Bawa The On-line Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Library (Recommended way to Navigate around Library) Spiritual Chat 367 ---------- "E-mail Version" ------- About Spiritual Chat 367 "Accepting What God Has Given You Is Your Plenitude, For In Truth Everything In Your Life Is A "Gift of God", To Help You Truly Move Forward In Your Life, While You Still Can, If You Like, For The Choice To Treat Everything & Everyone Like This, As Truly "God's Gift", Is Your Choice, Not God's" Date of Chat: December 15, 2006, on Friday, after Jummah Prayer Chat Between: Muhammad Muhaiyaddeen Sulaiman (Curtis Wahlgren) and Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler), at the "Feet of God" for "Your Age" Page 1 of 1 ============================================================== Main Go To: Status Go To: Introduction - to Spiritual Chat 367 -------------------------------------- Available Go To: A Short Overview - to Spiritual Chat 367 ---------------------------- Available Go To: E-mail Version - of Spiritual Chat 367 ---------------------------------- Available (The Version you are currently reading) "Beginning of Spiritual Chat" - up to "Short Overview Part" "Short Overview Part" - of Spiritual Chat 367 "Rest of Spiritual Chat" - after the "Short Overview Part" Go To: Outline & Summary Version - of Spiritual Chat 367, with "Outline & Summaries" --------------------------------------------------- Planned Go To: Related Material - for Spiritual Chat 367 ------------------------------ Available ============================================================== Home Page - Spiritual Chats Go To Spiritual Chat 368 Chat 367: E-mail Alert Library Home Page Go To Spiritual Chat 366 Chat 367: Other Stuff ============================================================== A Short Overview - of Spiritual Chat 367 [Note: To read a complete copy of the "Text" of "Spiritual Chat 367" please click on the following: "E-mail Version" of Spiritual Chat 367. Thank you. Enjoy. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Amen] A Brief Look At The Comments - by Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) about "Spiritual Letter 109" (www.SpiritualLetter109.homestead. com), by Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him). Amen Bawa. Lets take a look at a brief answer to the problem Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) is setting himself up to experience, which is the abuse of the world, in one form or another, like criticism, and resentment of what he said from his brothers and sisters. Bawa. All of which in truth is due to his lack of contentment with what God is putting before him, not seeing it as "His Plenitude" from God within him, which in this case are brothers and sisters that Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) perceives as not being tolerant of the path to God suggested in "Spiritual Letter 109". Expanded Part - of "A Short Look At The Comments", and after that, two new sections, first "A Longer Look At The Comments", and after that, second, a "Review of The Questions", all of which were added later to "Spiritual Chat 367", after Muhammad Muhaiyaddeen Sulaiman (peace be upon Him) signed off and went for his subway ride. Bawa. But in truth no one living in the world can be content with "Spiritual Letter 109", and what it suggests, or with anyone becoming what Bawa is saying, that is, no one who is trying to be good, or trying to develop the qualities of God, and get rid of their bad qualities, or trying to implement what they heard from Bawa with their intellect, and mind and desire, that is, with their "Ego", which by its very nature, is always trying to "Ease God Out" in everything that it does. Bawa. And in this way, everyone still trying to live in the world through their "Ego", through their mind and desire, will resist the Message in "Spiritual Letter 109", that is, through the "Ego" which is always trying to establish, and then further establish, a "place or a role for itself" in the world, a role for itself that further defines itself in terms of what "you" have in the world, like your things, and what you do, and what you understand, all defined in the context of the world on the illusory "outside" of yourself. Bawa. So for such a person, which in truth is you, and all of My Children, how can you or how can any of My Children truly be content with "Spiritual Letter 109", or with anyone becoming what Bawa is saying, because it is suggesting a whole new way of life, though truly possible, still a way that people in the world are not currently experiencing, a whole new way of life that literally is the opposite of the current life of you, and of all of My Children, the opposite of what you are currently experiencing in the world. Ok? Bawa. So resistance to "Spiritual Letter 109" is what should be expected, and to all of the Spiritual Letters and Spiritual Chats by "Our" dearest loving Son, and your dearest loving brother Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), and to all of the material that "We" placed in the On-line Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Library (www.Bawa.homestead.com) through the heart of this child, living at the Feet of God for your age. Bawa. So resistance is what should be expected, along with the abuse from the world that comes with that resistance, like rejection of what is being said, and being asked to remove a brother or sister from a mailing list, and a resistance that should be met with the Qualities of God, like patience, tolerance, that is, tolerance of intolerance, peacefulness, contentment and gratitude, always placing your trust in God within your brothers and sisters, not in them. Bawa. And a resistance that should not be met with the opposite, should not be met with the same, that is, showing intolerance to intolerance, and things of a similar nature, like fault finding, or suspicion, and doubting the motives and intentions of others, as suggested by the questions of Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him, and with Us). Ok? A Deeper Look At The Comments - by Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) about "Spiritual Letter 109" (www.SpiritualLetter109.homestead. com), by Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him). Amen. Amen Bawa. Now lets take a little deeper look at the comments of Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him, and with Us) in response to "Spiritual Letter 109". Ok? Bawa. The first part of the comments by Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) is fine, for in it he is affirming the truth of what was shared, comments which some may disagree with, but comments that will not cause him any difficulties down the road, so to speak, that is, Comment By Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (Ral.): About "Spiritual Letter 109" "Stop Publishing What "Bawa Said", Become What "Bawa Says" (www.Spiritual Letter109.homestead.com), by Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) "To become what Bawa says is to allow Him to become the Publisher of the Book of Wisdom within our heart. We can publish a hundred thousand books, and if no one becomes what He says, what will be the benefit? More books on the shelf that people admire; more unfollowed guidance." Questions Posed by Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (Ral.): And Comments by Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Us) about the Questions. 1) Why is it so hard for us to support one another in becoming what Bawa says? 2) Are we afraid that someone might surpass us in surrender and Wisdom? 3) Or do we simply not believe that Bawa means what He says? Bawa. But the second part of the comments by Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), which consist of three questions, suggests something very different, that is, suggests that he is not content with his brothers and sisters, that he would like them to be different from the way that he perceives them to be, which is where he starts to set himself up for future difficulties, all of which are pointing to qualities within Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) that need to be corrected, before he will ever find peace with the truth, like the content of "Spiritual Letter 109". Bawa. That is, qualities that need to be realized, understood, and corrected in you, Grasshopper, and in each of My Children, in partnership with God within you, for two reasons. Bawa. First he is finding fault with God, for as "We" taught you before "We" left the world, "To find fault with anything is to find fault with God, because in truth God is the One who is conducting everything, and the life of everyone, not you. He is the One who carried out everything. He is responsible for both the cause and the effect". Bawa. And Second, he is finding fault with his brothers and sisters, for as "We" also taught you before "We" left the world, "My Son, you must not find fault with any of God's Creations. You must realize that the Center is within. You must open your wisdom, stand in the center, and look intently at yourself. Then you will understand the point. " "Do not waste your time looking at other people. If you look at other people and try to figure out why they act the way they do everything will go wrong, because each person sees his own faults in others.." ============================================================== Introduction - to Spiritual Chat 363 Bawa. Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim. In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate. Bawa. 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 all of My Children. May God help all of My Children. May God be please with all of My Children. Amen. Bawa. My love you (anbu), dearest loving Sons and Daughters, and brothers and sisters, and all of My Children - Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him, and with Us). Amen. Bawa. Here is Page 1 of 1 of an E-mail Version of "Spiritual Chat 367", a beautiful Spiritual Chat between our dearest loving Son Muhammad Muhaiyaddeen Sulaiman (Curtis Wahlgren) and our dearest loving Son Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler), at the "Feet of God" for our age. Bawa. At the feet of your dearest loving Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him, and with Us), for the age of the "Justice of Conscience", where "Who you are?" is now "What is within you", no longer "What is on the outside of you" as most of My Children still mistakenly believe. Bawa. To read a longer Outline & Summary Version of the same Spiritual Chat, that is, of "Spiritual Chat 367", one with an Outline and with an Expanded Summary of some Outline Topics, please click HERE (Planned), or above in the "Main Go To", or Go To Outline & Summary Version. Thank you . Enjoy. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Amen. Bawa. We have given this Sharing the following "Short Title", "Accepting What God Has Given You Is Your Plenitude, For In Truth Everything In Your Life Is A "Gift of God", To Help You Truly Move Forward In Your Life, While You Still Can, If You Like, For The Choice To Treat Everything & Everyone Like This, As Truly "God's Gift", Is Your Choice, Not God's" " Bawa. And we have given this Sharing the following "Expanded Title", to better reflect the multiple focus of this sharing, at the "Feet of God" for your age, which in truth is the feet of your dearest loving Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) within you, and of God within Him, and now on the "outside" of you, at the feet of His Children (may God be pleased with each of Us), which in truth is each of you living in this age, if you like, for in truth the Choice is yours, not God's. Bawa. That is, if the true intention for your life within you, for your soul life, is to again become "One with" God within you, before you die to the flesh in your current state within you, that is, in our current state of living a life of "separation and differences" on the illusory "outside" of us, as if you are "separate from" God within you, as if you are "separate from" each other within you, and as if you are "separate from' the Creation of God within you, all of which is "Just Not True". Expanded Title of Spiritual Chat 367 Between: Muhammad Muhaiyaddeen Sulaiman (Ral.) And Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Ral.), on 12-15-06 "Join In Partnership With God Within You, To Accept What God Gives You For In Truth This Is Your Plenitude, Which In Truth Is Everything That You Are Given, No Matter What, No Matter What You May Think It Is, Or Who Gave It To You, That is, In Your Ignorance And In Your Arrogance About Your Ignorance, For In Truth It Is Always A "Gift From God" Within You, If You Like, For As God Asks "Us" In the Holy Qur'an, Over and Over Again, "Which of My Gifts Will You Deny?". Amen. Ok?" Bawa. May all the peace, the beneficence, and the blessing of God be upon all of My Children. May God help all of My Children. May God be pleased with all of My Children. Amen. Bawa. My love you (anbu) - Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him, and with Us). Amen. ============================================================== Related Material - to Spiritual Chat 367 Bawa. For more on these wisdom points, and the great significance of this Spiritual Chat to all of My Children, please click on the "Title" of the Following Material, all of which is also provided as part of the On-line Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Library (www.Bawa. homestead.com), under the Home Page Names of "Spiritual Chats" (www.Spiritual Chats.homestead.com), and "Spiritual Letters" (www.SpiritualLetters.homestead.com) all of which in truth is from God within all of My Children, to the Children of God for your age, if you like: Spiritual Letters: Home Page (www.SpiritualLetters.homestead.com) [Note: The format for the URL or Web Page Address for each Spiritual Letter is www.SpiritualLetterXXX.homestead.com] Spiritual Letter 109 ... Letter To: David Fedderman And His Wife and to All of My Children "Stop Publishing What "Bawa Said", And Instead Become What "Bawa Is Saying", That Is, Instead Join In Partnership With God Within You To Let God Speak From Within You, For The Benefit of All of The Creation of God, Both Within You, And For A Little While On the Outside of You" ------------------------ Nov., 06" Spiritual Letter 108 ... Letter To: Muhammad Muhainaddeen Sulaiman (Curtis Wahlgren), and to All of My Children "You Too "Can Fly", If You Like, All You Have To Do, Is Do It, And Then God Will Do Everything Else, If You Like, For The Choice Is Yours, Not God'" -------- Nov., 06" Spiritual Letter 107 ... Letter To: Ummul Khair Muhaiyaddeen (Rumi Smith), and to All of My Children "The "Extraordinary Process of God" You Must Understand" ----------------------- Nov., 06" Spiritual Letter 106 ... Letter To: Muhammad Hussain (John Barnett), and to All of My Children "Stop Acting As My Children, and Start Acting as Me" For The Benefit of My Children --- Nov., 06" Spiritual Chats: Home Page (www.SpiritualChats.homestead.com) [Note: The format for the URL or Web Page Address for each Spiritual Chat is www.SpiritualChatXXX.homestead.com] Spiritual Chat 366 .. "Become The Triple Flame Within You, Before It Is Too Late Or Become A Worm In Hell Within You, For There Is No Other Choice, And The Choice Is Yours, Not God's, And It Is All Within You, Not "Outside" of You, As My Children Still Mistakenly Believe" ...... Dec., 2006 Spiritual Chat 363 .. "Hand God Back To God Within You, By Letting God Cure Himself of You" Before You Die To The Flesh" ..................... Nov., 2006 Spiritual Chat 362 .. "About the "Arrogance of Man" And the "Oneness of God" ......................... Nov., 2006 Spiritual Chat 361 .. "Your Life Is The Ultimate Self-Fulfilling Prophesy, That Is, "Whatever You Intend Is what You Will Receive" ...................... Nov., 2006 Spiritual Chat 360 .. "The Silent Zikr is God Speaking From Within You, Not You Trying To Be Silent On The Outside of You" ........................ Nov., 2006 Spiritual Chat 359 .. "The Duty That Is Greater Than God, Is The Duty That You Let God Do Within You, Before You Die To The Flesh ................. Nov., 2006 Spiritual Chat 358 .. "Louie Meets The Angel of Death (A.S.)", Or "Life Is The Victory of Wisdom Reasoning Over Fate" .......... Nov., 2006 Spiritual Chat 349 .. "How To Establish "The Presence of God" Within You", Or "Who You Are Is What Bawa Is Doing Within You", Or "Join In Partnership With God Within You, To Truly Accept The Truth Of "Your" Life, And The Truth Of The "Life Within Your Life", That In Truth "Who You Are" Is "What Is Within You", And "What Is Within You" Is What "Bawa Is Doing" Within God Within You" ............................... Oct., 2006 Spiritual Chat 347 .. "The Meaning of Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim," Or, "Join In Partnership With God Within You To Remember To Keep Focused At All Times On "What God Is Doing" Within You At All Times, With What Is "Within God" Within You, That Is, If You Will Only Let Him" .............................. Oct., 2006 ) Spiritual Chat 275 .. "God Has Already Given You Everything, So Your Work Is To Join With God Within You, To Correctly Use What You Already Have, Not Mistakenly Ask For Something More or New" .............................. June., 2006 Spiritual Chat 274 .. "God Says To You Within You, 'Catch Me If You Can'" .................................. June., 2006 Spiritual Chat 271 .. "Stop Leading Us To Hell Within You,. Instead, Step Back, Let God Step Forward and Embrace Us Within You" ............... June., 2006 Spiritual Chat 265 .. "Use God Within You To Get To God Within You,. Not What God Has Discarded Within You, Which In Truth Is The Outside of You" .... June., 2006 Spiritual Chat 264 .. "Become Like Me. Become Like Me. Become Like Me" ...................................... June., 2006 Spiritual Chat 247 .. "Learning How to Become Alone, Hungry, and Awake, Before You Set Out To Pray" ........................ Feb., 2006 Spiritual Chat 246 .. "Letting God Speak To His Children, Telling You That 'You Too Can Fly, If You Like'" ................Feb., 2006 Spiritual Chat 216 .. The True Question of Your Life Is, "What Have You Told God Within You That You Want For Eternity, By The Way That You Are Currently Living Your Life On The "Outside" of You? ..............................Sept., 2005 For More: Go To: Home Page - Spiritual Chats (www.SpiritualChats.homestead.com) (www.SpiritualLetters.homestead.com) Bawa. May all the peace, the beneficence, and the blessing of God be upon all of My Children. May God help all of My Children. May God be pleased with all of My Children. Amen. Bawa. My love you (anbu) - Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him, and with Us). ============================================================== E-mail Version - of Spiritual Letter 367 "Beginning of Spiritual Chat" MMSulaiman11: Bawa. Al-salam 'alaykum my Dear Father Shaikh Muhamad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him and with us). May the Peace and Blessings of God be with you. Bawa. My love you, Muhamad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him and with us.) MuhaiyaddeenLB: Bawa. Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim. In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate. Bawa. Wa 'alaykum al-salam My dearest loving Son Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him, and with Us). Amen. Bawa. My love you - Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him, and with Us). Amen. MuhaiyaddeenLB: Bawa. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Bawa. Bawa gave a beautiful discourse the other night about the importance of always starting everything off with the Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim, as you normally do. That this will remove all the impurities within anything that you drink, or eat, or set out to do, or take part in. Ok? MMSulaiman11: Bawa. Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim. In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate. Bawa. Yes, you are absolutely correct. We just forgot this time - not being used to doing this from work. MuhaiyaddeenLB: Bawa. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Bawa. Thank you for your concern about the physical difficulties this child is experiencing, truly it is Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. And the pain, which seems to be mainly in our left hip is starting to move down the leg, a little, and last night was hardly noticeable. Bawa. And this morning the pain was hardly there, coming back a little this afternoon, but again like all things in our life, "We" continue to look at the pain "We" are experiencing and say "Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar", saying to God within "Us", that is to Bawa within "Us", and to God within Him, "Thank You O God, No Thank You O God, What's Next?. Bawa. For example, as Bawa teaches us in the following "Epilogue" to the beautiful book of wisdom, "Islam and World Peace: Explanations of a Sufi" (www.IslamAndWorldPeace.homestead.com), "To accept Allah and His pure kingdom is true Islam, the way of absolute faith, certitude, and determination (iman), the way of the Kalimah (the living affirmation of your faith). This is the birthright of all the Children of Adam." "To accept Allah's words and His commands is wisdom, and to accept what He has given us is our plenitude." [Note: The following copy of the "Epilogue" is contained in a Wisdom Study Version of this beautiful book of wisdom, with an Outline and Comments by Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), if you like, which you can access by clicking HERE (www.IslamAndWorldPeace.homestead.com). Once there go to TOC and click on "Epilogue". For an on-line version of the Complete book, without an Outline and Comments by Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (may God be please with Him), which is provided as part of the Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship Web Site (www.bmf.org), please click HERE (http://www.bmf.org/iswp/) Epilogue (to the beautiful book of wisdom) "Islam and World Peace: Explanations of a Sufi", By: M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) With Outline & Comments by: Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) Introduction - to "The Epilogue" "A'udhu billahi min al-Shaytan al-Rajim. Bismillah-Irrahman-Irrahim. Al-salam 'alaykum wa-rahmat Allah wa-barakatuhu kulluh. "We seek refuge in Allah from the evils of the accursed satan. In the name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate. May all the peace, the beneficence, and the blessings of God be upon you". The Nature of Our Goal Is True Man, Not Islam - Our Goal Should Be To Become A True Man, Not To Become Islam, Because Islam Is of God In Akhirah, The Hereafter, Not of Man In The Dunya, The Earth World, Because A True Man Is One Who, While Living In The Dunya, Reflects The Light of God In Akhirah, The Light of Islam, From His Clear And Purified Heart, Into The Earth World. This Should Be Our Goal, To Become A True Man, Not To Become Islam, Not To Become God, But To Become One With God, And As The "Oneness of God And True Man", Reflect God, Reveal God, As The Light of God Known As Islam, Known As The Kingdom of God, Into The World of Creation, For The Benefit of All of The Creation of God In The 18,000 Universes Within Man And Within God For As His Holiness Teaches Us In This Discourse: "My brothers and sisters, let us consider once more the true meaning of Islam". The True Meaning of Islam Is Allah - Islam Is Allah. It is The Kingdom of Allah. And Allah, Not man, Is The Only One Who Can Rule Over That Kingdom "Islam is Allah. It is the kingdom of His qualities, His actions, His compassion, His peacefulness, and His unity. Allah, not man, is the only One who can rule that kingdom." "With His love and compassion He is the One who protects all lives, who feeds and looks after all creations according to their needs and their hunger." Allah Is Really Conducing Our Life, All Life, Not Us - Our Entire Life And Everything That Happens To Us Is Conducted By Allah, Not By Us "Allah alone rules over all that is within His realm - the earth and all the countries of the world, the trees, plants, the houses, and the heart of man. Our entire life and everything that happens to us is conducted by Allah, not by us. He is the One who carries out everything, He is responsible for the cause and the effect." Islam Is Accepting Allah As The Only Ruler Over Everything - Islam Is The Acceptance Of Allah As The Ruler Over Everything In All The Universes, Which Is Everything Within Us "Islam is the acceptance of Allah as the Ruler over everything in all the universes (the Rabb-al-alamin). He is the Master of our good thoughts, our good qualities, and our good actions. He is the Guide for our conscience, the One who teaches us justice and truth, compassion and unity. He is the Leader of wisdom and divine knowledge ('ilm). and it is through His peace that all hearts can obtain peace and tranquillity." Only Allah Can Rule Over The Kingdom of Islam, Not Us - Islam Can Only Be Ruled By Allah, It Cannot Be Ruled By What The World Today Calls Islam "His is the kingdom of truth. That kingdom cannot be ruled by what the world today calls Islam. True Islam does not mean trying to dominate the world, shouting, 'I am in command!'" "In this world and the next, in birth and in death, the One alone who rules Islam is Allah. No man has the power to govern that kingdom." "To understand this with absolute clarity is to become His slave ('abd) and be filled with divine wisdom and perfect faith. That is prayer." The Birthright of The Children of Adam Is Allah - Is The Way of Iman, The Way of The Kalimah, That Lead Us To Oneness With Allah "To accept Allah and His pure kingdom is true Islam, the way of absolute faith, certitude, and determination (iman), the way of the Kalimah (the living affirmation of faith). This is the birthright of all the Children of Adam." "To accept Allah's words and His commands is wisdom, and to accept what He has given us is our plenitude." Allah's Most Benevolent, Pure Gift To His Creation Is Himself - Is Himself As The Kingdom Of Islam, and the Form of That Kingdom, Which is True Man "God is Most Great (Allah Akbar)! All praise belongs only to Him (Al-hamdu lillah). He is the One who gives us the wealth of our lives. He gives us everything." "The Kingdom of Islam is His most benevolent, pure gift. Should any man proclaim himself ruler of that pure kingdom, he will only bring about his own destruction. Allah is the sole ruler, there is no one else who can do His work." "We, the children of Adam, who pray to God with faith and certitude, must know this with absolute clarity". Islam Is Al-hamdu lillah and Allahu Akbar "All praise be to God! God is the Great One! This is the true meaning of Islam. May the peace of God be upon us. May God help us all. Amen." End of Epilogue By: M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) MMSulaiman11: Bawa. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Yes Bawa, we understand. Amen. MuhaiyaddeenLB: Bawa. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Bawa. "We" were reciting this "Epilogue" as part of "Our" prayer yesterday and when "We" got to the part where God says for your age, for your age of the "Justice of Conscience", the following, "Our" life literally soared, took flight deep within "Us", and all sense of the difficulties that "We" have been having completely left this child, and truly "We" were better, but better on an entirely different level, on another level that patience, and contentment with the apparent difficulties on this level of the drama allows to occur within "Us" at this deeper level, for in truth all levels within "Us" are One, as in truth "You and God" are One. OK? "To accept Allah's words and His commands is wisdom, and to accept what He has given us is our plenitude." MMSulaiman11: Bawa. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Yes Bawa, we understand exactly what "My Dear Father Bawa" is saying. Anbu. MuhaiyaddeenLB: Bawa. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Bawa. Good Son. Bawa. Did you get a chance to read what "Our" dearest loving brother Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) said in response to "Spiritual Letter 109" (www.SpiritualLetter109.homestead.com), that was mailed out yesterday to My Children. MMSulaiman11: Bawa. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Yes we did, and thought it was a beautiful and appropriate response to Your letter. MuhaiyaddeenLB: Bawa. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Bawa. Yes on one level it most certainly was, but on another level he is making a fatal mistake which will cause him difficulties on one level, and stop his progress on the other level. Do you know what it is? MMSulaiman11: Bawa. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. No Bawa, we do not know. MuhaiyaddeenLB: Bawa. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Beginning of What Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen said: 786 Ameen. To become what Bawa says is to allow Him to become the Publisher of the Book of Wisdom within our heart. We can publish a hundred thousand books, and if no one becomes what He says, what will be the benefit? More books on the shelf that people admire; more unfollowed guidance. Why is it so hard for us to support one another in becoming what Bawa says? Are we afraid that someone might surpass us in surrender and Wisdom? Or do we simply not believe that Bawa means what He says? Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen End of What Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen Said: Bawa. Now read it again and see if you can begin to see the problem he is creating for himself, remembering what "We" just shared in the Epilogue. Ok? MMSulaiman11: Bawa. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Our goal is to become one with Bawa. That is for us as separate from Him to end and for "Us" as one with Him to begin. The goal is not to become what Bawa says for that is a different section. MuhaiyaddeenLB: Bawa. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Bawa. An interesting answer, but isn't becoming "One with" Bawa becoming what Bawa says, and what Bawa is saying, but this time from within "Us" living in the world? MuhaiyaddeenLB: Bawa. Al-hamdu lillah Allahu Akbar. Bawa. What time do you catch your train, or is your free time over, so "We" can stop when your free time is over, giving you enough time to finish up your day, or catch your train. Ok? MMSulaiman11: Bawa. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Yes Bawa, this might be a good time for this child to catch his train (actually subway to 69th street). Can we please continue this later when this child arrives at home? If that is appropriate. Anbu. MuhaiyaddeenLB: Bawa. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Bawa. Yes, certainly. "Short Overview Part" - of Spiritual Chat 367 [Note: The following part of the "Text" of this Spiritual Chat is included in another section of this Web Page, that you may have already read, that is, in "A Short Overview" of "Spiritual Chat 367". However, after this repeat of the "Short Overview" part is the "Rest of Spiritual Chat 367" that you have not yet read, which you can go to now, if you like, by clicking above or HERE. Thank you. Enjoy. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Amen] A Short Look At The Comments - by Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him, and with Us), about "Spiritual Letter 109" (www.SpiritualLetter109. homestead.com). Amen Bawa. But first lets take a look at a short answer to the problem Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) is setting himself up to experience, which is the abuse of the world, in one form or another, like criticism, and resentment of what he said, from his brothers and sisters, all of which in truth is due to his lack of contentment with what God is putting before him, not seeing it as "His Plenitude" from God within him, which in this case are brothers and sisters that Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) perceives as not being tolerant of the path to God suggested in "Spiritual Letter 109". Expanded Part - of "A Short Look At The Comments", and after that, "A Longer Look At The Comments", and after that, "A Review of The Questions", all of which were added later to "Spiritual Chat 367", after Muhammad Muhaiyaddeen Sulaiman (peace be upon Him) signed off and went for his subway ride Bawa. But in truth no one living in the world can be content with Spiritual Letter 109, and what it suggests, or with anyone becoming what Bawa is saying, that is, no one who is trying to be good, or trying to develop the qualities of God, and get rid of their bad qualities, or trying to implement what they heard from Bawa with their intellect, and mind and desire, that is, with their "Ego", which by its very nature, is always trying to "Ease God Out" in everything that it does. Bawa. And in this way, everyone still trying to live in the world through their "Ego", through their mind and desire, is always trying to establish, and then further establish, a "place or a role for themselves" in the world, a role for themselves that further defines themselves in terms of what they have in the world, like your things, and what you do, and what you understand, all defined in the context of the world on the illusory "outside" of yourself. Bawa. So for such a person, which in truth is you, and all of My Children, how can you or how can any of My Children truly be content with "Spiritual Letter 109", or with anyone becoming what Bawa is saying, because it is suggesting a whole new way of life, that people in the world are not currently experiencing, a whole new way of life that literally is the opposite of the current life that you, and all of My Children are currently experiencing in the world. Ok? Bawa. So resistance to "Spiritual Letter 109" is what should be expected, and to all of the Spiritual Letters and Spiritual Chats by "Our" dearest loving Son, and your dearest loving brother Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), and to all of the material that "We" placed in the "On-line Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Library" (www.Bawa.homestead.com) through the heart of this child, living at the Feet of God for your age. Bawa. So resistance is what should be expected, along with the abuse from the world that comes with that resistance, like rejection of what is being said, and being asked to remove a brother or sister from the mailing list, and a resistance that should be met with the Qualities of God, like patience, tolerance, that is, tolerance of intolerance, peacefulness, contentment and gratitude, always placing your trust in God within your brothers and sisters, not in them. Bawa. And a resistance should not be met with the opposite to God's Qualities, and should not be met with the same, that is, showing intolerance to intolerance, and things of a similar nature, like fault finding, or suspicion, doubting the motives and intentions of others, as suggested by Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him, and with Us). Ok? A Deeper Look At The Comments - by Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him, and with Us) about "Spiritual Letter 109" (www.SpiritualLetter109. homestead.com), by Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him). Amen Bawa. Now lets take a little deeper look at the comments of Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him, and with Us) in response to "Spiritual Letter 109". Ok? Bawa. The first part of the comments by Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) is fine, for in it he is affirming the truth of what was shared, comments which some may disagree with, but comments that will not cause him any difficulties down the road, so to speak, that is, Comment By Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (Ral.): About "Spiritual Letter 109" "Stop Publishing What "Bawa Said", Become What "Bawa Says" (www.SpiritualLetter109. homestead.com), by Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) "To become what Bawa says is to allow Him to become the Publisher of the Book of Wisdom within our heart. We can publish a hundred thousand books, and if no one becomes what He says, what will be the benefit? More books on the shelf that people admire; more unfollowed guidance." Questions by Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (Ral.): And Comments by Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Us) about the Questions. 1) Why is it so hard for us to support one another in becoming what Bawa says? 2) Are we afraid that someone might surpass us in surrender and Wisdom? 3) Or do we simply not believe that Bawa means what He says? Bawa. But the second part of the comments by Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), which consist of three questions, suggests something very different, that is, suggests that he is not content with his brothers and sisters, that he would like them to be different from the way that he perceives them to be, which is where he starts to set himself up for future difficulties, all of which are pointing to qualities within Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) that need to be corrected, before he will ever find peace with the truth, like the content of "Spiritual Letter 109". Bawa. That is, qualities that need to be realized, understood, and corrected in you, Grasshopper, and in each of My Children, in partnership with God within you, for two reasons. Bawa. First he is finding fault with God, for as "We" taught you before "We" left the world, "To find fault with anything is to find fault with God, because in truth God is the One who is conducting everything, and the life of everyone, not you. He is the One who carried out everything. He is responsible for both the cause and the effect. Bawa. And Second, he is finding fault with his brothers and sisters, for as "We" also taught you before "We" left the world, "My Son, you must not find fault with any of God's Creations. You must realize that the Center is within. You must open your wisdom, stand in the center, and look intently at yourself. Then you will understand the point." "Do not waste your time looking at other people. If you look at other people and try to figure out why they act the way they do everything will go wrong, because each person sees his own faults in others." End of "Short Overview Part" of Spiritual Chat 367 "Rest of Spiritual Chat 367" Review of Questions - posed by Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), if you like Bawa. Now take an even deeper look at the questions which Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) posed, and see what wisdom points we can harvest from them. Ok? Bawa. That is, with this child first saying the word "Bawa", establishing the "Presence of God" within "Us", briefly reflecting on these questions, and then handing them to Bawa within this child, and to God within Bawa, and then "Be done with them", saying to God within this child, "Thank You O God. Not Thank You O God. What's Next?" Bawa. And when this child does this, the following Clarity comes into the heart of this little child, living at the "Feet of God" for your age, at the feet of your dearest loving Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him, and with Us) within you, and of God within Him, and now at the Feet of His Children (may God be pleased with Us), of the Children of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Us), if you like. Review of First Question - by Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) 1) "Why is it so hard for us to support one another in becoming what Bawa says? Comments On First Question - by Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) Bawa. This is a very good question, and one which each of "Us" must become very clear about, if "We" are to truly move forward on the path, and is sort of like asking, "Why is it so hard for the cow to embrace the butcher knife?" Bawa. For in truth each of "Us" has been created by God to destroy each of "us", and to Reveal each of "Us", that is the real nature of "Our" relationship, one of "mutual destruction" and "Mutual Revealing", that is, mutual destruction of the "I and you", of the "mine and yours", of the I, of the "ego", of the selfish self, of the life of arrogance, karma, illusion, of mind and desire, and "Mutual Revealing" of God to God within "Us" for the benefit of all of the Creation of God within "Us". Bawa. Not the relationship of the dream and fantasy of the mind and desire, which is always keeping "us" 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 "Just Not True". Bawa. That is, is always trying to use "the other" for pleasure or comfort, or to expand the current definition of "ourselves" to include more and more things, like "my wife", or "my children", or "my family", or "my race and religion", and if possible, as much as possible, to keep them under "our" control, and serving "us". Ok? Bawa. This is why Bawa teaches "Us" the following: 1) "My Son, you must not find fault with any of God's Creations. You must realize that the Center is within. You must open your wisdom, stand in the center, and look intently at yourself. Then you will understand the point. Do not waste your time looking at other people. If you look at other people and try to figure out why they act the way they do everything will go wrong, because each person sees his own faults in others." 2) "When Allah loves you the world will drive you away, but when the world accepts you, you will not be acceptable to Allah. If you desire and accept the praise of the world truth cannot accept you, but if you desire truth then the world cannot accept you. (And if you desire Nothing, that is, the No-thing that is God within you, then that Nothing will pull you back into Itself, and in the process extract the Understanding of Everything from the Everything, and the Understanding of the Nothing from the Understanding of Everything, and the Nothing from the Understanding of the Nothing). All who have wisdom must realize and understand this without the slightest doubt. Amen" 3) "What every happens to you is meant to correct you, to improve you. Any suffering that befalls you is meant to help you to go one step forward. As long as you have absolute certitude in God, then no matter what dangers, difficulties, troubles, or suffering that come to you, they will only make you move forward, these things help you to progress, to move forward on the path. Never forget your goal (which is to see God). Therefore, if you receive a blow on the back that is a signal to move forward some more, that is a sign to progress. Amen" 4) "With faith, certitude, and determination in God keep that unfailing grip on the heart of the Shaikh, then you will receive the milk of wisdom and grace. He will feed you that milk of grace to cure you of your hunger, illness, old age, and death. He will feed you with that true grace and wisdom. He will give that honey of ilm, of divine knowledge, and you will know that taste. If you hold onto the Shaikh and drink that milk and honey, that grace, wisdom, and ilm, you will realize the exaltedness of your life, you will know peace and happiness, and you will derive the qualities of God and the light of heaven. Amen". Bawa. And why Bawa told "Us" that He has put all of His Children like unpolished stones into a bag together, and that then He twirls that bag, allowing the rough edges of one stone to knock off the rough edges of the other stones, and in this way, with one stone polishing the other stones, and when He is done all of the stones are polished and ready to be presented to God as His Gems, as the Qualities and Actions of God, for the benefit of all of the Creation of God. Amen. Bawa. And finally, why Bawa teaches us in the beautiful book of wisdom, "The Pearl of Wisdom" (www.ThePearlOfWisdom.homestead.com), in Chapter 8, "How The Awe Inspiring God Subdues Pride", the following: "My Son, in this way, man has taken the body of hell, which is dust out of dust. "Man resides within this stinking body, and grows like a smelling carcass. He lives in this body eating the dead foul-smelling carcass. He claims the egoism of "I", and becomes proud, thinking that there is none other than himself. He is even boastful with this destructive body of his". "What will then become of man if with such a destructive body, he becomes proud, and does not realize himself?" Bawa. And at the end of this Chapter, Bawa tells us: "Therefore, everything which appears on earth, and assumes pride, arrogance, and the egoism of "I", acquires the qualities of destruction. Seeing this, the Primal Lord has created every other thing to control such arrogance". Bawa. In this way, man has a very serious problem and God helps man deal with this very serious problem, which is his egoism of "I", his arrogance, and his pride, by creating everything else in his world to help control his egoism of "I", his arrogance, and his pride. Bawa. And such is the true nature of our relationship with our dearest loving brothers and sisters, not as help and comfort, but rather as that which confronts and does battle with "us" when "we" have failed to submit to the will of Allah, and instead are caught up in one way or another in our egoism of "I", our arrogance, and our pride. Ok? Review of "Second" Question - by Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) 2) Are we afraid that someone might surpass us in surrender and Wisdom? Comments On "Second Question" - by Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) Bawa. This is also a very good question, and one which each of "Us" must become very clear about, if "We" are to truly move forward on the path, and is sort of like asking, "Does a person want to be first in line when waiting for a move" Bawa. Of course he does, and such is the nature of what "has to leave us" in order for "God to be present" within "Us", which is that which is focused on its place in line, for things that truly have no value, either now or later. Bawa. Such is the clarity that "We" have come into the world to awaken within you, in order for "God to Speak" from within "You" to all of the Creation of God within "You", so God can "Pass Judgment" upon all of the Creation of God within "You", before "you" die to the flesh in our current state and "you" become subject to the "suffering of the grave" and Qiyamah (the Standing Forth, the Day of Judgment) within you. Bawa. In this way, with you, if you do not become wise, if you don't wise up before it is too late, with you in the End, with you in your ignorance and in your arrogance about your ignorance, becoming a demon, a jinn, a fairy, or ghost within you, roaming the earth world within you until Qiyamah (the Standing Forth; the Day of Judgment) within you, where again if you are not wise, "you" take on 105 million births within you, ending as a worm in hell within you with only one level of consciousness within you, with you taking on as part of your judgment an eternal life within you as "separate from" God within you, again if you do not become wise, if you don't wise up before it is too late. Review of "Third" Question - by Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) 3) Or do we simply not believe that Bawa means what He says? Comments On "Third" Question - by Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) Bawa. This is also a very good question, and one which each of "Us" must become very clear about, if "We" are to truly move forward on the path, and is sort of like asking, "Do your mother and father believe in Santa Claus? Bawa. No, because their belief system has gone beyond this way of thinking about Santa Claus, has changed into believing in Santa Claus, as a child, to becoming Santa Claus, for their children. Bawa. Such is the nature of "how we believe", and "how we change our belief", by literally becoming our object of worship, which is similar to the way an apple seed germinates, first believing in a way that prevents it from germinating, in a life of "separation and differences" buried in the earth, living a selfish life as if it is "separate from" the earth, and from what God had hidden within it, which is the apple tree, and then, if it likes, changing its belief, based on a shift in consciousness, allowing it to then "Make a Choice". Bawa. That is, to "Make a Choice" to germinate or not to the truth of itself, that it is an apple seed buried in the earth, and that the earth contains everything necessary for the apple tree hidden within it to grow, or not, a Choice it did not have access to before, when it was buried in the earth in ignorance of itself, and of what God had placed it within, which was the earth, and of what God had hidden within it, which is the apple tree. Ok? Bawa. Similarly, our dearest loving brothers and sisters must first believe in Bawa, and in God within Him, as a Child of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen, who Bawa and God within Him will look after, protect, and nourish, as required, as a child first believes in Santa Claus, and then when your consciousness shifts, when you next become your parents, when you next become Santa Claus, for your Children, that is, when you next become Bawa to all of His Children, then you next believe in God as Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (Ral.) does, but now from within you, as "One with", and you now treat all of His Children, now as "My Children", who in truth You have now given birth to, through Your relationship with God within You, just as Bawa did. Ok? MMSulaiman11: Bawa. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Yes Bawa, this is most certainly true. MuhaiyaddeenLB: Bawa. May all the peace, the beneficence, and the blessing of God be upon you and all of My Children. Amen. Bawa. My love you - Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him, and with Us). Amen. MMSulaiman11: Bawa. May all the peace, the beneficence, and the blessing of God be upon you and all of My Children. Amen. Bawa. My love you - Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him, and with Us). Amen. MuhaiyaddeenLB: Bawa. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Bawa. Amen. End of "Page 1 of 1" of "E-mail Version" of - Spiritual Chat 367 - .......................... |
Bawa The On-line Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Library (Recommended way to Navigate around Library) Spiritual Chat 367 ---------- "E-mail Version" ------- About Spiritual Chat 367 "Accepting What God Has Given You Is Your Plenitude, For In Truth Everything In Your Life Is A "Gift of God", To Help You Truly Move Forward In Your Life, While You Still Can, If You Like, For The Choice To Treat Everything & Everyone Like This, As Truly "God's Gift", Is Your Choice, Not God's" Date of Chat: December 15, 2006, on Friday, after Jummah Prayer Chat Between: Muhammad Muhaiyaddeen Sulaiman (Curtis Wahlgren) and Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler), at the "Feet of God" for "Your Age" Page 1 of 1 ============================================================== Main Go To: Status Go To: Introduction - to Spiritual Chat 367 -------------------------------------- Available Go To: A Short Overview - to Spiritual Chat 367 ---------------------------- Available Go To: E-mail Version - of Spiritual Chat 367 ---------------------------------- Available (The Version you are currently reading) "Beginning of Spiritual Chat" - up to "Short Overview Part" "Short Overview Part" - of Spiritual Chat 367 "Rest of Spiritual Chat" - after the "Short Overview Part" Go To: Outline & Summary Version - of Spiritual Chat 367, with "Outline & Summaries" --------------------------------------------------- Planned Go To: Related Material - for Spiritual Chat 367 ------------------------------ Available ============================================================== Home Page - Spiritual Chats Go To Spiritual Chat 368 Chat 367: E-mail Alert Library Home Page Go To Spiritual Chat 366 Chat 367: Other Stuff ============================================================== A Short Overview - of Spiritual Chat 367 [Note: To read a complete copy of the "Text" of "Spiritual Chat 367" please click on the following: "E-mail Version" of Spiritual Chat 367. Thank you. Enjoy. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Amen] A Brief Look At The Comments - by Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) about "Spiritual Letter 109" (www.SpiritualLetter109.homestead. com), by Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him). Amen Bawa. Lets take a look at a brief answer to the problem Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) is setting himself up to experience, which is the abuse of the world, in one form or another, like criticism, and resentment of what he said from his brothers and sisters. Bawa. All of which in truth is due to his lack of contentment with what God is putting before him, not seeing it as "His Plenitude" from God within him, which in this case are brothers and sisters that Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) perceives as not being tolerant of the path to God suggested in "Spiritual Letter 109". Expanded Part - of "A Short Look At The Comments", and after that, two new sections, first "A Longer Look At The Comments", and after that, second, a "Review of The Questions", all of which were added later to "Spiritual Chat 367", after Muhammad Muhaiyaddeen Sulaiman (peace be upon Him) signed off and went for his subway ride. Bawa. But in truth no one living in the world can be content with "Spiritual Letter 109", and what it suggests, or with anyone becoming what Bawa is saying, that is, no one who is trying to be good, or trying to develop the qualities of God, and get rid of their bad qualities, or trying to implement what they heard from Bawa with their intellect, and mind and desire, that is, with their "Ego", which by its very nature, is always trying to "Ease God Out" in everything that it does. Bawa. And in this way, everyone still trying to live in the world through their "Ego", through their mind and desire, will resist the Message in "Spiritual Letter 109", that is, through the "Ego" which is always trying to establish, and then further establish, a "place or a role for itself" in the world, a role for itself that further defines itself in terms of what "you" have in the world, like your things, and what you do, and what you understand, all defined in the context of the world on the illusory "outside" of yourself. Bawa. So for such a person, which in truth is you, and all of My Children, how can you or how can any of My Children truly be content with "Spiritual Letter 109", or with anyone becoming what Bawa is saying, because it is suggesting a whole new way of life, though truly possible, still a way that people in the world are not currently experiencing, a whole new way of life that literally is the opposite of the current life of you, and of all of My Children, the opposite of what you are currently experiencing in the world. Ok? Bawa. So resistance to "Spiritual Letter 109" is what should be expected, and to all of the Spiritual Letters and Spiritual Chats by "Our" dearest loving Son, and your dearest loving brother Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), and to all of the material that "We" placed in the On-line Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Library (www.Bawa.homestead.com) through the heart of this child, living at the Feet of God for your age. Bawa. So resistance is what should be expected, along with the abuse from the world that comes with that resistance, like rejection of what is being said, and being asked to remove a brother or sister from a mailing list, and a resistance that should be met with the Qualities of God, like patience, tolerance, that is, tolerance of intolerance, peacefulness, contentment and gratitude, always placing your trust in God within your brothers and sisters, not in them. Bawa. And a resistance that should not be met with the opposite, should not be met with the same, that is, showing intolerance to intolerance, and things of a similar nature, like fault finding, or suspicion, and doubting the motives and intentions of others, as suggested by the questions of Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him, and with Us). Ok? A Deeper Look At The Comments - by Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) about "Spiritual Letter 109" (www.SpiritualLetter109.homestead. com), by Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him). Amen. Amen Bawa. Now lets take a little deeper look at the comments of Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him, and with Us) in response to "Spiritual Letter 109". Ok? Bawa. The first part of the comments by Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) is fine, for in it he is affirming the truth of what was shared, comments which some may disagree with, but comments that will not cause him any difficulties down the road, so to speak, that is, Comment By Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (Ral.): About "Spiritual Letter 109" "Stop Publishing What "Bawa Said", Become What "Bawa Says" (www.Spiritual Letter109.homestead.com), by Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) "To become what Bawa says is to allow Him to become the Publisher of the Book of Wisdom within our heart. We can publish a hundred thousand books, and if no one becomes what He says, what will be the benefit? More books on the shelf that people admire; more unfollowed guidance." Questions Posed by Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (Ral.): And Comments by Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Us) about the Questions. 1) Why is it so hard for us to support one another in becoming what Bawa says? 2) Are we afraid that someone might surpass us in surrender and Wisdom? 3) Or do we simply not believe that Bawa means what He says? Bawa. But the second part of the comments by Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), which consist of three questions, suggests something very different, that is, suggests that he is not content with his brothers and sisters, that he would like them to be different from the way that he perceives them to be, which is where he starts to set himself up for future difficulties, all of which are pointing to qualities within Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) that need to be corrected, before he will ever find peace with the truth, like the content of "Spiritual Letter 109". Bawa. That is, qualities that need to be realized, understood, and corrected in you, Grasshopper, and in each of My Children, in partnership with God within you, for two reasons. Bawa. First he is finding fault with God, for as "We" taught you before "We" left the world, "To find fault with anything is to find fault with God, because in truth God is the One who is conducting everything, and the life of everyone, not you. He is the One who carried out everything. He is responsible for both the cause and the effect". Bawa. And Second, he is finding fault with his brothers and sisters, for as "We" also taught you before "We" left the world, "My Son, you must not find fault with any of God's Creations. You must realize that the Center is within. You must open your wisdom, stand in the center, and look intently at yourself. Then you will understand the point. " "Do not waste your time looking at other people. If you look at other people and try to figure out why they act the way they do everything will go wrong, because each person sees his own faults in others.." ============================================================== Introduction - to Spiritual Chat 363 Bawa. Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim. In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate. Bawa. 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 all of My Children. May God help all of My Children. May God be please with all of My Children. Amen. Bawa. My love you (anbu), dearest loving Sons and Daughters, and brothers and sisters, and all of My Children - Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him, and with Us). Amen. Bawa. Here is Page 1 of 1 of an E-mail Version of "Spiritual Chat 367", a beautiful Spiritual Chat between our dearest loving Son Muhammad Muhaiyaddeen Sulaiman (Curtis Wahlgren) and our dearest loving Son Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler), at the "Feet of God" for our age. Bawa. At the feet of your dearest loving Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him, and with Us), for the age of the "Justice of Conscience", where "Who you are?" is now "What is within you", no longer "What is on the outside of you" as most of My Children still mistakenly believe. Bawa. To read a longer Outline & Summary Version of the same Spiritual Chat, that is, of "Spiritual Chat 367", one with an Outline and with an Expanded Summary of some Outline Topics, please click HERE (Planned), or above in the "Main Go To", or Go To Outline & Summary Version. Thank you . Enjoy. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Amen. Bawa. We have given this Sharing the following "Short Title", "Accepting What God Has Given You Is Your Plenitude, For In Truth Everything In Your Life Is A "Gift of God", To Help You Truly Move Forward In Your Life, While You Still Can, If You Like, For The Choice To Treat Everything & Everyone Like This, As Truly "God's Gift", Is Your Choice, Not God's" " Bawa. And we have given this Sharing the following "Expanded Title", to better reflect the multiple focus of this sharing, at the "Feet of God" for your age, which in truth is the feet of your dearest loving Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) within you, and of God within Him, and now on the "outside" of you, at the feet of His Children (may God be pleased with each of Us), which in truth is each of you living in this age, if you like, for in truth the Choice is yours, not God's. Bawa. That is, if the true intention for your life within you, for your soul life, is to again become "One with" God within you, before you die to the flesh in your current state within you, that is, in our current state of living a life of "separation and differences" on the illusory "outside" of us, as if you are "separate from" God within you, as if you are "separate from" each other within you, and as if you are "separate from' the Creation of God within you, all of which is "Just Not True". Expanded Title of Spiritual Chat 367 Between: Muhammad Muhaiyaddeen Sulaiman (Ral.) And Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Ral.), on 12-15-06 "Join In Partnership With God Within You, To Accept What God Gives You For In Truth This Is Your Plenitude, Which In Truth Is Everything That You Are Given, No Matter What, No Matter What You May Think It Is, Or Who Gave It To You, That is, In Your Ignorance And In Your Arrogance About Your Ignorance, For In Truth It Is Always A "Gift From God" Within You, If You Like, For As God Asks "Us" In the Holy Qur'an, Over and Over Again, "Which of My Gifts Will You Deny?". Amen. Ok?" Bawa. May all the peace, the beneficence, and the blessing of God be upon all of My Children. May God help all of My Children. May God be pleased with all of My Children. Amen. Bawa. My love you (anbu) - Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him, and with Us). Amen. ============================================================== Related Material - to Spiritual Chat 367 Bawa. For more on these wisdom points, and the great significance of this Spiritual Chat to all of My Children, please click on the "Title" of the Following Material, all of which is also provided as part of the On-line Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Library (www.Bawa. homestead.com), under the Home Page Names of "Spiritual Chats" (www.Spiritual Chats.homestead.com), and "Spiritual Letters" (www.SpiritualLetters.homestead.com) all of which in truth is from God within all of My Children, to the Children of God for your age, if you like: Spiritual Letters: Home Page (www.SpiritualLetters.homestead.com) [Note: The format for the URL or Web Page Address for each Spiritual Letter is www.SpiritualLetterXXX.homestead.com] Spiritual Letter 109 ... Letter To: David Fedderman And His Wife and to All of My Children "Stop Publishing What "Bawa Said", And Instead Become What "Bawa Is Saying", That Is, Instead Join In Partnership With God Within You To Let God Speak From Within You, For The Benefit of All of The Creation of God, Both Within You, And For A Little While On the Outside of You" ------------------------ Nov., 06" Spiritual Letter 108 ... Letter To: Muhammad Muhainaddeen Sulaiman (Curtis Wahlgren), and to All of My Children "You Too "Can Fly", If You Like, All You Have To Do, Is Do It, And Then God Will Do Everything Else, If You Like, For The Choice Is Yours, Not God'" -------- Nov., 06" Spiritual Letter 107 ... Letter To: Ummul Khair Muhaiyaddeen (Rumi Smith), and to All of My Children "The "Extraordinary Process of God" You Must Understand" ----------------------- Nov., 06" Spiritual Letter 106 ... Letter To: Muhammad Hussain (John Barnett), and to All of My Children "Stop Acting As My Children, and Start Acting as Me" For The Benefit of My Children --- Nov., 06" Spiritual Chats: Home Page (www.SpiritualChats.homestead.com) [Note: The format for the URL or Web Page Address for each Spiritual Chat is www.SpiritualChatXXX.homestead.com] Spiritual Chat 366 .. "Become The Triple Flame Within You, Before It Is Too Late Or Become A Worm In Hell Within You, For There Is No Other Choice, And The Choice Is Yours, Not God's, And It Is All Within You, Not "Outside" of You, As My Children Still Mistakenly Believe" ...... Dec., 2006 Spiritual Chat 363 .. "Hand God Back To God Within You, By Letting God Cure Himself of You" Before You Die To The Flesh" ..................... Nov., 2006 Spiritual Chat 362 .. "About the "Arrogance of Man" And the "Oneness of God" ......................... Nov., 2006 Spiritual Chat 361 .. "Your Life Is The Ultimate Self-Fulfilling Prophesy, That Is, "Whatever You Intend Is what You Will Receive" ...................... Nov., 2006 Spiritual Chat 360 .. "The Silent Zikr is God Speaking From Within You, Not You Trying To Be Silent On The Outside of You" ........................ Nov., 2006 Spiritual Chat 359 .. "The Duty That Is Greater Than God, Is The Duty That You Let God Do Within You, Before You Die To The Flesh ................. Nov., 2006 Spiritual Chat 358 .. "Louie Meets The Angel of Death (A.S.)", Or "Life Is The Victory of Wisdom Reasoning Over Fate" .......... Nov., 2006 Spiritual Chat 349 .. "How To Establish "The Presence of God" Within You", Or "Who You Are Is What Bawa Is Doing Within You", Or "Join In Partnership With God Within You, To Truly Accept The Truth Of "Your" Life, And The Truth Of The "Life Within Your Life", That In Truth "Who You Are" Is "What Is Within You", And "What Is Within You" Is What "Bawa Is Doing" Within God Within You" ............................... Oct., 2006 Spiritual Chat 347 .. "The Meaning of Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim," Or, "Join In Partnership With God Within You To Remember To Keep Focused At All Times On "What God Is Doing" Within You At All Times, With What Is "Within God" Within You, That Is, If You Will Only Let Him" .............................. Oct., 2006 ) Spiritual Chat 275 .. "God Has Already Given You Everything, So Your Work Is To Join With God Within You, To Correctly Use What You Already Have, Not Mistakenly Ask For Something More or New" .............................. June., 2006 Spiritual Chat 274 .. "God Says To You Within You, 'Catch Me If You Can'" .................................. June., 2006 Spiritual Chat 271 .. "Stop Leading Us To Hell Within You,. Instead, Step Back, Let God Step Forward and Embrace Us Within You" ............... June., 2006 Spiritual Chat 265 .. "Use God Within You To Get To God Within You,. Not What God Has Discarded Within You, Which In Truth Is The Outside of You" .... June., 2006 Spiritual Chat 264 .. "Become Like Me. Become Like Me. Become Like Me" ...................................... June., 2006 Spiritual Chat 247 .. "Learning How to Become Alone, Hungry, and Awake, Before You Set Out To Pray" ........................ Feb., 2006 Spiritual Chat 246 .. "Letting God Speak To His Children, Telling You That 'You Too Can Fly, If You Like'" ................Feb., 2006 Spiritual Chat 216 .. The True Question of Your Life Is, "What Have You Told God Within You That You Want For Eternity, By The Way That You Are Currently Living Your Life On The "Outside" of You? ..............................Sept., 2005 For More: Go To: Home Page - Spiritual Chats (www.SpiritualChats.homestead.com) (www.SpiritualLetters.homestead.com) Bawa. May all the peace, the beneficence, and the blessing of God be upon all of My Children. May God help all of My Children. May God be pleased with all of My Children. Amen. Bawa. My love you (anbu) - Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him, and with Us). ============================================================== E-mail Version - of Spiritual Letter 367 "Beginning of Spiritual Chat" MMSulaiman11: Bawa. Al-salam 'alaykum my Dear Father Shaikh Muhamad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him and with us). May the Peace and Blessings of God be with you. Bawa. My love you, Muhamad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him and with us.) MuhaiyaddeenLB: Bawa. Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim. In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate. Bawa. Wa 'alaykum al-salam My dearest loving Son Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him, and with Us). Amen. Bawa. My love you - Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him, and with Us). Amen. MuhaiyaddeenLB: Bawa. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Bawa. Bawa gave a beautiful discourse the other night about the importance of always starting everything off with the Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim, as you normally do. That this will remove all the impurities within anything that you drink, or eat, or set out to do, or take part in. Ok? MMSulaiman11: Bawa. Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim. In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate. Bawa. Yes, you are absolutely correct. We just forgot this time - not being used to doing this from work. MuhaiyaddeenLB: Bawa. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Bawa. Thank you for your concern about the physical difficulties this child is experiencing, truly it is Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. And the pain, which seems to be mainly in our left hip is starting to move down the leg, a little, and last night was hardly noticeable. Bawa. And this morning the pain was hardly there, coming back a little this afternoon, but again like all things in our life, "We" continue to look at the pain "We" are experiencing and say "Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar", saying to God within "Us", that is to Bawa within "Us", and to God within Him, "Thank You O God, No Thank You O God, What's Next?. Bawa. For example, as Bawa teaches us in the following "Epilogue" to the beautiful book of wisdom, "Islam and World Peace: Explanations of a Sufi" (www.IslamAndWorldPeace.homestead.com), "To accept Allah and His pure kingdom is true Islam, the way of absolute faith, certitude, and determination (iman), the way of the Kalimah (the living affirmation of your faith). This is the birthright of all the Children of Adam." "To accept Allah's words and His commands is wisdom, and to accept what He has given us is our plenitude." [Note: The following copy of the "Epilogue" is contained in a Wisdom Study Version of this beautiful book of wisdom, with an Outline and Comments by Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), if you like, which you can access by clicking HERE (www.IslamAndWorldPeace.homestead.com). Once there go to TOC and click on "Epilogue". For an on-line version of the Complete book, without an Outline and Comments by Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (may God be please with Him), which is provided as part of the Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship Web Site (www.bmf.org), please click HERE (http://www.bmf.org/iswp/) Epilogue (to the beautiful book of wisdom) "Islam and World Peace: Explanations of a Sufi", By: M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) With Outline & Comments by: Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) Introduction - to "The Epilogue" "A'udhu billahi min al-Shaytan al-Rajim. Bismillah-Irrahman-Irrahim. Al-salam 'alaykum wa-rahmat Allah wa-barakatuhu kulluh. "We seek refuge in Allah from the evils of the accursed satan. In the name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate. May all the peace, the beneficence, and the blessings of God be upon you". The Nature of Our Goal Is True Man, Not Islam - Our Goal Should Be To Become A True Man, Not To Become Islam, Because Islam Is of God In Akhirah, The Hereafter, Not of Man In The Dunya, The Earth World, Because A True Man Is One Who, While Living In The Dunya, Reflects The Light of God In Akhirah, The Light of Islam, From His Clear And Purified Heart, Into The Earth World. This Should Be Our Goal, To Become A True Man, Not To Become Islam, Not To Become God, But To Become One With God, And As The "Oneness of God And True Man", Reflect God, Reveal God, As The Light of God Known As Islam, Known As The Kingdom of God, Into The World of Creation, For The Benefit of All of The Creation of God In The 18,000 Universes Within Man And Within God For As His Holiness Teaches Us In This Discourse: "My brothers and sisters, let us consider once more the true meaning of Islam". The True Meaning of Islam Is Allah - Islam Is Allah. It is The Kingdom of Allah. And Allah, Not man, Is The Only One Who Can Rule Over That Kingdom "Islam is Allah. It is the kingdom of His qualities, His actions, His compassion, His peacefulness, and His unity. Allah, not man, is the only One who can rule that kingdom." "With His love and compassion He is the One who protects all lives, who feeds and looks after all creations according to their needs and their hunger." Allah Is Really Conducing Our Life, All Life, Not Us - Our Entire Life And Everything That Happens To Us Is Conducted By Allah, Not By Us "Allah alone rules over all that is within His realm - the earth and all the countries of the world, the trees, plants, the houses, and the heart of man. Our entire life and everything that happens to us is conducted by Allah, not by us. He is the One who carries out everything, He is responsible for the cause and the effect." Islam Is Accepting Allah As The Only Ruler Over Everything - Islam Is The Acceptance Of Allah As The Ruler Over Everything In All The Universes, Which Is Everything Within Us "Islam is the acceptance of Allah as the Ruler over everything in all the universes (the Rabb-al-alamin). He is the Master of our good thoughts, our good qualities, and our good actions. He is the Guide for our conscience, the One who teaches us justice and truth, compassion and unity. He is the Leader of wisdom and divine knowledge ('ilm). and it is through His peace that all hearts can obtain peace and tranquillity." Only Allah Can Rule Over The Kingdom of Islam, Not Us - Islam Can Only Be Ruled By Allah, It Cannot Be Ruled By What The World Today Calls Islam "His is the kingdom of truth. That kingdom cannot be ruled by what the world today calls Islam. True Islam does not mean trying to dominate the world, shouting, 'I am in command!'" "In this world and the next, in birth and in death, the One alone who rules Islam is Allah. No man has the power to govern that kingdom." "To understand this with absolute clarity is to become His slave ('abd) and be filled with divine wisdom and perfect faith. That is prayer." The Birthright of The Children of Adam Is Allah - Is The Way of Iman, The Way of The Kalimah, That Lead Us To Oneness With Allah "To accept Allah and His pure kingdom is true Islam, the way of absolute faith, certitude, and determination (iman), the way of the Kalimah (the living affirmation of faith). This is the birthright of all the Children of Adam." "To accept Allah's words and His commands is wisdom, and to accept what He has given us is our plenitude." Allah's Most Benevolent, Pure Gift To His Creation Is Himself - Is Himself As The Kingdom Of Islam, and the Form of That Kingdom, Which is True Man "God is Most Great (Allah Akbar)! All praise belongs only to Him (Al-hamdu lillah). He is the One who gives us the wealth of our lives. He gives us everything." "The Kingdom of Islam is His most benevolent, pure gift. Should any man proclaim himself ruler of that pure kingdom, he will only bring about his own destruction. Allah is the sole ruler, there is no one else who can do His work." "We, the children of Adam, who pray to God with faith and certitude, must know this with absolute clarity". Islam Is Al-hamdu lillah and Allahu Akbar "All praise be to God! God is the Great One! This is the true meaning of Islam. May the peace of God be upon us. May God help us all. Amen." End of Epilogue By: M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) MMSulaiman11: Bawa. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Yes Bawa, we understand. Amen. MuhaiyaddeenLB: Bawa. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Bawa. "We" were reciting this "Epilogue" as part of "Our" prayer yesterday and when "We" got to the part where God says for your age, for your age of the "Justice of Conscience", the following, "Our" life literally soared, took flight deep within "Us", and all sense of the difficulties that "We" have been having completely left this child, and truly "We" were better, but better on an entirely different level, on another level that patience, and contentment with the apparent difficulties on this level of the drama allows to occur within "Us" at this deeper level, for in truth all levels within "Us" are One, as in truth "You and God" are One. OK? "To accept Allah's words and His commands is wisdom, and to accept what He has given us is our plenitude." MMSulaiman11: Bawa. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Yes Bawa, we understand exactly what "My Dear Father Bawa" is saying. Anbu. MuhaiyaddeenLB: Bawa. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Bawa. Good Son. Bawa. Did you get a chance to read what "Our" dearest loving brother Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) said in response to "Spiritual Letter 109" (www.SpiritualLetter109.homestead.com), that was mailed out yesterday to My Children. MMSulaiman11: Bawa. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Yes we did, and thought it was a beautiful and appropriate response to Your letter. MuhaiyaddeenLB: Bawa. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Bawa. Yes on one level it most certainly was, but on another level he is making a fatal mistake which will cause him difficulties on one level, and stop his progress on the other level. Do you know what it is? MMSulaiman11: Bawa. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. No Bawa, we do not know. MuhaiyaddeenLB: Bawa. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Beginning of What Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen said: 786 Ameen. To become what Bawa says is to allow Him to become the Publisher of the Book of Wisdom within our heart. We can publish a hundred thousand books, and if no one becomes what He says, what will be the benefit? More books on the shelf that people admire; more unfollowed guidance. Why is it so hard for us to support one another in becoming what Bawa says? Are we afraid that someone might surpass us in surrender and Wisdom? Or do we simply not believe that Bawa means what He says? Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen End of What Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen Said: Bawa. Now read it again and see if you can begin to see the problem he is creating for himself, remembering what "We" just shared in the Epilogue. Ok? MMSulaiman11: Bawa. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Our goal is to become one with Bawa. That is for us as separate from Him to end and for "Us" as one with Him to begin. The goal is not to become what Bawa says for that is a different section. MuhaiyaddeenLB: Bawa. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Bawa. An interesting answer, but isn't becoming "One with" Bawa becoming what Bawa says, and what Bawa is saying, but this time from within "Us" living in the world? MuhaiyaddeenLB: Bawa. Al-hamdu lillah Allahu Akbar. Bawa. What time do you catch your train, or is your free time over, so "We" can stop when your free time is over, giving you enough time to finish up your day, or catch your train. Ok? MMSulaiman11: Bawa. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Yes Bawa, this might be a good time for this child to catch his train (actually subway to 69th street). Can we please continue this later when this child arrives at home? If that is appropriate. Anbu. MuhaiyaddeenLB: Bawa. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Bawa. Yes, certainly. "Short Overview Part" - of Spiritual Chat 367 [Note: The following part of the "Text" of this Spiritual Chat is included in another section of this Web Page, that you may have already read, that is, in "A Short Overview" of "Spiritual Chat 367". However, after this repeat of the "Short Overview" part is the "Rest of Spiritual Chat 367" that you have not yet read, which you can go to now, if you like, by clicking above or HERE. Thank you. Enjoy. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Amen] A Short Look At The Comments - by Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him, and with Us), about "Spiritual Letter 109" (www.SpiritualLetter109. homestead.com). Amen Bawa. But first lets take a look at a short answer to the problem Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) is setting himself up to experience, which is the abuse of the world, in one form or another, like criticism, and resentment of what he said, from his brothers and sisters, all of which in truth is due to his lack of contentment with what God is putting before him, not seeing it as "His Plenitude" from God within him, which in this case are brothers and sisters that Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) perceives as not being tolerant of the path to God suggested in "Spiritual Letter 109". Expanded Part - of "A Short Look At The Comments", and after that, "A Longer Look At The Comments", and after that, "A Review of The Questions", all of which were added later to "Spiritual Chat 367", after Muhammad Muhaiyaddeen Sulaiman (peace be upon Him) signed off and went for his subway ride Bawa. But in truth no one living in the world can be content with Spiritual Letter 109, and what it suggests, or with anyone becoming what Bawa is saying, that is, no one who is trying to be good, or trying to develop the qualities of God, and get rid of their bad qualities, or trying to implement what they heard from Bawa with their intellect, and mind and desire, that is, with their "Ego", which by its very nature, is always trying to "Ease God Out" in everything that it does. Bawa. And in this way, everyone still trying to live in the world through their "Ego", through their mind and desire, is always trying to establish, and then further establish, a "place or a role for themselves" in the world, a role for themselves that further defines themselves in terms of what they have in the world, like your things, and what you do, and what you understand, all defined in the context of the world on the illusory "outside" of yourself. Bawa. So for such a person, which in truth is you, and all of My Children, how can you or how can any of My Children truly be content with "Spiritual Letter 109", or with anyone becoming what Bawa is saying, because it is suggesting a whole new way of life, that people in the world are not currently experiencing, a whole new way of life that literally is the opposite of the current life that you, and all of My Children are currently experiencing in the world. Ok? Bawa. So resistance to "Spiritual Letter 109" is what should be expected, and to all of the Spiritual Letters and Spiritual Chats by "Our" dearest loving Son, and your dearest loving brother Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), and to all of the material that "We" placed in the "On-line Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Library" (www.Bawa.homestead.com) through the heart of this child, living at the Feet of God for your age. Bawa. So resistance is what should be expected, along with the abuse from the world that comes with that resistance, like rejection of what is being said, and being asked to remove a brother or sister from the mailing list, and a resistance that should be met with the Qualities of God, like patience, tolerance, that is, tolerance of intolerance, peacefulness, contentment and gratitude, always placing your trust in God within your brothers and sisters, not in them. Bawa. And a resistance should not be met with the opposite to God's Qualities, and should not be met with the same, that is, showing intolerance to intolerance, and things of a similar nature, like fault finding, or suspicion, doubting the motives and intentions of others, as suggested by Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him, and with Us). Ok? A Deeper Look At The Comments - by Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him, and with Us) about "Spiritual Letter 109" (www.SpiritualLetter109. homestead.com), by Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him). Amen Bawa. Now lets take a little deeper look at the comments of Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him, and with Us) in response to "Spiritual Letter 109". Ok? Bawa. The first part of the comments by Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) is fine, for in it he is affirming the truth of what was shared, comments which some may disagree with, but comments that will not cause him any difficulties down the road, so to speak, that is, Comment By Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (Ral.): About "Spiritual Letter 109" "Stop Publishing What "Bawa Said", Become What "Bawa Says" (www.SpiritualLetter109. homestead.com), by Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) "To become what Bawa says is to allow Him to become the Publisher of the Book of Wisdom within our heart. We can publish a hundred thousand books, and if no one becomes what He says, what will be the benefit? More books on the shelf that people admire; more unfollowed guidance." Questions by Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (Ral.): And Comments by Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Us) about the Questions. 1) Why is it so hard for us to support one another in becoming what Bawa says? 2) Are we afraid that someone might surpass us in surrender and Wisdom? 3) Or do we simply not believe that Bawa means what He says? Bawa. But the second part of the comments by Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), which consist of three questions, suggests something very different, that is, suggests that he is not content with his brothers and sisters, that he would like them to be different from the way that he perceives them to be, which is where he starts to set himself up for future difficulties, all of which are pointing to qualities within Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) that need to be corrected, before he will ever find peace with the truth, like the content of "Spiritual Letter 109". Bawa. That is, qualities that need to be realized, understood, and corrected in you, Grasshopper, and in each of My Children, in partnership with God within you, for two reasons. Bawa. First he is finding fault with God, for as "We" taught you before "We" left the world, "To find fault with anything is to find fault with God, because in truth God is the One who is conducting everything, and the life of everyone, not you. He is the One who carried out everything. He is responsible for both the cause and the effect. Bawa. And Second, he is finding fault with his brothers and sisters, for as "We" also taught you before "We" left the world, "My Son, you must not find fault with any of God's Creations. You must realize that the Center is within. You must open your wisdom, stand in the center, and look intently at yourself. Then you will understand the point." "Do not waste your time looking at other people. If you look at other people and try to figure out why they act the way they do everything will go wrong, because each person sees his own faults in others." End of "Short Overview Part" of Spiritual Chat 367 "Rest of Spiritual Chat 367" Review of Questions - posed by Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), if you like Bawa. Now take an even deeper look at the questions which Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) posed, and see what wisdom points we can harvest from them. Ok? Bawa. That is, with this child first saying the word "Bawa", establishing the "Presence of God" within "Us", briefly reflecting on these questions, and then handing them to Bawa within this child, and to God within Bawa, and then "Be done with them", saying to God within this child, "Thank You O God. Not Thank You O God. What's Next?" Bawa. And when this child does this, the following Clarity comes into the heart of this little child, living at the "Feet of God" for your age, at the feet of your dearest loving Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him, and with Us) within you, and of God within Him, and now at the Feet of His Children (may God be pleased with Us), of the Children of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Us), if you like. Review of First Question - by Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) 1) "Why is it so hard for us to support one another in becoming what Bawa says? Comments On First Question - by Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) Bawa. This is a very good question, and one which each of "Us" must become very clear about, if "We" are to truly move forward on the path, and is sort of like asking, "Why is it so hard for the cow to embrace the butcher knife?" Bawa. For in truth each of "Us" has been created by God to destroy each of "us", and to Reveal each of "Us", that is the real nature of "Our" relationship, one of "mutual destruction" and "Mutual Revealing", that is, mutual destruction of the "I and you", of the "mine and yours", of the I, of the "ego", of the selfish self, of the life of arrogance, karma, illusion, of mind and desire, and "Mutual Revealing" of God to God within "Us" for the benefit of all of the Creation of God within "Us". Bawa. Not the relationship of the dream and fantasy of the mind and desire, which is always keeping "us" 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 "Just Not True". Bawa. That is, is always trying to use "the other" for pleasure or comfort, or to expand the current definition of "ourselves" to include more and more things, like "my wife", or "my children", or "my family", or "my race and religion", and if possible, as much as possible, to keep them under "our" control, and serving "us". Ok? Bawa. This is why Bawa teaches "Us" the following: 1) "My Son, you must not find fault with any of God's Creations. You must realize that the Center is within. You must open your wisdom, stand in the center, and look intently at yourself. Then you will understand the point. Do not waste your time looking at other people. If you look at other people and try to figure out why they act the way they do everything will go wrong, because each person sees his own faults in others." 2) "When Allah loves you the world will drive you away, but when the world accepts you, you will not be acceptable to Allah. If you desire and accept the praise of the world truth cannot accept you, but if you desire truth then the world cannot accept you. (And if you desire Nothing, that is, the No-thing that is God within you, then that Nothing will pull you back into Itself, and in the process extract the Understanding of Everything from the Everything, and the Understanding of the Nothing from the Understanding of Everything, and the Nothing from the Understanding of the Nothing). All who have wisdom must realize and understand this without the slightest doubt. Amen" 3) "What every happens to you is meant to correct you, to improve you. Any suffering that befalls you is meant to help you to go one step forward. As long as you have absolute certitude in God, then no matter what dangers, difficulties, troubles, or suffering that come to you, they will only make you move forward, these things help you to progress, to move forward on the path. Never forget your goal (which is to see God). Therefore, if you receive a blow on the back that is a signal to move forward some more, that is a sign to progress. Amen" 4) "With faith, certitude, and determination in God keep that unfailing grip on the heart of the Shaikh, then you will receive the milk of wisdom and grace. He will feed you that milk of grace to cure you of your hunger, illness, old age, and death. He will feed you with that true grace and wisdom. He will give that honey of ilm, of divine knowledge, and you will know that taste. If you hold onto the Shaikh and drink that milk and honey, that grace, wisdom, and ilm, you will realize the exaltedness of your life, you will know peace and happiness, and you will derive the qualities of God and the light of heaven. Amen". Bawa. And why Bawa told "Us" that He has put all of His Children like unpolished stones into a bag together, and that then He twirls that bag, allowing the rough edges of one stone to knock off the rough edges of the other stones, and in this way, with one stone polishing the other stones, and when He is done all of the stones are polished and ready to be presented to God as His Gems, as the Qualities and Actions of God, for the benefit of all of the Creation of God. Amen. Bawa. And finally, why Bawa teaches us in the beautiful book of wisdom, "The Pearl of Wisdom" (www.ThePearlOfWisdom.homestead.com), in Chapter 8, "How The Awe Inspiring God Subdues Pride", the following: "My Son, in this way, man has taken the body of hell, which is dust out of dust. "Man resides within this stinking body, and grows like a smelling carcass. He lives in this body eating the dead foul-smelling carcass. He claims the egoism of "I", and becomes proud, thinking that there is none other than himself. He is even boastful with this destructive body of his". "What will then become of man if with such a destructive body, he becomes proud, and does not realize himself?" Bawa. And at the end of this Chapter, Bawa tells us: "Therefore, everything which appears on earth, and assumes pride, arrogance, and the egoism of "I", acquires the qualities of destruction. Seeing this, the Primal Lord has created every other thing to control such arrogance". Bawa. In this way, man has a very serious problem and God helps man deal with this very serious problem, which is his egoism of "I", his arrogance, and his pride, by creating everything else in his world to help control his egoism of "I", his arrogance, and his pride. Bawa. And such is the true nature of our relationship with our dearest loving brothers and sisters, not as help and comfort, but rather as that which confronts and does battle with "us" when "we" have failed to submit to the will of Allah, and instead are caught up in one way or another in our egoism of "I", our arrogance, and our pride. Ok? Review of "Second" Question - by Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) 2) Are we afraid that someone might surpass us in surrender and Wisdom? Comments On "Second Question" - by Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) Bawa. This is also a very good question, and one which each of "Us" must become very clear about, if "We" are to truly move forward on the path, and is sort of like asking, "Does a person want to be first in line when waiting for a move" Bawa. Of course he does, and such is the nature of what "has to leave us" in order for "God to be present" within "Us", which is that which is focused on its place in line, for things that truly have no value, either now or later. Bawa. Such is the clarity that "We" have come into the world to awaken within you, in order for "God to Speak" from within "You" to all of the Creation of God within "You", so God can "Pass Judgment" upon all of the Creation of God within "You", before "you" die to the flesh in our current state and "you" become subject to the "suffering of the grave" and Qiyamah (the Standing Forth, the Day of Judgment) within you. Bawa. In this way, with you, if you do not become wise, if you don't wise up before it is too late, with you in the End, with you in your ignorance and in your arrogance about your ignorance, becoming a demon, a jinn, a fairy, or ghost within you, roaming the earth world within you until Qiyamah (the Standing Forth; the Day of Judgment) within you, where again if you are not wise, "you" take on 105 million births within you, ending as a worm in hell within you with only one level of consciousness within you, with you taking on as part of your judgment an eternal life within you as "separate from" God within you, again if you do not become wise, if you don't wise up before it is too late. Review of "Third" Question - by Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) 3) Or do we simply not believe that Bawa means what He says? Comments On "Third" Question - by Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) Bawa. This is also a very good question, and one which each of "Us" must become very clear about, if "We" are to truly move forward on the path, and is sort of like asking, "Do your mother and father believe in Santa Claus? Bawa. No, because their belief system has gone beyond this way of thinking about Santa Claus, has changed into believing in Santa Claus, as a child, to becoming Santa Claus, for their children. Bawa. Such is the nature of "how we believe", and "how we change our belief", by literally becoming our object of worship, which is similar to the way an apple seed germinates, first believing in a way that prevents it from germinating, in a life of "separation and differences" buried in the earth, living a selfish life as if it is "separate from" the earth, and from what God had hidden within it, which is the apple tree, and then, if it likes, changing its belief, based on a shift in consciousness, allowing it to then "Make a Choice". Bawa. That is, to "Make a Choice" to germinate or not to the truth of itself, that it is an apple seed buried in the earth, and that the earth contains everything necessary for the apple tree hidden within it to grow, or not, a Choice it did not have access to before, when it was buried in the earth in ignorance of itself, and of what God had placed it within, which was the earth, and of what God had hidden within it, which is the apple tree. Ok? Bawa. Similarly, our dearest loving brothers and sisters must first believe in Bawa, and in God within Him, as a Child of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen, who Bawa and God within Him will look after, protect, and nourish, as required, as a child first believes in Santa Claus, and then when your consciousness shifts, when you next become your parents, when you next become Santa Claus, for your Children, that is, when you next become Bawa to all of His Children, then you next believe in God as Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (Ral.) does, but now from within you, as "One with", and you now treat all of His Children, now as "My Children", who in truth You have now given birth to, through Your relationship with God within You, just as Bawa did. Ok? MMSulaiman11: Bawa. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Yes Bawa, this is most certainly true. MuhaiyaddeenLB: Bawa. May all the peace, the beneficence, and the blessing of God be upon you and all of My Children. Amen. Bawa. My love you - Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him, and with Us). Amen. MMSulaiman11: Bawa. May all the peace, the beneficence, and the blessing of God be upon you and all of My Children. Amen. Bawa. My love you - Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him, and with Us). Amen. MuhaiyaddeenLB: Bawa. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Bawa. Amen. End of "Page 1 of 1" of "E-mail Version" of - Spiritual Chat 367 - .......................... |
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