"A Book of Our Love" By The Children of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (Ral.) "Other" Questions & Answers (Plus Questions Pending List) Go To: Introduction - to "Other Questions & Answers" Go To: "Other" Questions & Answers - waiting to become "Active" "Outline" - of "Other Questions & Answers" Text - of "Other Questions & Answers" Go To: Questions Pending List - waiting to "Be Answered" Go To: TOC - A Book of Our Love - that is, Table of Contents". fpr "A Book of Our Love" ============================================================== Introduction - to "Other Questions & Answers" Bawa. My dearest loving brothers and sister, here is a nice little "Gift" from Bawa within us, and from God within Him, that is, from God within us, all to the Children of God for our age, which They had this child work, Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler) start to work on, at the feet of God for our age, which for our age is our dearest loving Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) within us, and God within Him, and now on the "outside" of us, is His Children (may God be pleased with each of Us), which in truth is everyone living in this age, if we like, that is, if the true intention for our life within us, for our soul life, is to again become "One with" God within us, before we die to the flesh in our current state, and get an eternal hell within us as "separate from" God within us. That is, and again become "One with" God within us, but this time with an understanding of "Our Oneness", so it will never leave us again. Amen. Bawa. As an Example on the "outside" of us, of what all of My Children should be doing together, which is coming together correctly so "We" can be there, and teach you "What you do not know", for this is now the age for this, for living again as "One with" God within you, by first learning how to again stand in the "Presence of God within you, and join God within you in what He started to do within you, a very, very long time ago, which is to tell and bring to Completion the Story of the "Oneness of God and True Man" within you, for the benefit of all of the Creation of God within you, before the "outside" of you is gone, and you can no longer do this "Heart's Work" within you. Bawa. And this set of "Other" Questions & Answers, and this "Questions Pending List" is provided to help in this way, by encouraging each of My Children to come together in this way, that is, In "Our Name", so "God can be there" within us within you, allowing "Us" within you to "Teach you what you do not know". Bawa. All of which is now a part of the beautiful book, "A Book of Our Love", that "We" have instructed you to do, that is, for the Children of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with each of Us) to come together in "Our Name" to write. Amen. [Note: To ready "Our Charter" to write this book, as it came through the heart of our dearest loving brother Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen (Rick Hacket) in his prayers, that is, for the Children of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with HIm, and with each of Us) to start to act as "One" within us, to the world on the "outside" of us, a Charter you can also read by clicking above or HERE (www.ABookofOurLoveCharter. homestead.com). Thank you. Enjoy. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Amen] ============================================================== "Others" Questions & Answers "Outline" - of "Other Questions & Answers" Introduction - to "Other Questions & Answers" "Others" Questions & Answers - that is, Questions and Answers that have been put forth by 1 of the Children of God for our age, but have not yet become "Active", that is, have not yet been picked up by at least 2 of the Children of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with each of Us), in order to apply "Our Charter" 1. Why Do We "Shut God Up"? - claiming He can no longer "Speak to us", all of which is "Just not true"? 2. Why Are We "Still Here"? - and what do we need to do to leave here truly successful in our lifetime 3. What "Happens Next"? - in our life 4. What Is "Death"? - and how do we "Die before death"? 5. What Is "Sorrow"? - and what is "Suffering", and what is the difference? 6. What Is the Difference? - between "Knowing" & "Understanding" - In process. Please come back later. Thank you - ============================================================== Text of "Others" Questions & Answers "Others" Questions & Answers - that is, Questions and Answers that have been put forth by 1 of the Children of God for our age, but have not yet become "Active", that is, have not yet been picked up by at least 2 of the Children of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with each of Us), to apply to "Our Charter", that is, to place before the feet of God for our age, by learning how to "Step Back" on the "outside" of us, so God can "Step Forward" within us, in order to establishing the "Presence of God" within us, so our wisdom can teach us "What we do not know", like the Angel Gabriel (peace be upon Him) did with the Prophet Muhammad (blessing and peace be upon Him) in "The Cave", telling Him to "Read!, Read!, In the Name of God who created man from a sensitive drop of blood, and teaches him "What he does ot know", Read!" 1. Why Do We "Shut God Up" - claiming He can no longer "Speak to us", all of which is "Just not true"? References - for the following "Comments" on this question 1) Spiritual Letter 87 (same Title as question 1) Comments - by Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler) Bawa. We "Shut God Up" within us, claiming He can no longer "Speak to us" from within us, because we want to be "Present" on the "outside" of us, and sin. Bawa. That is, we want to continue living a life of "separation and differences" on the "outside", a life of "selfishness" on the "outside" of us, which brings comfort and happiness to our mind and desire, that is, to all of the lives of darkness and evil that have grown within us in our ignorance, and in our arrogance about our ignorance, and that now rule over us, as the 9 openings of our elemental body, with "God's Permission". Bawa. That now rule over us as the 9 openings until we "See God and Steady Him" within us, that is, until we "See God" within us, as the "Power within the Essence of Everything", as "That One God who has no form", and "Steady God" within our very own heart, as the Rahman, as the Ruler over Everything within us, which in truth is Everything. Bawa. Because all that we currently see in our ignorance, and in arrogance about our ignorance, as existing on the "outside" of us, is really within us, and what is truly within us, is not just what is behind what we current see as existing on the "outside" of us, but is really Everything, that is, God within us, what is "within God" within us, and what God "has discarded" from Himself, in becoming God within us. All of this, all of Everything is within us, just waiting to germinate, just waiting to tell "God's Story" within us, if we like. Bawa. That is, if we will only realize, understand, accept, and join with this truth within us, letting the "Truth surrender to the Truth" within us, for the Choice to use our life in this way, or not, that is, to let God tell His Story within us, and bring it to completion as "Our Story" within "His Story" within us, as True Man within God within us, and God within True Man within us, is most certainly our Choice, not God's. Amen. Bawa. Which includes the Creation of God within us, and the "Handful of earth" within us, that God collected from the 4 corners of the earth within us, and made into Adam (peace be upon Him) within us, who later became "separated from" God within us, when he became weakened through the "Spit of satan" within us, and then "forgot God" within us, through the "Ovum of Eve" within us (peace be upon Her). Bawa. Which when fertilized with the "Spit of satan" within us becomes the "earth world' within us, which is our current state and life now, on the "outside" of us, of living within the fertilized "Ovum of Eve" within us (peace be upon Her), a life of arrogance, karma, and illusion, and of mind and desire within us, a life of desire for earth (or form), women (or duality), and gold (personal wealth) within us, a life of "Body, Trick, and Danger" within us (See Chapter 20, in book, "The Pearl of Wisdom". Bawa. But also a life which also can become the life and teaching of the 124,000 Heavenly Beings, Prophets, and Lights of God within us, as the "Word of God" and the "Word of God made flesh" for each age within us, which if we join in partnership with God within us, to reveal Them within us, becomes in the end, the "Crown" on the head of Adam (peace be upon Him) within us, in the first heaven within us. [Note: For more on this wisdom point, plaese see Chapter 4, page 48, "Going Up the Mountain", in the book, "A Mystical Journey" (www.AMysticalJourney.homestead. com). Thank you. Enjoy. Al-hamdu lillah. Alalhu Akbar. Amen] 2. Why Are We "Still Here"? - and what do we need to do to leave here truly successful in our lifetime Comments - by Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler) Bawa. We are "Still here" because we have not yet exhausted "God's Potential" within us, that is, we can still "move closer to God" within us, before we die to the flesh, that is, God can still move "His Story" forward within us, that is, so our staying "Here" is still of value to God within us, and to all of the Creation of God within us, if we like, if we will only shift our focus from "our presence" on the "outside" of us, to "God's Presence" within us, and in this way, allowing God to finish what He has started within us, a very, very long time ago, which is to reveal God to God within us, for the benefit of all of the Creation of God within us, if we like, Bawa. For the Choice to use our life in this way, or not, is our Choice, not God's, that is, the Choice to let God finish telling "His Story" within us, and with that, to tell and bring to Completion "Our Story" within "His Story" within the Creation of God within us, which in truth is the Story of the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us, or not, is our Choice, not God's Choice, a Choice and a Story that we have come to this earth world within us, to both make within us, and to tell within us, that is, to become "One with" God within the Creation of God within us, to both make, and to tell within us. Amen. 3. What "Happens Next"? - in our life References - for the following "Comments" on this question Bawa. The Following Quotation - from our dearest loving Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) within us, and from God within Him, and now on the "outside" of us, from His Children (may God be pleased with each of Us), if we like, for the Choice is ours, not God's "God has already taught us everything. It is all written within us. Before we came here God told us, "I am sending you to a school called the world. It is a temporary place. You have to go there for a little while in order to learn about My history, your own history, and the history of many others." "You have to know who Created Everything, who is Responsible for Everything, who is the Guardian in charge of you, and what is your true property" "Once you have learned and understood all of these histories, you will realize "who you are", and who is the One you need, the "Lone One", the One who will live forever". Comments - by Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler) Bawa. What happens "Next" on the "outside" of us is what has already happened within us, is what is already written within us, and continues to happen within us, that is, that continually comes to us, as it was written within us, when we are ready to receive it, and the only real question of our life, is not what comes to us, which is already written within us to come to us, when we are ready to receive it, but rather, what did we do with what came to us. Bawa. For example, did we squander it by keeping it as part of "our drama" of "separation and differences" on the "outside" of us, for then we are a "fool", or did we use it correctly, joining in partnership with God within us, to put it into God's hands within us, after God put it into our hands, so God can then use it to finish what God has started within us, a very, very long time ago, which is to reveal God to God within us, for the benefit of all of the Creation of God within us, for then we are a "wise" Child of God. Bawa. But if we ignore "God's Presence" within us, and try to keep everything that comes to us for "ourselves", for our "selfish" purposes on the "outside" of us, and if we try to deal with it only with "our presence" on the "outside" of us, rather that treating it as from God within us, coming not really to "us" on the "outside" of us, but really coming from God within us, to God within us, and in this way, placing what comes to us in the "Presence of God" within us. Bawa. For if we fail to live this way, then what comes to us will really be of no real value to us, no matter what it is, and will not stop kalam within us, or time within us, which is comprised of our arrogance, karma, and illusion within us, from leading us to Kalan within us, or the Angel of Death (peace be upon Him) within us, and after we die to the flesh in our current state, of leading us to the "suffering of the grave" within us, and to Qiyamah (the Standing Forth; the Day of Judgment", that is, to an eternal life as "separate from" God within us. Bawa. And in this way, if we fail to involve God within us, in the "drama" of the "outside" of us, by joining in partnership with God within us, to make "God Present" within us, and in this way, to "step back" on the "outside" of us, so God can "step forward" within us, then everything that comes to us will just become part of the drama of the "outside" us, and we will have no wisdom, we will never have the consciousness to see all of what God has placed within us, that is, we will never have the wisdom or clarity or purity to see anything as it really is. Bawa. For example, to see what is "Next" coming to us, because it is written within us that it next come to us, that is, when this or that happens within us, and why, and in this way, in our current state of ignorance, and of our arrogance about our ignorance, we will forever miss the significance of anything, and remain ignorance about our life, about all life, never truly becoming aware of when and why anything happens in our life, or in the life of others, and the true value of things, or what causes anything to happens, and what is to follow "Next", and why. Bawa. In this way, if we fail to establish the "Presence of God" within us, all that we are ever aware of living on the "outside" of us, as if we are "separate from" God within us, in "our presence", is "what is happening" now, at this moment, on the "outside" of us, but never of what will "happen next", or why what we are experiencing happened, like the waves that come to the shore of the pond, after a stone was thrown into the center of the lake. Bawa. But if we have the perspective of someone who can see the whole lake, who can see the stone being thrown into the center of the lake, and the circle of ripples that it causes, and the waves that then move to the shores, we will get a very different perspective about "what is happening", and why, and about "what is happening next", and why, a perspective very different from someone who can only see the waves appearing on the shore, as they hit the shore. Bawa. In this way, what is happening "Next" is what is already happening "Now", but that we are not aware of, like God having already taught us everything, writing it all within us. But for one with a limited perspective, like in "our presence", that only includes the shore of the lake, what is happening "Next" is something we must wait for, for the passage of time, but that we don't realize is happening "Now", like a stone being thrown into the lake, a cause that will produce an effect which will only reach us sometime later, as something else, as a wave coming to the shore, which is like, "God has already taught us everything, writing it all within us. Bawa. But for someone with an expanded perspective, like standing in the "Presence of God" within us, a perspective that includes the whole lake, what is happening "Now" is someone throwing a stone in the middle of the lake, and for them what will happen "Next" is that waves will ripple onto the shore, as a clear "cause and effect relationship", and all of it is One, and there is no time involved, there is no passage of time required for what is "Next" to happen, because all of it, the throwing of the stone in the lake, and its consequence, the waves coming to the shore, in truth all happen together as One, and in this way, they have all already happened, and they are all written within us as such, as what God has already taught us, just waiting for us to reach a level of spiritual maturity to extract the necessary learning from the experience. Ok? Bawa. But for the person sitting on the shore, with no view of the lake, that is, sitting in his "own presence" on the "outside" of himself, as if he is "separate from" God within him, what is happening "Now" is waves are coming to the shore, that is, which is only experience when they do actually reach the shore from the center of the lake, after the stone hitting the middle of the lake has caused them, but the stone hitting the middle of the lake is outside of the consciousness of the person sitting on the shore, so in truth, for him that part of reality is not happening at all, either "Now or Next", and instead he experiences it all as connected to the passage of time, and makes up a cause for the waves coming to the shore, as part of his drama of "I and you", of "mine and yours" on the "outside" of him, all of which is false. Bawa. For in truth "There is no time", there is just moving forward what has been caused to occur, by the Creator, as what is written within us, as what God has already taught us, or not, that is, as each thing either starts to, or fails to, awaken to the reality within itself, a reality placed within us by the Creator, like the apple seed starting to, or not starting to, germinate while the apple seed is still buried within the earth, starting to, or not starting to, move forward the Story hidden within it, the Story of the "Oneness of the apple tree and its fruits". Bawa. That is, when and if it awakens to the truth hidden within it, when and if it moves closer to God within us, that is, when and if it starts to realize, understand, accept, and join with the truth that naturally emerges from within it, when it is ready to hear it, and ready to either accept or reject it, that truth that it is an apple seed buried within the earth, and the truth that the earth that it is buried within contains everything necessary for the truth hidden within it to be revealed, that is, for the apple tree hidden within it to grow and come to maturity, and bear fruits, and reveal the "Sweet taste of the fruits", and again reveal the apple seeds, but this time a 1000 fold. Bawa. That is, when it starts to "intend as God Intends", that is, when it starts to intend as the One who created it "intended for it" when it was created, that is, when the apple seed truly intends to germinate to the truth within it, the truth of itself, and of what is hidden within it, a truth that has been revealed to it, from within itself, because now it is ready to hear it, and either accept or reject it. Bawa. And in this way, if it accepts this truth, allowing the "Truth to surrender to the Truth", allowing itself as "separate from" to come to an end, on the "outside" of itself, which is its current life as an apple seed buried within the earth, then the apple seed will germinate, and the apple seed will be destroyed, and in the process reveal the apple tree hidden within it now growing within the same earth in which it was buried. Bawa. And in this way, allowing God to move "His Story" forward within it, as an example on the "outside" of us, of what each of us can do within us, if we like, that is, when it lets the "Truth surrender to the Truth" within it, when it lets God within it move forward what God placed within it, which is the Story of the "Oneness of the apple tree and its fruits", which is an Example on the "outside" of us, of what each of us can do within us, which is to let God within us move forward what God has placed within each of us, which is the Story of the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us all. Amen. 4. What is "Death"? - , and how do we "Die before death"? References - for the following "Comments" on this question In the book, "A Mystical Journey" (www.AMysticalJourney.homestead.com), Chapter 1, "The Shepherd and the Tree", page 18 and 19, where the Qutb of God within us, which is the awakened wisdom surrounding our soul, asks the "Katpaha Virudcham" within us, which is the "Guru of God" within us, the following, "O Katpaha Virudcham, You have given us our food, and now we ask Your permission to leave." Bawa. And the "Katpaha Virudcham" within us, responds by telling us, if we like, "You have transformed your qualities and passed the ninth test, and now you must study for the 10th examination. In this next experience you must learn about death, and how to die before death. This is something you must understand." Comments - by Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler) Bawa. "Death" is living out of the "Presence of God" Bawa. So to "Die before death" is to remove "death" from us, that is, to die to death, that is, to die to everything that is keeping us "out of God's presence" within us. Bawa. Death is to "Forget God", is to stand in "Our Presence" rather than in "God's Presence", for in truth both cannot be "Presence", and this is why Bawa teaches us, "If you are there God is not there, and God is there you are not there." 5. What is "Sorrow"? - and what is "Suffering", and what is the difference between them? References - by Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler) For The book, "Maya Veeram" (www.SpiritualBook Chapter 1, where Sandakumarum, the Prince of Peace, answers a question about suffering in a song, that is, "What is the cause of suffering?", when He telling us that, "Your mind engulfs you and gathers in sorrow. You fail to understand this wisely O man, and conclude, "These must be the trials of God". The sorrow and torment, the demons that attack and bring turbulence to your life, will be destroyed when wisdom cuts the "Schemes of the mind". "What suffering can there be then. Analyze and examine yourself and you will realize the state of "Being One with God". What other "Bliss" can there be but this." Amen. For The book, "The Wisdom of Man" (www.SpiritualBook008.homestead.com) Bawa. See Chapter 3, "The Within and the Without" (www.SpiritualBook008 Chap03.homestead.com), on page 54, where Bawa in a beautiful dua or prayer to God for us, says, "May you dispel the disease known as the world, the dog know as desire, the demon known as the mind, the torpor known as illusion, the pleasure that is the dream, the sadness that is the darkness of ignorance, the karma that is the torpor of the world, the evil actions of kalam (time; which is comprised of arrogance, karma, and illusion) that leads you to Kalan (the Angel of Death [peace be upon Him]), and the nature and games of the 5 elements that collect and praise time". "May you dispel all of these things, and go beyond them Allah, the original treasure which stands in the open space, the treasure of the innermost heart. May God give you the grace of His wisdom to dispel all of these evils. Amen. May God fill your hearts with His grace. Amen. Comments - by Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler) Bawa. So sorrow or sadness is the "darkness of ignorance", and suffering is a result of the "schemes of our mind", which we have allow to grow within us, in our ignorance, and in our arrogance about our ignorance, which now allows the "The sorrow and torment, the demons that attack to bring turbulence to our life". Bawa. And the work of wisdom, within us, is to "cuts the "Schemes of the mind" within us, ending all suffering within us, allowing us to join in partnership with God within us, to "Analyze and examine ourselves and realize the state of "Being One with God" within us, and the "Bliss" associated with this state within us. Amen. XX 6. What Is The difference? - between "Knowing" & "Understanding" Comments - by Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler) Bawa. To know is to experience, and to understand is to transcend. ============================================================== Q&A Pending List - that is, Questions that have been posted by one of the Children of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with each of Us), awaiting answers from one or more of the Children of God for our age, and/or to be picked up as an "Active" Question/Answer 1. What is the "Straight Path"? 2. What does it mean "To Forget God"? 3. When is it necessary to "Ask for Forgiveness"? 4. How do we get God to "Speak to us" from within us? - In process. Please come back later. Thank you - End of "Other Questions & Answers" (Plus Questions Pending List) for "A Book of Our Love" ............................... or Go To |
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