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Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim. In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate. Al-salam 'alaykum wa-rahmat Allah wa-barakatuhu kulluhu. Wa 'alaykum al-salam wa-rahmat Allah wa-barakatuhu kulluhu. May all the peace, the beneficence, and the blessing of God be upon us all. May God help us all.

My love you (anbu), my dearest loving brothers and sisters - Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler).

Here is an "Expanded Introduction" to the beautiful Spiritual Letter, of "Spiritual Letter 72", that was sent to Mr. Tom Brokaw, previous Anchor for NBC News, and Mr. Aron Ralston, a mountain climber, who when trapped by a rock, cut off his own hand to save his life.

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And sent to each of you, the Children of God for our age, if you like.

A Spiritual Letter that our dear Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), and God within Him, instructed this child to write, and to send to each of you, with each of "us", also if we like, living at the feet of our dear Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (Ral.) within us, and of God within Him, and now living on the "outside" of us, living at the feet of His Children (may God be pleased with each of Us) for our age, which is known by all of the wise men throughout the ages as the "Kali Yuga".

With each of "us", if we like, living at the feet of His Children (may God be pleased with each of Us), which in truth is each of us living in this age, if we only want it, that is, if that be the true intention of our life, that is, if the true intention of our life is to again become "One with" God within us before we die to the flesh, that is, before we physically die to the "outside" of us. Amen.

In the age known as the "Kali Yuga", the "Age of Destruction" within us, where either "we" as the "outside" of us are destroyed, or "we" as the "true inside" of us is revealed.

That is, the age when either the "beast" of the real but "false inside" of us, within at least one of us, finally breakes its bounds and emerges into the illusory "outside" of us, destroying the "outside" of us, for all us, by literally consuming it as his food,

Or before this can happen, True Man emerges from with us, that is, before the "beast" within at least one of us emerges into the "illusory outside" of all of us, and literally consumes it, consumes "us" as "separate from" God within us, as its food, that is, when True Man within the "true inside" of at least one of us, comes to maturity and emerges into the illusory "false outside" of us, destroying the "beast", and then revealing the "True Inside" of us, destroying the "beast" when it finally does emerge from within us.

For the "Beast" must finally emerge from within us, from within the real but "false inside" of us, into the illusory "false outside" of us, in order to truly being both of them to an end within all of us, both the real but "false inside" of us, and the illusory "false outside" of us, that each of us grows in our ignorance both within us and on the "outside" of us, like weeds and their roots growing unapposed in a beautiful flower garden, gradually destroying it, destroying the beautiful flower garden, which is the "Kingdom of God" within us.

With "us" doing all of this in our ignorance, this destroying the "Kingdom of God" within us, as we try to live in our ignorance on the "outside" of us, as if we are "separate from" God within us, as if we are "separate from" each other, and as if we are "separate from" the Creation of God within us, all of which is not true.

And then True Man, from within the "true inside" of at least one of us, transforms the "illusory outside" of all of us into the "true inside" of all of us, back into the originaal beautiful flower garden of our heart, and then, into the "Kingdom of God" within us all, by getting us to truly pull out all of the weeds, roots and all, that is, at least for all of the "True Believers", that is, at least for those of us living in our age who truly want to again become "One with" God within us, before we die to the flesh, for when True Man comes, this then becomes the "Only Game In Town", and those truly not want to play this game, the game where everyone wins, are left as food for the "beast". 

Such is the true birth right, the true heritage, the destiny of our soul, at least for all of the "True Believers", which in the Islamic tradition are referred to as the "Mu'mins", which are all of us, for the last 200 million years, who have again become "One with" God within us, before we died to the flesh, that is, for all of us who have become truly sucessful in our lifetime, since Adam and Eve (peace be upon Them) first came to this earth world, in order to seek redemption.  Amen.

In this way, the choice is ours, either to be eaten by the "beast" or by "God", to take on an eternal life as "separate from" God within us, and as "One with" the "beast", or
an eternal life as "One with" God within us, for in either case, life as we currently know it, as "us" living on the "outside" of us as if we are "separate from" God within us  over, is soon to be destroyed by the "beast" growing within us all.  This is certain.  All we have left to decide, is which belly we end up in, God's belly or the "beasts".  For in truth there no other choice.  Something to think about, Yes?
And if we choose God's belly, then we better quickly change our whole focus, the "direction of our life", from the "outside" to the "inside", and learn how "not to play" the game of the "outside" of us, and how to play "God's Game" within us, by using God to get to God within us, and by not using what God has discarded from within Himself to become "God within us", which is everything that we currently see on the "outside" of us.

And in this way, quicky find and use the "Gift of God" on the "outside" of us, which is the "Life and Teaching of God" on the "outside" of us, which is the "Word of God" for our age, for the "Children of God" for our age, in order to join in partnership with God within us, in order to "See God and Steady Him" within us, allowing God within us to then "Cure Himself of us", of "us" living on the "outside" of us, as if we are "separate from God within us, as if we are "separate from' each other on the "outside" of us, and
as if
we are "separate from' the Creation of God within us, all of which is not true.

That is, either we go the way of everything that in our ignorance has grown within us,  which in truth ends up in the belly of the "beast" that we are all growing within us, whether we know it or not, or before we die to the flesh, we again become "One with" God within us, or at least truly start this process within us, and in this way, gradually disappear into "What God is doing" within us, which is revealing God to God within us, for the benefit of all of the Creation of God within us.  

For truly there is no other choice.  For exammple, like sitting around a river of milk and honey with our friends and family, in some illusory heaven on the "outside" of us, still as "separate from" God within us, after we die the flesh.  For truly this is hell within us. 

Please realize this now, my dearest loving brothers, Tom and Aron, before it is too late to do anything about it, before it is too late to again become "One with" God within us, or at least truly start this process within us, before the "beast" emerges from within at least one of us, and eats all of the food that we have grown for him, as "his crop", which is "us" living on the "outside" of us as if we are "separate from" God within us, for in truth True Man has already emerged out of at least one of us, and is ready to destroy the beast" when it emerges, which is very soon. Ok?   

This is truly "What has happened to us" in our lifetime, so far, and what we are "Truly facing" in our life, if we are not wise, which is the "belly of the beast" and an eternal life as "separate from" God within us, with us continuing with "business as usual", until we die to the flesh, with us continuing to try to live on the "outside" of us, a life of "separation and differences", of sin, of "selfishness", as if we are "separate from" God within us, with "us" seeing only our life of "separation and differences" on the "outside" as "who we are", as "where we are", and as "what is happening to us", rather than seeing God within us, and what is "Within God" within us, and "What God is doing" within us, as the "truth of us", and the "truth of God" within us, that is, as "who we truly are", and as "where we truly are", and as "what is truly happening" to us.

And in this way, with "us" joining in partnership with God within us to again become "One with" God within us, before we die to the flesh, in this way, escaping from both the "Suffering of the Grave" within us, and from Qiyamah (the Standing Forth; the Day of Judgment) within us, after we die to the flesh.

For in truth what we have currently grown within us in our ignorance, as we have tried to live in our ignorance on the "outside" of us,  is our hell within us, our next world within us, which are like weeds in a beautiful flower garden, and which we are currently experiencing in our ignorance as the "outside" of us, as our current life of "separation and differences", of sin, of "selfishness" on the "outside" of us.

But what after we die to the flesh, becomes something very different from what we are currently experiencing, what, after we die in our current state of "separation from" God within us, becomes both the "Suffering of the Grave" within us, and Qiyamah (the Standing Forth; the Day of Judgment) within us, after we die to the flesh, that is, if we have failed to truly join in partnership with God within us, while living on the "outside" of us, in order to "See God" within us, and "Steady Him" within us.

And the choice is ours, not God's, because God has already made His choice, and He chose "Oneness with" us, and that is why we now exist on the "outside" of us, so
through contrast
we can choose, because "understanding only occurs through contrast", so we can either choose "us" on the "outside" of us or choose God within us, so we can either choose "us" as "separate from" God within us for eternity, or choose "us" as "One with" God for eternity, and in this way, the choice is ours, not God's, it is our choice, not God's choice.

That is, either we choose an eternal life as "One with" God within us, or we choose an eternal life as "separate from" God within us, before we die to the flesh, for in truth there is no other choice

In this way, the choice is ours, before we die to the flesh, but if we physically die to the "outside" of us, to the flesh, and have not made a choice, then God will choose for us, based on what we have told God that we want for eternity, according to the "Justice of God" within us, according to what we have said to God within us, and
what we have shown to God within us, about what we want for eternity, while living on the "outside" us, by what we have told God by our actions, not just by our words, that we truly want for eternity.

For as our dearest loving Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen
(may God be pleased with Him) within us, and God within Him, teach us for our age, and now on the "outside" of us, as His Children (may God be pleased with each of Us) are teaching us right now, in this Spiritual Letter, in "Spiritual Letter 72", and in this Library, in the "On-line Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Library" (www.Bawa.homestead.
com), is that,

          "The Justice of God, is that whatever we intend is what we will receive".

And if we correctly choose an eternal life as "One with" God within us, before we die to the flesh, we do this in two ways, by,

          1)  Joining in partnership with God within us,
                    In this way, using God to get to God within us,
                    Which is everything "Within God" within our wisdom within us, and by
          2)  Stopping all of our "working for waves to get into heaven",
                    And in this way, by not using what "God has discarded" within us,
                    In order to get to God within us,
                    Which is everything currently within us,
                    Which is everything that we currently see on the "outside" of us.

And we do this in our age, through the "Gift of God" for our age, both within us and on the "outside" of us, which is the "Life and Teaching of God" for our age, the "Word of God" for our age, for the "Children of God" for our age, which in truth, for our age, is the life and teaching of our dearest loving Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) within us, and God within Him, teach us for our age, and now on the "outside" of us, is the life and teaching of His Children
(may God be pleased with each of Us), which in truth is each of us living in the world, if we like, if we want it, if the
true intention for the life within us, for the original pure birth and life within us, not for the illusory impure birth and life on the "outside" of us, for our soul life, our 6th life of light hidden within our 5 elemental lives of darkness and evil within us, if the true intention for this soul life within us, is to again become "One with" God within us, before we die to the flesh, is to stop fighting with God for our soul.   
And in this way, we again become "One with" God within us, by joining in partnership with God within us to first "See God" within us as the "Gift of God" within us, both within us and on the "outside" of us, as the "wisdom surrounding our soul", and then to "Steady Him" within us, first as Moses (peace be upon Him) within us, both within us and on the "outside" of us.

First as our wisdom, as our 6th level of wisdom, as our Divine Analytic Wisdom, as the wisdom surrounding our soul within us, the wisdom that teaches, analyzes, and controls everything within us, when awakened by the "Word of God" for our age, both within us and on the "outside" of us, becoming the "Leader of the chosen Ones" within us, which is everything within that so chooses, that is, is everything within us, if we like, if we will only "Line up behind Adam (peace be upon Him) within us", behind Adam (peace be upon Him) within us, who is the purified heart or earth within us, who has the "Light of our wisdom" on his forehead.

Which in truth is our pure birth and life within us, which if we like, becomes our  liberated soul joined as "One with" our awakened wisdom within us, which in truth is the "Palace of our soul" within us, which is the "House of wisdom" within us, which is Adam (peace be upon Him) within us having recovered from his fall from grace within us, but this time with an understanding of his fall from grace within us, so it will never happen again within us, which is the "Light of our wisdom" on his forehead
permanently opened
within us, so satan can never approach Adam (peace be upon Him) again.

First as Moses (peace be upon Him) within us, leading everything within us from slavery within us, from the slavery of our mind and desire within us, which in maturity have become the "Enemy of the soul" within us, which is our ego life within us, both within us and on the "outside" of us, which is our impure birth and life within us, that is now crucifying our pure birth and life within us, is crucifying Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, so we can sin, so we can live a life of "separation and differences" within us, a life of "selfishness" within us, both within us and on the "outside" of us.

This is why His Holiness, our dear Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) within us, and God within Him, told us one day "In the room", and now on the "outside" of us, His Children may God be pleased with each of Us) are telling us right now, in this Spiritual Letter,

          "I have not come for you.  I have come to awaken the wisdom surrounding your
          soul.  So the wisdom surrounding your soul can do battle with the "Enemy of
          your soul".

And when this child heard His Holiness say this to us, we said,

          "O Bawa, who is the "Enemy of my soul".

And His Holiness looked right at this child and lovingly said,

          "You are!"

In this way, my dearest loving brothers Tom and Aron, we are the "Enemy of the soul" within us, this is what we have become "one with" within us, in our ignorance, in our current state of "separation from" God within us, we have become "one with" all of the lives of darkness and evil which have grown within us in our ignorance, which we only see now in our ignorance as "us" and the "outside" of us, as "us" living on the "outside" of us, as if we are "separate from" God within us, which we only see now in our ignorance as our current life of "separation and differences" on the "outside" of us, as our current life of sin, of "selfishness", with "us" living with our dearest loving brothers and sisters in the world that we now see in our collective ignorance as existing on the "outside" of us.  But which is not true.

This is the truth of us, and the truth of God within us, which we must understand without the slightest doubt, with our "Pure and Perfected Faith" in God, with the type of faith in God that God demonstrated for us in Abraham (peace be upon Him), in his "Pit of fire", over 4000 years ago, and then in "John the Baptist" (peace be upon Him) at the time of Jesus (peace be upon Him) over 2000 years ago, and now in our age, as the Children of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with each of Us), the type of faith in God that affirms in everything that we do, that in truth "There is nothing other than God"within us, that in truth "Only God exists" within us, and that in truth "God is One" within us.  All of which is true.

The type of faith which in the Islamic tradition is called Iman.  The type of faith in God that is the prerequisite for Islam to be truly present within us, for the "Light of God" within our heart to be reflected in our face, for our "Aham to be reflected in our Muham", which in truth is the state of Muhammad (blessing and peace be upon Him) within us, when our heart becomes "Perfected" within us, by God within us, when we let Him, when "we step back" within us, both within us and on the "outside" of us, as "separate from" God within us, so God can step forward within us, both within us and on the "outside" of us.

So God can step forward within us, as "One with" everything within us, and in this way, raising everything within us to a good state within us, if we like, and in this way, passing judgment on everything within us, bringing our heart to "Perfection" within us, through the light of our Iman, reflecting the light of God from our heart to our face, with "us", if we like, in partnership with God within us, as "One with" God within us, becoming the "Light of God" to the world for our age.  Amen, . 

For in truth "Only Iman is Islam".  The state of the Mu'min or "True Believer" known
in the Islamic tradition as Iman-Islam

Other than this, other than our "surrender to the will of God" within us, other than our striving to again become "One with" God within us, before we die to the flesh, other then this, everything else that we do in the name of God, or in the name of a particular Religion, including Islam, Christianity, and Judaism, is just drama.

The drama of "I and you", of "mine and yours", of "separation and differences" on the "outside" of us, and is not acceptable to God within us, because it is not of God within us, it is not of the faith, love, wisdom, and compassion of God within us, and it is just
leading us
to hell within us, is just leading us to an eternal life of "separation from" God within us.  Something to think about.  Yes?
In this way, if we truly join in partnership with God within us, to find and become "One with" the "Gift of God" for this age, with the "Life and Teaching of God" for our age, with the "Word of God" for our age, for the "Children of God" for our age, as beautifully shared with us in this Spiritual Letter, then we will become successful in our lifetime.  This is the truth. 

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My dearest loving brothers Tom and Aron, this is "God's Promise", this is "God's Guarantee" for our age.  For if we do what God has given us to do, for our age, then
"
God will do everything else".

That is, if we place all of faith and trust in God within us, and only in God within us, if we join in partnership with God within us, in order to correctly realize, understand, accept, and join with the "Gift of God" for our are, with the "Life and Teaching of God" for our age, with the "Word of God" for our age, for the "Children of God" for our age, both within us and on the "outside" of us, in order to awaken the wisdom surrrounding our heart with the "Enlightening Words of the Qutbiyyat" for our age, in order to feed the wisdom surrounding our heart its "Mother Milk", then we will truly become successful in our lifetime.

And we must place all of faith and trust in God within us, and only in God within us,
and join
in partnership with God within us, in order to stop all of our "busy work" on the "outside" of us, which will only lead us to hell within us, in order to stop all of our "working for wages in order to get into heaven", in order to stop all of this "selfish work" on the "outside" of us, and instead let "God's will be done" within us, then "God will do everything else" within us.

In this way, we must find and become "One with" the "Word of God" for our age, for the "Children of God" for our age, with the "Life and Teaching of God" for our age, which in truth for our age, is the life and teaching of our dear Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) within us, and of God within Him, and now on the "outside" of us, is the life and teaching of His Children, is the life and teaching of the Children of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Us), and then "God will do everything else".

That is, now with the passing of His Holiness from the flesh, on December 8th, 1986, from the "outside" of us, we must find and become "One with" the life and teaching of the Children of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with each of Us) on the "outside" of us, and then "God will do everything else".

That is, become "One with" the life and teaching of the Children of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with each of Us), which in truth is all of us living in this age, if we like, that is, if the true intention for our life is to again become "One with" God within us, before we die to the flesh, before we physically die to the "outside" of us, and before at least one of us prematurely destroys the "outside" of us, for all of us, which is a very real possibility in our age.

And then, in partnership with God within us, if we like, if the true intention for our life is to again become "One with" God within us, before we die to the flesh, then we will most certainly "See God and Steady God" within us, as this child has learned to do.  Amen.

And if we like, if our intention is correct, then joined in partnership with God within us, we will most certainly do this, that is, as this child has learned to do, we will most certainly "See God and Steady God" within us, by extracting the power or grace of God within us, from the Creation of God within us, bringing it to completion within us, as the "Silent One within us appearing as Grace", appearing gradually within us as the Prohets Abraham, Ishmael & Isaac, Moses, and David (peace be upon Them) within us, which is Iman, or "Perfected Faith" within us.

By extracting the wisdom or consciousness of God within us, from within that Completeness, appearing as the "Light of man" within God within us, first as Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, and the "Light of the Purity of God" within us, and then as Muhammad (blessing and peace be upon Him) within us, as the "Light of the Wisdom of God" or the "Consciousness of God" within us, becoming True Prayer within us, the "Prayer of the One to the One Who Is" within us.

And finally, by extracting the Essence or "Light of God" within True Man within God within us, which sustains the "Three Worlds" within us, that is, the "World of souls" within us, this "Earth world" or dunya within us, which is first of God's Schools within us, the "School of Contast" within us, which in our ignorance we can only currently see as the "outside" of us, and the "Next World", or the hereafer or akhirah within us, the next of God's Schools within us, the "School of Light" within us, which we only get to attend if we are wise, if we have truly become "Light" in this birth, becoming the "Light of God" to the world, for our age, for all of the Creation of God within us. Amen.

With all of this transformation of state "coming from" within us, ever so gradually, if we like, if we are willing to gradually let go of "Everything but God" within us, with all of this gradually being revealed by God within us to God within us, all gradually being revealed within us, from the "Current form of God" within us, which is the Creation of God within us, for the benefit of all of the Creation of God within us. Amen.

And in the process, progressively "Seeing God" within us, and "Steadying God" within us, and becoming "One with" God within us, first as each and everyone of the 124,000 Heavenly Beings, Prophets, and Lights of God within us, including the 8 Main Prohets of God: Adam, Noah, Abraham, Ishmael and Isaac, Moses, David, and Jesus (peace be upon Them).  May God be pleased with all of His Prophets (peace be upon Them).  And finally becoming "One with" the first and last Prophet of God, with the Prophet Muhammad (blessing and peace be upon Him).

For example, we will "See God and Steady God" within us, as Abraham (peace be upon Him) within us, which is our faith, our "Pure and Perfected" faith in God within us, our Iman within us, when we,"Find a true man among the created beings", when we, "Find and undersand a true human being."
          
For as our dearest loving Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen
(may God be pleased with Him) within us, and God within Him, teach us in our age, and now on the "outside" of us, as
His Children (may God be pleased with each of Us), are teaching us right now, in this Spiritual Letter,

--- Beginning of Quotation From Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (Ral.) ---

"At this point (in His journey, Bawa tells us,) I realized that the most difficult task in life is to find a true man among the created beings.

To find a true human being and to understand him is very difficult indeed. Only after realizing the true man and God within myself could I perform true meditation. I had to understand the cage of this body.

Outer acts are not real. I had to find the place within to perform true meditation.

At this point I was told (by God within me).

          "There is a house that was built and given to you.
          That house is your body."

I said.

          "But this body is only eight spans. How can I live here?"

Then He (God within me) told me,

          "Even an ant's body is eight spans of its own hand. The body is a school.
          It is your house, your heaven, your hell, and my Kingdom. Your freedom is there,           yet your slavery is also there. Both your joys and your sorrows are there".

          "Man-animal and Man-God are both there".

          "All this learning is within this eight-span house of your body. If you become
           insan, a true man, you will understand this".

          "You are My Secret. I am a Mystery."

According to His words, I started to learn about the cage of my body. Within this eight-span body, I set out to discover what should be discarded and what should be taken in.

I was told (by God within me),

          "Within this eight-span house, half a span is your sorrow, half a span is your
          torpor, and one span is the fire of hell. If you can understand and discard these
          two spans, then you are left with six."

          "Once you have understood all that is within the remaining six spans of your
          body, you can become a man with six levels of wisdom, capable of analyzing
          and discovering the secrets of the eighteen thousand universes."

          "Then you will understand that one handful of earth which is your heart. If you
          do not reach this understanding, you could become a worm in hell with only one
          level of wisdom, or you could become a jinn, a fairy, a ghost, or a demon. You
          could become a ruhani, an elemental spirit."

          "However, if you understand yourself, then you can become a true human being.
          You can become My messenger, you can become My light, you can merge with
          Me and we can live together."

These were His words, (the words of God within me).

"We have to discover what is hidden within this body. This is what we must learn from a wise man of purity. We must learn this from a pure father who has a pure heart. To do this, your unity and faith must be strong".

--- End of Quotation From Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (Ral.) ---

(Note: This quotation is from page 5 and 6 in the "Introduction" to the beautiful book of wisdom by His Holiness, M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (Ral.), "Shaikh and Disciple", Please click on the following to access the "On-line Table of Contents" for this book, and to read an on-line copy of this "Introduction" in its entirety: "Shaikh and Disciple",
which has the following URL or Web Page Address: (www.ShaikhAndDisciple.
homestead.com).  Once there, click on "Go To Table of Contents", and then click on "Introduction".  Thank you.  Al-hamdu lillah.  Allahu Akbar.  Amen)

In this way, my dearest loving brothers and sisters, if we walk the "Path of God" within us, with God within us, as our dear Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) within us, and God within Him, did before, within Them within us, and now are willing to do again, within us within us, if we like, if the true intention for our life is to again become "One with" God within us,
before
we die to the flesh, then we will most certainly "See God and Steady God"
within us,
before we die to the flesh.

In this way, with "us" becoming "One with" each and everyone of the 124,000 Heavenly Beings, Prophets, and Lights of God within us.

Including as "One with" each of the 8 main Prophets of God within us, as "One with" Adam, Noah, Abraham, Ishmael, Moses, David, and Jesus (may God be pleased with each of Them) within us, and finally as "One with" the first and last Prophet of God within us, as "One with" the Prophet Muhammad (blessing and peace be upon Him) within us, which in truth in maturity is our "Purified and Perfected Heart", reflected in our face, which is the inner meaning of Muhammad (blessing and peace be upon Him) both within us and on the "outside" of us, is our "Aham reflected in our Muham", which in the Islamic tradition is the true meaning of Islam, that is, of Iman-Islam.  Amen.

For example, as we started to say earlier, before the last quotation, if we like, if our intention is correct, if our focus is on God within us, on the "Stuff of God" within us, and on what God is doing within us, which is reealing God to God within us, for the benefit of all of the Creation of God within us, and if our focus is not on "us" on the "outside" of us, as "separate from" God within us, we will most certainly "See God and Steady God" within us.

That is, "See God and Steady God" within us as Abraham (peace be upon Him) within us, which is our faith, our "Pure and Perfected" faith in God within us, our Iman within us, which is the true power or grace of God within everything within us, which naturally flows as the water of our wisdom within us, as the grace of God within us, when our wisdom is awakened within us, by the "Grace of the Shaikh", of the "True Human Being" that we "find among the Created Beings", and that we come to understand, and become "One with" Him, both within us and on the "outside" of us.

Which naturally happens in our life, before we die to the flesh, both within us and on the "outside" of us the "Silent One within us appears as grace" within us, which in the Islamic tradition is called the "Grace of the dhat"..

When we, join in partnership with God within us,

          "To let Grace spring forth,
          To let darkness vanish,
          To let the love of Guru grow,
          To let qualities be purified".

When we, joined in partnership with God within us,

          "Ask for the remedy
          to dispel the darkness in the world,
          in order to shine everywhere",

that is,

          (To join in partnership with You within me
          To destroy the current me, within me,
          And to reveal You as the new me , within me.

          To destroy "me" as "separate from" You, within me,
          And to reveal You as "One with" me, within me.

          To destroy the current "me", within me,
          And the current "outside" of me,
          And to reveal You as the new inside of me,
          And to reveal me as the new "inside" of You, within me.

          And as "Your Promise" for my age,
          As "Your Guarantee" for my age,
          "I will be within it", as the Witness of it.  Amen.
          
          And as such we are One,
          One within the Other as One,
          One revealing the Other within It,
          One hiding Itself within the One being revealed,
          Only to appear again, in the next Cycle,
          In the next Cycle of Man-God/God-Man,
          And of God-Man/Man-God.
          Amen)

that is,

          "For the Silent One to appear as Grace,
          To find the world as a tiny thing,
          To destroy sorrow which is a maiden,
          With help from the Master Guru's graceful way,
          Seek and learn standing on the path,
          And ask with a melting heart".
          
          "Let the body become the true mystery,
          Dominant with grace,
          Let the seed be destroyed,
          Blinding both eyes.
          Enshrine in thy heart,
          The lamp of Guru's graceful words,
          With a heart of love,
          See Aathi as a thing".

          "Spread the Guru's words with delightful heart,
          Unfurl the flag of Guru's words everywhere,
          Then the fate that accompanies thee
          Shall turn into dust".

(Note:  This quotation is from page 11 in the "Invocation To The Guru", in the beautiful book of wisdom by His Holiness, Shaikh Muhammad Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (Ral.),
"The Pearl of Wisdom" (www.ThePearlOfWisdom.homestead.com).  Please click on the following to access an on-line copy of this "Invocation To The Guru" in its entirety: "Invocation To The Guru",which has the following URL or Web Page Address: (www.ThePearlOfWisdomInvGuru.homestead.com).  Thank you.  Al-hamdu lillah.  Allahu Akbar.  Amen)

In this way, my dearest loving brothers and sisters, if we walk the "Path of God" within us, with God within us, we will most certainly "See God and Steady Him" within us. 

For example, as Abraham (peace be upon Him) within us, as our faith, as the Light and consciousness of our "Purified and Perfected Faith" within us, or Iman, and
also as Moses (peace be upon Him) within us, which is our wisdom, the Qutbiyyat or Muhaiyaddeen of God (may God be pleased with Him) within us, which is our 6th level of wisdom withn us, the Sirr or "Secret of God" within us, the essencer within everything within us, within the Creation of God within us, the wisdom surrounding our soul within us, which when awakened by the grace of God within us, which naturally flows out of our "Pure and Perfected" faith in God within us, out of our Iman.

The wisdom surrounding our soul within us which when awakened by our Iman within us, then teaches, analyzes, and controls everything within us, in this way, liberating our soul within us, liberating our pure birth and life within us, which is Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, from our impure birth and life within us, which is "us", which is "us" as "separate from" God within us, which we see in our ignorance as our current life of "separation and differences", of sin, of "selfishness" on the "outside" of us, but which in truth are the lives of darkness and evil that have grown within us, in our ignorance, and now in maturity rule over us, again in our ignorance, as the 9 openings of our elemental body, with God's Permission, in this way,  with our awakened wisdom or Moses (peace be upon Him) within us, removing Jesus (peace be upon Him) from His cross within us, which in truth is our elemental body, by pulling out the 5 nails of "our desire" to live on the "outside" of us and sin.

In this way, extracting the Essence of God within us from the "Form of God" within us, which changes aswe "Move Forward" on the "Path of God" within us, which in truth is initially the Creation of God within us, in this way, extracting the "Light of man" within God within us, which in truth is Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, as the "Light Form" of God within the Creation of God within us, within all of the 124,000 Heavenly Beings, Prophets, and Lights of God.

And finally becoming "One with" the first and last Prophet of God with us, with Muhammad (blessing and peace be upon Him) within us, as the "Light of God" within the "Light of man" within the Creation of God within us, as the 7th level of wisdom within the 6th level of wisdom, as Muhammad (blessing and peace be upon Him) within Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, as True Man or Perfected Man within us, is found within Muhammad (blessing and peace be upon Him) within us, which in the Islamic tradition is referred to as Allah Muhammad appearing within the Nur Muhammad, or the Nur Muammad disappearing within God within us, within the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us, which natrually occurs within us, if we like, if our intention is correct, when the "Alif becomes the pillar of the sukun of the min" within us, and the "Lam disappears within the sukun of the min" within us, that is, when "Allah alone is the support for this house", for the Kingdom of God within us.  Amen.

In this way, with Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us appearing as the "Light of man" within God within us, as our liberated soul joined as "One with" our awakened wisdom, as the "Faith" of "John the Baptist" (peace be upon Him) within us, the "Pure Faith of God" within us, which in the Islamic tradition is called Iman, the complete unshakable absolute faith, certitude, and determination in God within us, that in truth "La illaha", There is nothing other than God within us, "Il Allahu", only you are God within us, and in this way, only "You exist" with us, and in this way,  "You are One" within us.

As the "Faith of "John the Baptist" (peace be upon Him) within us, of Iman within us, and as the Light of Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, joined together as One within us, as the "Light of the Purity of God" within us, as having "Made Straight the Way of the Lord" within us, which in the Islamic tradition, having come to completion within us, as the "Light of God" within us, as the "Light of the Purity of God" within us, joined as "One with" the "Light of our wisdom", which is the Nur Muhammad within us, which was placed on the forehead of Adam (peace be upon Him) within us, before the fall of Adam (peace be upon Him) within us, bringing the Light of our wisdom to completion within us, in the Islamic tradition, is called Iman-Islam within us.  Amen.

Which is the secret of the coming of Jesus (peace be upon Him) into the world, over 2000 years ago, which is often missed in our current age within the Christian community, that without the faith of "John the Baptist" (peace be upon Him) within us, there is no Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, or as it is said in the Islamic tradition, "without Iman there is no Islam", which is also often missed in our current age within the Islamic community, thinking in our current state of "separation and differences" on the "outside" of us that we can pray to God, and that we can do the duty of God, which is not true.

That in our current state of living a life of sin on the "outside" of us, as "separate from" God within us, as "separate from" each other, and as "separate from" the Creation of God within us, that we are acceptable to God within us, which is also not true, that in our current state of "separation from" the Creation of God within us, which in truth is the "Earth of God" within us, within which God as planted the "Seed of God" within us, we are acceptable to God within us, for both the "Seed of God" within us, which in truth is "who we are", and the "Earth of God" within us, which in truth is the Creation of God within us, are just waiting within us for us to awaken from "our dream" on the "outside", and accept the "truth of us", and the "truth of God" within us, and in this way, allowing the "Seed of God" within the "Earth of God" to become "One" and germinate, revealing the "Tree of God" within us, and the "Fruits of God" on that "Tree of God", and again the "Seed of God" within each "Fruit of God", but this time a 1000 fold.  Amen.

And in this way, over 2000 years ago God sent into the world an example, an example of the "Oneness" of God within us, as the "Oneness" of  "John the Baptist" (peace be upon Him) and of Jesus (peace be upon Him) both within us and on the "outside" of us, as a "Finger Pointing to God", both within us and on the "outside" of us, that was pointing to the "Light of man" within God within us, and that was pointing to the "Way of the Lord" that can lead us to that "Light of man" within God within us, if we like, if the true intention for our life is to again become 'One with" God within us, before we die to the flesh.

And in this way, bringing our faith to maturity within us, awakening the wisdom surrounding our soul, and liberating our soul from our impure birth and life within, and joining liberating soul joined with as awakened wisdom with the "Light of our wisdom", which in the Islamic tradition is the Nur Muhammad within us, that God personally and ever so lovingly placed on the forehead of Adam (peace be upon Him) within us, allowing True Prayer to occur within us, with the Nur becoming God within us, and God revealing True Man within God within us, and True Man again revealing God within True Man within us.

And in this way, revealing the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us, as an apple seed hidden within the apple fruit, hidden within the apple tree, hidden within the apple seed, buried within the earth, is revealed when the apple seed buried within the heart, realizes, understand, accepts, and joins with the that truth that naturally emerges from within it, when it is ready to  hear it, and ready to either accept or reject it, as each of us are now ready to hear this truth of us, and of God within us, and either accept or reject it.  Something to think about, Yes?

And in this way, that naturally happens within us when the faith of Iman within us is awakened by the "Word of God" within us, for our age both within and on the "outside" of us, becoming in maturity the Iman or "Perfect and Perfected Faith of God" within us, which in truth is Abraham (peace be upon Him) within us, which in maturity awakens the wisdom surrounding our soul within us, which in truth is Moses (peace be upon Him) within us, coming to maturity as the "Tree of Iman" within us, and bearing the "Fruit of Iman" within us, becoming the "Fruit of Iman" within us.

Which in truth is the Prophet David (peace be upon Him) within us, the mature "Fruit of Iman" within us, which in truth is the "Justice of Kings" within us, the "96 Potentialities of man" within us, which overcome the "36 Potentialities of man" within us, which is the drama of man within us, which occurs when God reveals the 3 hidden elements within the earth us, which when joined as "one with" the earth within us, become our current body, become the 5 elements within us, of earth, fire, water, air, and either or sky, within us.

And within that mature "Fruit of Iman" within us, which in truth is the Prophet David (peace be upon Him) both within us and on the "outside" of us, which in truth is the "Justice of Kings" within us, the "96 Potentialities of man" within us, within this "Fruit of the Tree of Iman" is the "Next Seed of God", within us, which is the "Seed of the
Katapah Virudcham
of God, of the "Wish Fullfilling Tree" of God within us, which in truth is the "Justice of Man" within us, is the 99 Potentialities of man" within us.

Which starts out as the "Holy Trinity" of God within us, which is referred to in the Christian traditon as "The Father, the Sun or Light of man within God, or Jesus (peace be upon Him), and the Holy Spirit of God" within us, appearing if we like, if our true intention for our life is to again become "One with" God within us, before we die to the fleshy, appearing both within us and on the "outside" of us, as the "Oneness" of the "Pure and Perfected faith" or Iman of "John The Baptist" (peace be upon Him) and the "Light of man" within God within us, which is Jesus (peace be upon Him), as the "Light of the Purity of God" within us.

And comes to maturity both within us and on the "outside" of us as the "Triple Flame" of God within us, which in the Islamic tradition is known as the Katapah Virudcham of God, the "Wish Fullfilling Tree" of God within us, as the "Triple Flame" of God within  us, as "Ya Allah, Ya Rasul, Ya Muhaiyaddeen" within us, as "The Father or Allah, the Sun or Light of our Wisdom, or the Nur Muhammad, and the "Spirit of Truth" or "Comforter" that Jesus (peace be upon Him) promised to send us.

Which in truth is the "Muhaiyaddeen of God" within us, the 6th level of wisdom within us, which is surrounding our soul, surrounding Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, and will liberated our soul, liberate Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, liberate our original pure birth and life within us, from the cross of our impure birth and life within us, which is our current life of "separation and differences" on the "outside" of us, if we will only let it, if we will only find and become "One with" the "Gift of God" for our age, with the life and teaching of God for our age, in order to awaken it, to awaken the wisdom within us, awaken the wisdom surrounding our soul within us.

With the life and teaching of God for our age, in truth being the life and teaching of our dear Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) within us, and of God within Him, and now on the "outside" of us, as the life and teaching of His Children (may God be pleased with each of Us), which in truth is each of us living in this age, if we want, if the true intention for our life is to again become "One with" God within us, before we die to the flesh, before we physically die to the "outside" of us, and before at least one of us prematurely destroys the "outside" of us, for all of us, which in our age is a very real possibility.

In this way, my dearest loving brothers and sisters, in our ignorance we have "come to this earth world, forgotten God within us, and fallen into many a trap", of our mind and desire, to the point where in our current state we do not know to "Seek ourselves, although God exists within man".  Because we believe that what we are currently on the "outside" of us, correctly defines "who we are", and "where we are", and "what is happening" to us, all of which is false. 

For in truth we are of God within us, made in His image, we are in truth the "Seed of God" within us, waiting to happen, waiting to germinate and reveal the "Tree of God" within us, and bear the "Fruit of God" within us, for the benefit of all of the Creation of God within us, and in this way, as the "Seed of God" we have been buried by God within the Creation of God within us, which in truth us the "Earth of God" within us, and all that we currently see in our ignorance as existing on the "outside" of us is false, is the "Great Distraction" in our life, which if not corrected before we die to the flesh, by awakening the wisdom surrounding our soul, by finding and becoming "One with" the "Gift of God" for our age, will result if us receiving and eternal life as "separate from" God within us, as our reward.  Such is our current state.

In this way, we have become "one with" the lies of darkness and evil that have grown within us, and have now come to maturity within us in our ignorance, as the 9 openings of our body, ruling over us with God's Permission, we have become "one with" our impure birth and life, we have become "one with" our current body, with the earth within us joined as "one with" the water within us becoming "Creation" within us, that is, becoming the impure births and lives within us, which is birth and life without a connection to the light of God within us, which is only leading us to an eternal life of darkness within us, which in truth is the section below our waist within us, as the kingdom of hell within us, which in truth is the religion of Hinduism within us.

And with the earth within us joined as "one with" the fire within us becoming "Destruction" within us, that is, becoming impure death within us, which is death without true death within us, without breaking our connection to hell within us, which in truth is only leading us to an eternal death, which in truth is the section known as our stomach within us, as the kingdom of jinns within us, which in truth is the religion of Fire Worship or Zoroastrianism within us.

And with the earth within us joined as "one with" the air within us becoming "Life" within us, that is, becoming impure life within us, which is life without true life within us, without reestablishing our direct connection to God within us, which in truth is only leading us to an eternal life of "separation from" God within us, which in truth is the section known as our chest within us, as the kingdom of fairies or spirits within us, which in truth is the religion of Christianity within us, as that part within us where we must join in partnership with God within us to transform our impure spirits into the "True Spirit" within us, which is the Muhaiyaddeen of God (may God be pleased with Him) within us, as the 6th level of wisdom of God within us, who is the energizer within us, as the Qutbiyyat of God within us, who teaches us, who literally "Squeezes us in our cave", and teaches us, "what we do not know", saying to us,

          "Read, Read, in the Name of God who created man from a sensitive drop of
          blood and teaches him what he does not know, Read."

As the "Shepherd and the Tree" within us, as the One within us who is in charge of all of the lives within us, of the grazing beings within us, as the wisdom within us who is beyond intellect, who teaches, analyzes, and controls everything within us.

Who joined as "One with" God within us, as "One with' the Katpaha Virudcham within us, rules over us, as "One with" the "Wish Fulfilling Tree" within us, with its roots in the 6th heaven, its trunk and branches in the 7th heaven, and with its fruits in the 8th heaven, or firdaus, rules over us.

With its fruits in the 8th heaven within us, or firdaus within us, which is the heaven that Muhammad (blessing and peace be upon Him) within us, as the first and last Prophet of God within us, builds, opens, and then moves into within us, and then lives within, within us, if we like, if we will only let Him, if we will join in partnership with God within us to disappear within Him, to disappear within Muhammad (peace be upon Him) within us, to gradually disappear within all of the 124,000 Heavenly Beings, Prophets, and Lights of God within us, including within the 8 Main Prophets of God within us, which is Adam, Noah, Abraham, Ishmael, Moses, David, Jesus (peace be upon Them).  May God be pleased with all of His Prophets. 

And finally, disappearing within Muhammad (blessing and peace be upon Him) within us, who in truth is our 'Perfected Heart" within us, as the completed "Path of God" within us, with the "Path of God" within us first appearing within us as the "Straight Way of the Lord" within us, of the path opened by "John the Baptist" (peace be upon Him) within us, or Iman within us, as our awakened wisdom within us joined as "One with" Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, with our liberated soul within us, with the "Light of man" within God within us, as the "Light of the Purity of God" within us.

And with the "Path of God" within us in completion within us as the "Straight Path" of God within us, as the "Siratal Mustaqueem", within us, as Muhammad (blessing and peace be upon Him) within us, as the 7th level of wisdom within us, as Divine Luminous Wisdom within us, joined as "One with" the Nur Muhammad within us, with the Light of the 7th level of wisdom within us, allowing True Prayer, True Meditation, to truly occur within us, allowing God to pray to God within us, a path that each of us must now, in our age, join in partnership with God within us to walk, if we like, if we are to become truly successful in our lifetime.  Amen.

A path that each of us must walk in our lifetime, in order to again become "One with" God within us, by becoming "One with" all of the "Stuff of God" within God within us, and then becoming "One with" what "God is doing" within us, which is revealing God to God within us, for the benefit of all of the Creation of God (which is this earth world, this dunya) within us, allowing True Man within God within us to reveal True Man within the Creation of True Man (which is the next world, the hereafter or akhirah) within us, in this way, revealing the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us, which in truth is God and True Man within us.

In this way, again becoming "One with" God within us to complete the story of the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us, that we have come to this earth world, to join as "One with" this earth world, which in truth is the Creation of God within, that we have come to join as "One with" all of the "Stuff of God" within God within us, to tell.  Amen.

In this way, my dearest loving brothers and sisters, what God has been doing on the "outside" of us for the last 200 million years, sending 124,000 Heavenly Beings, Prophets, and Lights of God, over and over again, in every age, to every people, is now coming to completion in our age, in this age of destruction, in this "Kali Yuga", and we must now decide, or God will decide for us, using what we have been telling Him, through our actions, not just through our words, what we want for eternity.

That is, to decide to willingly and freely be destroyed, or not, to be destroyed as we are currently living our life of 'separation and differences" on the "outside" of us, as "separate from" God within us, or not, like the good apple seed buried within the earth, lets itself be destroyed, realizing, understanding, accepting, and joining as "one with" the "truth of itself, which is that it is an "apple seed" buried within the earth, and that hidden within that apple seed is an apple tree, and as "one with" the truth of what is hidden within it, the "truth of the apple tree", that in truth it is ready to bear apples, and within those apples, to again reveal the apple seed, from which all of this comes, but this time a 1000 fold.

And like the apple seed buried within the earth, so must we decide, before we die, before we rot in our mind and desire, so must we decide to germinate or not, to die to the "outside" of  us in partnership with God within us, or not, to let God "Cure Himself" of us, of "us" living on the "outside" of us as "separate from" God within us, to let the "truth of us" happen within us, which as the "Seed of God"  is "God happening" within the Creation of God within us.

And to let the "truth of God" within us, happening within us, which as the "Tree of God" is "True Man happening within "God happening" within the Creation of God within us, and in this way, to let "Truth surrender to Truth" within us, and the choice is ours, not God, for not all apple seeds buried within the earth germinate, so simply rot in the earth, and are absorbed back into the earth, only to be born again, only to take on another 105 million rebirths, but never again as the apple seed, never again as the story of the "oneness of the apple tree and the apples", which it came to the earth, to join as "one with" the earth, to tell.

May all the peace, the beneficence, and the blessing of God be upon us all.  May God help us all.  Amen.

My love you (anbu), my dearest loving brothers and sisters - Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler).


End of "Expanded Introduction" to
- Spiritual Letter 72 -
...........................

(Outline & Summary Version)

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