Al-Ghazali on Disciplining the Soul & on Breaking the Two Desires

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Explains how to acquire good character traits, and how the sickness of the heart may be cured. This book discusses gluttony and sexual desire, concluding, in the words of the Prophet, that 'the best of all matters is the middle way'.

Résumé
In this work Ghazali explains how to acquire good character traits, and how the sickness of the heart may be cured. He then discusses gluttony and sexual desire, concluding, in the words of the Prophet, that 'the best of all matters is the middle way.'

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A Selection from the Table of Contents: An Exposition of the Merit of Good Character and a Condemnation of Bad Character; An Exposition of the True Nature of Good and Bad Character; A General Exposition of the Means by which Good Character may be Acquired; An Exposition of the Symptoms by which the Diseases of the Heart may be Recognised, and the Signs which Indicate a Return to Health; An Exposition of the Way in which a Man May Discover the Faults in his Soul; An Exposition of the Way in which Young Children should be Disciplined, and the Manner of their Upbringing and the Improvement of their Characters; An Exposition of the Merit of Hunger and a Condemnation of Satiety; A Discourse on Sexual Desire; An Exposition of the Aspirant's Obligations Regarding the Renunciation or Contraction of Marriage; Appendix I: Persons cited in the text; Appendix II: Translations of the 'Revival' into European Languages; Appendix III: The Wonders of the Heart; Bibliography; Index to Qur'anic Quotations; General Index.