I'd like to hear answers from colleagues in different religious traditions.
Faith, Love and Service Mindedness - Nicely summed up by St Mother Teresa
My view about saints is they should not isolate themselves from the society.
Within the Islamic tradition, and particularly Sufi literature, the qualities of the wali (pl. awliya) are well documented. While commonly translated into English as "saint," the term wali is better understood as "friend of God" and their qualities, number, and functions are detailed extensively. The idea of friendship with God refers to the degree of intimacy they have with the Lord. This intimacy and closeness should be understood as an epistemological closeness, for to propose degrees of ontological closeness would violate the central Islamic principle of God's Oneness (tawhid).
Perhaps the best coverage of this material is in Ibn 'Arabi's Futuhat al-Makkiyya, currently being translated by Dr Eric Winkel. A point of distinction between the Islamic and Catholic traditions is that while the wali does not have the same set canonization process, their status as saint occurs while still alive, hence there being a certain number of saints walking the earth at any particular time.
A saint is called a sufi in Punjabi/ Islamic tradition. there are several cults of sufis Qalandria and Naqsh bandiya etc.Im working on a sufi poet Bbulleh shah who is considerd a sufi in Punjab :Pakistan.Im giving you a chunk of my article below:
According to Puri and Shingri 2009, Sufi is that who is pure and the one who goes around in streets wearing a woollen blanket. In Greek mythology the word Sufi is means the one who is enlightened. Some features of the Sufi cult are:
· God exists in all and all exist in God.
· Religion means a way of life; it does not necessarily lead to Nirvana.
· All happenings take place as per the will of God; nothing happens if He does not ordain it.
· The soul is distinct from our physical body and will merge into Divine Reality according to a person's deeds,
· It is the Guru whose grace leads the way and leads to the union with God.
Bulleh Shah was influenced by his contemporaries. Bulleh Shah along with his contemporaries i.e.,Warris Shah possessed the above mentioned qualities as cited above by Ejaz 2011.
I don't believe in saints, but for other people it may be an obligation or useful to do so.
Any person with high level of humanitarian ethics will be a saint regardless his religion.
Emad
Faith, Love and Service Mindedness - Nicely summed up by St Mother Teresa
Certainly, the qualities of the saint are appropriate for his place in the community in which he is present
Well Prof , Hindu Saints from the Bhakti movement where men and women who dedicate their lives singing , composing & literature writing praises of God whom they idealize .
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purandara_Dasa
Even to this day , the kirthana (songs) are taught to young musicians who learn Karnatik music
Another e.g:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyNSOu-Fl-k
The Saint does God's will in his or her life and depends on God for the grace to do so.
Debra
In the Bible a saint is someone who has decided to live a life of holliness.
Saint is the person which provides light of knowledge to people for making the better society.
Your own Self-realization is the greatest service you can render the world- RAMANA MAHARSHI
"Ramana Maharshi" famous Indian Saint who spend his entire life at Arunachalam (Tiruvannamalai) where lord Shiva Agni Lingam situated. Arunachalam Giri pradarshan is one of his daily routine. His simple life style and his valuable preaches for eternal truth of human lives shows Quality of Saint. For more information visit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VX94rflmkk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2zPV42dnJU
A person lacking in flaws and putting his/her personal needs second while helping and loving others
I remember that protestants don't believe that Saints own the quality of existence. It doesn't matter if they help, nevertheless.
The saint in all religions is the person who distanced himself from the temptations and pleasures of life and set an example for others in good morals and adherence to the teachings of his religion, which is believed by whatever religion, that his actions conform to him, that is, to do what he says, not to ask people things in the name of religion in what he does not do .
However, people try to follow the same, individual differences remain.
The meaning and interpretation remains different across.
A saint has realised the divine within, has renunciation the bodily desires, and views all creation as the manifestation of the Divine.
The Theory of Dual Morality explains that the great trifecta in most moral systems focus upon:
-The Control of Violence
-The Control of Sex
-The Proper Distribution of Wealth
Most ascetics are imagined "saintly" in accordance with their propensity to accomplish or promote these things.
Talks about the validity of war, the availability of abortions, the hungry and the poor are variations of these themes.
UNDERSTANDING SELF, CONTEXTUAL: who, where, when and how.
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In Orthodox Christianity a saint lives in accordance with the doctrines of his religion, does miraculous things (recognized by the church) and eventually has relics
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