Imam Ali (as) teaches, “he who attains inner knowledge of his self attains inner knowledge of his Lord.’’ Everything exists as forms of energy, and this includes us too. The human body naturally has seven main energy points, usually referred to as chakras. All of these energy points are arranged in a line along the spine, each of which is associated with a different purpose varying from one’s sexual relations to emotional attachments to intellectual affairs. Humans can harness positive or negative energy from these points, depending entirely on their actions and habits. Luckily for Believers, the actions that are destructive of the soul are already forbidden in the divine scriptures such as lying, dishonesty, corruption. Unsurprisingly, the actions that do harness positive energy are also recommended and ordered by the Divine scriptures and prophetic sayings; including enjoining good and forbidding evil, speaking truthfully, respecting parents, giving money to the poor and supplicating. Size and quantity are not all that matters, nor is a good outward show. What matters most is the heart. If the heart is pure, the body follows, but if the heart is rotten, the whole body is corrupted. In the study of Islam an infallible vaccine against the disease of greed, bottomless lust for material acquisition, and unquenchable thirst for pleasure and instant gratification. There lays wisdom in the doorway to values that fortify the spirit, such as love, unity, respect and peace. The teachings when consistently applied make remarkably strong individuals.This, there are two aspects of individual harmony: the harmony between body and soul, and the harmony between individuals. All the tragedy in the world, in the individual and in the multitude, comes from lack of harmony. And harmony is the best given by producing harmony in one’s own life.
