[Aresteh]

Our master Rumi teaches;
Man , as a copy of the universe, originated from the non-phenomenal world and passed through various stages, to his present life, in which he now possesses infinite potentialties. arising from oneness, he passed through a state of he-ness to become I-ness. Beneath all this mans esse has remained the same. but now is time to unveil and gain a better union with all. born and reborn.

Mans unconsciousness is like sea. sea whaere every knid of plant and animal and mineral exists. man within carries a sample of the whole creation which we are unaware of and cannot see. through waves man can bring to the surface any creature, nice or dangerous or even pearls. evolutionary wise this force [waves] is manifested in mans reason but is challenged by mans animal tendencies. to go beyond reason and animality to certainity [nafs e mutma'inna] or to fall [nafs e ammara]

for your journey -- reza