What Are the Different Types of Meditation (Muraqaba) in Sufism?
■ What Are the Different Types of Meditation (Muraqaba) in Sufism? According to the Sufi masters, every human being has a Ruh-e-Haywani — the animal soul, which is like your “earthly consciousness.” It’s the part of you that says, “I’m hungry,” “I’m tired,” or “I need Wi-Fi.” 😄 Now this Ruh-e-Haywani has two dots (or points) inside it — think of them like two secret buttons on your soul’s dashboard: 1. Nafs — your lower self, the ego, the inner drama queen. 2. Qalb — your heart, the subtle center that connects you to the unseen world. As long as your consciousness is trapped in the Nafs, you see only the physical world — what your eyes and mind can handle. You’re basically watching the “material world channel.” But when your awareness rises and starts to look from the Qalb, you begin to see both worlds — the material and the unseen — simultaneously. That’s when time and space start to loosen up, and you begin to feel like you’re living between two worlds. 🕊️ When a p...