EMBRACING THE NOW
Nearly, everything can be achieve in time. To build businesses, to become the president, to get married, to become rich, to build a house, to buy a car, to get promoted, to go out and have fun, to travel abroad, to regain health, to take revenge, to implement an idea, even to prepare the meal, all can be done with effort in a specific time but there is only one thing you can do without effort (effortlessly) in no time and that is embracing the now.
Several men of God, religious leaders, spiritualist are now preaching prosperity. They tell their congregation to pray and fight against their present situation. Some of them even went ahead to claim that it is a sin, if you are not rich or successful. Their followers tend to become greedy and get involved in corrupt practices, if they can't find their way easily in life which leads to unhappiness. These leaders were actually deluding their followers for personal gains.
Embracing the now doesn't cost so much money, training nor alot of time. It is what is achievable in no seconds. It is a perfect state of peace, happiness and satisfaction. And that is what Prophet Muhammed (SAW), Jesus christ and others preached.

THE PREACHING OF PROPHET MUHAMMED(SAW), JESUS CHRIST AND OTHERS......
Apostle Paul knew the secrets of embracing the now. (2 Corinthians 11:23-28) "I know what it is to be in need and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learnt the secret of being content in any and every situation. Whether living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through him who gives me strength." Jesus also said, "therefore, I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. (Mathew 6:25) From Jesus words, we can deduce that not embracing the now is sin and put us in the same category as those who do not know God. "
Buddha said," contentment is the highest wealth. " He describes the monk's contentment like this: 'He is satisfied with a robe to cover his body and alms food to satisfy his stomach and having accepted no more than is sufficient, he goes his way, just as a bird flies here and there taking with it no more than its wing. (D171)
"Whoever knows contentment is blissful at all times. " Tao te ching
Sufi Rumi said," if you are irritated by every rub, how will you be polished. " and also," the wound is the place where the light enters you. "
Seyidinna Ali said," resignation to the will of God is the cure of the disease of the heart. "
Quran (ch 95:5-6) Verily, along with every hardship is relief. Verily, along with every hardship is relief. (there is one hardship with two reliefs, so, one hardship cannot overcome two reliefs.)
What all the prophets and spiritual masters are telling us is that there is good in bad and bad in good. At times, when we pray and work hard, our problems grew more intense. It is not as if the prayers are not answered but in those difficulties there is a solution to that problems.
Salih always told his students, "if you constantly knocks at someone's door, one day it will be opened to you." Sufi Rabin heard him say this and remarked, "Salih, how much longer do you intend to preach this in the future tense, saying 'will be opened?' Was the door ever closed?" Salih bowed in acknowledgement.

LIGHT UPON LIGHT
The first thing Almighty Allah (God) created was light. And from the first light, he created other things. Good or bad is just an illusion. Everything is light. Whether favorable or not. Not until we change our perception about problems, difficulties or challenges then we can become happy by seeing the light in all situations. To see the light, we must embraced the now.
"Disaster, has its root in happiness' and happiness, lurks in disaster. Who knows when this cycle will end? " Tao te ching
After we embrace the now and we still cannot find the light. We can invite the angels to help us.

INVITING ANGELS AND ARCH ANGELS
The beings of light in the hierarchy of Allah (God) are closer to us than we can imagine. There was know separation, they are one with us. The only problem is that if we do not invite them, they will not interfere in our affairs. We can always invite them anytime and at anywhere (excluding places that Allah forbids us not to talk like toilet and others) by saying:

"O Allah(God), send down your angels and arch angels to show me the light in this situation"
By merely saying this silently or loudly, the angels will arrive immediately.

STAYING IN THE NOW
We already knows that embracing the now is achievable in no time and without effort. But staying in the now is the secret to happiness, peace and joy within. All it takes to stay in the now, is embracing the now at all times and in all situations. By so doing, we can have the bliss of the divine and become a true Muslim.
N:B: A Muslim is someone who submits to the will of Allah(God). So a Muslim can be anybody in any religion not only Islam.
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