Thirdly: One principle of the Risale-i Nur is to know one's own faults, and with self-abnegation to serve seeking God's pleasure alone, and not compet­itively. However, the conflict and rivalry between miracle-workers and between the followers of the Sufi orders who indulge in illuminations and visions, and at this egotistical time, those blessed persons being thought ill of by the people of neglect and accused of egotism and selfishness shows that it is absolutely essential that the Risale-i Nur students do not seek wonders and visions for themselves, nor run after them.

Furthermore, on the Risale-i Nur's way impor­tance is not given to persons. By virtue of its spiri­tual partnership and renunciation of self before the brothers, such divine benefactions as its thousands of wondrous instances of knowledge, and the facil­ity encountered in work connected with its dissemi­nation, and the plenty in the livelihoods of those who serve it, are sufficient for everyone; they do not seek perfections and wonders apart from these.

Fourthly: Because it is transient, the garden of the face of the world is not equal to a single everlasting tree of the hereafter. The human emotions, however, being captivated by immediate pleasure, prefer one present, fleeting fruit to an eternal garden of the hereafter. Because of this, so that- the evil-commanding soul should not take advantage of this natural state, the Risale-i Nur students do not seek spiritual pleasures and illuminations in this world.

In olden times, there was a person and his wife -both of high spiritual rank yet of very scant means -who resembled the Risale-i Nur students in this respect. One day, the man's wife reminded him of their extreme need. Suddenly a golden brick appeared before them. He told his wife: "Look! Here's a brick from our mansion in Paradise!" But the worthy woman said: "We are in dire need. Also, we have loads of such bricks for the hereafter. But this one shouldn't be used here, for our mansion there will be missing one. Say a prayer that it will return whence it came. We can do without it!" The brick suddenly disappeared. It is said that later in their visions they saw it that had returned to its place.

Thus, these two heroic people of reality (ehl-i hakikat) furnish a fine example for the Risale-i Nur students in that they did not rush to enjoy the won­drous mystical experiences of this world.