Rabbia was a Sufi saint who had once been a slave. One day when she was standing near the sea, Hassan, another Sufi saint also came there. Hassan threw his prayer-mat on the ocean and sat on it. He called Rabbia “Rabbia, why don’t you also come here? This place is good for meditation.” Rabbia in turn threw her prayer-mat in the air several feet above the ground and sat on it. She then called on Hassan to come and sit there in the air. Hassan was subdued. Rabbia told him – “What you did, a fish can do. What I did a bird can do? There is no meaning in acquiring and demonstrating such mystic powers (Siddhis).
These are all obstacles to our Spiritural Progress
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