Bawa The Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Library (Recommended way to Navigate around Library) Spiritual Chat 247 ----------- "E-mail Version" ---------------- About Spiritual Chat Title of Chat: "Learning How to Become Alone, Hungry, and Awake, Before We Set Out To Pray" (click HERE to read an "Expanded Version" of this Title) Date of Chat: February 21, 2006 Chat Between: Muhammad Muhaiyaddeen Sulaiman (Curtis Wahlgren) and Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler) Page 1 of 3 Go To: Introduction - to Spiritual Chat 247 Go To: Note To Muhammad Muhaiyaddeen Sulaiman - after the Spiritual Chat, and as part of the E-mail to him Go To: Short Overview - to Spiritual Chat 247 Go To: Main Menu - or "Table of Contents" for Spiritual Chat 247 Go To: E-mail Version - of Spiritual Chat 247 "Brief Outline" - of Spiritual Chat 247 ---------- (for Pages 1, 2, and 3) "Longer Outline" - of Spiritual Chat 247 ------- (for Pages 1, 2, and 3) "Longest Outline" - of Spiritual Chat 247 ----- (for Page 1 only) Text of E-mail Version - Page 1 only ============================================================== Home Page - Spiritual Chats Go To Spiritual Chat 248 Chat 247: Related Material Library Home Page Go To Spiritual Chat 246 Chat 247: Other Stuff ============================================================== Short Overview - of Spiritual Chat 247 - In process. 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Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim. In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate. Al-salam 'alaykum wa-rahmat Allah wa-barakatuhu kulluhu. Wa 'alaykum al-salam wa-rahmat Allah wa-barakatuhu kulluhu. May all the peace, the beneficence, and the blessing of God be upon us all. May God help us all. Bawa. My love you (anbu), my dearest loving brothers and sisters - Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler). Bawa. Here is "Page 1 of 3" of the "E-mail Version" of "Spiritual Chat 247", a beautiful sharing from the other night (2/21/06) with our dearest loving brother Muhammad Muhaiyaddeen Sulaiman (Curis Wahlgren), a sharing that our wisdom within us, and the Truth within our wisdom, which for our age, is our dearest loving Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) within us, and God within Him, and now on the "outside" of us, that His Children (may God be pleased with each of Us) have instructed this child to share with each of us, if we like, for in truth, "We are All One". Amen. Bawa. That is, to share with each of the Children of God for our age, which in truth is each of us living in this age, if we like, that is, if the true intention for the life within us, for our soul life, is to again become "One with" God within us, befpre we die to the flesh in our current state, but this time with an understanding of our "Oneness" so it will never leave us again. Bawa. That is, to decide to do this with our life within us, rather than continuing to do what we are currently doing in our life on the "outside' of us, which is our current state, that is, to join with the "Word of God" for our age to awaken the wisdom surrounding our soul, so the wisdom surrounding our soul can then do battle with the "Enemy of our soul", which in truth is our current life of "separation and differences", of sin, of "selfishness" on the "outside". Bawa. So our awakened wisdom can liberate our soul life within us, from the cross of our elemental body, by pulling out the 5 nails of "our desire" to live on the "outside" of us and sin, that is, "our desire" to continue living on the "outside" of us, seeing everything as "separate from" us, which in truth is the only sin, which is our "separation from" everyone and everything on the "outside" of us, when in truth "We are all One" within us. Amen. Bawa. And in this way, with "us" joining in partnership with God within us, to allow this to occur within us, to allow our awakened wisdom to liberate our soul, and then to find and become "One with" the Light of our wisdom, which in the Islamic tradition is referred to as the Nur Muhammad, or the "Body of the soul", which is the form of Grace within the "Secret World of Allah" within us, which is True Prayer within us, the "Prayer of the One to the One who Is" within us, and doing all of this, or at least truly starting to do all of this, in partnership with God within us, before we die to the flesh in our current state. Bawa. For if we don't, then when we die to the flesh in our current state of "separation and differences" on the "outside" of us, then we will get an eternal hell within us, as our lot, that is, then we will get an eternal life as "separate from" God within us, as our lot. Bawa. That is, with "us" in partnership with God within us, doing all of this within us, or at least truly starting to do all of this within us, before we die to the flesh in our current state, in our current state of living on the "outside" of us, as if we are "separate from" God within us, as if we are "separate from" each other, and as if we are "separate from" the Creation of God within us, all of which is not true. Amen. Bawa. Or at least to truly start to do all of this with our life within us, in partnership with God within us, before we die to the flesh in our current state, so God within us can then do "Everything Else" within us, in order to make our life truly successful in our lifetime, which is returning our soul to "Oneness with" God within us, but this time with an understanding of our "Oneness", so it will never leave us again. Amen. Bawa. For if we do, if we do join in partnership with God within us, to do this "Heart's Work" within us, before we die to the flesh in our current state, then in the end, "we will be within it", as the "Sweet Taste of God" within the "Fruit of God" for our age, which is True Man within God within us, and an eternal life as "One with" God within us will become our lot. Bawa. And if we don't, if we continue to reject all efforts by God within us, to teach us otherwise, that in truth "We are all One", including this Spiritual Letter from God within us all, to the Children of God for our age, then in the end, then "we will also be within it", but this time as the "seed of that fruit" within the "Sweet Taste of God" within that fruit, and an eternal life as "separate from" God within us will become our lot. Bawa. That is, with us ending up, when it is all over, as what is still "separate from" God within us, as the "seed of us" again living on the "outside" of us, as we currently are living, that is, living on the "outside" of us, as if we are "separate from" God within us, and then in the end, when we do finally die to the flesh in that state, which is our current state, both the "suffering of the grace" and Qiyamah with 105 million rebirths will become our lot, but never again will we be born as the "Seed of God' within us, which is also our current state, and in this way an eternal hell as "separate from" God within us will become our lot. Bawa. Unless God intervenes in our life, through the effort of our Shaikh, for God will only accept us in that state, if our Shaikh has accepted us in that state, and if our Shaikh has truly taken on the responsibility to return us to God within Him within us, which He will only do, if "We can be cured". Bawa. That is, if the Shaikh decides, after much testing, that "we can be cured", even in our current state, that is, that there is nothing that God has discarded that we truly want, allowing the Shaikh to return us to a state that is acceptable to God within us, with us again becoming a true Child of God within God within us, allowing God to return our soul to Himself, and when He does, "We will be within it", as the "Sweet Taste of God" within the "Fruit of God" within us. Amen. Bawa. For this is "God's Promise" for our age, this is "God's Guarantee" for our age, for according to the "Justice of God" within us, "Whatever we intend is what we will receive." Bawa. And in this way, the Choice is ours, not God, that is, the Choice to do this with our life, or not, that is, the Choice to become, in the end, either the "Sweet Taste of God" within the "Fruit of God" for our age, or to again become the "seed of us" within that Fruit, waiting again to come to the earth, in order to join with the earth, to tell and bring to Completion the Story of God within us. Bawa. When again the Choice is ours, not God's, for the Choice next time, like the Choice this time, is our Choice, not God, but next time it will become even more difficult to make this transition in our life, from "separation from" to "Oneness with", because of what we have grown within us, in this birth, other than God within us, that we then take with us into our next birth, that is, other than what is "within God' within us, other than what God is doing with what is "within God" within us, making all subsequent births more and more difficult to transcend, before we die to the flesh in our current state. Bawa. So in truth, our current birth is always our best birth, to make this transition, for each subsequent birth is always a "step down", not a "step up" as some of us mistakenly believe. Bawa. So do it now, my dearest loving brothers and sisters, for it will never be easier then right now, especially while the Children of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him, and with each of Us) are still living in the world. Bawa. So seek Them out, these Children of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Them), and "stick to Them", as your very life, as your life within your life, and then God within us, and within Them, will do "Everything Else" to make our life truly successful in our lifetime, if we like, for the Choice to do this with our life, or not, is our Choice, not Theirs, and not God's within Them. Bawa. May we all know this now, my dearest loving brothers and sisters, without the slightest doubt, for if we have doubt, then "we are out", and start to act accordingly, and start to truly act as "One with" God within us, by starting to act as "One with" everything, both within us and on the "outside" of us, including as "One with" our Shaikh, which for our age, now on the "outside" of us, are each of the Children of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), which in truth are each of us living in this age, if we like, that is, if the true intention for our life within us, for our soul life, is to again become "One with" God within us, before we die to the flesh in our current state. Bawa. For such is the state of God within us, which is "Our Oneness", if we like, if we spend our life affirming that, then God within us will "Make it So" within us. Amen. Bawa. And in this way, if we fail to make the Correct Choice this time, and mistakenly end up, at the end of this telling of God's Story within us, not as the "Sweet Taste of God" within the "Fruit of God", but again as the "seed of us" within the "Fruit of God" within us, that is, as again the "seed of us" living on the "outside" of us, as if we are "separate from" God within us, and not as the "Sweet Taste of God" within that Fruit, then in truth we have missed the point of our life, and of God within us, which is "Our Oneness". Bawa. We have failed to join in partnership with God within us to germinate the "Seed of God" within us, revealing the "Tree of God" within us, and the "Fruits of that Tree", we have failed to join in partnership with God within us, to tell and bring to Completion God's Story within us, which is the Story of the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us. Bawa. Instead, we have tried to continue living as "separate from" on the "outside" of us, we have continued "working for wages" to get into another illusory heaven on the "outside" of us, after we die to the current "outside" of us, all of which is not true. Bawa. Instead, we have tried to continue living as "separate from" on the "outside" of us, no matter what God has shown and told us to the contrary, that in truth "We are all One", we have tried to continue living this way until we have died to the flesh, and in this way, in the end, we have failed to germinate the truth within us, and instead we have rotted in the earth within us, that is, in our own thoughts and actions and intentions of "separation and differences" within us, that is, we have died to the flesh in our current state, and an eternal hell becomes our lot, an eternal life as "separate from" God becomes our lot. Amen. Bawa. That is, in the present telling of His Story within us, we have failed to join in partnership with God within us to remove our apparent duality with God within us, in the allotted time, that is, before we die to the flesh in our current state, we have failed to give up our apparent duality with God within us, our apparent duality of "us" living on the "outside" of us, as if we are "separate from" God within us, all of which is not true, and all of which is our Choice, not God's. Bawa. May we all realize this "truth of us", and this "truth of God" within us, before it is to late to do anything about it, that is, that in truth we are the "Seed of God" buried within the Creation of God within us, and that in truth God is the "Seed of True Man" within the "Seed of God" buried within the Creation of God within us, and as such, "We are all One", that is, in truth we are "God happening" within the Creation of God within us, and God within us is "True Man happening" within "God happening" within the Creation of God within us. Bawa. And as such, "We are all One", One within the Other as One, One revealing the Other within It, One hiding Itself within the One being revealed, only to appear again, in the next telling of God's Story, if we like. Bawa. Like the apple seed in truth is the apple fruit happening within the apple tree happening within the apple seed buried within the earth, if it likes, for like all people, not all apple seeds germinate, germinate to the truth within themselves, for like some of us, some apple seeds rot and die in the earth, becoming subject to 105 million rebirths, but never again as the "apple seed", never again as the Story of the "Oneness of the apple tree and its fruits", a Story that it has come to the earth, to join as "One with" the earth, to tell, if it likes, for like us, the Choice to germinate to the truth within it, or not, is its Choice, not God's. Bawa. At least this is certainly something to think about a little, my dearest loving brothers and sisters, Yes? Bawa. May all the peace, the beneficence, and the blessing of God be upon us all. May God help us all. Bawa. My love you (anbu), my dearest loving brothers and sisters - Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler. ============================================================== Note To Muhammad Muhaiyaddeen Sulaiman - after the Spiritual Chat, and as part of the E-mail to him Bawa. My love you (anbu), my dearest loving brother Muhammad Muhaiyaddeen Sulaiman (Curtis Wahlgren) - Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler). Bawa. Here is a copy of our Spiritual Chat from the other night, from 2/21/06, which was wonderful. You had signed off by the time "We" were ready to send our last sharing, so Bawa within us, and God within Him, instructed this child to mail this copy to you. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Bawa. Also, we saw your attempt to chat again tonight but only saw it after you had signed off. So this must be how the end of our previous chat is to be sent, that is, this is how it is to reach our dearest loving brother, Muhammad Muhaiyaddeen Sulaiman, at least on the "outside" of us, that is, as an E-mail. Bawa. What a wonder is this God of ours, the way that He perfectly orchestrates each of our lives within Him, and how He puts our lives together within Him, for "Maximum Benefit", if we like, for the Choice to accept our life in this way, that is, as "Perfect In Every Way", that is, as being within Him, not as being "outside" of us, and to accept what comes to us, as coming from Him within us, to Him within the Creation of God within us, in order to liberate our soul, and return it to God within us. Bawa. But this time with an understanding of "Our Oneness", so it will never leave us again, and to do all of this, or at least to truly start to do it, in partnership with God within us, before we die to the flesh in our current state, and "we" get an eternal hell, an eternal life as "separate from" God within us, as our lot. Bawa. That is, the Choice to let our soul return it to God within us, again becoming "One with" God within us, but this time with an understanding of "Our Oneness", but this time with an understanding of "Who we are", of "Who God is", and of our Relationship of 'Oneness", with us as the Witness, is most certainly our Choice, not God's. Bawa. Which is like the way that the Angel Gabriel (peace be upon Him) Witnessed the 6,666 Verses of the Holy Qur'an over 1400 years ago, on the "outside" of us, and must now Witness it again within each of us, that is, as coming from Muhammad (Sal.) to Muhammad (Sal.), that is, from Muhammad (Sal.) within God within us, to Muhammad (Sal.) within the Creation of God within us, that is, from the "First Muhammad (Sal.)" within us, to the "Last Muhammad (Sal.)" within us, in order to liberate our soul from our impure birth, from the "Enemy of our soul", or a least to truly start to do this within us, in partnership with God within us, before we die to the flesh in our current state and get an eternal hell of "separation from" as our lot, as our reward, all of which in truth is our current life, both within us, and on the "outside" of us. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Amen. Bawa. Here is a copy of our last Spiritual Chat, Spiritual Chat 246, on 2/21/06, which "We" have given the "Short Title" of:, "Learning How to Become Alone, Hungry, and Awake, Before We Set Out To Pray" Expanded Title - of Spiritual Chat 246 Bawa. And that "We" have given the "Expanded Title" of: "Learning How To Become Alone, Hungry, and Awake, Before We Set Out To Pray, Realizing That In Truth Only God Can Pray To God, That Only God Can Feed Our Hungry Soul, Allowing It To Return To Him". "That is, If We Will Only Let Him, If We Will Only Let Him Be Alone Again Within Us, If We Will Only Let Him Awaken From His Dream Within Us, Of Us Living On The "Outside" of Us In Our Current State, If We Will Only Be Truly Done With Our Current State, And Tell Him So, With Every Breath." "Allowing Us To Become Silent On The "Outside" of Us, So God Can Speak From Within Us, As The "Word of God" For Our Age, For The "Children of God" For Our Age, If We Like." "Which In Truth Is Each of Us Living In This Age, If We Like, If The "True Intention" For The Life Within Us, For Our Soul Life, Is To Again Become "One With" God Within Us, Before We Die To The Flesh In Our Current State, And Get An Eternal Hell of "Separation From" As Our Reward, For The Choice To Do This With Our Life, Or Not, To Again Become "One With" God Within Us, Is Most Certainly Our Choice, Not God's." "If We Will Only Be Truly Done With Our Current State Of Trying To Live On The "Outside" of Us, So We Can Sin, So We Can Continue Living As "Separate From" God Within Us, Which In Truth Is Our Only Sin, Which In Truth Is What Prevents True Prayer To God, From Naturally Happening Within Us, Our Current State of Trying To Live On The "Outside" of Us, As If We Are "Separate From" God Within Us, All of Which Is Not True." "Our Current State On The "Outside" of Us, In Ignorance of What Is Truly Within Us, And of Why In The First Place, We Have Come To This Earth World Within Us, Which Is To Learn About Who We "Already Are", And Having So Learned, In Partnership With God Within us, To Leave, Before We "Die To The Flesh In Our Current State", And Get An Eternal Hell of "Separation From" As Our Reward." "To Join In Partnership With God Within Us, To Do This With Our Life Within Us, To Let It Return To God Within Us, Before It Is Too Late, Not To Continue Trying To Live Here, As "Separate From" God Within Us, As "Separate From" Each Other, And As "Separate From" The Creation of God Within Us, All of Which Is Not True". "As Some of Us Are Now Trying To Do, In Our Ignorance, And In Our Arrogance About Our Ignorance," But All of Which Is Not True." Bawa. Enjoy. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Amen. ============================================================== Outline & Summary - of "E-mail Version" of Spiritual Chat 247 "Brief Outline" - of Spiritual Chat 247 (for Pages 1, 2, & 3) Introduction - to Spiritual Chat 247 Note To Muhammad Muhaiyaddeen Sulaiman - after the Spiritual Chat, and as part of the E-mail to him Greetings - heart to heart, if we like Page 01 - is the page you are currently reading, with both "Outline & Text" available A. How Is My Soul? - Our soul is hungry, and only God can feed it, when "we are not there", living on the "outside" of us, as if we are "separate from" God within A-1. Our Soul Is Hungry - because it does not correctly know "who it is" A-2. We Are Not Alone - because to be "Alone" is for only God to be there Page 02 - click HERE to go to the "Text" of Page 02, Outline of Page 2 follows: A-3. We Are Not Awake - because our mind is always sleeping, always dreaming of us living on the "outside" of us, as if we are "separate from" God within us B. The Suggestion - Is to let God harvest His Crop within us C. "Play It Again Sam" - Lets take a deeper look at what was shared earlier C-1. So What Is Our Duty? - our duty to God, to the Shaikh, & to the Fellowship Quotation of His Holiness - from the book, "The Golden Words of a Sufi Shaikh" C-2. Is "Work" Really A Grace And A Blessing? C-3. Is God Really Dreaming Of Me? C-4. What Is Really Happening In Our Life? C-5. Should We Use Bawa, As Our Co-pilot, To Help Us Fly? C-6. How Do We Get God "To Speak" From Within Us? Page 03 - click HERE to go to the "Text" of Page 03, Outline of Page 3 follows: D. Additional Comments "About" - From within the heart of God for our age, from within the Heart of the Children of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him, and with each of Us), for example, from within the heart of this little child, living at the feet of God for our age D-1. How Is My Soul? D-2. The True Value of "Work" Is Learning - The "True Value of Work" is not "what we do" on the "outside" of us, but rather is "what we are learning" within us Quotation From His Holiness - from the book of wisdom, "A Mystical Journey" D-3. "Who We Are" And "Who We Are Not" - And "Who we are" is what is "within God" within us, and "Who we are not" is what has grown within us, in our ignorance D-4. The Affirmation of the "Truth of God" Within Us - that in truth "I don't exist" as "separate from" God within us, but "God exists" as "One with" the Creation of God within us D-5. The Affirmation of the "Truth of Man" Within Us - that in truth "God Is One", and "So are We", if we truly realize and accept that in truth "We exist" as the "Seed of True Man" within the "Seed of God' within the Creation of God, as "God's Story" D-6. Establishing The "Presence of God" Within Us - Is the only cure of us, and of God within us, the only cure of the dream, and of the dreamer, that is for sure D-7. Everyone Is "Arguing" With God - because they want God and Themselves to be different from what He and They really are, which is "Oneness D-8. "Changing Places" With God Within Us - by convincing God to "Change Places" within us, so He can then "use us" to finish what He has started within us, a very long time ago D-9. We Currently "Only Want" The World - not wisdom, and not God D-10. The Point of Our Life - is to use "God to get to God" within us, for the benefit of all of the Creation of God within us. Amen. E. Closing Comments - may we join in partnership with God, to share this sharing ============================================================== "Longer Outline" - of Spiritual Chat 247 (for Pages 1, 2, & 3) Introduction - to Spiritual Chat 247 Note To Muhammad Muhaiyaddeen Sulaiman - after the Spiritual Chat, and as part of the E-mail to him Greetings - heart to heart, if we like Page 01 - the page you are currently reading A. How Is My Soul? - Our soul is hungry, and only God can feed it, if we will only let Him, feed it with His grace, wisdom, and 'ilm or divine knowledge, allowing the soul to gradually return to God within us, as it comes to understand what is "separating it" from God within us, that is, allowing it to again "Stand Before God" within us, and then merge with God within us, again become "One with" God within us. Amen A-1. Our Soul Is Hungry - because it does not correctly know "who it is", or "where it is", or what is truly "happening to it", because we have taken on an "impure birth", because we are still trying to live on the "outside" of us, as if we are "separate from" God within us, so we can sin A-2. We Are Not Alone - because to be "Alone" is for only God to be there, not for both God and us to be there, not for both "us" dreaming of God, as God dreams of us, to be there, but rather for "Only God" to be there within us, for that is what it truly means To be Alone", not what we are currently doing in our ignorance, and in our arrogance about our ignorance, on the "outside" of us, that is, with "us" really only being there because of God's dream within us, because of God's dream of "us" living on the "outside" of us, as if we are "separate from" God within us, all of which is not true, and with God really only being there because we are thinking about God in God's dream within us, because we are afraid of God, because we fear God, that is, because we fear death, but we are thinking about God not as He really is, but rather as we choose to think about Him, in the context of our own apparent mortality, that is, in our ignorance, and in our arrogance about our ignorance, all of which causes "us, within the dream of God, to start "working for wages" on the illusory "outside" of us, before we die to the flesh, in order to get into some new illusory "outside" of us, after we die to the flesh, all of which is not true, and all of which we are only doing in order to protect the apparent "physical attachments" of the Creation of God within us, that have somehow grabbed hold of us in our ignorance, within God's dream within us, and that now apparently define for us, on the "outside" of us, "who we are", and "where we are", and "what is happening" to us, all of which is not true. Such is our current state within us, that is, within God's dream within us, and on the illuysory "outside" of us, which prevents God within us from being Alone, all of which "Only God" can fix within us, if we will only let Him, if we will only join in partnership with God within us, to "Fix Us". Amen Page 02 - click HERE to go to the "Text" of Page 02, Outline of Page 02 follows: A-3. We Are Not Awake - because our mind is always sleeping, always dreaming within us, because the "Nur and the Qutb" have yet to emerge out of "The Shadow" within us, of the "Shadow" which is still covering our soul buried within our heart within us, our soul which is the "Seed of God" buried within the Creation of God within us, just waiting to germinate within us, germinate to the "truth of us", and to the"truth of God" within us, that in truth "we", as the "Seed of God" buried within the"Earth of God", that is, within the Creation of God within us, is in truth "God happening" within the "Earth of God" within us, and that in truth God within us, as the "Seed of True Man" hidden within the "Seed of God" buried within the "Earth of God" within us, is in truth "True Man happening" within "God happening" within the "Earth of God" within us, and as such, "We are All One", that is, "us", as the "Seed of God" buried within the Creation of God within us, the Creation of God within us, God as the "Tree of God" growing within the Creation of God within us, and True Man within God within us, as the "Fruit of God" growing on the "Tree of God" growing within the Creation of God within us, and the "Power of God" within True Man, the "Power within the Essence of Everything", as the "Sweet Taste of that Fruit", and again the "Seed of God" within that "Sweet Taste", but this time a 1000 fold, as the Generosities of God, are "All One", if we like, for the Choice to use our life in this way, or not, is our Choice, not God's B. The Suggestion - Is to let God harvest His Crop within us, so we can again become "His Property" within us, for eternity, before the world does, before we become "The World's Property" within us, for eternity C. "Play It Again Sam" - Lets take a deeper look at what was shared earlier, my dearest loving brother Muhammad Muhaiyaddeen Sulaiman (may God be pleased with Him), by saying the word "Bawa", establishing the "Presence of God' within us, and then handing back to God what He handed to us, briefly reflecting upon it with our wisdom, and then being "Done with it", then saying to God within us, "Thank You O God, but No Thank You O God. What's Next?" C-1. So What Is Our Duty? - that is, our duty to God, our duty to the Shaikh, our duty to the Fellowship, and our duty to our Family Quotation From His Holiness - from the beautiful book of wisdom, "The Golden Words of a Sufi Shaikh" (www.GoldenWords.homestead.com) C-2. Is "Work" Really A Grace And A Blessing? C-3. Is God Really Dreaming Of Me? C-4. What Is Really Happening In Our Life? C-5. Should We Use Bawa, As Our Co-pilot, To Help Us Fly? - that is, should we try to use Bawa within us, and God within Him, like a co-pilot in an airplane, to help "us" go where "we believe we are going", like to heaven, or to "nearness to God", after we die, or should we realize, without the slightest doubt, that in truth, "we are not going" anywhere, but that only He, and God within Him, have a true destination within us C-6. How Do We Get God "To Speak" From Within Us? -That is, how do we get the ignorant and arrogant one on the "outside" of us, to become "silent" on the "outside" of us, and get the "Motionless All-Pervading Omniscient One" within us to speak from within us Page 03 - click HERE to go to the "Text" of Page 03, Outline of Page 03 follows: D. Additional Comments About - From within the heart of God for our age, from within the Heart of the Children of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him, and with each of Us), for example, from within the heart of this little child, living at the feet of God for our age D-1. How Is My Soul? - In truth "Our Soul" is "Hungry", and only God can feed it, once "He is Alone", and "We are Awake", that is, once we let Him awaken from His dream within us, His dream of "us", of "us" living on the "outside" of us, as if we are "separate from" Him within us, all of which is not true, once we join with Him against the "Enemy of our soul", which is our current life and state on the "outside" of us D-2. The True Value of "Work" Is Learning - The "True Value of Work" is not as "what we do" on the "outside" of us, not as "working for wages to get into heaven" but rather as "what we are learning" within us, about who we "Already are" Quotation From His Holiness - from the beautiful book of wisdom, "A Mystical Journey" (www.AMysticalJourney.homestead.com) D-3. "Who We Are" And "Who We Are Not" - And "Who we are" is what is "within God" within us, and "Who we are not" is what has grown within us, which in our ignorance, and in our arrogance about our ignorance, we currently see as existing on the "outside" of us, and this "Contrast" between these two provides the understanding that we have come here to learn D-4. The Affirmation of the "Truth of God" Within Us - Which is that "I don't exist" as "separate from" God within us, but that in truth, God exists as "One with" me within us, that is, God exists as "One" within the Creation of God within us, and "So can We", if we like, that is, if we will only Let Him Walk that Path within us D-5. The Affirmation of the "Truth of Man" Within Us - Which is, that in truth "God Is One" within the Creation of God within us, and "So are We", because "We are One Within God" within us, and as such, "We are True Man" within Him, allowing Him to become "One within Us" again, allowing Him to create that Path again, if He likes D-6. Establishing The "Presence of God" Within Us - Is the only cure of us, and of God within us, the only cure of the dream, and of the dreamer, that is for sure D-7. Everyone Is "Arguing" With God - And in truth no one is ever arguing with us, because in truth they want God to be different from what He really is, which is "Oneness", and even worse, they want themselves, and all of us, to be different from what in truth we really are, which is also "Oneness" D-8. "Changing Places" With God Within Us - For if we truly want to reach God, we must convince Him to "Change Places" within us, we must convince Him that we are "truly done" with what He has given us, so He can then "use it" to finish what He has started within us, a very, very long time ago D-9. We Currently "Only Want" The World - no matter what we may say, in our ignorance, and in our arrogance about our ignorance, not wisdom, and not God, for in truth the world only wants the world, not wisdom or God, and only wisdom wants wisdom, not the world or God, and only God wants God, not the world or wisdom, for this is the "truth of us", which is the wisdom within the Creation of God within us, if we like, and this is the "truth of God" within us, if we like, which is True Man within God within us, and God within True Man within God within us, which is the "Oneness of God and True Man", if we like, which if we like is "Our Story" within us, and we have "All Three", and only "All Three" truly define "who we are", and "where we are", and "what is happening" to us, if we like, not just the world that we have opened in our ignorance, and in our arrogance about our ignorance, and not just the wisdom that we can open within us, in partnership with God within us, and not just True Man within God within us, that can open within "True Prayer" within us, if we like, and not just God within True Man within God within us, which can open in the end withn us, if we like, if we truly make "God's Intention" into "Our Intention" within us, if we truly let "God's Story" become "Our Story" within us, so in the end, that "No Child Is Left Behind", and "We will be within it", for the Choice to start on this "Journey of the soul" within us, in partnership with God within us, or not, is most certainly our Choice, not God's, and where "We Choose" to stop "This Journey", before it is truly over, or not, is also most certainly our Choice, not God's D-10. The Point of Our Life - is to use "God to get to God" within us, for the benefit of all of the Creation of God within us. Amen. E. Closing Comments - may we both join with Bawa within us, and with God within Him, to share this sharing with all of our dearest loving brothers and sisters, as much as we can, as often as we can. Amen ============================================================== "Longest Outline" - of Spiritual Chat 247 (Page 01 only) Introduction - to Spiritual Chat 247 Note To Muhammad Muhaiyaddeen Sulaiman - after the Spiritual Chat, and as part of the E-mail to him Greetings - heart to heart, if we like Page 01 - the page you are currently reading A. How Is My Soul? - Our soul is hungry, and only God can feed it, if we will only let Him, feed it with His grace, wisdom, and 'ilm or divine knowledge, allowing the soul to gradually return to God within us, as it comes to understand what is "separating it" from God within us, allowing it to again "Stand Before God" within us, and then gradually come to understand the "True Nature of God" within us, allowing it to disappear into God within us, becoming again "One with" God within us, but this time with an understanding of "Our Oneness", so it will never lose it again, but God can only feed our soul when God is "Present" within us, when God has awaken from "His Dream" within us, His Dream of living on the "outside" of Himself, as if He is "separate from" Himself within Himself, all of which is not true, and God will only awaken from His Dream, if we are truly done with His Dream, with His Dream of "us" living on the "outside" of us, as if we are "separate from" God within us, and in this way, in truth God and "Us" are always One, One within the Other as One, No Matter What A-1. Our Soul Is Hungry - because it does not correctly know "who it is", or "where it is", or what is truly "happening to it", because in our ignorance, and now in our arrogance about our ignorance, we have taken on an "impure birth", because we are still trying to live on the "outside" of us, as if we are "separate from" God within us, as if we are "separate from" each other, and as if we are "separate from" the Creation of God within us, all of which is not true, so we can sin, so we can continue to live a life of "separation and differences", a life of "selfishness" on the "outside" of us, living as if we are "separate from" God within us, as if we are "separate from" each other, and as if we are "separate from" the Creation of God within us, all of which is not true, and all of which is only leading us to the Angel of Death (peace be upon Him) within us, to the "suffering of the grave" within us, where we meet and become "One with" the 5 elemental spirits or ruhanies within us, with us then roaming the Earth World" or dunya within as a demon, a jinn, a fairy, and a ghost until Qiyamah (the Standing Forth; the Day of Judgment) within us, with us then taking on as part of our judgment 105 million re-births, with us ending as part of our judgment as a worm in hell with only one level of consciousness within us, or feeling, in this way, with us taking on as part of our judgment an eternal life as "separate from" God, if we like, for the Choice of which "Path we follow" within us, is our Choice, not God's, that is, the Choice of either an eternal life as "One with" God within us, or the Choice of an eternal life as "separate from" God within us, and in truth there are no other Choices, is most certainly our Choice, not God's Choice. May we all know this now, without the slightest doubt, for if we have doubt, like Saint Paul, then "We are out", and start to act according, start to act as "One with" God within us, and as "One with" each other, and as "One with" the Creation of God within us, in everything that we "Say or Do", so God can then "Make it So", for in truth our life is the great "Self-fulfulling Prophesy", for according to the "Justice of God" within us, "Whatever we intend is what we will receive". Amen A-2. We Are Not Alone - because to be "Alone" is for only God to be there, that is, for only God to be within us, not both God with us, in our imagination on the"outside" of us, and "us" with us in the dream within us, in God's dream within us, in God's Dream of "us" living on the "outside" of us, as if we are "separate from" God within us, all of which is not true, because in our ignorance, and now in our arrogance about our ignorance, we have taken on an "impure birth" within us, an "impure birth" that "separates us" from our original pure birth within us, which is our soul life within us, and from our "Direct Relationship with God" within us, that is, from the "Presence of God" within us, which is the "Prerequisite for True Prayer" within us, which was broken when we took on an "impure birth" within us, when we established "Our Presence" on the "outside" of us, living as if we are separate from" God within us, all of which is not true, and to "make our soul again pure in this impure birth, and to make it shine", which is the "Straight Path" within us, we must first re-estabishing the "Presence of God" within us, which in truth is the road we must walk within us, in partnership with God within us, to understand and return to "Our Oneness" within us, for in truth there is nothing on the "outside" of us, return to "Our Oneness" from which we have all come, in order to do just that, that is, in order to understand who we "Already are", and in this way, to join in partnership with God within us, to truly become successful in our lifetime, for everything else that we do in our life is just the drama of the dream, and keeps us always "separate from" God within us, no matter what we may choose to call it, leading us to an eternal hell of "separation from" God, and the only way to "Win over the drama", is "Not to Play", and the only way "Not to Play" is to get "God to Play", is to establish the "Presence of God" within us, before we "Say or Do" anything on the "outside" of us, allowing God within us to first "End the Drama" within us, and then "Complete His Story" within us, by calling out the"Name of our Wisdom" within us, which is the Name of God for our age, before we "Say or Do" anything, which for our age, is saying the word "Bawa", or "Bawa Muhaiyaddeen", or "Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen" (may God be pleased with Him), which in truth is the "Name of His Children" within us, before we "Say or Do" anything. Amen Page 02 - click HERE to go to the "Text" of Page 02, Outline of Page 02 follows, but just for A-3, to finish up Topic A A-3. We Are Not Awake - because our mind is always sleeping, always dreaming within us, because the "Nur and the Qutb" have yet to emerge out of "The Shadow" within us, which is still covering our soul buried within our heart within us, which is the "Seed of God" buried within the Creation of God within us, that is, we have yet to emerge out of the "25 Letters" of the "28 Letters" within us, which make up the "Mystical Parts" of the human body within us, because "we" have not yet gotten up early enough to see the "Morning Star" in our "Heaven" within us, in our very own heart within us, that is, to see the "25th Letter" or the Nur Muhammad within us, which is the Light of our wisdom on the forehead of Adam (peace be upon Him) within us, and to then go on "The Journey" of our soul within us to again merge with the Nur within us, and find God within It within us, as "True Prayer" within us, as the "Prayer of the One to the One who Is" within us, letting God reveal True Man within God within us, and letting True Man reveal God within True Man within God within us, in this way, Completing "God's Story" within us, the Story of the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us, a Story that "we", as the "Seed of God" within us, have come to the "Earth of God" within us, which is the Creation of God within us, to tell, if we like, for the Choice to do this, or not, with our life, is our Choice, not God's, that is, the Choice to let God finish what God has started within each of us, or at least to truly start it within us, in partnership with God within us, before we die to the flesh in our current state and get an eternal hell of "separation from" God within us as our reward, is most certainly our Choice, not God's Choice. Amen [Note: Please click HERE to go to the rest of the "Outline" for Page 2, and HERE for the "Outline" for Page 3, and below to go to Page 2 or Page 3. Thank you. Enjoy. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Amen] Page 02 - click HERE to go to Page 02 Page 03 - click HERE to go to Page 03 ============================================================== Text of E-mail Version - of Spiritual Chat 247 (Page 1 only) Greetings - heart to heart, if we like MuhaiyaddeenLB: Bawa. Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim. In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate. Bawa. Al-salam 'alaykum, my dearest loving brother Muhammad Muhaiyaddeen Sulaiman. Bawa. How have you been, and how is your wife, daughter, and son? And how is work? And how is your soul? So many questions to ask. Bawa. My love you (anbu) - Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler). MMSulaiman11: Bawa. Wa 'alaykum al salam, my dear, sweet brother, gem of my heart, Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen. May the peace and love and blessings and compassion and wisdom and grace of our Father Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (Ral.) and of Allahu taallah nayan and of Noor Muhammad be with you and with your loving family. We are all well. Alhamdulillah!! This child is also well. Alhamdulillah!! Work is a grace and a blessing. This child finds the work to be an excellent measure of the state of his state. What I am beginning to understand it that the main factor that determines how things proceed in the classroom is the state of the teacher. So when there are problems with student behavior I have learned to look at myself to try and find the source of where things are not as they should (or perhaps better to say could) be. How is my soul? That is a much more interesting question. I don't think that this child can answer that question with any assurance of giving an accurate representation of the state of my soul. From the limited wisdom of this child I would have to say that my soul is perfect as it was when God created it and as it always is. MMSulaiman11: Bawa. Another interesting question to ask is, 1) Have you been doing everything that you could be doing to live your life in a state of constant awareness of your Father, Shaikh Muhammad Raheem Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (Ral.)? 2) Have you been constantly handing everything that comes to you in your life over to Him to deal with and not trying to deal with it yourself? 3) Have you been doing your duty to God, to the Shaikh, to the Fellowship and to your family?" The answer to these questions is that this child has been doing the best that he could given the current state of this child. Sometimes he feels that he has not been doing as good a job as he should and other times he feels that he is doing exactly what he should be doing. One thing that has been on the mind of this child is that he has not been able to visit with his brother Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen in person in order to share what Bawa has to say to us in that state of us coming together physically. Also he has not been able to meet with his brother in order to pick up the software we discussed the last time we "spoke". The intention of this child is to make available the wisdom sharings that my brother Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen and this child have experienced over the past few weeks, months, and years on the Homestead web site. However it has proved difficult to be able to meet with you in person due to different things - one of which is the wishes of my beautiful wife. We can speak more of this later if necessary. How is my beautiful and loving brother? MuhaiyaddeenLB: Bawa. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Bawa. Thank you for that wonderful sharing, you are a very, very good Child of our dear Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) within us, and of God within Him, and now on the "outside" of us, of His Children (may God be pleased with each of Us). Bawa. Which in truth is each of us living in this age, if we like, that is, if the true intention for our life within us, for our soul life, is to again become "One with" God within us, before we die to the flesh in our current state, but this time with an understanding of "Our Oneness", so it will never leave us again. Bawa. We are also all fine. Bawa. If we like, we can speak more of the soul? MMSulaiman11: Bawa. Allahu Akbar. Al-hamdu lillah. Yes, absolutely. I believe that would be good. A. How Is My Soul? - Our soul is hungry, and only God can feed it, if we will only let Him, feed it with His grace, wisdom, and 'ilm or divine knowledge, allowing the soul to gradually return to God within us, as it comes to understand what is "separating it" from God within us, allowing it to again "Stand Before God" within us, and then gradually come to understand the "True Nature of God" within us, allowing it to disappear into God within us, becoming again "One with" God within us, but this time with an understanding of "Our Oneness", so it will never lose it again, but God can only feed our soul when God is "Present" within us, when God has awaken from "His Dream" within us, His Dream of living on the "outside" of Himself, as if He is "separate from" Himself within Himself, all of which is not true, and God will only awaken from His Dream, if we are truly done with His Dream, with His Dream of "us" living on the "outside" of us, as if we are "separate from" God within us, and in this way, in truth God and "Us" are always One, One within the Other as One, No Matter What MuhaiyaddeenLB: Bawa. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Bawa. Ok, Let us speak more of the soul. Bawa. Let us start with saying the word "Bawa", establishing the "Presence of God" within us, and like the way that we "feel" our hunger, try to "feel" what our dear Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) within us, and God within Him, are discussing within us about the soul. Ok? MMSulaiman11: Bawa. Allahu Akbar. Al-hamdu lillah. Yes, let us do that. A-1. Our Soul Is Hungry - because it does not correctly know "who it is", or "where it is", or what is truly "happening to it", because we have taken on an "impure birth", because we are still trying to live on the "outside" of us, as if we are "separate from" God within us, so we can sin, so we can continue to live a life of "separation and differences", a life of "selfishness" on the "outside" of us, living as if we are "separate from" God within us, "separate from" each other, and as if we are "separate from" the Creation of God within us, all of which is not true Expanded Overview of Topic A-1: Bawa. My dearest loving brother Muhammad Muhaiyaddeen Sulaiman, we must join in partnership with God within us, to begin to understand the "True Condition" of our soul, and what is the "One thing", the "Only Thing" that can relieve it or its "Current Condition" and allow it to complete the journey that it is on, from the "World of souls" within us to Akhirah, which is the hereafter, and to once again become "One with" God within us, from which it has come, but this time with an understanding of "Our Oneness" so it will never leave us again. Amen. Bawa. In this way, we must come to understand, without the slightest doubt, for if we have doubt, "we are out", that Our Soul Is Hungry because it does not correctly know "who it is", or "where it is", or what is truly "happening to it", because we have taken on an "impure birth", because we are still trying to live on the "outside" of us, as if we are "separate from" God within us, so we can sin, so we can continue to live a life of "separation and differences", a life of "selfishness" on the "outside" of us, living as if we are "separate from" God within us, "separate from" each other, and as if we are "separate from" the Creation of God within us, all of which is not true. Bawa. And all of this is just not true, because God is closer to us than our own breath, and all of "us", that is all of our dearest loving brothers and sisters, are all really "One" within us, and the Creation of God is really within us, not on the "outside" of us, and is where the "Seed of God" within us is planted within us, that is, where the "Seed of God", which is our real life within us, which is our soul life or 6th life within us, is buried within us, just waiting to germinate within us, just waiting to reveal the "Tree of God" within us. Bawa. Which in the Islamic tradition is referred to as "The Tree of Iman-Islam" within us, or the Katpaha Virudcham or "Wish Fulfilling Tree" within us, with the "Tap Root" of the Kalimah or the "Remembrance of God", of the "Truth of God" within us, of the "Truth of us" and of the "Truth of God" within us, that in truth "We are All One" within us. Bawa. All of which in the Islamic tradition is summarized as, "La illaha, Ill Allahu, Muhammadar Rasul Allah", or "I am not, God Is, and True Man is the Messenger of God" within us. Bawa. That is, allowing God to grow within us, if we like, as the "Tree of Iman-Islam" within us, with the "Trunk of Iman", within is "God's Faith in God" within us, with the "Branches" of the 124,000 Heavenly Beings, Prophets, and Lights of God within us, which are "All One" within us, as the "Fingers of God" on the "outside" of us pointing to the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us, and with the Fruits of the 6,666 Verses of the Holy Qur'an, which are also "All One" within us, as the "Word of God" within us, for the Children of God within us, both within us and on the "outside" of us, that is, as we find and interrelate to them on the "outside" of us, as "Our own life speaking to us". And in this way, with "us", joined in partnership with God within us, doing our "Duty to God" within us, which is to allow this "Tree of God" to grow within us. Bawa. And doing our "Duty to our Guru or Shaikh" within us, which is to preserve within us the nourishing sweetness of the "Fruits of This Tree" within us, which are the "Fruits of God" for our age, for the Children of God for our age, in order to awaken the wisdom surrounding our soul, so our liberated soul joined as "One with" our awakened wisdom can go in search of the "Light of our wisdom", which in the Islamic tradition is referred to as the Nur, or the Nur Muhammad . That is, to preserved the nourishing sweetness of the "Fruits of God" for our age, for the Children of God for our age, within our very own heart, as "God's Bank" within us. Bawa. And doing our "Duty to the Fellowship" within us, which is to allow these "Words of God" for our age, for the Children of God for our age, to flow from within us, from within our very own heart, from "God's Bank" within us, for the benefit of all of His Creation within us, if they like, for to accept them as the true heritage, the true birth right, the true destiny of our soul for everyone living in this age, to use our life in this way, or not, before we die to the flesh in our current state, is most certainly our Choice, not God's. Bawa. And finally, doing our duty to "Our Family" within us, which is everyone living in this age, who in truth are all within us, not just those who are in our "tribe", or group, or blood line, and to allow God to "Pass Judgment" upon Them, within our very own heart, bringing them all back into God within us, if they like, before we die to the flesh in our current state, if we like, that is, before "we" and "they within us" get an eternal hell of "separation from" God as our lot, for the Choice is our Choice, not God. Amen Text of Topic A-1: MuhaiyaddeenLB: Bawa. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Bawa. What immediately comes into the heart of this child, when we say the word "Bawa", and try to "feel" what They are saying about our soul within us, is that "Our soul is Hungry". MMSulaiman11: Bawa. Allahu Akbar. Al-hamdu lillah. Amen to that. A-2. We Are Not Alone - because to be "Alone" is for only God to be there, not both God, in our imagination, and "us" in the dream, in God's dream within us, in God's dream of "us" living on the "outside" of us, as if we are "separate from" God within us, all of which is not true, because in our ignorance, and now in our arrogance about our ignorance, we have taken on an "impure birth" within us, an "impure birth" that "separates us" from our original pure birth within us, which is our soul life within us, and from our "Direct Relationship with God" within us, from the "Presence of God" within us, which is the "Prerequisite for True Prayer" within us, which was broken when we took on an "impure birth" within us, the "Presence of God" within us which is the road we must walk in partnership with God within us, to understand "Our Oneness", from which we have all come, that is, if our life is to become truly successful in our lifetime. Amen Expanded Overview of Topic A-2: Bawa. My dearest loving brother Muhammad Muhaiyaddeen Sulaiman, we must join in partnership with God within us, to begin to understand the true reason why we are now "Not Alone" within us, why we have in our ignorance, and in our arrogance about our ignorance, allowed the weeds of the 400 trillion, 10 thousand spiritual energies to grow within "God's Beautiful Flower Garden" within us, and now rule over us as the 9 openings of our elemental body, with "God's Permission" within us, which is now the impure condition of our heart within us. Bawa. And in this way, we have taken on an "impure birth" for the following three reasons. First, because of the "spit of satan" or arrogance within us, which is the sperm of man within us, and second because of the "veil of thought", the veil of "separation and differences" or karma within us, which now enshrouds us, causing us to now live within the "ovum of women" within us, and focus all of our energies on the "place of birth" on the "outside" of us, and third because of "the dream" of God within us, which is the illusion or torpor or fascination of the earth world within us, all of which is referred to in the Hindu tradition as the 3 sons of illusion, of tarahan, singhan, and suran, which refers to the birth canal, the male ejaculation, and the illusory images and energies experienced in this act, and as result, we have all taken on an impure birth within us, that we see in our ignorance, and in our arrogance, as only existing on the "outside" of us, all of which is leading us to the Angel of Death (peace be upon Him) within us, and to an eternal life as "separate from" God within us Bawa. In this way, we must come to understand this, and much more, in partnership with God within us, if we are to "Make Straight the Way of the Lord" within us. If we are to establish the "Straight Path' within us, that is, if we are to allow God within us, that is, if we are to allow the "Guru who Guides" within us, to "Grant us the Grace of the Holy One within us, Bawa. In order to, "Make our soul pure in this impure birth, and make it shine". [Note: This Quotation is from "Chapter 19", "Service to the Guru", in the beautiful book of wisdom, "The Pearl of Wisdom", by our dear Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), and of God within Him, and now on the "outside" by His Children (may God be pleased with each of Us), if we like. To access an on-line version of "Chapter 19"(www.SpiritualBook002Chap19. homestead.com), please click above or HERE, and to access an on-line version of the "Table of Contents" of the book, "The Pearl of Wisdom", and some additional Chapters in this book (www.ThePearlOfWisdom.homestead.com), please click above or HERE. Thank you. Enjoy. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Amen] Bawa. With the "Guru who Guides" within us, being the "Gurunathar" within us, which is the Master Guru, the Master Teacher within us, which in the Islamic tradition is referred to as the 6th level of wisdom within us, the "awakened wisdom surrounding our soul" within us, which is the Qutbiyyat of God within us, and in the Christian tradition is referred to as the 'Holy Spirit" within us, the "Comforter" or the "Spirit of Truth" within us, that Jesus (peace be upon Him) promised to send to us, after He left the world, in order to teach us what we could not 'Bear to here", that is, at the time of Jesus (peace be upon Him) living in the world, over 2000 years ago, the "Comforter" who would come into the world after Jesus (peace be upon Him) left the world, and would, 1) "Reprove the world of sin", because they "believe not on Me", but rather they believe only in themselves, and in their self infused ways, they believe only in themselves, and in their family and friends, living a life of "separation and differences" on the "outside" of themselves, a world and a life that they see in their ignorance, and in their arrogance about their ignorance, as only existing on the "outside" of themselves, all of which is not true, for in truth it is all within themselves, as the lives of darkness and evil that have grown within them, like weeds in "God's Beautiful Flower Garden", and after they die to the flesh in their current state, the reality behind the dream, which are all of these lives of darkness and evil that have grown within them, will become their fate, will become an eternal hell within themselves, an eternal hell of "separation and differences", of ignorance and of arrogance, all of which will become their eternal reward from God within themselves, because 'that is what they want", and according to the "Justice of God" within them, then "that is what they get" 2) "Reprove the world of righteousness", because "I go to My Father, and ye see Me no more", and you will be given an eternal life as "separate from" Me as your reward, because "that is what you want", even though you may initially call it heaven, for example, when you die to the flesh you will go to a place where all of the Jews go, if you are a Jew, and that is "what you want", or a place where all of the Christians go, if you are a Christian, and that is "what you want", or a place where all of the Muslims go, if you are a Muslim, and that is "what you want", but "you will never see Me again", and gradually this realization will transform all of these heavens into an eternal hell within you, this realization of what you have truly done with your life, while living in the world, that is, keeping your soul "separate from" Me, for your own selfish reasons, until you die to the flesh in your current state. 3) Reprove the world of "judgment", because "The Prince of this world (of Darkness within us) is (finally) judged", and he and his true followers are sent to the deepest eternal hell) [Note: This Quotation, that is, the part underlined, and in quotes", is from "Chapter 16", in the "Gospel of John" in the Holy Bible. To access an on-line version of "Chapter 16" (www.GospelOfJohnChapter16.homestread.com), please click above or HERE, and to access an on-line version of the "Table of Contents" of the "Gospel of John", and some additional Chapters (www.GospelOfJohn.homestead.com) from it, please click above or HERE. Thank you. Enjoy. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Amen] Bawa. That is, what is the "Great Mistake" of those living at the time when "John the Baptist' and Jesus (peace be upon Them) were living in the world, over 2000 years ago, that is, of those, who for one reason or another they "missed the point" of their life, and of the coming of "John the Baptist" and of Jesus (peace be upon Them), who for one reason or another did not accept the "Word of God" for their age, for the Children of God for their age, and instead got an eternal hell within them, as their eternal reward from God within us all. Bawa. And the same "Great Mistake", and perhaps, an even "Greater Mistake", that many of us are now falling into, or making in our age, that is, with the coming into the world in our age, of the "Word of God" for our age, for the Children of God for our age, through the life and teaching of our dear Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) within us, and of God within Him, and now on the "outside" of us, of His Children (may God be pleased with each of Us). Amen. Bawa. In this way, my dearest loving brother Muhammad Muhaiyaddeen Sulaiman (may God be pleased with Him), we must be very clear about the true nature of the "Great Benefit" or the "Great Mistake" of those living in the world at the time of "John the Baptist" and of Jesus (peace be upon Them), over 2000 years ago, that is, of those who truly benefited from what God gave us at that time, becoming "True Disciples" of "John the Baptist" and of Jesus (peace be upon Them), becoming Those "Lived by Jesus", and of those who didn't, that is, who either rejected the "Word of God" of God for their age outright, and continued living in the world with "business as usual", or those who "accepted it" only on the "outside" of themselves, but not in their hearts. Bawa. That is, of those in the age of "John the Baptist" and of Jesus (peace be upon Them) who truly benefited from the "Word of God' for their age, for the Children of God for their age, that God directly spoke through "John the Baptist" and Jesus (peace be upon Him), who together showed us how to reflect the "Light of God" in our face, through the Perfected Faith in God in our heart for the previous age, and then, after Their passing from the world, that God directly spoke to through the True Disciples of "John the Baptist" and of Jesus (peace be upon Him), for example, through the Disciple Barnabus (peace be upon Him). Bawa. And then 600 years later, that God directly spoke through the First and Last Prophet of God, that is, through the Prophet Muhammad (blessing and peace be upon Him), who showed us "True Prayer" for the previous age, and placed a Seal on the Path or Religion of God for the previous age, and then God directly spoke to us through the Disciples of the Prophet Muhammad (blessing and peace be upon Him), for example, to some degree through the first 3 Caliphs of Islam, that is, through Abu Bakr, Umar, and Ali (peace be upon Them), and through Uwais Karni (peace be upon Him) who received the "Robe of the Prophet" at the direction of the Prophet, after the physical passing of the Prophet from the world, through Uwais Karni, who never physically met the Holy Prophet but knew Him intimately, for example, who knew whether or not His eye brows touched, and upon hearing that the Prophet last a tooth in one of the early battles, pulled out all of His teeth, not knowing which one, and who upon receiving the "Robe of the Prophet", from the Companions of the Prophet, after the passing of the Prophet from the world, immediately did dua or prayer to Allah, requesting that Allah make our return to "Oneness with" Him easier, which Allah was gradually accepting, until his dua, his prayer was interrupted by the Companions of the Prophet, in their ignorance, and in their arrogance about their ignorance, because it was getting late. Bawa. And 400 years later, after the passing of the last Prophet of God, of Muhammad (blessing and peace be upon Him) from the world, that God directly spoke through the "Muhaiyaddeen of God" for the previous age,, which is the "Reviver of the Deen", of the "Pure and Perfected Faith of God" within us, that is, through Qutb Muhaiyaddeen Abdul-Qadir al-Jilani (may God be pleased with Him) of Baghdad, and that God directly spoke to, through His Disciples, who in varying degrees, were the "Wise Men of Baghdad" over 1000 years ago. Bawa. And then at the end of the previous age, starting around 1886 for the next 100 years, that God directly spoke through the true "Guru of God" for the previous age, who become in maturity the true "Guru of God" for our age, that is, through our dear Father, Guru Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), who in 1975 changed His Name to Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), to reflect the maturity of Himself and the Children of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with each of Us), which in truth is each of us living in this age, if we like, that is, if the true intention for our life within us, for our soul life, is to again become "One with' God within us, before we die to the flesh, and in this way, to reflect the true "Shaikh-Disciple Relationship" for our age, an age which started in 1986, with the physical passing of His Holiness from the world. Bawa. With His Holiness at that time kicking the 'baby birds" out of the nest, which in truth is all of us, because 'Now We can fly", whether we know it or not, and even whether we like or want it or not, because now, in our age, in this last age, in this "Kali Yuga", in this "Age of Destruction", this is the true heritage, the true birthright, the true destiny of our soul, that is, to again become "One with" God within us, before we die to the flesh in our current state, and get an eternal life of "separation from" God as our lot . Amen. Bawa. And a few know "We can fly", but most don't, so it is "Our Work", that is, the work of the "Few" to advice the "Many", that "They too can Fly", if they like, for the Choice to use our life in this manner, or not, that is, to become the "Light of God" to the world, to become the Children of God for our age, before we die to the flesh in our current state, is most certainly our Choice, not God's. Bawa. And in this way, and only in this way, transforming the "Light of our wisdom" within us into the "Light of our truth" within us, transforming the "School of Contrast" within us into the "School of Light" within us, transforming the Nur Muhammad within us into Allah Muhammad within us, transforming the soul of Muhammad (blessing and peace be upon Him) within us into the soul of True Man within us, and in this way, transforming the earth world within us, the dunya within us, into the next world or hereafter within us, into akhirah within us, here and now, if we like, all of which happens naturally within us, when "The "alif" becomes the pillar of the sukun of the "mim", and the "lam" disappears into the sukun." Bawa. For in truth, on the "outside" of us, "There is no world, there is no body, there is no self, there is nothing that is I" Bawa. For in truth, on the "outside" of us, in our current state, "All that you see is a dream, All that you do is just a thought within that dream, All that you appear as is hidden." "Life is a feast of the world, Its Medicine is a time after a time" Bawa. Its Medicine is a "Remembrance of God" within each breath and at each time of prayer, surrendering the next breath, the next time of prayer, which in truth is the next breath, to God, realizing that, "Whether or not we are alive in the next moment, is God's will not ours. May His will be done". "If we can have this faith within certitude, (that is, this faith of Iman , this absolute, faith, certitude, and determination in God within us, this faith that in truth everything is within us, and nothing is really on the "outside" of us, this faith that in truth "There is nothing other than God" within us, this faith that in truth "Only God exists" within us, this faith that in truth "God is One" within us." "If we can have this intention with each breath, that "God's will be done. And if we can acquire God's Qualities and Actions. Then that is the state of Islam lived Bawa. Saying to God within us with each breath, with each look, with each sound, with each smell, with each taste, with each touch, with each thought, with each intention, with each word and action, before we "say of do" anything on the illusory "outside" of us, (Bawa) You are Allah (Ill Allahu) (Bawa) There is nothing other than You, O God (La ilaha) (Bawa) Without You, O God, there is no other help, because "I do not exist". (Bawa) You are with me, O God, be inside my heart. (Bawa) O God, Do not be separated from me. Amen. Bawa. Now my dearest loving brother Muhammad Muhaiyaddeen Sulaiman, lets take a little deeper look at each of these "Three Kinds of Mistakes", that we can all fall into while living in the world, that is, when the "Word of God" for our age, for the Children of God for our age, comes into our world, like it did at the time of "John the Baptist" and Jesus (peace be upon Him) living in the world, over 2000 years ago. Bawa. And now like it has come again in our age, that is, the "Word of God" for our age, for the Children of God for our age, that is, at the time of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen and His Children (may God be pleased within Him, and with each of Us), as the life and teaching of our dear Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) within us, and of God within Him, and now on the "outside" of us, as the life and teaching of His Children (may God be pleased with each of Us), for example, like in this Spiritual Letter from God within us all, to the Children of God for our age, if we like, for the Choice to accept the life and teaching of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen and His Children (may God be pleased with Him, and with each of Us) as such, or not, including accepting this Spiritual Letter from one of His Children, as such, or not, is most certainly our Choice, not God's. Amen. Bawa. That is, lets look a little deeper at the "Three Kinds of Mistakes" that Jesus (peace be upon Him) started to tell us about over 2000 years ago, right before He physically left the world, but that He could not tell us about in detail at that time, because He said that, we could not "Bear to hear it", at that time, in the previous age, but a teaching that the "Comforter" that Jesus (peace be upon Him) would send to us, in the next age, as the "Spirit or Consciousness of Truth", would be able to teach us about, that is, when we could "Bear to hear it", which is now in our age, in this last age of the "Three Ages or Cycle of God" within us, both within us, and as an example, on the "outside" of us. Bawa. That is, the Three Ages or Cycles of "Man-God/God-Man" within us, which can be viewed as the "Three Times" that the "Sound of God" is heard in the "Earth World" within us, the Sound of "The One becoming the Three, and of the Three becoming the One" within us, the "Sound of God" within us which moves forward the "Story of God" within us, through the Three Ages or Cycles of "Man-God/God-Man" within the "Earth World" within us. Bawa. As the "Sound of God" within us previously moved forward three times the "Story of God" in the "World of souls" or "Al-awwal" within us, that is, as Aathi Muhammad or the emergence of the Primal One or Aathi Rahman within us, as Awwal Muhammad or the emergence of Creation within us, and as Hayah Muhammad or the emergence of the eternal life or soul life within us, all appearing within the "World of souls" within us, before we were born, that is, before we came to this "Earth World" or "dunya" or "School of Contrast" within us, to learn about who we "Already are", to learn about what is currently "separating us" from God within us, so we can graduate from this First of God's Schools within us, and move onto the Next of God's Schools within us, to the School of Light within us, where God will personally, and ever so lovingly teach us about God within us, if we like that is, to learn all of our lessons through the Mubarakat or the "Wealth of the Three Worlds" within us, which in the "World of souls" or Al-awwal within us is heaven and hell within us, in the "Earth world" or dunya within us, is good and evil within us, and in the "Next World" or akhirah within us is all of God's Qualities within us Bawa. And now in our age, if we will only let the "Sound of God" within us move forward the "Story of God" three more times within us, in the "Earth World" within us, as it has already done in the "World of souls" within us, but this time as the emergence of An'um Muhammad, as the food, the nourishment for all creation, which hidden within that is the "Silent One" within us, who appears as the grace of God within us, that awakens the wisdom within us, liberates the soul within us, from our impure birth, and established "True Prayer" within us, the "Prayer of the One to the One who Is" within us, and as Ahmad Muhammad, as the emergence of the innermost heart within us, which is the flower of the four chamber elemental outer heart within us, which are the divine qualities of God within us, which is God's Fragrance within us, and as Muhammad within us, as the beauty of the face which is reflection of the beauty of the heart, and now, in our age, the "Sound of God" within us is just waiting to move forward the "Story of God" through the "Next World" or hereafter or Al-akhirah within us. Bawa. In this way, just waiting to bring to Completion the "Story of God" within us, as "Our Story" within us, as the emergence of the Nine Muhammads within us, One within the Other as One, One revealing the Other within It, One hiding Itself within the One being revealed, Only to appear again, in the Next Cycle, in the Next Cycle of "Man-God/God-Man". Amen. Bawa. That is, as the "Prayer of the One to the One who Is" within us, as follows, In the "World of Soul" Within Us: 1) Aathi Muhammad - the Creator or Primal One within us 2) Awwal Muhammad - the impure Creation within us 3) Hayah Muhammad - the pure Creation within us In the "Earth World" Within Us; 1) An'am Muhammad - the nourishment or grace of God within us 2) Ahmad Muhammad - the purified heart of man within us 3) Muhammad - the beauty of the heart of man reflected in His face In the "Next World" of Hereafter Within Us: 1) Nur Muhammad - the light of wisdom 2) Allah Muhammad - the "Oneness of God and True Man' within us 3) Anathi Muhammad - the "Power within the Essence of Everything" Bawa. In this way, through the "Sound of God" revealing each of the Nine Muhammads within us, if we like, bringing to Completion the "Story of God" within us, the Story of the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us, if we like, that is, if we will only join in partnership with God within us to let this happen within us, or at least truly let it start to happen within us, before we die to the flesh in our current state within us, and in this way, with "us", joining in partnership with God within us, to make our mind and desire "sit down" within us, when God as our wisdom "stands up" within us, and in this way, stopping all of our "working for wages to get into some illusory heaven" on the "outside" of us, which some of us still believe, but which none of which is true, that is, if we will only let "God's Story" become "Our Story" within us, rather than what we are currently holding onto on the "outside" of us as "our story", holding onto with our ignorance, and with our arrogance about our ignorance, on the "outside" of us, until we die to the flesh in this state, and get an eternal hell of "separation from" God as our lot. Bawa. In this way, letting God within us, and "Us" within God within us, letting the "Oneness of Us and God" within us, which in truth is the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us, move forward the last of the "Three Chapters" in the Story of the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us, bring "Our Story" to Completion within us, so in the end, "No Child Will Be Left Behind", and "We will be within It", for this is "God's Promise" for our age, this "God's Guarantee" for our age, if we like. Bawa. So in the end, there is nothing left over, that is, there is nothing still "separate from" God within us, if we like, so in the end, "Only God exists" within us, for the Choice to do this with our life, or not, is our Choice, not God's, that is, the Choice to join in partnership with God within us, to use our life in this way, to Complete what God has started within us, a very, very long time ago, which is to tell "His Story" within, which is letting "His Story" become "Our Story" within us, that is, the Choice to tell and bring to Completion "Our Story" within us, or not, is our Choice, not God's. Bawa. For example, the "Three Ages or Cycles of God" within the "Earth World" within us, that God moves forward through the "Sound of God" within us, if we will only let Him, if we will only join in partnership with Him within us, or at least truly start to do this within us, before we die to the flesh in our current state, so God can then do "Everything Else" within us, to allow this to happen within us, can be viewed in the following way, if we like, 1) The Justice of Kings Within Us - which is the age of Abraham & His Sons (peace be upon Them) within us, of the Prophet Moses and the journey of the Jewish People (peace be upon Them) within us, from Egypt to Jerusalem within us, of King David and His Son Sulaiman (peace be upon Him) within us, and of Qutb Alexander and His 4 Generals (peace be upon Them, and may God be pleased with Him) within us, all of which God showed to us as an Example on the "outside" of us, from 4000 years ago, to 2000 years ago, if we like, as an Example of what, if we like, we can now do within us, in partnership with God within us, if we like 2) The Justice of Man Within Us - which is the age of "John the Baptist" and of Jesus and of the Disciple Barnabus (peace be upon Them) within us, and of the Prophet Muhammad (blessing and peace be upon Him) and of the journey of the Arab people (peace be upon Them) within us, from Mecca to Medina and back to Mecca within us, and of Qutb Muhaiyaddeen Abdul-Qadir al-Jilani (may God be please with Him) and of the Wise Men of Baghdad within us, and of Guru Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) within us and of God within Him, all of which God showed to us as an Example on the "outside" of us, from 2000 years ago, up to the beginning of our current age, if we like, as an Example of what, if we like, we can now do within us, in partnership with God within us, if we like 3) The Justice of Conscience Within Us - which is the age of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen and His Children (may God be pleased with Him, and with each of Us) within us, all of which God is starting to show to us, as an Example on the "outside" of us, in our current age, if we like, as an Example of what, if we like, we can now do within us, in partnership with God within us, if we like [Note: For more on these "Three Ages or Cycles of God" within the "Three Worlds" within us, which in truth are the "Nine Muhammads" within us, and about the "Sound of God' that makes "God's Story" within us become "Our Story" within us, by letting each of these "Nine Muhammads" emerge within us, in partnership with God within us, for more on these, if we like, please read "Spiritual Letter 85", "God Takes Each of Us At The Most Perfect Moment", which is a beautiful letter to one of Louie's High School Classmates, a Mrs. Joyce Jackson May, and to the wife of one of Louie's High School Classmates, a Mrs. Cindy Murphy, who both recently lost a husband, with the husbands passing away within 4 days of each other. To access an on-line version of "Spiritual Letter 85" please click above or HERE (www.SpiritualLetter085. homestead.com). Thank you. Enjoy. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Amen] Bawa. In this way, my dearest loving brother Muhammad Muhaiyaddeen Sulaiman, such is the "Role of the "Comforter" for our age, which is for our age is our dear Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) within us, and God within Him, and now on the "outside' of us, is His Children (may God be pleased with Him, and with each of Us), which in truth is each of us living in this age, if we like, that is, if the Bawa. Such is the "Comforter" for our age, that Jesus (peace be upon Him) promised to send us, over 2000 years ago, as the "One for our age" who would "Guide us to all truth", which in truth is now each of us living in this age, if we like, as the Children of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him, and with each of Us). May we all know this now, and start to act accordingly, so God within us can then "Make it So". Such is the true "Secret of God" within us, that "who we are", is "whatever we intend". Bawa. So intend wisely my dearest loving brother, Muhammad Muhaiyaddeen Sulaiman, and never "put a limit on God" within us, for God can do anything, and never try to bring God down to our current state in some way, like making Him have "wrath", or keeping ourselves as "separate from" Him, or Him as "separate from" us, in some way, which is just not true, which only turns us into "a fool". Bawa. Instead, join in partnership with God within us to always move "us" back up to the state of God within us, in everything that we do, back into the state of "Oneness with" within us, which is most certainly true, which turns us into a "wise man". Amen. The Choice is ours, not God's Bawa. And in truth, all of this is the teaching of each of the 124,000 Heavenly Beings, Prophets, and Lights of God within us, who have come into the world, over and over again, for the last 200 million years, to teach us the truth, the "truth of us" and the "truth of God" within us, that in truth "We are all One". Bawa. For example, such is the life and teaching of Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, which God showed to us as an Example, on the "outside' of us, over 2000 years ago, and which the Disciple Barnabus (peace be upon Him) recorded for us, the Disciple Barnabus (peace be upon Him), who in truth is the 'One true Disciple of Jesus" (peace be upon Him), is the "One loved by Jesus" (peace be upon Him), and is the One who wrote the "Gospel of John" (www.GospelOfJohn.homestead.com) that is part of the Holy Bible. Bawa. For example, see "Chapter 16", in Verses 1 to 15, especially in Verses 8 to 12, where Jesus (peace be upon Him) teaches us a little bit about the "Three Kinds of Mistakes" that we can all fall into, when dealing with the "Word of God" for our age, for the Children of God for our age, as follows: "Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I (now) go away: for if I go not away (now), the "Comforter" will not come unto you; but if I depart (now), I will send Him unto you." "And when He comes, He will: 1) Reprove the world of "sin" 2) Reprove the world of "righteousness" 3) Reprove the world of "judgment" Bawa. Lets look at each of these a little. First, to "Reprove the world of Sin" is to reprove, or "gently correct", the sin of "Denying God And His Word", that is, to reprove or "gently correct" us of the sin of rejecting the "Word of God" for our age, when we truly hear and understand it, that is, to reject it as truly coming from God within us all, for the Children of God for our age, even when in truth we know better, and in this way, to reprove "us" of the sin of consciously rejecting the "truth of us" and the "truth of God" for our age, when we hear and understand it, of refusing to join with God within us, to allow God to germinate the "Seed of God' within us, and grow and bring to maturity the "Tree of God" within us, and bear the "Fruits of God" within us, that is, of the sin of refusing to let the "Truth surrender to the Truth" within us, with us doing all of this refusing, both within us and on the "outside" of us, because of our "selfishness", of our desire to continue living on the "outside" of us, so we can sin, so we can continue to be "separate from", and enjoy our life living in the world as such Bawa. Next to "Reprove the world of Righteousness" is to "gently correct" us of the sin of saying and acting one way on the "outside" of us, but believing another way within us, that is, of the sin of saying we accept the "Word of God" on the "outside' of us, but all the while rejecting the "Presence of God" within us, and rejecting what is "within God" within us, and what God is doing with what is "within God" within us, all of which in truth is the sin of being a hypocrite, that is, of saying and acting like we accept the "Word of God" for our age on the "outside" of us, for some personal profit or gain, but still refusing to accept the "Presence of God within us, and what God is doing within us, and in this way, with "us" holding onto "Our Presence" on the "outside" of us, refusing to give up our soul to God, that is, to our wisdom and to God within our wisdom, so our wisdom can liberate our soul, from our impure birth, with "us" doing all of this, of acting this way, no matter what God tries to show us or tell us to the contrary, that in truth "We are All One", and in this way, the sin of not allowing God within us to again become "Present within us", so He liberate our soul, join it with our wisdom, and with the light of our wisdom, and then pass judgment on the Creation of God within us, before we die to the flesh in our current state, and we get the "suffering of the grave" and Qiyamah (the Standing Forth; the Day of Judgment), as our eternal reward Bawa. And to "Reprove the world of Judgment" is to "gently correct" the sin of not allowing God to pass judgment upon the "Prince of Darkness" within us, before we die to the flesh in our current state, and the "suffering of the grave" and Qiyamah (the Standing Forth; the Day of Judgment) become our eternal fate. Bawa. And the key to understanding all of this is the Disciple Barnabus (peace be upon Him), for in truth Barnabus (peace be upon Him) was a disciple of all three, that is, of Perfected Faith, of Divine Consciousness, and of Divine Knowledge, that is, of God's grace, wisdom, and 'ilm which is how the "Story of God" moves forward in this world, in this "Earth World" or dunya or "School of Contrast", that we are all now living within, within us, as what truly defines us for our age, as our "True History" within us, rather than what the illusory world on the "outside" of us keeps trying to convince us is our "history", is our connection to everything that in truth God has discarded, in order to become God within us, our connection to everything that both a dream on the "outside" of us, and false within us. Bawa. For the Disciple Barnabus (peace be upon Him) was a disciple of "John the Baptist" (peace be upon Him), and then of Jesus (peace be upon Him), and finally of the Prophet Muhammad (blessing and peace be upon Him), and in this way, becoming both the first and the last Disciple of Jesus (peace be upon Him), with Barnabus (peace be upon Him) living for over 600 years after the passing of Jesus (peace be upon Him) from the world, at the direction of Jesus (peace be upon Him), meeting and giving the salams of Jesus (peace be upon Him) to the Prophet Muhammad (blessing and peace be upon Him), and in this way, in the end becoming the Disciple of Muhammad (blessing and peace be upon Him). Bawa. And in this way, becoming the "Bridge" between the Paths or Religions of Christianity and Islam, which in truth define the previous age, which only recently ended at the beginning of our age, the Path which each of us in our age must now walk within us, and bring to Completion within us, if we like, now that it has been brought to Completion on the "outside" of us, as an Example of what we must now do within us. Bawa. That is, once we have been born truly "born again" into the Path or Religion of Christianity within us, that is, once we have allowed the "Holy Trinity of God" within us , the "Triple Flame of God" within us to emerge from within us, that is, once we let God directly intervene in our life, that is, once we let the Nur and the Qutb emerge out of the Shadow within us, which is our current life on the "outside" of us, and become the "Shepherd and the Tree" within us, all of which will naturally happen within us, once we realize, understand, accept, and join with the "truth of us" and the "truth of God" within us, that naturally emerges from within us when we are ready, that is, when we are ready to both hear and accept it, that is, if the true intention for our life within us, for our soul life, is to again become "One with" God within us, before we die to the flesh in our current state, and get an eternal hell of "separation from" God as our reward Bawa. In this way, my dearest loving brother Muhammad Muhaiyaddeen Sulaiman, we must join in partnership with God within us to come to an understand of our "current state", which is this "impure birth" within us, that we have taken on in our ignorance, and in our arrogance about our ignorance, both within us and on the illusory "outside" of us, and what is now necessary to correct it, which is "True Prayer", that is, "To make our soul pure in this impure birth and make it shine. Bawa. Realizing without the slightest doubt, that to establish "True Prayer" within us, we must become, "Alone, Hungry, and Awake". Bawa. Realizing that to be "Alone" means that only God is within us, not what God has "separated from" Himself, in order to become God within us, but that in truth our current state is just the opposite, that all that we currently have within us, that is, without our heart within us, within "handful of earth" that is our heart within us, which is were we currently reside within us, is what God has discarded, is what God has "separated from" Himself within us, to become God within us. Bawa. And realizing that to be "Hungry" means our soul has been liberated from our impure birth and made pure again within us, but this time with an understanding of our "purity", so it will never leave us again, and our soul has joined as "One with" our wisdom, to go in search of the Nur, of the Light of our soul, which is the Light Body of the soul, so it can "Shine", so it can reflect the Light of God in our face, so God is again "Present" within us, and the Word of God for our age, is spoken by God within us to all of the Creation of God for our age, so God can again move forward the "Story of God" within us, making "God's Story" into "Our Story" within us, for the benefit of all of the Creation of God within us, so "No Child Will Be Left Behind" within us, so God can Complete what He has started within us, a very, very long time ago, which is to reveal God to God within us, for the benefit of all of the Creation of God within us. Amen. Bawa. And realizing that to be "Awake" is for us to be done with the dream, is for us to be done with the dream that God is having within us, of "us" living on the "outside" of us, as if we are "separate from" God within us, as if we are "separate from" each other within us, and as if we are "separate from" the Creation of God within us, all of which is not true, either within us or on the "outside" of us, because God is closer to us than our own breath, and all of our dearest loving brothers and sisters are in truth all within us, as "One with" us, as the "One True Life" within us all, just waiting to awaken within us, and as the "One True Disciple" of God within us, to attend and graduate from this First of God's Schools within us, from the "School of Contrast" within us, within this "Earth World" or dunya within us, and move onto the Next of God's Schools within us, that is, to the "School of Light" within us, within the "Next World" or "Hereafter" within u s, within the world of Al-akhirah within us. Bawa. Such is our current state, my dearest loving brother Muhammad Muhaiyaddeen Sulaiman, realizing that as a result of this "impure birth" we now "Have it all wrong", that in truth our "Soul" is what is really "Hungry" within us, which is its "separation from" God within us, from which it has come, not illusion of hunger that we are currently experiencing living on the "outside" of us, which in truth is but a reflection of the state of incompleteness of the lives of darkness or evil within us. Bawa. And this true "Hunger of Soul", this allowing our soul to again become "One with" God within us, can only occur when God is Alone within us, when we have joined in partnership within God within us, and we have given up the dream on the "outside" of us, allowing our soul to again become "One within" us, but this time with an understanding of "Our Oneness", so it will never leave us again. Bawa. But God is not Alone within us, because of our "Duality with God" within us, because we have not allowed God to awaken from His dream within us, and pull us back into Him within us, removing all of our "Duality with God" within us, that is, we have allow the lives of darkness and evil to grow within us, in our ignorance, and in our arrogance about our evil within us, like weeds in "God's Beautiful Flower Garden" within us, filling us up within us, within our heart within us, both within us, and in the dream on the "outside" of us, with many, many things "Other than God" within us, all of which can only be removed within us when God awakens from His dream within us, that is, when we let Him awaken within us. Bawa. But we won't allow God to awaken from His dream within us, because we keep trying to "Stand in our Presence" on the illusory "outside" of us, rather than "Standing in God's Presence" within us, because in our current state of "separation and differences" on the "outside" of us, living as if we are "separate from" God within us, God has no chance of Awakening from His dream within us, of becoming Alone again within us, and of feeding our Hungry soul within us, in this way, gradually being our soul life back into Himself within us, again as "One with" Him within us, making our life eternal within us, but this time with an understanding of "Our Oneness", so it will never leave us again, and doing all of this, or at least truly starting to do it, in partnership with God within us, before we die to the flesh in our current state, and get an eternal hell of "separation from" God as our reward, for having lived within the "Earth World" or dunya within us. Bawa. That is, my dearest loving brother Muhammad Muhaiyaddeen Sulaiman, because of our current state of "arrogance, karma, and illusion. mind and desire" within us, which keeps Adam and Eve (peace be upon Them) in their "weakened state' within us, and which originally caused Their fall from the "Grace of God" within us, we have taken on an impure birth within us, an impure birth within us which is only leading us to the Angel of Death (peace be upon Him) within us, and to both the "suffering of the grave" within us, and to Qiyamah (the Standing Forth; the Day of Judgment) within us. Bawa. All of which if not corrected within us, or at least truly started to be corrected within us, in partnership with God within us, before we die to the flesh in our current state, will open up within us 105 million rebirths within us, with us ending as a worm in hell with only one level of consciousness within us, or feeling within us. Bawa. And in this way, will cause us in the end, to receive from God within us, an eternal life as "separate from" God within us, that is, when we die to the flesh in our current state, in our current state of "separation and differences" on the "outside" of us, with us then taking on an eternal life of "separation from" God within us, which in truth is the only hell within us, which in truth is the realization after our death of what we have done to ourselves before our death. Bawa. That is, that in truth we have failed to let God again become "alone' within us, and return everything to Himself within us, from which we have all come, for in truth, "He is One", and "So are We", if we like, and the Choice to do this with God within us, or not, that is, the Choice to allow our life within us, which is our soul life, to again become "One with" God within us, before we die to the flesh in our current state, or not, is most certainly our Choice, not God's. Amen Text of Topic A-2: MuhaiyaddeenLB: Bawa. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Bawa. And the second thing that comes into the heart of this child, when we say the word "Bawa", and try to "feel" what They are saying about our soul within is, that to "feed" the Hunger of the soul, we must first be "Alone". Bawa. May we both learn to do this, while there is still time, that is, before we die to the flesh in our current state and an eternal hell as "separate from" God becomes our lot. Amen. Bawa. My love you (anbu), my dearest loving brother Muhammad Muhaiyaddeen Sulaiman (Curtis Wahlgren) - Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler). End of "Page 1 of 3" of Spiritual Chat 247 - E-mail Version - ..................... |
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Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim. In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate. Al-salam 'alaykum wa-rahmat Allah wa-barakatuhu kulluhu. Wa 'alaykum al-salam wa-rahmat Allah wa-barakatuhu kulluhu. May all the peace, the beneficence, and the blessing of God be upon us all. May God help us all. Bawa. My love you (anbu), my dearest loving brothers and sisters - Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler). Bawa. Here is "Page 1 of 3" of the "E-mail Version" of "Spiritual Chat 247", a beautiful sharing from the other night (2/21/06) with our dearest loving brother Muhammad Muhaiyaddeen Sulaiman (Curis Wahlgren), a sharing that our wisdom within us, and the Truth within our wisdom, which for our age, is our dearest loving Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) within us, and God within Him, and now on the "outside" of us, that His Children (may God be pleased with each of Us) have instructed this child to share with each of us, if we like, for in truth, "We are All One". Amen. Bawa. That is, to share with each of the Children of God for our age, which in truth is each of us living in this age, if we like, that is, if the true intention for the life within us, for our soul life, is to again become "One with" God within us, befpre we die to the flesh in our current state, but this time with an understanding of our "Oneness" so it will never leave us again. Bawa. That is, to decide to do this with our life within us, rather than continuing to do what we are currently doing in our life on the "outside' of us, which is our current state, that is, to join with the "Word of God" for our age to awaken the wisdom surrounding our soul, so the wisdom surrounding our soul can then do battle with the "Enemy of our soul", which in truth is our current life of "separation and differences", of sin, of "selfishness" on the "outside". Bawa. So our awakened wisdom can liberate our soul life within us, from the cross of our elemental body, by pulling out the 5 nails of "our desire" to live on the "outside" of us and sin, that is, "our desire" to continue living on the "outside" of us, seeing everything as "separate from" us, which in truth is the only sin, which is our "separation from" everyone and everything on the "outside" of us, when in truth "We are all One" within us. Amen. Bawa. And in this way, with "us" joining in partnership with God within us, to allow this to occur within us, to allow our awakened wisdom to liberate our soul, and then to find and become "One with" the Light of our wisdom, which in the Islamic tradition is referred to as the Nur Muhammad, or the "Body of the soul", which is the form of Grace within the "Secret World of Allah" within us, which is True Prayer within us, the "Prayer of the One to the One who Is" within us, and doing all of this, or at least truly starting to do all of this, in partnership with God within us, before we die to the flesh in our current state. Bawa. For if we don't, then when we die to the flesh in our current state of "separation and differences" on the "outside" of us, then we will get an eternal hell within us, as our lot, that is, then we will get an eternal life as "separate from" God within us, as our lot. Bawa. That is, with "us" in partnership with God within us, doing all of this within us, or at least truly starting to do all of this within us, before we die to the flesh in our current state, in our current state of living on the "outside" of us, as if we are "separate from" God within us, as if we are "separate from" each other, and as if we are "separate from" the Creation of God within us, all of which is not true. Amen. Bawa. Or at least to truly start to do all of this with our life within us, in partnership with God within us, before we die to the flesh in our current state, so God within us can then do "Everything Else" within us, in order to make our life truly successful in our lifetime, which is returning our soul to "Oneness with" God within us, but this time with an understanding of our "Oneness", so it will never leave us again. Amen. Bawa. For if we do, if we do join in partnership with God within us, to do this "Heart's Work" within us, before we die to the flesh in our current state, then in the end, "we will be within it", as the "Sweet Taste of God" within the "Fruit of God" for our age, which is True Man within God within us, and an eternal life as "One with" God within us will become our lot. Bawa. And if we don't, if we continue to reject all efforts by God within us, to teach us otherwise, that in truth "We are all One", including this Spiritual Letter from God within us all, to the Children of God for our age, then in the end, then "we will also be within it", but this time as the "seed of that fruit" within the "Sweet Taste of God" within that fruit, and an eternal life as "separate from" God within us will become our lot. Bawa. That is, with us ending up, when it is all over, as what is still "separate from" God within us, as the "seed of us" again living on the "outside" of us, as we currently are living, that is, living on the "outside" of us, as if we are "separate from" God within us, and then in the end, when we do finally die to the flesh in that state, which is our current state, both the "suffering of the grace" and Qiyamah with 105 million rebirths will become our lot, but never again will we be born as the "Seed of God' within us, which is also our current state, and in this way an eternal hell as "separate from" God within us will become our lot. Bawa. Unless God intervenes in our life, through the effort of our Shaikh, for God will only accept us in that state, if our Shaikh has accepted us in that state, and if our Shaikh has truly taken on the responsibility to return us to God within Him within us, which He will only do, if "We can be cured". Bawa. That is, if the Shaikh decides, after much testing, that "we can be cured", even in our current state, that is, that there is nothing that God has discarded that we truly want, allowing the Shaikh to return us to a state that is acceptable to God within us, with us again becoming a true Child of God within God within us, allowing God to return our soul to Himself, and when He does, "We will be within it", as the "Sweet Taste of God" within the "Fruit of God" within us. Amen. Bawa. For this is "God's Promise" for our age, this is "God's Guarantee" for our age, for according to the "Justice of God" within us, "Whatever we intend is what we will receive." Bawa. And in this way, the Choice is ours, not God, that is, the Choice to do this with our life, or not, that is, the Choice to become, in the end, either the "Sweet Taste of God" within the "Fruit of God" for our age, or to again become the "seed of us" within that Fruit, waiting again to come to the earth, in order to join with the earth, to tell and bring to Completion the Story of God within us. Bawa. When again the Choice is ours, not God's, for the Choice next time, like the Choice this time, is our Choice, not God, but next time it will become even more difficult to make this transition in our life, from "separation from" to "Oneness with", because of what we have grown within us, in this birth, other than God within us, that we then take with us into our next birth, that is, other than what is "within God' within us, other than what God is doing with what is "within God" within us, making all subsequent births more and more difficult to transcend, before we die to the flesh in our current state. Bawa. So in truth, our current birth is always our best birth, to make this transition, for each subsequent birth is always a "step down", not a "step up" as some of us mistakenly believe. Bawa. So do it now, my dearest loving brothers and sisters, for it will never be easier then right now, especially while the Children of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him, and with each of Us) are still living in the world. Bawa. So seek Them out, these Children of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Them), and "stick to Them", as your very life, as your life within your life, and then God within us, and within Them, will do "Everything Else" to make our life truly successful in our lifetime, if we like, for the Choice to do this with our life, or not, is our Choice, not Theirs, and not God's within Them. Bawa. May we all know this now, my dearest loving brothers and sisters, without the slightest doubt, for if we have doubt, then "we are out", and start to act accordingly, and start to truly act as "One with" God within us, by starting to act as "One with" everything, both within us and on the "outside" of us, including as "One with" our Shaikh, which for our age, now on the "outside" of us, are each of the Children of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), which in truth are each of us living in this age, if we like, that is, if the true intention for our life within us, for our soul life, is to again become "One with" God within us, before we die to the flesh in our current state. Bawa. For such is the state of God within us, which is "Our Oneness", if we like, if we spend our life affirming that, then God within us will "Make it So" within us. Amen. Bawa. And in this way, if we fail to make the Correct Choice this time, and mistakenly end up, at the end of this telling of God's Story within us, not as the "Sweet Taste of God" within the "Fruit of God", but again as the "seed of us" within the "Fruit of God" within us, that is, as again the "seed of us" living on the "outside" of us, as if we are "separate from" God within us, and not as the "Sweet Taste of God" within that Fruit, then in truth we have missed the point of our life, and of God within us, which is "Our Oneness". Bawa. We have failed to join in partnership with God within us to germinate the "Seed of God" within us, revealing the "Tree of God" within us, and the "Fruits of that Tree", we have failed to join in partnership with God within us, to tell and bring to Completion God's Story within us, which is the Story of the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us. Bawa. Instead, we have tried to continue living as "separate from" on the "outside" of us, we have continued "working for wages" to get into another illusory heaven on the "outside" of us, after we die to the current "outside" of us, all of which is not true. Bawa. Instead, we have tried to continue living as "separate from" on the "outside" of us, no matter what God has shown and told us to the contrary, that in truth "We are all One", we have tried to continue living this way until we have died to the flesh, and in this way, in the end, we have failed to germinate the truth within us, and instead we have rotted in the earth within us, that is, in our own thoughts and actions and intentions of "separation and differences" within us, that is, we have died to the flesh in our current state, and an eternal hell becomes our lot, an eternal life as "separate from" God becomes our lot. Amen. Bawa. That is, in the present telling of His Story within us, we have failed to join in partnership with God within us to remove our apparent duality with God within us, in the allotted time, that is, before we die to the flesh in our current state, we have failed to give up our apparent duality with God within us, our apparent duality of "us" living on the "outside" of us, as if we are "separate from" God within us, all of which is not true, and all of which is our Choice, not God's. Bawa. May we all realize this "truth of us", and this "truth of God" within us, before it is to late to do anything about it, that is, that in truth we are the "Seed of God" buried within the Creation of God within us, and that in truth God is the "Seed of True Man" within the "Seed of God" buried within the Creation of God within us, and as such, "We are all One", that is, in truth we are "God happening" within the Creation of God within us, and God within us is "True Man happening" within "God happening" within the Creation of God within us. Bawa. And as such, "We are all One", One within the Other as One, One revealing the Other within It, One hiding Itself within the One being revealed, only to appear again, in the next telling of God's Story, if we like. Bawa. Like the apple seed in truth is the apple fruit happening within the apple tree happening within the apple seed buried within the earth, if it likes, for like all people, not all apple seeds germinate, germinate to the truth within themselves, for like some of us, some apple seeds rot and die in the earth, becoming subject to 105 million rebirths, but never again as the "apple seed", never again as the Story of the "Oneness of the apple tree and its fruits", a Story that it has come to the earth, to join as "One with" the earth, to tell, if it likes, for like us, the Choice to germinate to the truth within it, or not, is its Choice, not God's. Bawa. At least this is certainly something to think about a little, my dearest loving brothers and sisters, Yes? Bawa. May all the peace, the beneficence, and the blessing of God be upon us all. May God help us all. Bawa. My love you (anbu), my dearest loving brothers and sisters - Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler. ============================================================== Note To Muhammad Muhaiyaddeen Sulaiman - after the Spiritual Chat, and as part of the E-mail to him Bawa. My love you (anbu), my dearest loving brother Muhammad Muhaiyaddeen Sulaiman (Curtis Wahlgren) - Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler). Bawa. Here is a copy of our Spiritual Chat from the other night, from 2/21/06, which was wonderful. You had signed off by the time "We" were ready to send our last sharing, so Bawa within us, and God within Him, instructed this child to mail this copy to you. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Bawa. Also, we saw your attempt to chat again tonight but only saw it after you had signed off. So this must be how the end of our previous chat is to be sent, that is, this is how it is to reach our dearest loving brother, Muhammad Muhaiyaddeen Sulaiman, at least on the "outside" of us, that is, as an E-mail. Bawa. What a wonder is this God of ours, the way that He perfectly orchestrates each of our lives within Him, and how He puts our lives together within Him, for "Maximum Benefit", if we like, for the Choice to accept our life in this way, that is, as "Perfect In Every Way", that is, as being within Him, not as being "outside" of us, and to accept what comes to us, as coming from Him within us, to Him within the Creation of God within us, in order to liberate our soul, and return it to God within us. Bawa. But this time with an understanding of "Our Oneness", so it will never leave us again, and to do all of this, or at least to truly start to do it, in partnership with God within us, before we die to the flesh in our current state, and "we" get an eternal hell, an eternal life as "separate from" God within us, as our lot. Bawa. That is, the Choice to let our soul return it to God within us, again becoming "One with" God within us, but this time with an understanding of "Our Oneness", but this time with an understanding of "Who we are", of "Who God is", and of our Relationship of 'Oneness", with us as the Witness, is most certainly our Choice, not God's. Bawa. Which is like the way that the Angel Gabriel (peace be upon Him) Witnessed the 6,666 Verses of the Holy Qur'an over 1400 years ago, on the "outside" of us, and must now Witness it again within each of us, that is, as coming from Muhammad (Sal.) to Muhammad (Sal.), that is, from Muhammad (Sal.) within God within us, to Muhammad (Sal.) within the Creation of God within us, that is, from the "First Muhammad (Sal.)" within us, to the "Last Muhammad (Sal.)" within us, in order to liberate our soul from our impure birth, from the "Enemy of our soul", or a least to truly start to do this within us, in partnership with God within us, before we die to the flesh in our current state and get an eternal hell of "separation from" as our lot, as our reward, all of which in truth is our current life, both within us, and on the "outside" of us. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Amen. Bawa. Here is a copy of our last Spiritual Chat, Spiritual Chat 246, on 2/21/06, which "We" have given the "Short Title" of:, "Learning How to Become Alone, Hungry, and Awake, Before We Set Out To Pray" Expanded Title - of Spiritual Chat 246 Bawa. And that "We" have given the "Expanded Title" of: "Learning How To Become Alone, Hungry, and Awake, Before We Set Out To Pray, Realizing That In Truth Only God Can Pray To God, That Only God Can Feed Our Hungry Soul, Allowing It To Return To Him". "That is, If We Will Only Let Him, If We Will Only Let Him Be Alone Again Within Us, If We Will Only Let Him Awaken From His Dream Within Us, Of Us Living On The "Outside" of Us In Our Current State, If We Will Only Be Truly Done With Our Current State, And Tell Him So, With Every Breath." "Allowing Us To Become Silent On The "Outside" of Us, So God Can Speak From Within Us, As The "Word of God" For Our Age, For The "Children of God" For Our Age, If We Like." "Which In Truth Is Each of Us Living In This Age, If We Like, If The "True Intention" For The Life Within Us, For Our Soul Life, Is To Again Become "One With" God Within Us, Before We Die To The Flesh In Our Current State, And Get An Eternal Hell of "Separation From" As Our Reward, For The Choice To Do This With Our Life, Or Not, To Again Become "One With" God Within Us, Is Most Certainly Our Choice, Not God's." "If We Will Only Be Truly Done With Our Current State Of Trying To Live On The "Outside" of Us, So We Can Sin, So We Can Continue Living As "Separate From" God Within Us, Which In Truth Is Our Only Sin, Which In Truth Is What Prevents True Prayer To God, From Naturally Happening Within Us, Our Current State of Trying To Live On The "Outside" of Us, As If We Are "Separate From" God Within Us, All of Which Is Not True." "Our Current State On The "Outside" of Us, In Ignorance of What Is Truly Within Us, And of Why In The First Place, We Have Come To This Earth World Within Us, Which Is To Learn About Who We "Already Are", And Having So Learned, In Partnership With God Within us, To Leave, Before We "Die To The Flesh In Our Current State", And Get An Eternal Hell of "Separation From" As Our Reward." "To Join In Partnership With God Within Us, To Do This With Our Life Within Us, To Let It Return To God Within Us, Before It Is Too Late, Not To Continue Trying To Live Here, As "Separate From" God Within Us, As "Separate From" Each Other, And As "Separate From" The Creation of God Within Us, All of Which Is Not True". "As Some of Us Are Now Trying To Do, In Our Ignorance, And In Our Arrogance About Our Ignorance," But All of Which Is Not True." Bawa. Enjoy. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Amen. ============================================================== Outline & Summary - of "E-mail Version" of Spiritual Chat 247 "Brief Outline" - of Spiritual Chat 247 (for Pages 1, 2, & 3) Introduction - to Spiritual Chat 247 Note To Muhammad Muhaiyaddeen Sulaiman - after the Spiritual Chat, and as part of the E-mail to him Greetings - heart to heart, if we like Page 01 - is the page you are currently reading, with both "Outline & Text" available A. How Is My Soul? - Our soul is hungry, and only God can feed it, when "we are not there", living on the "outside" of us, as if we are "separate from" God within A-1. Our Soul Is Hungry - because it does not correctly know "who it is" A-2. We Are Not Alone - because to be "Alone" is for only God to be there Page 02 - click HERE to go to the "Text" of Page 02, Outline of Page 2 follows: A-3. We Are Not Awake - because our mind is always sleeping, always dreaming of us living on the "outside" of us, as if we are "separate from" God within us B. The Suggestion - Is to let God harvest His Crop within us C. "Play It Again Sam" - Lets take a deeper look at what was shared earlier C-1. So What Is Our Duty? - our duty to God, to the Shaikh, & to the Fellowship Quotation of His Holiness - from the book, "The Golden Words of a Sufi Shaikh" C-2. Is "Work" Really A Grace And A Blessing? C-3. Is God Really Dreaming Of Me? C-4. What Is Really Happening In Our Life? C-5. Should We Use Bawa, As Our Co-pilot, To Help Us Fly? C-6. How Do We Get God "To Speak" From Within Us? Page 03 - click HERE to go to the "Text" of Page 03, Outline of Page 3 follows: D. Additional Comments "About" - From within the heart of God for our age, from within the Heart of the Children of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him, and with each of Us), for example, from within the heart of this little child, living at the feet of God for our age D-1. How Is My Soul? D-2. The True Value of "Work" Is Learning - The "True Value of Work" is not "what we do" on the "outside" of us, but rather is "what we are learning" within us Quotation From His Holiness - from the book of wisdom, "A Mystical Journey" D-3. "Who We Are" And "Who We Are Not" - And "Who we are" is what is "within God" within us, and "Who we are not" is what has grown within us, in our ignorance D-4. The Affirmation of the "Truth of God" Within Us - that in truth "I don't exist" as "separate from" God within us, but "God exists" as "One with" the Creation of God within us D-5. The Affirmation of the "Truth of Man" Within Us - that in truth "God Is One", and "So are We", if we truly realize and accept that in truth "We exist" as the "Seed of True Man" within the "Seed of God' within the Creation of God, as "God's Story" D-6. Establishing The "Presence of God" Within Us - Is the only cure of us, and of God within us, the only cure of the dream, and of the dreamer, that is for sure D-7. Everyone Is "Arguing" With God - because they want God and Themselves to be different from what He and They really are, which is "Oneness D-8. "Changing Places" With God Within Us - by convincing God to "Change Places" within us, so He can then "use us" to finish what He has started within us, a very long time ago D-9. We Currently "Only Want" The World - not wisdom, and not God D-10. The Point of Our Life - is to use "God to get to God" within us, for the benefit of all of the Creation of God within us. Amen. E. Closing Comments - may we join in partnership with God, to share this sharing ============================================================== "Longer Outline" - of Spiritual Chat 247 (for Pages 1, 2, & 3) Introduction - to Spiritual Chat 247 Note To Muhammad Muhaiyaddeen Sulaiman - after the Spiritual Chat, and as part of the E-mail to him Greetings - heart to heart, if we like Page 01 - the page you are currently reading A. How Is My Soul? - Our soul is hungry, and only God can feed it, if we will only let Him, feed it with His grace, wisdom, and 'ilm or divine knowledge, allowing the soul to gradually return to God within us, as it comes to understand what is "separating it" from God within us, that is, allowing it to again "Stand Before God" within us, and then merge with God within us, again become "One with" God within us. Amen A-1. Our Soul Is Hungry - because it does not correctly know "who it is", or "where it is", or what is truly "happening to it", because we have taken on an "impure birth", because we are still trying to live on the "outside" of us, as if we are "separate from" God within us, so we can sin A-2. We Are Not Alone - because to be "Alone" is for only God to be there, not for both God and us to be there, not for both "us" dreaming of God, as God dreams of us, to be there, but rather for "Only God" to be there within us, for that is what it truly means To be Alone", not what we are currently doing in our ignorance, and in our arrogance about our ignorance, on the "outside" of us, that is, with "us" really only being there because of God's dream within us, because of God's dream of "us" living on the "outside" of us, as if we are "separate from" God within us, all of which is not true, and with God really only being there because we are thinking about God in God's dream within us, because we are afraid of God, because we fear God, that is, because we fear death, but we are thinking about God not as He really is, but rather as we choose to think about Him, in the context of our own apparent mortality, that is, in our ignorance, and in our arrogance about our ignorance, all of which causes "us, within the dream of God, to start "working for wages" on the illusory "outside" of us, before we die to the flesh, in order to get into some new illusory "outside" of us, after we die to the flesh, all of which is not true, and all of which we are only doing in order to protect the apparent "physical attachments" of the Creation of God within us, that have somehow grabbed hold of us in our ignorance, within God's dream within us, and that now apparently define for us, on the "outside" of us, "who we are", and "where we are", and "what is happening" to us, all of which is not true. Such is our current state within us, that is, within God's dream within us, and on the illuysory "outside" of us, which prevents God within us from being Alone, all of which "Only God" can fix within us, if we will only let Him, if we will only join in partnership with God within us, to "Fix Us". Amen Page 02 - click HERE to go to the "Text" of Page 02, Outline of Page 02 follows: A-3. We Are Not Awake - because our mind is always sleeping, always dreaming within us, because the "Nur and the Qutb" have yet to emerge out of "The Shadow" within us, of the "Shadow" which is still covering our soul buried within our heart within us, our soul which is the "Seed of God" buried within the Creation of God within us, just waiting to germinate within us, germinate to the "truth of us", and to the"truth of God" within us, that in truth "we", as the "Seed of God" buried within the"Earth of God", that is, within the Creation of God within us, is in truth "God happening" within the "Earth of God" within us, and that in truth God within us, as the "Seed of True Man" hidden within the "Seed of God" buried within the "Earth of God" within us, is in truth "True Man happening" within "God happening" within the "Earth of God" within us, and as such, "We are All One", that is, "us", as the "Seed of God" buried within the Creation of God within us, the Creation of God within us, God as the "Tree of God" growing within the Creation of God within us, and True Man within God within us, as the "Fruit of God" growing on the "Tree of God" growing within the Creation of God within us, and the "Power of God" within True Man, the "Power within the Essence of Everything", as the "Sweet Taste of that Fruit", and again the "Seed of God" within that "Sweet Taste", but this time a 1000 fold, as the Generosities of God, are "All One", if we like, for the Choice to use our life in this way, or not, is our Choice, not God's B. The Suggestion - Is to let God harvest His Crop within us, so we can again become "His Property" within us, for eternity, before the world does, before we become "The World's Property" within us, for eternity C. "Play It Again Sam" - Lets take a deeper look at what was shared earlier, my dearest loving brother Muhammad Muhaiyaddeen Sulaiman (may God be pleased with Him), by saying the word "Bawa", establishing the "Presence of God' within us, and then handing back to God what He handed to us, briefly reflecting upon it with our wisdom, and then being "Done with it", then saying to God within us, "Thank You O God, but No Thank You O God. What's Next?" C-1. So What Is Our Duty? - that is, our duty to God, our duty to the Shaikh, our duty to the Fellowship, and our duty to our Family Quotation From His Holiness - from the beautiful book of wisdom, "The Golden Words of a Sufi Shaikh" (www.GoldenWords.homestead.com) C-2. Is "Work" Really A Grace And A Blessing? C-3. Is God Really Dreaming Of Me? C-4. What Is Really Happening In Our Life? C-5. Should We Use Bawa, As Our Co-pilot, To Help Us Fly? - that is, should we try to use Bawa within us, and God within Him, like a co-pilot in an airplane, to help "us" go where "we believe we are going", like to heaven, or to "nearness to God", after we die, or should we realize, without the slightest doubt, that in truth, "we are not going" anywhere, but that only He, and God within Him, have a true destination within us C-6. How Do We Get God "To Speak" From Within Us? -That is, how do we get the ignorant and arrogant one on the "outside" of us, to become "silent" on the "outside" of us, and get the "Motionless All-Pervading Omniscient One" within us to speak from within us Page 03 - click HERE to go to the "Text" of Page 03, Outline of Page 03 follows: D. Additional Comments About - From within the heart of God for our age, from within the Heart of the Children of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him, and with each of Us), for example, from within the heart of this little child, living at the feet of God for our age D-1. How Is My Soul? - In truth "Our Soul" is "Hungry", and only God can feed it, once "He is Alone", and "We are Awake", that is, once we let Him awaken from His dream within us, His dream of "us", of "us" living on the "outside" of us, as if we are "separate from" Him within us, all of which is not true, once we join with Him against the "Enemy of our soul", which is our current life and state on the "outside" of us D-2. The True Value of "Work" Is Learning - The "True Value of Work" is not as "what we do" on the "outside" of us, not as "working for wages to get into heaven" but rather as "what we are learning" within us, about who we "Already are" Quotation From His Holiness - from the beautiful book of wisdom, "A Mystical Journey" (www.AMysticalJourney.homestead.com) D-3. "Who We Are" And "Who We Are Not" - And "Who we are" is what is "within God" within us, and "Who we are not" is what has grown within us, which in our ignorance, and in our arrogance about our ignorance, we currently see as existing on the "outside" of us, and this "Contrast" between these two provides the understanding that we have come here to learn D-4. The Affirmation of the "Truth of God" Within Us - Which is that "I don't exist" as "separate from" God within us, but that in truth, God exists as "One with" me within us, that is, God exists as "One" within the Creation of God within us, and "So can We", if we like, that is, if we will only Let Him Walk that Path within us D-5. The Affirmation of the "Truth of Man" Within Us - Which is, that in truth "God Is One" within the Creation of God within us, and "So are We", because "We are One Within God" within us, and as such, "We are True Man" within Him, allowing Him to become "One within Us" again, allowing Him to create that Path again, if He likes D-6. Establishing The "Presence of God" Within Us - Is the only cure of us, and of God within us, the only cure of the dream, and of the dreamer, that is for sure D-7. Everyone Is "Arguing" With God - And in truth no one is ever arguing with us, because in truth they want God to be different from what He really is, which is "Oneness", and even worse, they want themselves, and all of us, to be different from what in truth we really are, which is also "Oneness" D-8. "Changing Places" With God Within Us - For if we truly want to reach God, we must convince Him to "Change Places" within us, we must convince Him that we are "truly done" with what He has given us, so He can then "use it" to finish what He has started within us, a very, very long time ago D-9. We Currently "Only Want" The World - no matter what we may say, in our ignorance, and in our arrogance about our ignorance, not wisdom, and not God, for in truth the world only wants the world, not wisdom or God, and only wisdom wants wisdom, not the world or God, and only God wants God, not the world or wisdom, for this is the "truth of us", which is the wisdom within the Creation of God within us, if we like, and this is the "truth of God" within us, if we like, which is True Man within God within us, and God within True Man within God within us, which is the "Oneness of God and True Man", if we like, which if we like is "Our Story" within us, and we have "All Three", and only "All Three" truly define "who we are", and "where we are", and "what is happening" to us, if we like, not just the world that we have opened in our ignorance, and in our arrogance about our ignorance, and not just the wisdom that we can open within us, in partnership with God within us, and not just True Man within God within us, that can open within "True Prayer" within us, if we like, and not just God within True Man within God within us, which can open in the end withn us, if we like, if we truly make "God's Intention" into "Our Intention" within us, if we truly let "God's Story" become "Our Story" within us, so in the end, that "No Child Is Left Behind", and "We will be within it", for the Choice to start on this "Journey of the soul" within us, in partnership with God within us, or not, is most certainly our Choice, not God's, and where "We Choose" to stop "This Journey", before it is truly over, or not, is also most certainly our Choice, not God's D-10. The Point of Our Life - is to use "God to get to God" within us, for the benefit of all of the Creation of God within us. Amen. E. Closing Comments - may we both join with Bawa within us, and with God within Him, to share this sharing with all of our dearest loving brothers and sisters, as much as we can, as often as we can. Amen ============================================================== "Longest Outline" - of Spiritual Chat 247 (Page 01 only) Introduction - to Spiritual Chat 247 Note To Muhammad Muhaiyaddeen Sulaiman - after the Spiritual Chat, and as part of the E-mail to him Greetings - heart to heart, if we like Page 01 - the page you are currently reading A. How Is My Soul? - Our soul is hungry, and only God can feed it, if we will only let Him, feed it with His grace, wisdom, and 'ilm or divine knowledge, allowing the soul to gradually return to God within us, as it comes to understand what is "separating it" from God within us, allowing it to again "Stand Before God" within us, and then gradually come to understand the "True Nature of God" within us, allowing it to disappear into God within us, becoming again "One with" God within us, but this time with an understanding of "Our Oneness", so it will never lose it again, but God can only feed our soul when God is "Present" within us, when God has awaken from "His Dream" within us, His Dream of living on the "outside" of Himself, as if He is "separate from" Himself within Himself, all of which is not true, and God will only awaken from His Dream, if we are truly done with His Dream, with His Dream of "us" living on the "outside" of us, as if we are "separate from" God within us, and in this way, in truth God and "Us" are always One, One within the Other as One, No Matter What A-1. Our Soul Is Hungry - because it does not correctly know "who it is", or "where it is", or what is truly "happening to it", because in our ignorance, and now in our arrogance about our ignorance, we have taken on an "impure birth", because we are still trying to live on the "outside" of us, as if we are "separate from" God within us, as if we are "separate from" each other, and as if we are "separate from" the Creation of God within us, all of which is not true, so we can sin, so we can continue to live a life of "separation and differences", a life of "selfishness" on the "outside" of us, living as if we are "separate from" God within us, as if we are "separate from" each other, and as if we are "separate from" the Creation of God within us, all of which is not true, and all of which is only leading us to the Angel of Death (peace be upon Him) within us, to the "suffering of the grave" within us, where we meet and become "One with" the 5 elemental spirits or ruhanies within us, with us then roaming the Earth World" or dunya within as a demon, a jinn, a fairy, and a ghost until Qiyamah (the Standing Forth; the Day of Judgment) within us, with us then taking on as part of our judgment 105 million re-births, with us ending as part of our judgment as a worm in hell with only one level of consciousness within us, or feeling, in this way, with us taking on as part of our judgment an eternal life as "separate from" God, if we like, for the Choice of which "Path we follow" within us, is our Choice, not God's, that is, the Choice of either an eternal life as "One with" God within us, or the Choice of an eternal life as "separate from" God within us, and in truth there are no other Choices, is most certainly our Choice, not God's Choice. May we all know this now, without the slightest doubt, for if we have doubt, like Saint Paul, then "We are out", and start to act according, start to act as "One with" God within us, and as "One with" each other, and as "One with" the Creation of God within us, in everything that we "Say or Do", so God can then "Make it So", for in truth our life is the great "Self-fulfulling Prophesy", for according to the "Justice of God" within us, "Whatever we intend is what we will receive". Amen A-2. We Are Not Alone - because to be "Alone" is for only God to be there, that is, for only God to be within us, not both God with us, in our imagination on the"outside" of us, and "us" with us in the dream within us, in God's dream within us, in God's Dream of "us" living on the "outside" of us, as if we are "separate from" God within us, all of which is not true, because in our ignorance, and now in our arrogance about our ignorance, we have taken on an "impure birth" within us, an "impure birth" that "separates us" from our original pure birth within us, which is our soul life within us, and from our "Direct Relationship with God" within us, that is, from the "Presence of God" within us, which is the "Prerequisite for True Prayer" within us, which was broken when we took on an "impure birth" within us, when we established "Our Presence" on the "outside" of us, living as if we are separate from" God within us, all of which is not true, and to "make our soul again pure in this impure birth, and to make it shine", which is the "Straight Path" within us, we must first re-estabishing the "Presence of God" within us, which in truth is the road we must walk within us, in partnership with God within us, to understand and return to "Our Oneness" within us, for in truth there is nothing on the "outside" of us, return to "Our Oneness" from which we have all come, in order to do just that, that is, in order to understand who we "Already are", and in this way, to join in partnership with God within us, to truly become successful in our lifetime, for everything else that we do in our life is just the drama of the dream, and keeps us always "separate from" God within us, no matter what we may choose to call it, leading us to an eternal hell of "separation from" God, and the only way to "Win over the drama", is "Not to Play", and the only way "Not to Play" is to get "God to Play", is to establish the "Presence of God" within us, before we "Say or Do" anything on the "outside" of us, allowing God within us to first "End the Drama" within us, and then "Complete His Story" within us, by calling out the"Name of our Wisdom" within us, which is the Name of God for our age, before we "Say or Do" anything, which for our age, is saying the word "Bawa", or "Bawa Muhaiyaddeen", or "Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen" (may God be pleased with Him), which in truth is the "Name of His Children" within us, before we "Say or Do" anything. Amen Page 02 - click HERE to go to the "Text" of Page 02, Outline of Page 02 follows, but just for A-3, to finish up Topic A A-3. We Are Not Awake - because our mind is always sleeping, always dreaming within us, because the "Nur and the Qutb" have yet to emerge out of "The Shadow" within us, which is still covering our soul buried within our heart within us, which is the "Seed of God" buried within the Creation of God within us, that is, we have yet to emerge out of the "25 Letters" of the "28 Letters" within us, which make up the "Mystical Parts" of the human body within us, because "we" have not yet gotten up early enough to see the "Morning Star" in our "Heaven" within us, in our very own heart within us, that is, to see the "25th Letter" or the Nur Muhammad within us, which is the Light of our wisdom on the forehead of Adam (peace be upon Him) within us, and to then go on "The Journey" of our soul within us to again merge with the Nur within us, and find God within It within us, as "True Prayer" within us, as the "Prayer of the One to the One who Is" within us, letting God reveal True Man within God within us, and letting True Man reveal God within True Man within God within us, in this way, Completing "God's Story" within us, the Story of the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us, a Story that "we", as the "Seed of God" within us, have come to the "Earth of God" within us, which is the Creation of God within us, to tell, if we like, for the Choice to do this, or not, with our life, is our Choice, not God's, that is, the Choice to let God finish what God has started within each of us, or at least to truly start it within us, in partnership with God within us, before we die to the flesh in our current state and get an eternal hell of "separation from" God within us as our reward, is most certainly our Choice, not God's Choice. Amen [Note: Please click HERE to go to the rest of the "Outline" for Page 2, and HERE for the "Outline" for Page 3, and below to go to Page 2 or Page 3. Thank you. Enjoy. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Amen] Page 02 - click HERE to go to Page 02 Page 03 - click HERE to go to Page 03 ============================================================== Text of E-mail Version - of Spiritual Chat 247 (Page 1 only) Greetings - heart to heart, if we like MuhaiyaddeenLB: Bawa. Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim. In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate. Bawa. Al-salam 'alaykum, my dearest loving brother Muhammad Muhaiyaddeen Sulaiman. Bawa. How have you been, and how is your wife, daughter, and son? And how is work? And how is your soul? So many questions to ask. Bawa. My love you (anbu) - Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler). MMSulaiman11: Bawa. Wa 'alaykum al salam, my dear, sweet brother, gem of my heart, Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen. May the peace and love and blessings and compassion and wisdom and grace of our Father Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (Ral.) and of Allahu taallah nayan and of Noor Muhammad be with you and with your loving family. We are all well. Alhamdulillah!! This child is also well. Alhamdulillah!! Work is a grace and a blessing. This child finds the work to be an excellent measure of the state of his state. What I am beginning to understand it that the main factor that determines how things proceed in the classroom is the state of the teacher. So when there are problems with student behavior I have learned to look at myself to try and find the source of where things are not as they should (or perhaps better to say could) be. How is my soul? That is a much more interesting question. I don't think that this child can answer that question with any assurance of giving an accurate representation of the state of my soul. From the limited wisdom of this child I would have to say that my soul is perfect as it was when God created it and as it always is. MMSulaiman11: Bawa. Another interesting question to ask is, 1) Have you been doing everything that you could be doing to live your life in a state of constant awareness of your Father, Shaikh Muhammad Raheem Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (Ral.)? 2) Have you been constantly handing everything that comes to you in your life over to Him to deal with and not trying to deal with it yourself? 3) Have you been doing your duty to God, to the Shaikh, to the Fellowship and to your family?" The answer to these questions is that this child has been doing the best that he could given the current state of this child. Sometimes he feels that he has not been doing as good a job as he should and other times he feels that he is doing exactly what he should be doing. One thing that has been on the mind of this child is that he has not been able to visit with his brother Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen in person in order to share what Bawa has to say to us in that state of us coming together physically. Also he has not been able to meet with his brother in order to pick up the software we discussed the last time we "spoke". The intention of this child is to make available the wisdom sharings that my brother Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen and this child have experienced over the past few weeks, months, and years on the Homestead web site. However it has proved difficult to be able to meet with you in person due to different things - one of which is the wishes of my beautiful wife. We can speak more of this later if necessary. How is my beautiful and loving brother? MuhaiyaddeenLB: Bawa. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Bawa. Thank you for that wonderful sharing, you are a very, very good Child of our dear Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) within us, and of God within Him, and now on the "outside" of us, of His Children (may God be pleased with each of Us). Bawa. Which in truth is each of us living in this age, if we like, that is, if the true intention for our life within us, for our soul life, is to again become "One with" God within us, before we die to the flesh in our current state, but this time with an understanding of "Our Oneness", so it will never leave us again. Bawa. We are also all fine. Bawa. If we like, we can speak more of the soul? MMSulaiman11: Bawa. Allahu Akbar. Al-hamdu lillah. Yes, absolutely. I believe that would be good. A. How Is My Soul? - Our soul is hungry, and only God can feed it, if we will only let Him, feed it with His grace, wisdom, and 'ilm or divine knowledge, allowing the soul to gradually return to God within us, as it comes to understand what is "separating it" from God within us, allowing it to again "Stand Before God" within us, and then gradually come to understand the "True Nature of God" within us, allowing it to disappear into God within us, becoming again "One with" God within us, but this time with an understanding of "Our Oneness", so it will never lose it again, but God can only feed our soul when God is "Present" within us, when God has awaken from "His Dream" within us, His Dream of living on the "outside" of Himself, as if He is "separate from" Himself within Himself, all of which is not true, and God will only awaken from His Dream, if we are truly done with His Dream, with His Dream of "us" living on the "outside" of us, as if we are "separate from" God within us, and in this way, in truth God and "Us" are always One, One within the Other as One, No Matter What MuhaiyaddeenLB: Bawa. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Bawa. Ok, Let us speak more of the soul. Bawa. Let us start with saying the word "Bawa", establishing the "Presence of God" within us, and like the way that we "feel" our hunger, try to "feel" what our dear Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) within us, and God within Him, are discussing within us about the soul. Ok? MMSulaiman11: Bawa. Allahu Akbar. Al-hamdu lillah. Yes, let us do that. A-1. Our Soul Is Hungry - because it does not correctly know "who it is", or "where it is", or what is truly "happening to it", because we have taken on an "impure birth", because we are still trying to live on the "outside" of us, as if we are "separate from" God within us, so we can sin, so we can continue to live a life of "separation and differences", a life of "selfishness" on the "outside" of us, living as if we are "separate from" God within us, "separate from" each other, and as if we are "separate from" the Creation of God within us, all of which is not true Expanded Overview of Topic A-1: Bawa. My dearest loving brother Muhammad Muhaiyaddeen Sulaiman, we must join in partnership with God within us, to begin to understand the "True Condition" of our soul, and what is the "One thing", the "Only Thing" that can relieve it or its "Current Condition" and allow it to complete the journey that it is on, from the "World of souls" within us to Akhirah, which is the hereafter, and to once again become "One with" God within us, from which it has come, but this time with an understanding of "Our Oneness" so it will never leave us again. Amen. Bawa. In this way, we must come to understand, without the slightest doubt, for if we have doubt, "we are out", that Our Soul Is Hungry because it does not correctly know "who it is", or "where it is", or what is truly "happening to it", because we have taken on an "impure birth", because we are still trying to live on the "outside" of us, as if we are "separate from" God within us, so we can sin, so we can continue to live a life of "separation and differences", a life of "selfishness" on the "outside" of us, living as if we are "separate from" God within us, "separate from" each other, and as if we are "separate from" the Creation of God within us, all of which is not true. Bawa. And all of this is just not true, because God is closer to us than our own breath, and all of "us", that is all of our dearest loving brothers and sisters, are all really "One" within us, and the Creation of God is really within us, not on the "outside" of us, and is where the "Seed of God" within us is planted within us, that is, where the "Seed of God", which is our real life within us, which is our soul life or 6th life within us, is buried within us, just waiting to germinate within us, just waiting to reveal the "Tree of God" within us. Bawa. Which in the Islamic tradition is referred to as "The Tree of Iman-Islam" within us, or the Katpaha Virudcham or "Wish Fulfilling Tree" within us, with the "Tap Root" of the Kalimah or the "Remembrance of God", of the "Truth of God" within us, of the "Truth of us" and of the "Truth of God" within us, that in truth "We are All One" within us. Bawa. All of which in the Islamic tradition is summarized as, "La illaha, Ill Allahu, Muhammadar Rasul Allah", or "I am not, God Is, and True Man is the Messenger of God" within us. Bawa. That is, allowing God to grow within us, if we like, as the "Tree of Iman-Islam" within us, with the "Trunk of Iman", within is "God's Faith in God" within us, with the "Branches" of the 124,000 Heavenly Beings, Prophets, and Lights of God within us, which are "All One" within us, as the "Fingers of God" on the "outside" of us pointing to the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us, and with the Fruits of the 6,666 Verses of the Holy Qur'an, which are also "All One" within us, as the "Word of God" within us, for the Children of God within us, both within us and on the "outside" of us, that is, as we find and interrelate to them on the "outside" of us, as "Our own life speaking to us". And in this way, with "us", joined in partnership with God within us, doing our "Duty to God" within us, which is to allow this "Tree of God" to grow within us. Bawa. And doing our "Duty to our Guru or Shaikh" within us, which is to preserve within us the nourishing sweetness of the "Fruits of This Tree" within us, which are the "Fruits of God" for our age, for the Children of God for our age, in order to awaken the wisdom surrounding our soul, so our liberated soul joined as "One with" our awakened wisdom can go in search of the "Light of our wisdom", which in the Islamic tradition is referred to as the Nur, or the Nur Muhammad . That is, to preserved the nourishing sweetness of the "Fruits of God" for our age, for the Children of God for our age, within our very own heart, as "God's Bank" within us. Bawa. And doing our "Duty to the Fellowship" within us, which is to allow these "Words of God" for our age, for the Children of God for our age, to flow from within us, from within our very own heart, from "God's Bank" within us, for the benefit of all of His Creation within us, if they like, for to accept them as the true heritage, the true birth right, the true destiny of our soul for everyone living in this age, to use our life in this way, or not, before we die to the flesh in our current state, is most certainly our Choice, not God's. Bawa. And finally, doing our duty to "Our Family" within us, which is everyone living in this age, who in truth are all within us, not just those who are in our "tribe", or group, or blood line, and to allow God to "Pass Judgment" upon Them, within our very own heart, bringing them all back into God within us, if they like, before we die to the flesh in our current state, if we like, that is, before "we" and "they within us" get an eternal hell of "separation from" God as our lot, for the Choice is our Choice, not God. Amen Text of Topic A-1: MuhaiyaddeenLB: Bawa. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Bawa. What immediately comes into the heart of this child, when we say the word "Bawa", and try to "feel" what They are saying about our soul within us, is that "Our soul is Hungry". MMSulaiman11: Bawa. Allahu Akbar. Al-hamdu lillah. Amen to that. A-2. We Are Not Alone - because to be "Alone" is for only God to be there, not both God, in our imagination, and "us" in the dream, in God's dream within us, in God's dream of "us" living on the "outside" of us, as if we are "separate from" God within us, all of which is not true, because in our ignorance, and now in our arrogance about our ignorance, we have taken on an "impure birth" within us, an "impure birth" that "separates us" from our original pure birth within us, which is our soul life within us, and from our "Direct Relationship with God" within us, from the "Presence of God" within us, which is the "Prerequisite for True Prayer" within us, which was broken when we took on an "impure birth" within us, the "Presence of God" within us which is the road we must walk in partnership with God within us, to understand "Our Oneness", from which we have all come, that is, if our life is to become truly successful in our lifetime. Amen Expanded Overview of Topic A-2: Bawa. My dearest loving brother Muhammad Muhaiyaddeen Sulaiman, we must join in partnership with God within us, to begin to understand the true reason why we are now "Not Alone" within us, why we have in our ignorance, and in our arrogance about our ignorance, allowed the weeds of the 400 trillion, 10 thousand spiritual energies to grow within "God's Beautiful Flower Garden" within us, and now rule over us as the 9 openings of our elemental body, with "God's Permission" within us, which is now the impure condition of our heart within us. Bawa. And in this way, we have taken on an "impure birth" for the following three reasons. First, because of the "spit of satan" or arrogance within us, which is the sperm of man within us, and second because of the "veil of thought", the veil of "separation and differences" or karma within us, which now enshrouds us, causing us to now live within the "ovum of women" within us, and focus all of our energies on the "place of birth" on the "outside" of us, and third because of "the dream" of God within us, which is the illusion or torpor or fascination of the earth world within us, all of which is referred to in the Hindu tradition as the 3 sons of illusion, of tarahan, singhan, and suran, which refers to the birth canal, the male ejaculation, and the illusory images and energies experienced in this act, and as result, we have all taken on an impure birth within us, that we see in our ignorance, and in our arrogance, as only existing on the "outside" of us, all of which is leading us to the Angel of Death (peace be upon Him) within us, and to an eternal life as "separate from" God within us Bawa. In this way, we must come to understand this, and much more, in partnership with God within us, if we are to "Make Straight the Way of the Lord" within us. If we are to establish the "Straight Path' within us, that is, if we are to allow God within us, that is, if we are to allow the "Guru who Guides" within us, to "Grant us the Grace of the Holy One within us, Bawa. In order to, "Make our soul pure in this impure birth, and make it shine". [Note: This Quotation is from "Chapter 19", "Service to the Guru", in the beautiful book of wisdom, "The Pearl of Wisdom", by our dear Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), and of God within Him, and now on the "outside" by His Children (may God be pleased with each of Us), if we like. To access an on-line version of "Chapter 19"(www.SpiritualBook002Chap19. homestead.com), please click above or HERE, and to access an on-line version of the "Table of Contents" of the book, "The Pearl of Wisdom", and some additional Chapters in this book (www.ThePearlOfWisdom.homestead.com), please click above or HERE. Thank you. Enjoy. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Amen] Bawa. With the "Guru who Guides" within us, being the "Gurunathar" within us, which is the Master Guru, the Master Teacher within us, which in the Islamic tradition is referred to as the 6th level of wisdom within us, the "awakened wisdom surrounding our soul" within us, which is the Qutbiyyat of God within us, and in the Christian tradition is referred to as the 'Holy Spirit" within us, the "Comforter" or the "Spirit of Truth" within us, that Jesus (peace be upon Him) promised to send to us, after He left the world, in order to teach us what we could not 'Bear to here", that is, at the time of Jesus (peace be upon Him) living in the world, over 2000 years ago, the "Comforter" who would come into the world after Jesus (peace be upon Him) left the world, and would, 1) "Reprove the world of sin", because they "believe not on Me", but rather they believe only in themselves, and in their self infused ways, they believe only in themselves, and in their family and friends, living a life of "separation and differences" on the "outside" of themselves, a world and a life that they see in their ignorance, and in their arrogance about their ignorance, as only existing on the "outside" of themselves, all of which is not true, for in truth it is all within themselves, as the lives of darkness and evil that have grown within them, like weeds in "God's Beautiful Flower Garden", and after they die to the flesh in their current state, the reality behind the dream, which are all of these lives of darkness and evil that have grown within them, will become their fate, will become an eternal hell within themselves, an eternal hell of "separation and differences", of ignorance and of arrogance, all of which will become their eternal reward from God within themselves, because 'that is what they want", and according to the "Justice of God" within them, then "that is what they get" 2) "Reprove the world of righteousness", because "I go to My Father, and ye see Me no more", and you will be given an eternal life as "separate from" Me as your reward, because "that is what you want", even though you may initially call it heaven, for example, when you die to the flesh you will go to a place where all of the Jews go, if you are a Jew, and that is "what you want", or a place where all of the Christians go, if you are a Christian, and that is "what you want", or a place where all of the Muslims go, if you are a Muslim, and that is "what you want", but "you will never see Me again", and gradually this realization will transform all of these heavens into an eternal hell within you, this realization of what you have truly done with your life, while living in the world, that is, keeping your soul "separate from" Me, for your own selfish reasons, until you die to the flesh in your current state. 3) Reprove the world of "judgment", because "The Prince of this world (of Darkness within us) is (finally) judged", and he and his true followers are sent to the deepest eternal hell) [Note: This Quotation, that is, the part underlined, and in quotes", is from "Chapter 16", in the "Gospel of John" in the Holy Bible. To access an on-line version of "Chapter 16" (www.GospelOfJohnChapter16.homestread.com), please click above or HERE, and to access an on-line version of the "Table of Contents" of the "Gospel of John", and some additional Chapters (www.GospelOfJohn.homestead.com) from it, please click above or HERE. Thank you. Enjoy. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Amen] Bawa. That is, what is the "Great Mistake" of those living at the time when "John the Baptist' and Jesus (peace be upon Them) were living in the world, over 2000 years ago, that is, of those, who for one reason or another they "missed the point" of their life, and of the coming of "John the Baptist" and of Jesus (peace be upon Them), who for one reason or another did not accept the "Word of God" for their age, for the Children of God for their age, and instead got an eternal hell within them, as their eternal reward from God within us all. Bawa. And the same "Great Mistake", and perhaps, an even "Greater Mistake", that many of us are now falling into, or making in our age, that is, with the coming into the world in our age, of the "Word of God" for our age, for the Children of God for our age, through the life and teaching of our dear Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) within us, and of God within Him, and now on the "outside" of us, of His Children (may God be pleased with each of Us). Amen. Bawa. In this way, my dearest loving brother Muhammad Muhaiyaddeen Sulaiman (may God be pleased with Him), we must be very clear about the true nature of the "Great Benefit" or the "Great Mistake" of those living in the world at the time of "John the Baptist" and of Jesus (peace be upon Them), over 2000 years ago, that is, of those who truly benefited from what God gave us at that time, becoming "True Disciples" of "John the Baptist" and of Jesus (peace be upon Them), becoming Those "Lived by Jesus", and of those who didn't, that is, who either rejected the "Word of God" of God for their age outright, and continued living in the world with "business as usual", or those who "accepted it" only on the "outside" of themselves, but not in their hearts. Bawa. That is, of those in the age of "John the Baptist" and of Jesus (peace be upon Them) who truly benefited from the "Word of God' for their age, for the Children of God for their age, that God directly spoke through "John the Baptist" and Jesus (peace be upon Him), who together showed us how to reflect the "Light of God" in our face, through the Perfected Faith in God in our heart for the previous age, and then, after Their passing from the world, that God directly spoke to through the True Disciples of "John the Baptist" and of Jesus (peace be upon Him), for example, through the Disciple Barnabus (peace be upon Him). Bawa. And then 600 years later, that God directly spoke through the First and Last Prophet of God, that is, through the Prophet Muhammad (blessing and peace be upon Him), who showed us "True Prayer" for the previous age, and placed a Seal on the Path or Religion of God for the previous age, and then God directly spoke to us through the Disciples of the Prophet Muhammad (blessing and peace be upon Him), for example, to some degree through the first 3 Caliphs of Islam, that is, through Abu Bakr, Umar, and Ali (peace be upon Them), and through Uwais Karni (peace be upon Him) who received the "Robe of the Prophet" at the direction of the Prophet, after the physical passing of the Prophet from the world, through Uwais Karni, who never physically met the Holy Prophet but knew Him intimately, for example, who knew whether or not His eye brows touched, and upon hearing that the Prophet last a tooth in one of the early battles, pulled out all of His teeth, not knowing which one, and who upon receiving the "Robe of the Prophet", from the Companions of the Prophet, after the passing of the Prophet from the world, immediately did dua or prayer to Allah, requesting that Allah make our return to "Oneness with" Him easier, which Allah was gradually accepting, until his dua, his prayer was interrupted by the Companions of the Prophet, in their ignorance, and in their arrogance about their ignorance, because it was getting late. Bawa. And 400 years later, after the passing of the last Prophet of God, of Muhammad (blessing and peace be upon Him) from the world, that God directly spoke through the "Muhaiyaddeen of God" for the previous age,, which is the "Reviver of the Deen", of the "Pure and Perfected Faith of God" within us, that is, through Qutb Muhaiyaddeen Abdul-Qadir al-Jilani (may God be pleased with Him) of Baghdad, and that God directly spoke to, through His Disciples, who in varying degrees, were the "Wise Men of Baghdad" over 1000 years ago. Bawa. And then at the end of the previous age, starting around 1886 for the next 100 years, that God directly spoke through the true "Guru of God" for the previous age, who become in maturity the true "Guru of God" for our age, that is, through our dear Father, Guru Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), who in 1975 changed His Name to Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), to reflect the maturity of Himself and the Children of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with each of Us), which in truth is each of us living in this age, if we like, that is, if the true intention for our life within us, for our soul life, is to again become "One with' God within us, before we die to the flesh, and in this way, to reflect the true "Shaikh-Disciple Relationship" for our age, an age which started in 1986, with the physical passing of His Holiness from the world. Bawa. With His Holiness at that time kicking the 'baby birds" out of the nest, which in truth is all of us, because 'Now We can fly", whether we know it or not, and even whether we like or want it or not, because now, in our age, in this last age, in this "Kali Yuga", in this "Age of Destruction", this is the true heritage, the true birthright, the true destiny of our soul, that is, to again become "One with" God within us, before we die to the flesh in our current state, and get an eternal life of "separation from" God as our lot . Amen. Bawa. And a few know "We can fly", but most don't, so it is "Our Work", that is, the work of the "Few" to advice the "Many", that "They too can Fly", if they like, for the Choice to use our life in this manner, or not, that is, to become the "Light of God" to the world, to become the Children of God for our age, before we die to the flesh in our current state, is most certainly our Choice, not God's. Bawa. And in this way, and only in this way, transforming the "Light of our wisdom" within us into the "Light of our truth" within us, transforming the "School of Contrast" within us into the "School of Light" within us, transforming the Nur Muhammad within us into Allah Muhammad within us, transforming the soul of Muhammad (blessing and peace be upon Him) within us into the soul of True Man within us, and in this way, transforming the earth world within us, the dunya within us, into the next world or hereafter within us, into akhirah within us, here and now, if we like, all of which happens naturally within us, when "The "alif" becomes the pillar of the sukun of the "mim", and the "lam" disappears into the sukun." Bawa. For in truth, on the "outside" of us, "There is no world, there is no body, there is no self, there is nothing that is I" Bawa. For in truth, on the "outside" of us, in our current state, "All that you see is a dream, All that you do is just a thought within that dream, All that you appear as is hidden." "Life is a feast of the world, Its Medicine is a time after a time" Bawa. Its Medicine is a "Remembrance of God" within each breath and at each time of prayer, surrendering the next breath, the next time of prayer, which in truth is the next breath, to God, realizing that, "Whether or not we are alive in the next moment, is God's will not ours. May His will be done". "If we can have this faith within certitude, (that is, this faith of Iman , this absolute, faith, certitude, and determination in God within us, this faith that in truth everything is within us, and nothing is really on the "outside" of us, this faith that in truth "There is nothing other than God" within us, this faith that in truth "Only God exists" within us, this faith that in truth "God is One" within us." "If we can have this intention with each breath, that "God's will be done. And if we can acquire God's Qualities and Actions. Then that is the state of Islam lived Bawa. Saying to God within us with each breath, with each look, with each sound, with each smell, with each taste, with each touch, with each thought, with each intention, with each word and action, before we "say of do" anything on the illusory "outside" of us, (Bawa) You are Allah (Ill Allahu) (Bawa) There is nothing other than You, O God (La ilaha) (Bawa) Without You, O God, there is no other help, because "I do not exist". (Bawa) You are with me, O God, be inside my heart. (Bawa) O God, Do not be separated from me. Amen. Bawa. Now my dearest loving brother Muhammad Muhaiyaddeen Sulaiman, lets take a little deeper look at each of these "Three Kinds of Mistakes", that we can all fall into while living in the world, that is, when the "Word of God" for our age, for the Children of God for our age, comes into our world, like it did at the time of "John the Baptist" and Jesus (peace be upon Him) living in the world, over 2000 years ago. Bawa. And now like it has come again in our age, that is, the "Word of God" for our age, for the Children of God for our age, that is, at the time of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen and His Children (may God be pleased within Him, and with each of Us), as the life and teaching of our dear Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) within us, and of God within Him, and now on the "outside" of us, as the life and teaching of His Children (may God be pleased with each of Us), for example, like in this Spiritual Letter from God within us all, to the Children of God for our age, if we like, for the Choice to accept the life and teaching of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen and His Children (may God be pleased with Him, and with each of Us) as such, or not, including accepting this Spiritual Letter from one of His Children, as such, or not, is most certainly our Choice, not God's. Amen. Bawa. That is, lets look a little deeper at the "Three Kinds of Mistakes" that Jesus (peace be upon Him) started to tell us about over 2000 years ago, right before He physically left the world, but that He could not tell us about in detail at that time, because He said that, we could not "Bear to hear it", at that time, in the previous age, but a teaching that the "Comforter" that Jesus (peace be upon Him) would send to us, in the next age, as the "Spirit or Consciousness of Truth", would be able to teach us about, that is, when we could "Bear to hear it", which is now in our age, in this last age of the "Three Ages or Cycle of God" within us, both within us, and as an example, on the "outside" of us. Bawa. That is, the Three Ages or Cycles of "Man-God/God-Man" within us, which can be viewed as the "Three Times" that the "Sound of God" is heard in the "Earth World" within us, the Sound of "The One becoming the Three, and of the Three becoming the One" within us, the "Sound of God" within us which moves forward the "Story of God" within us, through the Three Ages or Cycles of "Man-God/God-Man" within the "Earth World" within us. Bawa. As the "Sound of God" within us previously moved forward three times the "Story of God" in the "World of souls" or "Al-awwal" within us, that is, as Aathi Muhammad or the emergence of the Primal One or Aathi Rahman within us, as Awwal Muhammad or the emergence of Creation within us, and as Hayah Muhammad or the emergence of the eternal life or soul life within us, all appearing within the "World of souls" within us, before we were born, that is, before we came to this "Earth World" or "dunya" or "School of Contrast" within us, to learn about who we "Already are", to learn about what is currently "separating us" from God within us, so we can graduate from this First of God's Schools within us, and move onto the Next of God's Schools within us, to the School of Light within us, where God will personally, and ever so lovingly teach us about God within us, if we like that is, to learn all of our lessons through the Mubarakat or the "Wealth of the Three Worlds" within us, which in the "World of souls" or Al-awwal within us is heaven and hell within us, in the "Earth world" or dunya within us, is good and evil within us, and in the "Next World" or akhirah within us is all of God's Qualities within us Bawa. And now in our age, if we will only let the "Sound of God" within us move forward the "Story of God" three more times within us, in the "Earth World" within us, as it has already done in the "World of souls" within us, but this time as the emergence of An'um Muhammad, as the food, the nourishment for all creation, which hidden within that is the "Silent One" within us, who appears as the grace of God within us, that awakens the wisdom within us, liberates the soul within us, from our impure birth, and established "True Prayer" within us, the "Prayer of the One to the One who Is" within us, and as Ahmad Muhammad, as the emergence of the innermost heart within us, which is the flower of the four chamber elemental outer heart within us, which are the divine qualities of God within us, which is God's Fragrance within us, and as Muhammad within us, as the beauty of the face which is reflection of the beauty of the heart, and now, in our age, the "Sound of God" within us is just waiting to move forward the "Story of God" through the "Next World" or hereafter or Al-akhirah within us. Bawa. In this way, just waiting to bring to Completion the "Story of God" within us, as "Our Story" within us, as the emergence of the Nine Muhammads within us, One within the Other as One, One revealing the Other within It, One hiding Itself within the One being revealed, Only to appear again, in the Next Cycle, in the Next Cycle of "Man-God/God-Man". Amen. Bawa. That is, as the "Prayer of the One to the One who Is" within us, as follows, In the "World of Soul" Within Us: 1) Aathi Muhammad - the Creator or Primal One within us 2) Awwal Muhammad - the impure Creation within us 3) Hayah Muhammad - the pure Creation within us In the "Earth World" Within Us; 1) An'am Muhammad - the nourishment or grace of God within us 2) Ahmad Muhammad - the purified heart of man within us 3) Muhammad - the beauty of the heart of man reflected in His face In the "Next World" of Hereafter Within Us: 1) Nur Muhammad - the light of wisdom 2) Allah Muhammad - the "Oneness of God and True Man' within us 3) Anathi Muhammad - the "Power within the Essence of Everything" Bawa. In this way, through the "Sound of God" revealing each of the Nine Muhammads within us, if we like, bringing to Completion the "Story of God" within us, the Story of the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us, if we like, that is, if we will only join in partnership with God within us to let this happen within us, or at least truly let it start to happen within us, before we die to the flesh in our current state within us, and in this way, with "us", joining in partnership with God within us, to make our mind and desire "sit down" within us, when God as our wisdom "stands up" within us, and in this way, stopping all of our "working for wages to get into some illusory heaven" on the "outside" of us, which some of us still believe, but which none of which is true, that is, if we will only let "God's Story" become "Our Story" within us, rather than what we are currently holding onto on the "outside" of us as "our story", holding onto with our ignorance, and with our arrogance about our ignorance, on the "outside" of us, until we die to the flesh in this state, and get an eternal hell of "separation from" God as our lot. Bawa. In this way, letting God within us, and "Us" within God within us, letting the "Oneness of Us and God" within us, which in truth is the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us, move forward the last of the "Three Chapters" in the Story of the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us, bring "Our Story" to Completion within us, so in the end, "No Child Will Be Left Behind", and "We will be within It", for this is "God's Promise" for our age, this "God's Guarantee" for our age, if we like. Bawa. So in the end, there is nothing left over, that is, there is nothing still "separate from" God within us, if we like, so in the end, "Only God exists" within us, for the Choice to do this with our life, or not, is our Choice, not God's, that is, the Choice to join in partnership with God within us, to use our life in this way, to Complete what God has started within us, a very, very long time ago, which is to tell "His Story" within, which is letting "His Story" become "Our Story" within us, that is, the Choice to tell and bring to Completion "Our Story" within us, or not, is our Choice, not God's. Bawa. For example, the "Three Ages or Cycles of God" within the "Earth World" within us, that God moves forward through the "Sound of God" within us, if we will only let Him, if we will only join in partnership with Him within us, or at least truly start to do this within us, before we die to the flesh in our current state, so God can then do "Everything Else" within us, to allow this to happen within us, can be viewed in the following way, if we like, 1) The Justice of Kings Within Us - which is the age of Abraham & His Sons (peace be upon Them) within us, of the Prophet Moses and the journey of the Jewish People (peace be upon Them) within us, from Egypt to Jerusalem within us, of King David and His Son Sulaiman (peace be upon Him) within us, and of Qutb Alexander and His 4 Generals (peace be upon Them, and may God be pleased with Him) within us, all of which God showed to us as an Example on the "outside" of us, from 4000 years ago, to 2000 years ago, if we like, as an Example of what, if we like, we can now do within us, in partnership with God within us, if we like 2) The Justice of Man Within Us - which is the age of "John the Baptist" and of Jesus and of the Disciple Barnabus (peace be upon Them) within us, and of the Prophet Muhammad (blessing and peace be upon Him) and of the journey of the Arab people (peace be upon Them) within us, from Mecca to Medina and back to Mecca within us, and of Qutb Muhaiyaddeen Abdul-Qadir al-Jilani (may God be please with Him) and of the Wise Men of Baghdad within us, and of Guru Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) within us and of God within Him, all of which God showed to us as an Example on the "outside" of us, from 2000 years ago, up to the beginning of our current age, if we like, as an Example of what, if we like, we can now do within us, in partnership with God within us, if we like 3) The Justice of Conscience Within Us - which is the age of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen and His Children (may God be pleased with Him, and with each of Us) within us, all of which God is starting to show to us, as an Example on the "outside" of us, in our current age, if we like, as an Example of what, if we like, we can now do within us, in partnership with God within us, if we like [Note: For more on these "Three Ages or Cycles of God" within the "Three Worlds" within us, which in truth are the "Nine Muhammads" within us, and about the "Sound of God' that makes "God's Story" within us become "Our Story" within us, by letting each of these "Nine Muhammads" emerge within us, in partnership with God within us, for more on these, if we like, please read "Spiritual Letter 85", "God Takes Each of Us At The Most Perfect Moment", which is a beautiful letter to one of Louie's High School Classmates, a Mrs. Joyce Jackson May, and to the wife of one of Louie's High School Classmates, a Mrs. Cindy Murphy, who both recently lost a husband, with the husbands passing away within 4 days of each other. To access an on-line version of "Spiritual Letter 85" please click above or HERE (www.SpiritualLetter085. homestead.com). Thank you. Enjoy. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Amen] Bawa. In this way, my dearest loving brother Muhammad Muhaiyaddeen Sulaiman, such is the "Role of the "Comforter" for our age, which is for our age is our dear Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) within us, and God within Him, and now on the "outside' of us, is His Children (may God be pleased with Him, and with each of Us), which in truth is each of us living in this age, if we like, that is, if the Bawa. Such is the "Comforter" for our age, that Jesus (peace be upon Him) promised to send us, over 2000 years ago, as the "One for our age" who would "Guide us to all truth", which in truth is now each of us living in this age, if we like, as the Children of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him, and with each of Us). May we all know this now, and start to act accordingly, so God within us can then "Make it So". Such is the true "Secret of God" within us, that "who we are", is "whatever we intend". Bawa. So intend wisely my dearest loving brother, Muhammad Muhaiyaddeen Sulaiman, and never "put a limit on God" within us, for God can do anything, and never try to bring God down to our current state in some way, like making Him have "wrath", or keeping ourselves as "separate from" Him, or Him as "separate from" us, in some way, which is just not true, which only turns us into "a fool". Bawa. Instead, join in partnership with God within us to always move "us" back up to the state of God within us, in everything that we do, back into the state of "Oneness with" within us, which is most certainly true, which turns us into a "wise man". Amen. The Choice is ours, not God's Bawa. And in truth, all of this is the teaching of each of the 124,000 Heavenly Beings, Prophets, and Lights of God within us, who have come into the world, over and over again, for the last 200 million years, to teach us the truth, the "truth of us" and the "truth of God" within us, that in truth "We are all One". Bawa. For example, such is the life and teaching of Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, which God showed to us as an Example, on the "outside' of us, over 2000 years ago, and which the Disciple Barnabus (peace be upon Him) recorded for us, the Disciple Barnabus (peace be upon Him), who in truth is the 'One true Disciple of Jesus" (peace be upon Him), is the "One loved by Jesus" (peace be upon Him), and is the One who wrote the "Gospel of John" (www.GospelOfJohn.homestead.com) that is part of the Holy Bible. Bawa. For example, see "Chapter 16", in Verses 1 to 15, especially in Verses 8 to 12, where Jesus (peace be upon Him) teaches us a little bit about the "Three Kinds of Mistakes" that we can all fall into, when dealing with the "Word of God" for our age, for the Children of God for our age, as follows: "Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I (now) go away: for if I go not away (now), the "Comforter" will not come unto you; but if I depart (now), I will send Him unto you." "And when He comes, He will: 1) Reprove the world of "sin" 2) Reprove the world of "righteousness" 3) Reprove the world of "judgment" Bawa. Lets look at each of these a little. First, to "Reprove the world of Sin" is to reprove, or "gently correct", the sin of "Denying God And His Word", that is, to reprove or "gently correct" us of the sin of rejecting the "Word of God" for our age, when we truly hear and understand it, that is, to reject it as truly coming from God within us all, for the Children of God for our age, even when in truth we know better, and in this way, to reprove "us" of the sin of consciously rejecting the "truth of us" and the "truth of God" for our age, when we hear and understand it, of refusing to join with God within us, to allow God to germinate the "Seed of God' within us, and grow and bring to maturity the "Tree of God" within us, and bear the "Fruits of God" within us, that is, of the sin of refusing to let the "Truth surrender to the Truth" within us, with us doing all of this refusing, both within us and on the "outside" of us, because of our "selfishness", of our desire to continue living on the "outside" of us, so we can sin, so we can continue to be "separate from", and enjoy our life living in the world as such Bawa. Next to "Reprove the world of Righteousness" is to "gently correct" us of the sin of saying and acting one way on the "outside" of us, but believing another way within us, that is, of the sin of saying we accept the "Word of God" on the "outside' of us, but all the while rejecting the "Presence of God" within us, and rejecting what is "within God" within us, and what God is doing with what is "within God" within us, all of which in truth is the sin of being a hypocrite, that is, of saying and acting like we accept the "Word of God" for our age on the "outside" of us, for some personal profit or gain, but still refusing to accept the "Presence of God within us, and what God is doing within us, and in this way, with "us" holding onto "Our Presence" on the "outside" of us, refusing to give up our soul to God, that is, to our wisdom and to God within our wisdom, so our wisdom can liberate our soul, from our impure birth, with "us" doing all of this, of acting this way, no matter what God tries to show us or tell us to the contrary, that in truth "We are All One", and in this way, the sin of not allowing God within us to again become "Present within us", so He liberate our soul, join it with our wisdom, and with the light of our wisdom, and then pass judgment on the Creation of God within us, before we die to the flesh in our current state, and we get the "suffering of the grave" and Qiyamah (the Standing Forth; the Day of Judgment), as our eternal reward Bawa. And to "Reprove the world of Judgment" is to "gently correct" the sin of not allowing God to pass judgment upon the "Prince of Darkness" within us, before we die to the flesh in our current state, and the "suffering of the grave" and Qiyamah (the Standing Forth; the Day of Judgment) become our eternal fate. Bawa. And the key to understanding all of this is the Disciple Barnabus (peace be upon Him), for in truth Barnabus (peace be upon Him) was a disciple of all three, that is, of Perfected Faith, of Divine Consciousness, and of Divine Knowledge, that is, of God's grace, wisdom, and 'ilm which is how the "Story of God" moves forward in this world, in this "Earth World" or dunya or "School of Contrast", that we are all now living within, within us, as what truly defines us for our age, as our "True History" within us, rather than what the illusory world on the "outside" of us keeps trying to convince us is our "history", is our connection to everything that in truth God has discarded, in order to become God within us, our connection to everything that both a dream on the "outside" of us, and false within us. Bawa. For the Disciple Barnabus (peace be upon Him) was a disciple of "John the Baptist" (peace be upon Him), and then of Jesus (peace be upon Him), and finally of the Prophet Muhammad (blessing and peace be upon Him), and in this way, becoming both the first and the last Disciple of Jesus (peace be upon Him), with Barnabus (peace be upon Him) living for over 600 years after the passing of Jesus (peace be upon Him) from the world, at the direction of Jesus (peace be upon Him), meeting and giving the salams of Jesus (peace be upon Him) to the Prophet Muhammad (blessing and peace be upon Him), and in this way, in the end becoming the Disciple of Muhammad (blessing and peace be upon Him). Bawa. And in this way, becoming the "Bridge" between the Paths or Religions of Christianity and Islam, which in truth define the previous age, which only recently ended at the beginning of our age, the Path which each of us in our age must now walk within us, and bring to Completion within us, if we like, now that it has been brought to Completion on the "outside" of us, as an Example of what we must now do within us. Bawa. That is, once we have been born truly "born again" into the Path or Religion of Christianity within us, that is, once we have allowed the "Holy Trinity of God" within us , the "Triple Flame of God" within us to emerge from within us, that is, once we let God directly intervene in our life, that is, once we let the Nur and the Qutb emerge out of the Shadow within us, which is our current life on the "outside" of us, and become the "Shepherd and the Tree" within us, all of which will naturally happen within us, once we realize, understand, accept, and join with the "truth of us" and the "truth of God" within us, that naturally emerges from within us when we are ready, that is, when we are ready to both hear and accept it, that is, if the true intention for our life within us, for our soul life, is to again become "One with" God within us, before we die to the flesh in our current state, and get an eternal hell of "separation from" God as our reward Bawa. In this way, my dearest loving brother Muhammad Muhaiyaddeen Sulaiman, we must join in partnership with God within us to come to an understand of our "current state", which is this "impure birth" within us, that we have taken on in our ignorance, and in our arrogance about our ignorance, both within us and on the illusory "outside" of us, and what is now necessary to correct it, which is "True Prayer", that is, "To make our soul pure in this impure birth and make it shine. Bawa. Realizing without the slightest doubt, that to establish "True Prayer" within us, we must become, "Alone, Hungry, and Awake". Bawa. Realizing that to be "Alone" means that only God is within us, not what God has "separated from" Himself, in order to become God within us, but that in truth our current state is just the opposite, that all that we currently have within us, that is, without our heart within us, within "handful of earth" that is our heart within us, which is were we currently reside within us, is what God has discarded, is what God has "separated from" Himself within us, to become God within us. Bawa. And realizing that to be "Hungry" means our soul has been liberated from our impure birth and made pure again within us, but this time with an understanding of our "purity", so it will never leave us again, and our soul has joined as "One with" our wisdom, to go in search of the Nur, of the Light of our soul, which is the Light Body of the soul, so it can "Shine", so it can reflect the Light of God in our face, so God is again "Present" within us, and the Word of God for our age, is spoken by God within us to all of the Creation of God for our age, so God can again move forward the "Story of God" within us, making "God's Story" into "Our Story" within us, for the benefit of all of the Creation of God within us, so "No Child Will Be Left Behind" within us, so God can Complete what He has started within us, a very, very long time ago, which is to reveal God to God within us, for the benefit of all of the Creation of God within us. Amen. Bawa. And realizing that to be "Awake" is for us to be done with the dream, is for us to be done with the dream that God is having within us, of "us" living on the "outside" of us, as if we are "separate from" God within us, as if we are "separate from" each other within us, and as if we are "separate from" the Creation of God within us, all of which is not true, either within us or on the "outside" of us, because God is closer to us than our own breath, and all of our dearest loving brothers and sisters are in truth all within us, as "One with" us, as the "One True Life" within us all, just waiting to awaken within us, and as the "One True Disciple" of God within us, to attend and graduate from this First of God's Schools within us, from the "School of Contrast" within us, within this "Earth World" or dunya within us, and move onto the Next of God's Schools within us, that is, to the "School of Light" within us, within the "Next World" or "Hereafter" within u s, within the world of Al-akhirah within us. Bawa. Such is our current state, my dearest loving brother Muhammad Muhaiyaddeen Sulaiman, realizing that as a result of this "impure birth" we now "Have it all wrong", that in truth our "Soul" is what is really "Hungry" within us, which is its "separation from" God within us, from which it has come, not illusion of hunger that we are currently experiencing living on the "outside" of us, which in truth is but a reflection of the state of incompleteness of the lives of darkness or evil within us. Bawa. And this true "Hunger of Soul", this allowing our soul to again become "One with" God within us, can only occur when God is Alone within us, when we have joined in partnership within God within us, and we have given up the dream on the "outside" of us, allowing our soul to again become "One within" us, but this time with an understanding of "Our Oneness", so it will never leave us again. Bawa. But God is not Alone within us, because of our "Duality with God" within us, because we have not allowed God to awaken from His dream within us, and pull us back into Him within us, removing all of our "Duality with God" within us, that is, we have allow the lives of darkness and evil to grow within us, in our ignorance, and in our arrogance about our evil within us, like weeds in "God's Beautiful Flower Garden" within us, filling us up within us, within our heart within us, both within us, and in the dream on the "outside" of us, with many, many things "Other than God" within us, all of which can only be removed within us when God awakens from His dream within us, that is, when we let Him awaken within us. Bawa. But we won't allow God to awaken from His dream within us, because we keep trying to "Stand in our Presence" on the illusory "outside" of us, rather than "Standing in God's Presence" within us, because in our current state of "separation and differences" on the "outside" of us, living as if we are "separate from" God within us, God has no chance of Awakening from His dream within us, of becoming Alone again within us, and of feeding our Hungry soul within us, in this way, gradually being our soul life back into Himself within us, again as "One with" Him within us, making our life eternal within us, but this time with an understanding of "Our Oneness", so it will never leave us again, and doing all of this, or at least truly starting to do it, in partnership with God within us, before we die to the flesh in our current state, and get an eternal hell of "separation from" God as our reward, for having lived within the "Earth World" or dunya within us. Bawa. That is, my dearest loving brother Muhammad Muhaiyaddeen Sulaiman, because of our current state of "arrogance, karma, and illusion. mind and desire" within us, which keeps Adam and Eve (peace be upon Them) in their "weakened state' within us, and which originally caused Their fall from the "Grace of God" within us, we have taken on an impure birth within us, an impure birth within us which is only leading us to the Angel of Death (peace be upon Him) within us, and to both the "suffering of the grave" within us, and to Qiyamah (the Standing Forth; the Day of Judgment) within us. Bawa. All of which if not corrected within us, or at least truly started to be corrected within us, in partnership with God within us, before we die to the flesh in our current state, will open up within us 105 million rebirths within us, with us ending as a worm in hell with only one level of consciousness within us, or feeling within us. Bawa. And in this way, will cause us in the end, to receive from God within us, an eternal life as "separate from" God within us, that is, when we die to the flesh in our current state, in our current state of "separation and differences" on the "outside" of us, with us then taking on an eternal life of "separation from" God within us, which in truth is the only hell within us, which in truth is the realization after our death of what we have done to ourselves before our death. Bawa. That is, that in truth we have failed to let God again become "alone' within us, and return everything to Himself within us, from which we have all come, for in truth, "He is One", and "So are We", if we like, and the Choice to do this with God within us, or not, that is, the Choice to allow our life within us, which is our soul life, to again become "One with" God within us, before we die to the flesh in our current state, or not, is most certainly our Choice, not God's. Amen Text of Topic A-2: MuhaiyaddeenLB: Bawa. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Bawa. And the second thing that comes into the heart of this child, when we say the word "Bawa", and try to "feel" what They are saying about our soul within is, that to "feed" the Hunger of the soul, we must first be "Alone". Bawa. May we both learn to do this, while there is still time, that is, before we die to the flesh in our current state and an eternal hell as "separate from" God becomes our lot. Amen. Bawa. My love you (anbu), my dearest loving brother Muhammad Muhaiyaddeen Sulaiman (Curtis Wahlgren) - Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler). End of "Page 1 of 3" of Spiritual Chat 247 - E-mail Version - ..................... |
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