YOLO: Islam on influence, indulgence and identity

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1. Welcome!
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3. Ustazah Lina Sakina Salim HUMANKIND AND THE ATTRACTION OF WORLDLY PLEASURES
5. HUMANKIND & THE ATTRACTION OF WORLDLY PLEASURES By Lina Salim
9. It is often contrasted with the negativity of pain & suffering, All that is bad... WHAT IS PLEASURE? THE AFFECTIVE POSITIVITY OF ALL JOY, GLADNESS, LIKING, AND ENJOYMENT – ALL OUR FEELING GOOD OR HAPPY.
10. What Causes Pleasure? Stimulations from your sense of touch, hear, taste, sight and smell - and intellect. SENSORY INPUTS Prior knowledge and experience of pleasure and pain PRIOR EXPERIENCE Essence affects perception, which then affects expectations. ESSENTIALISM The pleasurable act or thing is just a mean to an ultimate goal. MOTIVATION
11. FACE HEART BODY BRAIN • SEROTONIN • DOPAMINE • EYES DILATE • FACE FLUSHES • SMILE • BEATS FASTER • FAST FLOW OF BLOOD • MOVEMENT • INCREASE DIGESTION • SENSITIVITIES HEIGTHEN BODY CHANGES WHEN YOU ARE PLEASURED
13. BENIGN MASOCHISM Safe Threat, they say. PLEASURABLE WHEN YOU MANAGE TO OVERCOME THE "THREAT".
14. BODILY PLEASURES AS IMPURE AND SINFUL? INTELLECTUAL PLEASURES AS PURE AND REWARDING? LEVELS OF PLEASURE? Angelic Behaviour vs Human Carnality Bodily Pleasure Foo d Know ledg e Spiritualit y 100 75 50 25 0
15. BEAUTIFIED FOR PEOPLE IS THE LOVE OF THAT WHICH THEY DESIRE - OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN, HEAPED-UP SUMS OF GOLD AND SILVER, FINE BRANDED HORSES, AND CATTLE AND TILLED LAND. THAT IS THE ENJOYMENT OF WORLDLY LIFE, BUT ALLAH HAS WITH HIM THE BEST RETURN. ALI-IMRAN:14 MAN'S WORLDLY DESIRES
16. AND I DID NOT CREATE THE JINN AND MANKIND EXCEPT TO WORSHIP ME" AD-ZHARIYAT:56 PURPOSE OF LIFE
17. DUNYA EGO-CENTRIC LIFE ENJOY NOW? AKHIRAH THEO-CENTRIC LIFE ENJOY LATER?
18. AND [YET], DO NOT FORGET YOUR SHARE OF THE WORLD. AL-QASAS:77 LIVING LIFE LAWFULLY DO NOT PROHIBIT THE GOOD THINGS WHICH ALLAH HAS MADE LAWFUL TO YOU AND DO NOT TRANSGRESS. AL-MAIDAH:87
19. PURPOSE OF DESIRES How do we use desires to actualise the best, and not the worst, in us? TEST OF LIFE How do we fulfill our desires and still achieve the rewards of heaven, and avoid the suffering of Hell? A PATHWAY TO HEAVEN / HELL desires fuel the body to live life to its fullest. MOTIVATION IN LIFE Understanding needs vs wants, and how do you deal with unfulfilled desires INCULCATE ENDURANCE & GRATITUDE
20. AND [THEY ARE] THOSE WHO, WHEN THEY SPEND, DO SO NOT EXCESSIVELY OR SPARINGLY BUT ARE EVER, BETWEEN THAT, [JUSTLY] MODERATE AL-FURQAN: 67 MO DE RA TIO N . THUS, WE HAVE MADE YOU A JUSTLY BALANCED COMMUNITY THAT YOU WILL BE WITNESSES OVER THE PEOPLE AL-BAQARAH: 143
21. Prophet Muhammad saw The Prophet said: Do not do so. Fast and break your fast, pray in the night and sleep. Verily, your body has a right over you, your eyes have a right over you, and your wife has a right over you. ABDULLAH IBN UMAR & PROPHET MUHAMMAD SAW
22. Forbidden Pleasures Pleasures of the Body Pleasures of the heart
23. ARBITRARY CONTROL& RESTRICTION Forbidden desires REGULATION & PROTECTION
25. AND WHO IS MORE ASTRAY THAN ONE WHO FOLLOWS HIS DESIRE WITHOUT GUIDANCE FROM ALLAH ? AL-QASAS:50 UNREGULATED DESIRE
26. AND THE LIFE OF THIS WORLD IS ONLY A DECEIVING ENJOYMENT. AL-HADID: 20 REALITY OF THE WORLD
28. COMPASS OF LIFE S H A D E S O F G R E Y
29. COMPASS OF LIFE self belief community worship
30. body soul
31. I T ' S N OT W H AT I T I S I T ' S H O W Y O U D O I T MODERATION Finding the balance in between the extremes
32. Ustazah Lina Sakina Salim HUMANKIND AND THE ATTRACTION OF WORLDLY PLEASURES
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34. Ustaz Muhammad Abu Sufian BAD HABITS AND HOW THEY CAN DEFINE US
35. Bad Habits and How They Can Define Us YOLO: Islam on Influence, Indulgence and Identity 29 Sep 2019 10.45am to 11.30am Sufian Hanafi Associate Counsellor Just Guidance Counselling & Psychotherapy | www.ecounselling.net
36. Event Synopsis • As youths, we find ourselves constantly exposed to different lifestyles from peers and online influencers. • We experiment with these habits, develop a strong liking for them, till they eventually define our identities.
37. • Soon we realise that we cannot live without them even though they impact us negatively. • In this discourse, the speakers will provide insights on the struggles of addiction and ways to overcome them. • The road to recovery requires commitment, but it is never impossible!
38. Causes of Addiction
39. Understanding Addiction
40. Appetitive Activity?
41. Disease?
42. Coping Mechanism?
43. Components?
44. In Focus: Addictive Behaviours
45. Some Features of Addiction • Initial Pleasure • Compulsion & Loss of Self-Control • Attachment • Denial • Loss of Function • Guilt & Shame
46. Preventive Measures
47. Can You Prevent Something You Don’t Know? • What are some areas of your life that worry you? • How do you manage and cope with them? • How do you manage your emotions?
48. Islamic Tradition
49. Control
50. Recovery from Addiction
51. Transtheoretical Model of Change Pre- Contemplation Contemplation Preparation Action Maintenance Relapse
52. Know Your Addiction Know your… • Triggers • Cycles • Strengths • Self
53. Treatment of Components
54. Medical Intervention
55. Concept of Recovery
56. End Remarks
57. Ustaz Muhammad Abu Sufian BAD HABITS AND HOW THEY CAN DEFINE US
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59. Bro Shafiee Razali TURNING OVER A NEW LEAF
60. Turning over a new leaf Nothing good comes easy
76. Nothing good comes easy.
78. Bro Shafiee Razali TURNING OVER A NEW LEAF
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80. Q&A
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