Spiritual Letter 9 - Original Version About Spiritual Letter 9 Title: "The Theme Is Freedom" Written by: Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler) Written to: Mr. M. Stanton Evans, a writer of books Month originally written: During the Islamic Holy Month of Ramadan (12, 2001) Note: "Spiritual Letter 9" not sent to Mr. Evans. See Spiritual Letter 20 for letter sent. Home Page-Spiriutal Letters Go To Spiritual Letter 10 Letter 9: Expanded Version Page 4 of 4 Related Material Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim. In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate. Al-salam 'alaykum. May all the peace and blessings of God be upon us all. 53. Making Sense of All The Question Marks (?) So what do all the question marks (?) mean? Lets take a quick look at this, and then we will get back to our original question, our question about the "cause of the freedom we now enjoy", or more specifically, "Why was the time period of 1000 AD to 1400 AD so important that it caused a complete change in the consciousness of man, everywhere, resulting in the birth of the freedom that we now know and enjoy?" My dearest loving brother, If we don't immediately know what fills at least some of these question marks, it is not surprising, even though we have certainly hinted at it in what has already been said, because most of us have been raised in closed societies, especially in America. For example, for this child, having been raised in America, it was only through God's grace that my horizons were expanded to include the picture of Islam, and the picture of the mystical explanations of Islam known as Sufism, as a part of my picture of America and of the world, and more importantly, of my picture of God, of man, and of the true relationship between God and man. You explained this point beautifully in the interview, my dearest loving brothers. 54. The Need For A New Big Picture Like you, my horizons were certainly not expanded through anything my parents, teachers, or employers did. In this way, having been born and raised as a Christian, having attended a Catholic grammar school and a Catholic University twice, having been an "alter boy" (one who helps the Catholic priest during the celebration of the Catholic Mass), and received many of the sacraments of the Catholic Church, I know how myopic a Christian society can be, and as long as you stay within it, it works pretty well, as does all of the other religious societies. But when we start to mix these religious societies - Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Zoroastrian (practiced in what was Persia), Hindu, Buddhist - it gets much more difficult. Such is the fate of the world today. But along with this difficulty comes the opportunity to draw for ourself a new picture, a bigger picture of ourself, of America, and of the world that we live in, as you did my loving brother, and as we all must now do, especially after September 11th. 55. The First Question Mark (?) - is the Prophet Muhammad (may the peace and blessings of God be upon Him) Therefore, the first question marks (?) in our time line would be immediately known by anyone who was raised a Muslim in the religion of Islam, for the Prophet Muhammad (may the peace and blessings of God be upon Him), the last of the Prophets of God, and the very Fountainhead of Islam in the last cycle of God. He was born and lived approximately 600 years after the birth of Jesus (may the blessings of God be upon Him), or 1400 years ago, just as Moses (may the blessings of God be upon Him) was born 600 years after the birth of Abraham (may the blessings of God be upon Him) and 1400 years before the time of Jesus (may the blessings of God be upon Him), in the previous cycle of God, and was the very Fountainhead of Islam in the first cycle of God. Specifically, Muhammad was born in Mecca which is now Saudi Arabia in 570 AD and died in 632 AD. 56. An Example of Living The Lie Related to this historical fact, is another example of just how myopic the Christian society of man can be, or any society can be that builds a picture of life independent of what God is truly doing for everyone by completing His intention, by finishing what He started within everyone and everything. And instead of living with a picture of the truth about God, about what He is doing, and about how He does what He does, live with a picture of life that is only dependent on their own personal or private picture of what they like to think God did for them, as the original people, or as the chosen people, or as the people of love's love, or as the people of the last religion. It is all the same, it is all equally wrong, and causes them to distort the truth, even when they are confronted with evidence of the truth in their life in the world. For example, in a recent television program in America that I was listening to, a scientist was listing the great mysteries of archeology, and at the top of the list was the following question, "What happened in the world, around the date of 573 AD that cause a catastrophic and global change in the weather and the very nature of the whole earth, as recorded in tree rings, in soil samples, etc., etc.". 57. God Is Both The Cause And The Effect of Our Life In this way, we are like the flea living on the back of the dog, it goes where the dog goes, it is never really traveling anywhere through its own effort while it lives on the back of the dog. Like this, God is the mover in our life, He is both the cause and the effect in our life, and in all life, everything else is only a reflection of man's arrogance, karma, and illusion, a reflection of man's heart having closed to God, to the oneness that is God, having came into the world, and then having grown the world within him. This is the concept of life that we must begin to understand, my dearest loving brother. It is at the very heart of our existence. We are about God, not about us as separate from God, or us as separate from anything that God is one with, which is everything. His Holiness teaches us this wisdom point beautifully in the Forward to the new book, The Pearl of Wisdom or Guru Mani, page 6, when He says, "Man appearing on this earth forgets God, and falls into many a trap. He does not know to seek himself, although God exists within man. This "Guru Man" is to explain this concept in detail." His Holiness also reveals this truth to us in the Epilogue that we quoted from earlier, form the book, Islam and World Peace: Explanations of a Sufi, on page 141, when He says, ...............................Beginning of Quotation From His Holiness......................... I seek refuge in Allah from the evils of the accursed satan. In the name of God, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate. May all the peace, the beneficence, and the blessings of God be upon you. My brothers and sisters, let us consider once more the true meaning of Islam. 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 alone rules over all that is within His realm - the earth, all the countries of the world, the trees, the 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 the acceptance of Allah as the Ruler over everything in all of the universes (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 tranquility. His is the kingdom of truth. That kingdom cannot be ruled by what the world today calls Islam. (see the previous quote, that was given at the end of page 1 of this document, for the rest of the Epilogue. Together, as page 141 and page 142, they are the complete text of the Epilogue). ...................................End of Quotation From His Holiness.............................. 58. How The World Changes - when God changes, when God moves forward the story of True man within the story of God, when God reveals more of True man within the Creations of God In this way, my dearest loving brother, all of mankind changed forever at that point in our history, with the coming into the world of Muhammad (may the peace and blessings of God be upon Him), just as it changed forever 600 years before with the coming into the world of Jesus (may the blessings of God be upon Him), as God ended His previous cycle, the cycle of Abraham to Jesus, and started His next cycle, the cycle of Jesus to (?). As God tried again, a second time, with the coming of Jesus and then with the coming of Muhammad into the world (may God be pleased with all of His Prophets), to reveal Himself within Himself, to reveal True Man within the Creations of God, so True Man could reveal God within True Man, for the benefit of all of the Creations of God. In this way, God started a new cycle with the coming of Jesus into the world (may the blessings of God be upon Him), and God also ended the previous cycle of God with the coming of Jesus into the world (may the blessings of God be upon Him). And then God moved forward what He is doing, which is revealing True Man within the Creation of God, by moving what appeared in the world at that time, which we call Jesus (may God be pleased with Him), by moving what appeared in the hearts of all of His Children in that age, which we call the soul of man, through the 4 seasons of God, within this new cycle of God, through - spring, summer, fall, and winter, and in this way, around the circle of the 4 religions of God, the 4 religions of - Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, Christianity, and Islam (and Judiasm). With all this really occurring within the hearts of all of His Children in that age, with the result or effect of that effort being initially seen in the world, in 600 AD, as the coming into the world of Muhammad (may the peace and blessings of God be upon Him), as Moses appeared in the world (may the blessings of God be upon Him) 600 years after the coming of Abraham, Ishmael, and Isaac into the world (may God be pleased with all of His Prophets). And the result or effects of this second cycle of God is seen again in the world, in 1000 AD, as the coming of (?) into the world, and in 2000 AD, as the coming of (?) into the world, as David follow by Jesus (may God be pleased with all of His Prophets) came into the world 400 and 1400 years respectively after Moses (may the blessings of God be upon Him). So who is Jesus and who is Muhammad (may God be pleased with all of His Prophets), and who are the Wise and Holy Men that have come into the world after Muhammad (may the blessings of God be upon Him), that forever changed the world, as God continues to tell the story of True Man within God, of True Man appearing from within His Creation, and even more importantly in God's design, who are we? 59. The Second Question Mark (?) - is the Qutb of God, is Qutb Muhaiyaddeen Abdul-Qadir al-Jilani (may God be pleased with Him) In the same way, the next question mark (?) in our time line will be immediately known by anyone who has studied the mystical path of Islam known as Sufism, because the flower of Mysticism, the Gem of the Wisdom of God, was born approximately 1000 years after the time of Jesus (may the blessings of God be upon Him), or 400 years after the time of Muhammad (may the peace and blessings of God be upon Him), or 1000 years ago, just as the Prophet David (may the blessings of God be upon Him) was born 1000 years before the time of Jesus and 1000 years after the time of Abraham (may God be pleased with all of His Prophets), in the previous cycle of God. Specifically, this Gem of God's Wisdom or God Consciousness that came into the world at that time is the life and teaching of Qutb Muhaiyaddeen Abdul-Qadir al-Jilani (may God be pleased with Him), which forever changed the consciousness of man, and produced the "Theme of Freedom" that has become the very life of man in the world today, a freedom that we are enjoying without any real understanding of it, as you pointed out in your interview. 60. The Third Question Mark (?) Is His Holiness - is our Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) And finally, anyone who has lived and studied at the feet of His Holiness, our Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), knows who the last question mark (?) is, knows who came to America in 1971 from Sri Lanka, to teach God's Children about the Oneness of God and man, and who died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1986, having completed His work in the world but just having begun His work in our hearts, and is buried in a suburb of Philadelphia, knows of the wise and holy man who came to and died in the City of Brotherly Love, establish by William Penn, who left the Country of England as a Quaker in pursuit of that same "Theme of freedom" that you speak so beautifully about. 61. The Third Proposal - we are now living in the age of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) So, my dearest loving brother, who is being so very patient with his little brother Louie, we propose that the following time line explains the missing question marks (?), and begins to answer the questions that we have previously asked, "Where did our freedom come from"? And "what happened 1000 years ago that caused the people in England to awaken to a new understanding of man, in which the "Theme of Freedom" is now man's very life? And finally and most importantly, my dearest loving brother, what is happening today, in our life time? What has God done in our life time, and is getting ready to do in our life time, using us, if we will but let Him? And in this way, what must we realize, understand, accept, and join with to become part of the solution of God, and stop being part of the problem of man? Lets start to answer these questions by filling in the Time Line of God with our proposed answers to the missing question marks (?), in the following way: |........................Cycle 1.................. ..|...........................Cycle 2...........................| 2000 BC -----1400 BC ---1000 BC --- 0 BC/AD --- 600 AD ------1000 AD ----------2000 AD Abraham.......Moses.......David..........Jesus....Muhammad.....Abdul ..........Bawa....... .........................................................................................Qadir......Muhaiyaddeen |...... Pre-True Man ...........|..True Man..|..... Pre-True Man ........|...True Man.............| Or using the analogy of the four seasons and 4 religions, which repeat themselves at the end of each cycle, we have something like the following: |........................Cycle 1.................. ..|...........................Cycle 2...........................| 2000 BC -----1400 BC ---1000 BC --- 0 BC/AD --- 600 AD ------1000 AD ----------2000 AD Winter/ Spring .......Summer.......Fall..........Winter/ ....................................................Spring.........Summer.........Fall............Winter/ ..............................................................................................................Spring... Religion 4/ Religion 1...Religion 2...Religion 3...Religion 4 ....................................................Religion 1...Religion 2...Religion 3 ...Religion 4/ .........................................................................................................Religion 1.. Or if we think about it in terms of the cycles of God, about the three passes that God has and is taking to finish what He has started within each of us, which is to reveal God within God, by revealing True Man within the Creations of God, we have the following: ..........Pass 1....................................Pass 2....................................Pass 3........... ....2000 BC - O BC/AD ................0 AD - 2000 AD.....................2000 AD - 4000 AD. .............or............................................or............................................or............. .Abraham to Jesus ..................... Jesus to Bawa.....................Bawa to His Children ............as............................................as...........................................as............... .....The Form of ...........................The Essence of.....................The Power Within..... .....The Creation of God................The Creation of God ..............The Creation of God.. .........(the Sifat)................................(the Sirr)...............................(the Dhat)........... Let us say a few words about each of these 3 Passes of God, each of these attempts by God to move forward His agenda, not our agenda, which is to reveal Himself within Himself, by revealing True Man within His Creation: 62. The First Pass of God - the cycle of Abraham to Jesus (may God be pleased with all of His Prophets) This is the Old Testament, the cycle of the Prophet Abraham to Jesus (may God be pleased with all of His Prophets), that began with Abraham and His two sons, Ishmael and Isaac (may the blessings of God be upon Them), the second son being the lineage of Israel, of the followers of the Prophet Moses (may the blessings of God be upon Him), and the first son being the lineage of Islam, of the followers of the Prophet Muhammad (may the peace and blessings of God be upon Him). And His Holiness teaches us that each religion contains all religions. So what happened in the "Cycle of Abraham to Jesus" are all of the 4 main religions, not just Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, and Christianity, what happened in the "Cycle of Abraham to Jesus" is all 4 main religions - Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, Christianity, and Islam (called at that time Judiasm) - but at the level growing out of the second son of Abraham (may the blessings of God be upon Him), at the level of Isaac (may the blessings of God be upon Him). So what happened in the "Cycle of Abraham to Jesus" began with Abraham and ended with the birth of Jesus (may God be pleased with all of His Prophets). 63. The Second Pass of God - the cycle of Jesus (may the blessings of God be upon Him) To Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) This is the real New Testament, not the one that begins with the birth of Jesus and ends with the crucifixion of Jesus (may the blessing of God be upon Him), but the cycle of the Prophet Jesus (may the blessings of God be upon Him) to the present day, to the life and teaching of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), that have now come into the world. The New Testament that began with Jesus and Mary (may the blessings of God be upon Them), which began with the virgin birth of Jesus (may the blessings of God be upon Him), who was born without a physical father, who was born without sperm, without any bones, but still with the flesh of Many (may the blessings of God be upon Her), escaping the arrogance of the sperm but still having to experience the suffering and karma and illusion of the flesh. The new Testament that begins with the birth of Jesus (may God be pleased with Him) and ends with the life and teaching of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), with Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) coming to America in 1971 and leaving the physical world in 1986. And again His Holiness teaches us that each religion contains all religions. So what happened in the "Cycle of Jesus To Bawa Muhaiyaddeen" are all of the 4 main religions - Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, Christianity, and Islam (and Judiasm) - but at the level of the virgin Mary (may the blessings of God be upon Her) and of Her Son without sperm or bones. So what happened in the "Cycle of Jesus To Bawa Muhaiyaddeen" began with Jesus and ended with Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with all of His Prophets), ended in our life time, ended with us, my dearest loving brother, not 2000 years ago. 64. The Third And Final Pass of God - the cycle of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) to the Children of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with all each of Us), the Children of God for this age This is where "we" enter, my dearest loving brother. This is where "we" matter, not in what happened before, not in the first and second passes of God. All of these previous passes by God, and all of the Prophets and religions that occurred in each of these passes by God are now done, are now gone and over, with the coming into the world of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him). We must realize this without the slightest doubt. This is the significance of our time, of our age, of our lives, my dearest loving brother, we are living at the end of the second cycle of God, when the nature of God within man is revealed as freed from the sperm of man, which is the darkness or spit of satan, but still bound to the flesh of man which is woman, has played out its drama on the stage of the four religions. And we are living at the beginning of the final cycle of God, when the nature of God within man is revealed as freed from all connection to the Creations of God, freed from both sperm and flesh, as the original Adam (may the blessings of God be upon Him) was born, born without a father or mother, but created directly by God as His Sun, as the Light of God to the world, which in maturity is the Reflection of the Heart of God in the Face of God, is Muhammad (may the peace and blessings of God be upon Him). This is the true Messiah that all of the world has been awaiting. 65. The Danger of Race And Religion To The Freedom of Our Soul In this way, we must realize without the slightest doubt, that all that we now call religion is about the previous two cycles of God, which have now both ended in their respective times, with the coming of Jesus (may the blessings of God be upon Him) 2000 years ago ending the first cycle of God, and now with the coming of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) in our time, in our age, ending the second cycle of God. And as such these four religions - Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, Christianity, and Islam (and Judiasm) - as we now know and practice them, are irrelevant, and even worse, they are the very thing that prevents us from joining and embracing what God is trying to give us now, what God is trying to do within each one of us now, which is to give birth again to Adam (may the blessing of God be upon Him) within us, without a father or mother, without sperm and flesh, without the spit of satan or the illusions of the world, but only through the Triple Grace of God, through the Grace, the Wisdom, and the Divine Knowledge or 'ilm of God, to again create Adam (may the blessings of God be upon Him) but this time with the understanding to prevent his fall into hell, this time with His Eye of Wisdom permanently open, allowing Adam (may the blessings of God be upon Him) to complete the journey He is on, which is to reveal God within True Man. In this way, the four religions, as we now know and practice them, are irrelevant and very dangerous for the life of our soul, because they are not about what is happening now, they are not about what God is doing now, about what God is doing today in our age, with our lives, they are not about the "Third And Final Pass of God - The Cycle of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen To The Children of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen, The Children of God For This Age". Please think about this a little, my dearest loving brother, it is very important for all of us, for all of the Children of God living in this age, this age of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him). We must realize that all that God gave us at the time of Moses (may the blessings of God be upon Him), which was 3400 years ago, and at the time of Muhammad (may the peace and blessings of God be upon Him), which was over 1400 years ago, is now over, is now gone, and has no relevance to us in this age, at this time, in any way. 66. Emptying The Cup So God Can Fill It Again We must realize this without the slightest doubt, if we are to ever empty our cup, so God can fill it again, with what we need for this age, with what we need to be victorious in our life, which is a life that is only alive within the life and teachings of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), as it was alive earlier within the life of Abraham, and then within the life of Jesus (may God be pleased with all of His Prophets). We must accept without the slightest doubt, that this third and final pass of God is the life and teaching of His Holiness, of our Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), which is what God has personally given to each of us for this age, for this age of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), and that this is enough, this is enough for anyone, for everyone. We don't need anything else in this age. We must be certain of this. 67. The Wealth of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) His Holiness, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) spoke to us over 10,000 times while he lived in America, and all of it is recorded on audio tape, and a lot of it is on video tape. In just 15 years, from 1971 to 1986, all life has changed, nothing is as it was before the coming of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) to America in 1971 AD, everything is different, just as it all changed in 1000 AD, in England, and in every corner of the world, with the birth of Qutb Muhaiyaddeen Abdul-Qadir al-Jilani (may God be pleased with Him), but this time even more so, this time so much more was given to us by God. 68. The Answers To Our Questions My dearest loving brother, this is the significance of England in 1000 BC to 1400 BC, it laid the foundation for now, for the life and teaching of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in America (may God be pleased with Him). Without that occurring, this could not have happened, and we would not have been here to record it, to study it, to understand it, to join it, and to become one with it, to become the Oneness of God and True Man, to become the Children of God for this age, this age of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), to allow God to finish what He started over 200 million years ago, with the coming of the Prophet Adam (may the blessings of God be upon Him.) into the world, in the place now known as the Island of Sri Lanka (formally Ceylon). I know this is a lot for you to take, my dearest loving brothers, but please take it anyway. It belongs to you. It belongs to all of us. It is the gift of God for this age, it is the life and teaching of God for this age, this age of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), as the last age was the age of Jesus, as the age before that was the age of Abraham (may God be pleased with all of His Prophets). 69. The Life And Teaching of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) My dearest loving brother, as you researched with great determination and effort over the last 30 plus years in preparation for your beautiful book, start again, but this time make it a journey of true freedom, freedom from the life of separation and differences that we are all now experiencing as our life, living it through what we see as existing "outside" of us, while in truth our life is all "inside" of us, inside the heart of God for this age, inside the life and teaching of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him). We must begin to understand that this "outside" life that we are all now experiencing is not "who we are, is not "where we are", and is not "what is happening" in our life, in any life, is not our true life, but is our false life, a life that will most certainly let us down in the end. In the time left to you by God, turn away from that life, and go in search again, pick up the scent of God and follow it to God. You will not be disappointed. God guarantees it, and this child affirms it. And to help you on that search, I am your friend, your brother, and your fellow traveler. Let us join as one in the journey that is the journey of the one, because God is one. That is the secret of God, and that is the secret of each of the Children of God. For in truth, there is nothing other than God, there is nothing other than the One. Thank you very much for the time we have spent together. It has been a nice time for me, your brother in the heart of His Holiness, sitting on the lap of God. My all the peace, the beneficence, and the blessings of God be upon us all. My love you (anbu), Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler). Your brother of the heart, of the open heart of God, of the One heart of God, which for this age is the life and teaching of our Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), and the life and teaching of the Children of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with each of Us). P.S. Here are some web site addresses or URLs, and E-mail addresses, that you can use to learn more about His Holiness, the Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship, the Bawa Muhaiyaddeen On-line Library, and to commune with the Fellowship and with your new friend Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler), if you like. Main URL for The Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship: E-mail address for The Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship: Main URLs for The Bawa Muhaiyaddeen On-line Library: Library Home Page - Top-Down Version Library Home Page - Bottom-Up Version Father's Part of The Library Children's Part of The Library Other URLs for The Bawa Muhaiyaddeen On-line Library About Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Library: Spiritual Books - Home Page Spiritual Discourses - Home Page Spiritual Letters - Home Page Spiritual Chats - Home Page E-mail addresses for Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler) End of Page 4 of 4 - original version - ......................... (of original version) Go To Spiritual Letter 009: Expanded Version Related Material or ( a top-down version of the Library Home Page) (a bottom-up version of the Library Home Page) |
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