Chewing Chickpea From Iron

Our struggle is to fight against our Nafs. He never gives us a break and always wins.
This road is so easy and so tough. The path of Sufi is like chewing chickpea from iron. For even a man without teeth is easy to chew a chickpea. He would at least hold it in his mouth for two or three days, melt it and finally crush it with the help of his palates but not an iron one. He should have so many acid in his stomach for this process. So, to put it another way, he does need so many love to chew his fate…
Hasan Çıkar Dede – The Representative Of Exalted Mevlana Jelaluddin Rumi