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Affan Yesvi

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Delhi, New Delhi
As seen in: Rhyvers, Medium, MSN India, The Times of India, Firstpost, Outlook (India), Tribune (India), The Quint, DailyO
Covers:  Agriculture, Art, Culture, Agribusiness
Doesn't Cover: Health, Education
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Affan Yesvi’s Biography

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Affan writes on various topics of human interests. Affan is Editor at Large for Rhyvers Publication, and Editor in Chief for Wajd Magazine, he's also a development consultant and an entrepreneur.

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How A Few Sneezes Blew Away Lakhs Of Russian Poplars

How A Few Sneezes Blew Away Lakhs Of Russian Poplars

A mass slaughter of trees is happening in Kashmir. Lakhs of Russian poplars are being chopped in Kashmir on t…

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Why we need a better understanding of weeds

Why we need a better understanding of weeds

We usually think of weeds as valueless plants growing wild - an undesirable or troublesome growth on a field.…

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With 'Har Aloo', Haryana wants to bring brand consciousness to potatoes

With 'Har Aloo', Haryana wants to bring brand consciousness to potatoes

The writer is a development consultant and an entrepreneur. The humble potato is among the most popular veget…

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Why farmers in north India are not allowing the moths to mate

Why farmers in north India are not allowing the moths to mate

It is a fight between the moth’s instinct to mate and man’s instinct to survive. Last year, hordes of pink bo…

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'Udta Punjab', 'Sultan' and 'Dangal' show new social, political realities of Punjab and Haryana-E...

'Udta Punjab', 'Sultan' and 'Dangal' show new social, political realities of Punjab and Haryana-E...

The latest Bollywood blockbuster to speak of Punjab ( Udta Punjab) is the horrific account of the youth of th…

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Words can build our internal palace of light

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By Affan Yesvi
| The Times of India Verified
“The words you speak become the house you live in,” said Hazrat Hafez of Shiraz (1325–1390), a revered Sufi mystic. Words have energy. The kind of words that a seeker uses carry significance for his daily life, because words shape our inner energy and reflect our internal world. Speech is a mirror of the heart, and also the architect of our reality.
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Seeking the internal melody of the heart

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By Affan Yesvi
| The Times of India Verified
Nafs is not a static entity. It is our inner landscape and may evolve through different stages of consciousness if we keep our heart and mind in awareness. When an individual’s mind and heart are anchored in divine consciousness, then the nafs can journey from a space of our most base instincts to a state of ultimate spiritual peace. The most primitive and unrefined state is the Nafs al-Ammarah, which may be translated as the dictating self.
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The sanctuary of the living truth

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By Affan Yesvi
| The Times of India Verified
“Nearness to the Lord of Truth (Haqq) is far better than nearness to creatures (khalq),” said Khwaja Baha’ ad-Din Naqshband. When one experiences the nectar of love and devotion for the Almighty, one realizes that the heart can find solace and anchor only if one undertakes the journey to seek the Divine Beloved. Those who seek the approval or validation of fellow beings find that such endeavours do not yield any lasting value.
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