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This past Saturady I had the opportunity to attend the Body and Soul Program featuring Sidi Hakim Archuletta at Columbia University. Although I had to leave early to catch a wedding later that night, I was able to listen to 3-4 talks including an introduction of Hikma by Sidi Hakim. The following are some of my notes from that talk:

Hakim = wisdom
1. A kind of wisdom that doesnt go out of practice or fashion
2. Wisdom based on the universal laws and patters of the universe, which can be understood only by “those who reflect” as stated in the Quran.

Hakim = historically refered to traditional Muslim (as well as Christian and Jewish) doctors who had this wisdom

More on hikma and this concept of simple wisdom.
We were all created for a natural and divine purpose, and to realize and actualize these natural properties and characteristics is to have hikma.
- For example, during the devastating tsunami last year, very few animals were killled - why? - because they sensed the incoming tsunami and moved up to higher ground.

Nowdays, most humans offend and go against their nature; go against the very purpose for which we were created - This is what ultimately causes illness and disease. In fact, our current lifestyle is dangerous and dentrimental to our lives.

Homeopathy, is a medicine of hikma and does actually work.

To heal, is to make the body well and whole - from the innermost spiritual to the outermost physical. Health = Wholeness.

We are a people that need each other. Emotions do affect physical states. Emotions happen in the body, physiologically. We FEEL emotions, just as we feel with our bodies. The problem today is we have forgotten how to feel, and we have forgotten how to be present in our own bodies. We have turned over the care of the body given to us by Go to large industries and profitting pharmaceutical companies.

Unless we find a way to revert to our human nature, to be our natural true selves - we are in trouble.

Real Medicine of Muslims is the medicine of the prophet. Islam is Islamic medicine, based on principles of the Quran and hadith. Therese are often broad but cannot be underestimated, beacuse its social, communal, etc. commands do indeed affect the physical body.

Real love - is connectedness, and being intimate and open with one another. The love of one’s mate and the love of God are very powerful.

Hikma is the recognition and acceptance of the Mercy of God, and accept the natural state he has put us in - which is to show love and compassion with others and most importantly, to God.

The benefits of God are immense, all around us, we are the ones who have to reflect and take them in… now, which of the favours of your Lord will you deny? (Surah Rahman)