THE PROBLEM OF WHY SHOULD I BE MORAL AND PERFECT ANSVER FROM SUFISM: EXAMPLE OF HACI BEKTASH VELI

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Why should one be moral? Why should we be well-behaved? Why should we do a favour? What is the criteria that defines what is moral and favour? These questions are answered in different ways. Actually, people act by materialistic and spirutual benefits. Almost all the philosophers agree that none of the acts without conscience, will or freedom can be defined as worthy or moral. However, every conscious act is done absolutely for benefit. It is argumentative that the act done regardless of materialistic or spiritual benefit is conscious or not. Since such an act has no aim. Yet aimless conscience is unthinkable. Knowing what to do means knowing why to do it. Moral act is an act compulsorily with a specific objective. An act without an objective can not be valued as a moral act. The biggest benefit is the eternal and infinite benefit. In this case, gaining the approval of God- the eternal, forms the main objective of moral acts. Therefore, the sufi such as Yunus Emre and Haci Bektas-i Veli who saw the truth tried to gain the approval of the Eternal Beloved, full of love and sincerity.

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Moral , human nature , laws of nature , conscience , consciousness , benefit , love , God , Haci Bektash Veli

Turkish Culture and Haci Bektash Veli Research Quarterly

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Turkish Culture and Haci Bektash Veli Research Quarterly