the more patient I’ve become. In the past, my snap assessments have frequently been shallow or emotionally reactive. It takes a while for deep layers of myself to let their bits of information rise to the surface. I respect this now. Giving time to reflection about my experience brings healing clarity. It is my responsibility to myself and to the whole to take this time.
