Spiritual Letter 33 - Original Version About Spiritual Letter 33 Title: "To Truly See All People As Our Brothers Is Islam", Date: November 22, 2002 Written by: Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler) Written to: The Brothers and Sisters of The Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship Home Page-Spiriutal Letters Go To Spiritual Letter 34 Letter 33: Outline & Summary Library Navigation Tree Go To Spiritual Letter 32 Letter 33: 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 wa-rahmat Allah wa barakatuhu kulluhu. May all the peace, the beneficence, and the blessing of God be upon us all. 16. "To Truly See All People As Our Brothers Is Islam" Overview of Topic: Islam is not trying to live our life "separate from" God or "separate from" any of our brothers and sisters, dividing them off from us as different from us, for example as Hindus, Fire Worshippers, Christians, Muslim, or Jews, or as dangerous to us, as Americans or as Arabs, or as less than us, as the objects of "outside" or lesser Jihad, like those targeted in suicide bombings. Doing this will only lead us to Kalan, to the Angel of Death, to our own destruction, to the suffering of the grave, to our own judgment, to Qiyamah, The Standing Forth or The Day of Reckoning, and eventually to an eternal life of "separation from" God. We must realize this, without the slightest doubt, and start to act accordingly. Text of Topic: My dearest loving brothers and sisters, the problem facing the world today is Islam, is the teaching and practice of false Islam, and the only solution to that problem is Islam, is the teaching and practice of True Islam. And the understanding of the difference between false Islam and True Islam is our only salvation, is the reason why all of us have come into the world, an understanding which will allow us to return to God within us, from which we have all come, to return as One to the Oneness of God and True Man within us, which in truth is God within us, and this age is the final age when this understanding can occur, that is the gift of this age, this age known as the age of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him). Bawa beautifully summarizes this truth of our life, of the life of everyone living in this age, of the difference between True Islam and false Islam, in the book, "Islam And World Peace: Explanations of a Sufi", which is now available to anyone living in the world, free of charge, as an On-line Book, by accessing the following URL or Web Page Address: www.bmf.org/iswp, or by clicking above. For example, in Chapter 12, "The Inner Qur'an", of this book, starting on page 132, and specifically on page 137 in that Chapter, Bawa teaches us, -------------- beginning of Quotation by His Holiness -------------- "My brothers, we must consider how the Qur'an came from Allah, and we must delve deep within it. In order to understand its true meaning, we must be in the same state as that original Qur'an was when it emerged from Allah. It came as a resplendence, a radiance, a resonance, and a grace. Then it came as a light to Gabriel. And when it came to Muhammad, the Messenger, it came as the grace and attributes of Allah. Next Muhammad brought it to us as a revelation. Then the sound of these revelations was transformed into letters and formed into words. What was revealed in those words ultimately became public knowledge and part of history. The interpretations of this knowledge later gave rise to religious differences, divisions, and bigotry, which in turn gave rise to prejudice, fighting, and wars. This is the state the world has come to. We, however, must delve into the depths of the Qur'an; we must experience each step of the way as it originally came from Allah. As we look deeper and deeper, we will see the Messenger of God, and once we see him, we will know how Gabriel came to him and how he received that grace. We will see the light, and if we look through that light we will experience the resonance of Allah within the Qur'an. As we understand that resonance, we will understand our life and our death; we will understand the Day of Judgment, the Day of Questioning, and the ninety-nine attributes of Allah. Once we have this understanding, we will see that all men are our brothers, just as the Qur'an teaches us. To truly see all people as our brothers is Islam. If we see anyone who is in need, we must offer him the water of the mercy of all the universes, the water of absolute faith, and the affirmation of that faith, the kalimah. That water must be given to everyone who is hungry or thirsty. We must embrace them lovingly, quench their thirst, and wash away their dirt. We must offer them love, compassion, patience, and tolerance, just as the Prophet did. This is what will satisfy their needs and dispel the darkness in their hearts. My brothers and sisters in Islam, if we offer peace, then justice will flourish. Love will cut away all enmity. Compassion will cause God's grace to grow in this world, and then the food of faith and the mercy of all the universes can be offered. When that food is given, hunger, disease, old age, and death will be eliminated, and everyone will have peace. Allah and the state of a true human being are right here within us. It is a great secret, hidden within our hearts, within the Umm al-Qur'an. Only if we can study this divine knowledge can we attain our freedom. All who have faith must reflect upon this, understand it, and teach it to those who have less wisdom, to those who have no clarity of heart, to those whose minds oppose us, and to those who have no peace of mind. We must teach them these qualities, give them this food, this beauty, and this nourishment of grace and absolute faith. Every human being in the community of Islam, everyone who has faith, all those who are learned and wise, all the leaders of prayer and the teachers, all those who know the Qur'an -- all must understand this. This is what I ask of you. Amen. Allah is sufficient unto us all. -------------- end of Quotation by His Holiness -------------- 17. The True Gift of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) Overview of Topic: The true gift of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) to the world are the Children of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with each of Us), which is the gift of God for this age. Only by realizing, understanding, accepting, and joining with the life and teaching of the Children of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with each of Us) will the world avert the imminent premature destruction of the world, that we are all now facing, the imminent premature destruction of the world that starts when "America Invades Iraq", that starts when the West goes to war with the East, opening wide the gates of hell for us all, and starting to destroy the gift of God for our age, the life and teaching of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), and of His Children. Only by realizing, understanding, accepting, and joining with the true meaning of Islam will the world avert the imminent premature destruction of the world, that we are all facing, when the West goes to war with the East, with the false meaning of Islam, rather than the West becoming the true meaning of Islam to the East, helping the East move away from the false meaning of Islam, from its false Jihad, its false Shari'at, its false understanding and practices of Islam, and instead, realize, understand, accept, and also join with the true meaning of Islam, with the true Straight Path, with the true Suratal Mustaqueem, with the life and teaching of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) and with the life and teaching of the Children of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with each of Us). Amen, Amen, Ya Rabil Alameen. Amen, Amen, Ya Rahman Alameen. Amen, Amen, Ya Rahim Alameen. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Text of Topic: Just as we made the beautiful book, "Islam And World Peace: Explanations of a Sufi", by His Holiness, M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) available to the world for free, as an on-line book,, and just like we sent many copies of this same book by Bawa to many of the leaders of the world, also for free, so we must now make "ourselves" available to the world and its leaders as also free. We must now make "ourselves" available as the gift of the gift of God for this age, as the true gift of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) to the world, as the Children of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with each of Us). This is our duty to God, to our Shaikh, and to the Creation of God within us. If we have not yet started to do this duty, we must all start to do this duty to God, to our Shaikh, and to the whole world. 18. Proposal By Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen Overview of Topic: We propose that we, as the Children of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him, and with each of Us), join with the world to bypass the imminent premature destruction of the world, that we are all now facing, with the plans of America to invade Iraq and remove Saddam Hussein from his current role as leader of that country. We propose that we, as the Children of God for this age, this age of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), join together with other "like hearted" people of the world, to bypass the current danger facing us all called, "The invasion of Iraq by America". For example, that we join together to do "wise and truthful things" in the world within us, and in the world "outside" of us, like "Inviting Saddam Hussein of Iraq To America, Into Our Homes, And Into Our Hearts", before it is too late to reverse what we are about to do to ourselves, and what he is about to do to himself, which in truth is like us going to war with ourselves, trying to destroy ourselves as a way to protect ourselves. What a craziness we are quickly becoming caught us in, as we all did 90 and 60 odd years ago, resulting in the 1st and the 2nd world wars. A mass craziness which may result in the premature destruction of the world "outside" of all of us, as a very real and practical effect of all the acts of "separation and differences" in the world "outside" of us, that could come out of a "War with Iraq". A craziness that may break forever any agreement with God, that has allowed us in America to survive for over 200 years, and in this way, has allowed the whole world to survive for the last 116 years, with the coming of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen into the world for the first time in 1886 (may God be pleased with Him). May we all reflect on these sobering thoughts for a while. It is very, very important, as the future of the "outside" of us may depend on us returning to basics, of us trusting in God again, and joining with what He has given us for this age, to avoid the premature destruction of the world "outside" of us. May God help us all. Amen, Amen, Ya Rabil Alameen. Amen, Amen, Ya Rahman Alameen. Amen, Amen, Ya Rahim Alameen. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Text of Topic: Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim. In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate. Al-salam 'alaykum wa rahmat Allah wa barakatuhu kulluhu. May all the peace, the beneficence, and the blessing of God be upon all of us. May God help us all. My love you my dearest loving brother and sisters. We have been following rather closely the development in the world since September 11, 2002, as we followed rather closely the election of President Bush to the White House two years ago, in both cases at the direction of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen within us (may God be pleased with Him), with the firm belief, as Bawa teaches us, that, "We are all just little children sitting on God's lap while Bawa teaches us what we do not know". And in both cases handing what we experienced to Bawa and to God within Him, with the intention that like any good Father, He would fix what was apparently broken in the world, so we could all have the opportunity to finish what we have all come to the world to do. In the case of the Election of President Bush (junior) to the White House this child was 100% behind Vice President Gore, until the very end, which is when Bawa explained to me very clearly the true meaning of democracy in America, and why President Bush had to win, and the agreement that was struck by our Founding Fathers with God, when America came into existence, which went something like this. God would protect America from itself, from its own destruction by itself, which is rightly its reward for all the evil that it does, if at the end of each Presidency (which is every 4 years ) the people in power would voluntarily give up that power and allow the people of America to elect a new Presidency, and if America would act with patience, tolerance, and restraint in its dealings with the rest of the world. And in the case of the Election of President Bush (junior) in November of 2000, if Vice President Gore had won, the Republicans would have revolted. Because of their frustrated with the Presidency of President Clinton and their failure to impeach him, and because of their perceived view of the world, and of the dangers facing America, especially from the Middle East, if Vice President Gore had won the Presidency, the Republicans would have revolted and overthrown the government of America, breaking the first part of this agreement with God, the agreement to freely elect a new President through the people, and as a result, causing the destruction of American, and in short course the destruction of the whole world. Now with the Presidency of President Bush (junior), the Republicans are about to break the second part of our original agreement with God, to act with patience, tolerance, and restraint in our dealings with the rest of the world, which if not averted, will also lead to the destruction of America, and in short course to the destruction of the whole world. War with Iraq is wrong, on every level, and is basically coming out of the fear of the Republicans, that they have to personally protect America, not rely on their original agreement with God to protect America, that if they don't personally remove the current administration of Iraq now, and the Democrats get back into the Presidency, America will be destroyed, and in short course so will the whole world. So they are doing it out of Patriotism, but also out of ignorance of the agreement between God and the original leaders of America, that is the underlying principle that protects America, that has allowed America to survive and prosper for all these years despite all of the evil that it has caused throughout the world, mixed at times with some good intentions, qualities, and actions, and because of its devotion to God. Such is the state of the world today. My dearest loving brother and sisters, please join with your brother Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler) within the heart of our Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be please with Him) to awaken all of our brothers and sisters at the Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship, and all of our other brothers and sisters in the world, which is everyone living in the world today, to this problem facing all of us, which is the premature destruction of the world, that starts with "America going to war with Iraq", and about the only solution to this problem which is God, which is True Islam, which is the true meaning of Islam, which His Holiness teaches us about at the top of page 141 in the "Epilogue" of the book, "Islam and World Peace: Explanations of a Sufi", as follows: -------------- beginning of Quotation by His Holiness -------------- "Islam is Allah. It is (the Kingdom of God), 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 and all the countries of the world, the trees, plants, the houses, and the heart of man. Our entire life and everything that happens to us is conducted by Allah, not by us. He is the One who carries out everything, He is responsible for the cause and the effect. Islam is the acceptance of Allah as the Ruler over everything in all the universes (the Rabb-al-alamin). He is the Master of our good thoughts, our good qualities, and our good actions. He is the Guide for our conscience, the One who teaches us justice and truth, compassion and unity. He is the Leader of wisdom and divine knowledge ('ilm), and it is through His peace that all hearts can obtain peace and tranquillity. His is the kingdom of truth. That kingdom cannot be ruled by what the world today calls Islam. True Islam does not mean trying to dominate the world, shouting, 'I am in command!' In this world and the next, in birth and in death, the One alone who rules Islam is Allah. No man has the power to govern that kingdom. To understand this with absolute clarity is to become His slave ('abd) and be filled with divine wisdom and perfect faith. That is prayer. -------------- end of Quotation by His Holiness -------------- 19. Inviting Saddam Hussein of Iraq To America, Into Our Homes, & Into Our Hearts Overview of Topic: We need to join with our Shaikh within us, and with God within Him, to "separate from" us all that is "separating us" from God, before it is too late to reverse what we are about to do to ourselves, which is, making our temporary life of "separation from" God into an eternal life of "separation from" God, and before our brothers and sisters, living with us in the world that we all see in our ignorance as existing "outside" us, do the same to themselves, which is making their temporary life of "separation from" God into an eternal life of "separation from" God. And to do this, we must realize, understand, accept, and join with the truth of Islam, with the truth of being a Muslim, as Bawa teaches us in the book, "Islam And World Peace: Explanations of a Sufi", and on page 138, in Chapter 12, "The Inner Qur'an", of that book, when His Holiness tell us, "To Truly See All People As Our Brothers Is Islam." In this way, we must stop treating some of our brothers and sisters as our friends, our family, our race and religion, our occupation, our town, our state, our country, our nationality, our heritage, and others of our brothers and sister as something less than this, as something different from this, and instead, "Truly See All People As Our Brothers". And as one small step in that direction, for all of us living in the world today, we must stop seeing people such as Saddam Hussein of Iraq, and his family, and his friends, as our enemy, but rather to see him, his family, and his friends, as our brothers and sisters, and start to demonstrate the truth of this principal tenet of Islam, which is called Tawhid, which is, "The affirmation of the unity of Allah", By, "Invitinig Saddam Hussein of Iraq, his family, and his friends, to America, into our homes, and into our hearts." In this way, before it is too late, we must all come together, as true Muslims, as the Children of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him, and with each of Us), as the Children of God for this age, this age of the life and teaching of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him, as members of the Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship, and make the effort to do this, in whatever way that we can, before it is too late, before the "beast" within one of us comes to maturity within one of us, and comes into the world "outside" of all of us, and prematurely destroys the world "outside" of all of us, forever destroying any chance for any of us to get it right before we die. May we all think about this a little, my dearest loving brothers and sisters. It is very, very, very important. The state of our eternal life depends upon it. May God help us in this endeavor, and guide us in the correct way to do this work, which for this child is to hand the intention to our Shaikh within us, and to God within Him, and to join as One with Them within us to completing this intention within us, within all of us, including within the heart of Saddam Hussein of Iraq, his family, and his friends. Amen, Amen, Ya Rabil Alameen. Amen, Amen, Ya Rahman Alameen. Amen, Amen, Ya Rahim Alameen. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Text of Topic: My dearest loving brothers and sisters, in prayers this morning, at the feet of our Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), the following clarity opened within the heart of this child, as one possible step in the direction of joining with the world to do "wise things", in order to avert the imminent danger that we all face, a step which Bawa has told me to share with you, and call for your support, and if possible, for your help. 1) As brothers and sisters striving to live as Muslims, in the state of Islam, we need to invite Saddam Hussein, his family and his friends, to America, into our homes, and into our hearts, before it is too late. 2) As brothers and sisters striving to live as Muslims, in the state of Islam, we need to offer ourselves completely to America to accomplish this goal, we need to offer our services, support, learning, understanding, as well as our life, good deeds, and wealth, as representatives of the life and teaching of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen in America (may God be pleased with Him), to get Saddam Hussein, and his family and friends, to America, to get him and them into our homes, and to get him and them into our hearts, before it is too late. 3) And we can do this in many way. For example: 3-a) By offering ourselves, and all that we have, to the American government, to the current Republican administration of President Bush (junior), as members of an American Islamic Community and as American citizens, as "people of faith and wisdom" who want to open a direct dialogue with Saddam Hussein, with his family, and with his friends, and want to personally invite him and them to America. 3-b) And in a similar way, by offering ourselves and all that we have, to other leaders in America, like to the prior President Bush (senior), to President Carter, and to President Clinton, as American citizens and as members of an American Islamic Community, to offer our help, and to request their help, to avert this current danger to us all, of "America invading Iraq", and to request their support and sponsorship in inviting Saddam Hussein, and his family and his friends, to America, into our homes, and into our hearts, before it is too late. 4) Also, by writing letters to newspapers, magazines, and editorials, carrying this message forward, by trying to get on TV and Radio talk shows, by speaking out in this time of need. By taking a stand, in the name of God, in the name of our Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), explaining the folly of making others our enemy, and working for the right and support to get Saddam Hussein, and his family and friends, to America, to get him and them into our homes, and to get him and them into our hearts, before it is too late. 20. Becoming the Umbrella of God's Protection To The World Overview of Topic: In this way, we, as the Children of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him, and with each of Us), must come together as One with our Shaikh within us, and with God within Him, to act as the Umbrella of God's Protection to the world, in both worlds. We must act as God's Umbrella of Grace, Wisdom, and 'Ilm or Divine Knowledge to the world of grace, wisdom, and 'ilm or divine knowledge within us, that we see through the grace, wisdom, and 'ilm pr divine knowledge of God as existing within us. And we must act as God's Umbrella of Qualities and Actions in the 18,000 universes within us, and in the world of "separation and differences" that we currently see in our ignorance as existing "outside" of us. May God help us all to fulfill this duty in our life time, in the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate. Amen, Amen, Ya Rabil Alameen. Amen, Amen, Ya Rahman Alameen. Amen, Amen, Ya Rahim Alameen. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Text of Topic: Only in this way, or in similar ways, my dearest loving brothers and sisters, by us stepping out in the name of God, and of our Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) will we be able to avert the imminent destruction facing all of us, that those "who have no faith in God are heaping upon us". We must first join with the American communities, and then with the world communities, to do "wise things", to protect America from itself, to prevent it from breaking its original agreement with God that allowed America to survive the civil war, as well as the first and second world wars, as well as the Korean war, and the war with the Vietcong. We did not survive these earlier times of imminent destruction because of our power but because of our faith and trust in God, always staying within the umbrella of protection that our original agreement with God gave us. But now we have started to operate outside of this Umbrella of God's Protection, and we are about to receive a big hit, a very big hit, a hit from the world outside of America that we as a country will not be able to survive, a hit that will eventually cause the destruction of the world as we currently know it. A hit that we will receive because of what we have done to the world, not because of anything that the world has done to us. That is the justice of God. We must think about this a little, my dearest loving brothers, it is very, very important. 21. Understanding The True Jihad Verses Falling Prey To The False Jihad Overview of Topic: We must come to understand the difference between the true and false Jihad or Sacrifice in our life, by joining together as One with our wisdom and with the truth of God within us, with our Shaikh within us and with God within Him, to destroy the common enemy within all of us, to bring to judgment the lives of darkness within us, and in this way, removing from us all that "separates us from" God, from each other, and from the Creation of God within us. And in this way, joining with the true "inside" of us, with our innermost heart, with our Shaikh within us, and with God within Him, to nourish the lives of light within us, bringing them to maturity within us, allowing the light of our purified heart known as Muhammad (Sal.) to enter the world as the "Common Wealth of God", for the benefit of all of the Creation of God within us, which is the true Jihad within us, rather than, joining with the false "outside" of us, which is the false Jihad "outside" of us. Rather than joining together with our brothers and sisters on the "outside" of us to live lives of "separation and differences", to perform the 64 arts and sexual games, and to do "ignorant or un-wise and false things", like "America Invading Iraq", and in this way, nourishing the lives of darkness within us, bringing them to maturity within us as the "beast" within us, in this way, pulling this "common enemy" within all of us into the "outside" of us, where it can destroy the "outside" world of all of us, and destroy any opportunity that we may have to ever see God again. Text of Topic: Remember, Bawa teaches us, that "The justice of God is that whatever you intend is what you will receive". In this way, if we try to protect ourselves from others that we see in our ignorance as existing "outside" of us, and keep painting some of the people we see "outside" of us as our enemy, and others as our friends, and go to war with this perceived enemy "outside" of us, and in this way, treat some of our brothers and sisters "outside" of us with injustice, (which is really just a false Jihad on our part), rather than joining with our wisdom, with our common Shaikh within all of us for this age, which is our Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), the gift of God for our age, to successfully deal with the common enemy within each of us (which is the true Jihad), then we will have to experience that enemy on the "outside" of us, not because that enemy is real, but because we have created it "outside" of us, because in truth we have pulled the common enemy "inside" all of us, into the "outside" of us, setting it free to destroy the "outside" of all of us. Such is the dilemma of going to war "outside" of us (the false Jihad), rather than "inside" of us (the true Jihad), and such is nature of the final destruction of the world "outside" of us, by the common enemy within all of us that we have in our ignorance allowed to come "outside" of us. In this way, we must all join together to learn wisdom and the truth of God, to develop a direct connection to our Shaikh within us and to God within Him, in order to hold off this final destruction of the world "outside" of us, of the world that we still see in our ignorance as existing "outside" of us, until we can gain the wisdom to destroy this common enemy "inside" of us, or we will have to spend eternity in this illusory "outside" world, in a state of eternal "separation from" God, of "separation from" each other, and of "separation from" the Creation of God within us. This is our true hell. In this way, only if we join together as One, as the Children of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with each of Us), and teach the world that the only enemy is "within us", never "outside" of us, and in this way, act as the Umbrella of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) to the world, the umbrella of the life and teaching of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen within us (may God be pleased with Him) to the world "outside" of us, will we be able to help move America, and all of us living in this age, back under the Umbrella of God's Protection, that we have currently moved away from, back into living and conducting our government and our individual lives in accordance with our original agreement with God, when America was formed, to act with patience, tolerance, and restraint in our dealings with the rest of the world. In this way, giving America, and the rest of the world, the necessary time to prosper from the gift of God for this age, which is the life and teaching of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen within us (may God be pleased with Him), before it is truly time for all of it, and for all of us, to leave here, for all of "us" living as "separate from" God, in the world that we see in our ignorance as existing "outside" of us, for our "outside" world to naturally come to an end, within God's intention for us, to come to its proper end because through the grace, the wisdom, and the 'ilm or divine knowledge of God, we have transcended it, we have transcended "us" and our "brothers and sisters" as "separate from" God, we have transcended the world that we see in our ignorance as existing "outside" of us, and in this way, we have not come to some premature end "outside" of us because of some accident "outside" of us, that we in our ignorance have brought upon ourselves, by doing "ignorant or un-wise and false things" on the "outside" of us. And in this way, having successfully averted accidents like a "war between America and Iraq", giving America and the rest of the world the time to realize, understand, accept, and join with the life and teaching of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen within them (may God be pleased with Him), that God has personally and ever so lovingly placed within each of us living in this age, allowing all of us living in this age to join together as One to truly make the "here" the "hereafter", here and now. 22. Now Is The Time To Act Overview of Topic: Now is the time to act, now is the time to stand up "outside" and within us as the true Children of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen for this age (may God be pleased with Him, and with each of Us), as the true Children of God for this age, the Light of God for this age, in both worlds within us. In the world of grace, wisdom, and 'ilm or divine knowledge within us, and in the world of darkness within us, that we see in our ignorance as existing "outside" of us, as the Children of God for this age, using the wisdom and truth of God within us, using our Shaikh within us and God within Him, becoming One with the true "inside" of us, and in this way, learning to destroy the false "inside" and the false "outside" of us, by learning to do duty "here" from "there", not "here" from "here". Text of Topic: My dearest loving brother and sisters of the Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship, please join with your brother Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen, within the heart of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), the gift of God for this age, to do this work of the heart, to do "wise and true things" in both worlds, in the world of grace, wisdom, and 'ilm or divine knowledge within us, like learning to trust in God within us, by saying the name of God for this age, before we do anything, by saying the name "Bawa" or "Bawa Muhaiyaddeen" or "Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen" (may God be pleased with Him), and by learning to join with our wisdom within us, with our Shaikh within us and with God within Him, to properly counsel our brothers and sisters living in the world that we still see in our ignorance as existing "outside" of us, like telling them whenever we safely can to avert a "war between America and Iraq". And in this way, to join with our Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen within us (may God be pleased with Him), to allow Him to cure Himself of us, to allow the Shadow of the Shaikh to move back into the Shaikh, allowing the Shaikh to understand the Shaikh, to understand "who He is". And who He is, "is what is within Him", and "what is within Him", is God. Now is the time to act, my dearest loving brothers and sisters, now is the time to stand up within you, and "outside" of you, as the Children of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) for the world, as the Children of God for this age. Please join with your brother of the heart to do this important work. Please join with your brother Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen, within the heart of our Shaikh, within the heart of our Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) to do this duty to God, duty to our Shaikh, and duty to the Creation of God within us, please join with your brothers and sisters of the One Open Heart, with the Common Wealth of God within us, with the wisdom of our Shaikh within us, with the truth of God within us, with our Shaikh within us and with God within Him, to get all of our brothers and sisters of the Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship, and everyone else living in the world, to support us, and if possible, to join with us to do this work. In this way, please join with your brother Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen to get the American Government and the Republican Administration, to get President Bush, and to get other leaders in America to support us, and if possible, to join with us in our effort to do "wise and truthful things" in both worlds within us, to do things like inviting Saddam Hussein and his friends and family to America, into our homes, and into our hearts, before it is too late. May God help us all. Amen, Amen, Ya Rabil Alameen. Amen, Amen, Ya Rahman Alameen. Amen, Amen, Ya Rahim Alameen. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Please give my love and salams to all of your family and friends, and to all of our brothers and sister. Please tell them that Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler) loves them very, very much and that they are always in my prayers. And please share this letter with them, and ask them to support us, and if possible, to join with us in this very important work. Now is the time, my dearest loving brothers and sisters, the 16th year after the death of our Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), of our Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), which is the year our Father promised to return to the world again, but this time as His Children, as the Children of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with each of Us). Such is the significance of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen within us (may God be pleased with Him), the gift of God for this age, such is the significance of the year 1886 and of the year 1986, when this gift of God for this age first came into the world and first left this world, and such is the significance of the year 2002, as the 16th year since the death of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), as the year of His second and last coming into the world, and such is the significance of each of us, as the Children of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with each of Us), as the gift within the gift of God for this age, and such is the significance of this duty that our Shaikh within us, has now placed before each of us, and that God within Him, has placed before our Shaikh within us, and such is the significance of the year 2086 when Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), as the Children of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him, and with each of His Children), will leave the world for the last time. May we all line up properly within us and "outside" of us to do this duty, this duty to God, to our Shaikh, and to the Creation of God within us, the duty of the Triple Flame of "us" within us to the Triple Flame of God within us, which is the duty of "us" as the Three of "us" within us, as the - Disciple, Shaikh, and God - within us, as the understanding of the Triple Flame of God within us, to the Triple Flame of God within us, of - Ya Allah, Ya Rasul, Ya Muhaiyaddeen - within us, that allows the Triple Flame of God within us to return as One to the One within us, to the Oneness of God and True Man within us, which in truth is God within us. Amen, Amen, Ya Rabil Alameen. Amen, Amen, Ya Rahman Alameen. Amen, Amen, Ya Rahim Alameen. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. In this way, may we all join with our wisdom and with our truth within us, with our Shaikh within us, and within God within Him, to step out as the Umbrella of Bawa And God for this age, the Umbrella of the Wisdom And Truth of God for this age, to all of the people living in this age, as the life and teaching of God for this age, which is the life and teaching of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen within us (may God be pleased with Him), that God has personally and ever so lovingly placed within each of us living in this age. In order to complete God's intention within us, which is to reveal True Man within the Creation of God within us, allowing True Man within us to reveal God within the Creation of True Man within us, and in this way, revealing the Oneness of God and True Man within us, which in truth is God within us. Amen, Amen, Ya Rabil Alameen. Amen, Amen, Ya Rahman Alameen. Amen, Amen, Ya Rahim Alameen. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. Al-salam 'alaykum wa-rahmat Allah wa-barakatuhu kulluhu. May the peace, the beneficence, and the blessing and God be upon all of us. Amen. May God help us all. Amen. My love you (anbu) - Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler). End of Page 4 of 4 of Spiritual Letter 33 - original version - ...................... Go To Table of Contents - Spiritual Letter 33 or Go To Spiritual Letter 33: Table of Contents Expanded Version Outline & Summary 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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