Spiritual Letter 67 - Outline & Summary Version About Spiritual Letter 67 Title: "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free". From Chapter 8, Verse 32, of the "Gospel of John". Amen Brief Summary: The "Truth Will Make Us Free", if we will only accept the life and words of Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, and of God within Him, for this age, as a continuation and completion of the life and words of Jesus (peace be upon Him) on the "outside" of us, and of God within Him, over 2000 years ago, as the "Gift of God" for our age, as the life and teaching of God for our age, as the life and teaching of our Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) within us, and of His Children (may God be pleased with each of Us) on the "outside" of us. Amen Date Written and Posted: February and March, 2005 Written by: Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler) Written to: Mr. Ellis Thomas, a High School Classmate of Louie Beutler Go To: Main Menu Go To: Introduction - to Spiritual Letter 67 Go To: Outline & Summary Version - of Spiritual Letter 67 "Silent Outline" - with no short summary of each Topic "Brief Outline" - with a short summary of each Topic Go To: Summary of Spiritual Letter Home Page - Spiritual Letters Go To Spiritual Letter 68 Letter 67: E-mail Version Library Home Page Go To Spiritual Letter 66 Letter 67: Related Material Page 1 of 2 Introduction - to Spiritual Letter 67 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 Page 1 of 2 of another beautiful letter to a High School Classmate of this child, to a Mr. Ellis Thomas, with the earlier letter being "Spiritual Letter 66", "Thank You For Showing Us Your Faith & Trust In God" (www.SpiritualLetter066.homestead.com). A dear brother who has recently demonstrated very strong faith and trust in God, and who is currently going through a situation in his life that allows him to be an example to all of us of his Iman, of his absolute, unshakable faith, certitude, and determination in God, in the truth that "Only God exists" within us, and in the truth that "God is One" within us. Amen. As always, this letter was written by this child sitting at the feet of God for our age, at the feet of our Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) within us, and of His Children (may God be pleased with each of Us) on the "outside" of us, and is respectfully and humbly shared with each of you at this time. Amen.. Outline & Summary Version - of Spiritual Letter 67 "Silent Outline" - with no short summary of each Topic Page 1 of 2 - your current page Introduction - to Spiritual Letter 67 A. "And The Truth Shall Make You Free" - if we will only accept the life and words of Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, and of God within Him, for this age, as a continuation and completion of the life and words of Jesus (peace be upon Him) on the "outside" of us, and of God within Him, over 2000 years ago 1. "Make God's Intention Your Search" - so we have, and the result is this new letter to you, my dearest loving brother Ellis 2. The "Gift of God" - For Our Age, is a beautiful new life and teaching of God within us all for this age 3. The Preface - of A Perfectly Pure Heart, of Iman-islam in the Islamic tradition, is patience (sabur), contentment and gratitude (shukur), trust in God (tawakkul Allah), and the praise of God for whatever happens to us, saying Al-hamdu lillah, "All praise and praising belongs to God, and to God alone" 4. Why Now Spiritual Letter 67? - because God has now given it to us, to all of us, to help us make the transition, the transition from our current "outside" to our true "inside", before our current "outside" is gone forever 5. Establishing The "Presence of God" - Within Us, before we "say or do" anything, by invoking the "Name of God" for our age, or the "Name of God" for previous ages, because in truth They are all the same, for in truth, within us, They are all "One" Expanded Material 01 - more on this Wisdom Topic 6. The Significance of "Us" - And of "What We Are Doing", can become the significance of God within us, and of what God is doing within us Quotation from the "Gospel of John" - Chapter 9, Verses 1 to 5 7. The Choice Is Truly Ours - Each of Ours, Not God's, for God has already made His choice, and He chose "Oneness with" us, and that is why we are alive 8. The "Outside" of Us - Becomes Our Fate, if we choose to ignore all of God's efforts within us, to turn "us" back to "Oneness with" God within us, before we die 9. But A Fate That Can Be Avoided - if we like, if we truly want a life as "One with" God within us, before we die to the flesh, to the "outside" of us 10. Our True Life - Our True Prayer, & Our True Work or Duty, is a life, prayer, & duty as "One with" God within us, which naturally happens within each of us, if we like 11. Becoming The Witness - of God Within Us, and of what God is doing within us, for our age, which is the first step on the path of God within us Quotation from the "Gospel of John" - Chapter 01, Verses 1 to 14 Page 2 of 2 - click HERE to go to Page 2 A. "And The Truth Shall Make You Free" - continued 1. Introduction - to page 2 2. Today In Our Prayers - God Said Within Us All "Brief Outline" - with a short summary of each Topic Page 1 of 2 - your current page Introduction - to Spiritual Letter 67 A. "And The Truth Shall Make You Free" - if we will only accept the life and words of Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, and of God within Him, for this age, as a continuation and completion of the life and words of Jesus (peace be upon Him) on the "outside" of us, and of God within Him, over 2000 years ago, as the "Gift of God" for our age, as the life and teaching of God for our age, as the life and teaching of our Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) within us, and God within Him, and of His Children (may God be pleased with each of Us) on the "outside" of us. Amen 1. "Make God's Intention Your Search" - so we have, and the result is this new letter to you, my dearest loving brother Ellis, which includes the first part of two beautiful discourse from God within us all, that came into the heart of this child, for "us", for you and this child, for all of the Children of God for this age, if they only truly want it. Amen 2. The "Gift of God" For Our Age - is a beautiful new life and teaching of God within us all for this age, which in truth is the continuation and completion of the life and teaching of Jesus (peace be upon Him) on the "outside" of us over 2000 years ago, if we only have the heart to see it and accept it as such 3. The Preface of A Perfectly Pure Heart - of Iman-Islam in the Islamic tradition, is patience (sabur), contentment and gratitude (shukur), trust in God (Tawakkul Allah), and the praise of God for whatever happens to us, saying Al-hamdu lillah, "All praise and praising belongs to God and to God alone" and finally, Allahu Akbar, "Only God is Great", which is the realization that only God can do anything with what He places before us, not "us" as "separate from" God within us, so for anything to be of value we must hand it back to God within us, and then join as "One with" Him to use it, and come to understand it, causing it to then leave us, to then disappear, for as our Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), and of God within HIm, "Nothing will ever leave us until it is understood", for its purpose for being there in the first place is understanding. Amen 4. Why Now Spiritual Letter 67? - because God has now given it to us, to all of us, to help us make the transition, the transition from our "outside" to our "inside" before our "outside" is gone forever, so when we die to the flesh, to the "outside" of us, we will not have to face the "Suffering of the Grave" within us, and the "Standing Forth; The Day of Judgment" within us, and potentially 110 million rebirths within us, and in this way, an eternal life of "separation from" God within us 5. Establishing The "Presence of God" - Within Us, before we "say or do" anything, by invoking the "Name of God" for our age, or the "Name of God" for a previous age, because in truth They are all the same, that is, the 124,000 Prophets, Heavenly Beings, and Lights of God within us, for in truth, within us, They are all "One", in this way, establishing the "Presence of God" within us, before we "say or do" anything, so what is "said or done" from within us is coming from God within us, and not from "us", not from the "Enemy of the soul" within us, not from "us" on the "outside" of us as "separate from" God within us, not from our current life of "separation and differences", our current life of sin, on the "outside" of us, but rather is coming from the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us, which in truth is God and True Man within us. Amen Expanded Material 01 - more on this Wisdom Topic 6. The Significance of "Us" - And of "What We Are Doing" on the "outside" of us, can if we like, if that be our true intention within us, can become the significance of God within us, and the significance of what God is doing within us, if before we die to the flesh we will only learn to join in partnership with God within us to get rid of our ego, to come to an understanding of our current life of "selfishness" on the "outside" of us, for in truth, "Man is God in the forgetting of himself", for in truth each of "us", and God within us, and True Man within God within us, are One, for in truth we are the "Seed of God" buried within the Creation of God within us, which in truth is the "Earth of God" within us, while in truth God within us is the "Tree of God" within us, that has grown out of the Creation of God within us, as well as the "Fruits of God" on that tree, and the One within us who tastes and preserves and then distributes these "Fruits of God" within us to all of the Creation of God within us, is True Man within God within us, and as such we are all One, "us" within us, and God within us, and True Man within God within us, we are all "One" within us, if we will only join with God within us to remove our ego, just as an apple seed in truth is the apple tree, and its fruits, if it will only join as "one with" the earth to germinate, that is, in the forgetting of itself, in the forgetting of its life of "selfishness" on the "outside" of itself, of its illusory life buried within the earth, as "separate from" the earth, for in truth the apple seed, the apple tree, and its fruits are all one 6. The Significance of "Us" - continued Quotation from the "Gospel of John" - Chapter 9, Verses 1 to 5 7. The Choice Is Truly Ours - Each of Ours, Not God's, for God has already made His choice, and He chose "Oneness with" us, and that is why we are alive on the "outside" of us, so we too can now choose, to choose either "Oneness with" God within us, or "separation from" God within us, and our choice becomes our state for eternity, and a "no choice" is still a choice, a choice of "separation from" God for eternity 8. The "Outside" of Us - Becomes Our Fate, if we choose to ignore all of God's efforts within us, to turn "us" back toward Him within us, back toward "Oneness with" God within us, before we physically die, a fate that we will most certainly receive if we continue living as we are, as "separate from" God within us, as "separate from" each other on the "outside" of us, and as "separate from" the Creation of God within us, until we die to the flesh of us, to the "outside" of us, a fate that will quickly move over us, after we physically die to the "outside" of us, transforming "us" from a short temporary life on the "outside" of us into an eternal life of "separation from" God within us, into an eternal life of "separation from" the "truth of us" within us, and the "truth of God" within us, with "us" in this way, getting what we ourselves have done to ourselves, harvesting the crop that we ourselves have sown within us, moving into the house that we ourselves have built within us, in this way, receiving this fate of eternal "separation from" God within us, from "us" on the "outside" of us, with all of this happening to us within the "Justice of God" within us, because that fate is what in truth we really want, that fate is what our own life, and how we have lived it, has established for us within us, that is, that fate is what we have done with our own life, to what God has given us, that fate is what we have determined for "us", not what God within us has determined for us, because that fate is what we really want, even if our words may seem to indicate otherwise, for in truth a man is known by his actions, not by his words, not by what he may talk about, not even by what he may preach about to others 9. But A Fate That Can Be Avoided - if we like, if we truly want a life of "Oneness with" God within us, before we die to the flesh, to the "outside" of us, if we truly accept the "Gift of God" for our age, the life and teaching of God for our age, which in truth for our age is the life and teaching of our Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) within us, and of God within Him, and of His Children (may God be pleased with each of Us) on the "outside" of us, in order to awaken the wisdom surrounding our soul, so the wisdom surrounding our soul can then do battle with the "Enemy of our soul", which in truth is our current life of "separation and differences" on the "outside" of us, our current life of sin, of arrogance, karma, and illusion, of desire for earth, women, and gold, on the "outside" of us. It is just this simple, my dearest loving brother Ellis. May we both come to realize this without the slightest doubt, before we die, and both start to act accordingly. May we both truly turn to God within us, with this intention, with the intention to again become "One with" God within us, before we die, so God within us can then make this so within us, before we die, or at least truly start the process in that direction within us, before we die to the "outside" of us . Amen 10. Our True Life - Our True Prayer, and Our True Work or Duty, to God within us, is a life, prayer, and duty as "One with" God within us, not as "separate from" God within us, a life, prayer, and duty which naturally happens within each of us, if we like, if we so choose before we die to the flesh, before we physically die to the "outside" of us, if we will only let Him, if we will only join in partnership with God within us to let God within us make it so within us. And He most certainly will, if we truly want Him to, if we don't hedge our bet by trying to have it both ways, by trying to have a life both with Him within us, and with "us" and our dearest loving brothers and sisters on the "outside" of us, a life both with Him within us, and with the world of "separation and differences" on the "outside" of us, a life both with Him within us, and with what He has discarded in order to become God within us, which is everything that we currently see in our ignorance as existing on the "outside" of us, all of which becomes, if we are not wise, the subtle "Sin of Righteousness" within us, that Jesus (peace be upon Him) warned us about, over 2000 years ago (for example, see "Gospel of John", Chapter 16, Verses 1 to 16)"), a sin that we have all fallen into in our age, no matter what race or religion we may claim membership in, whether it be Christian, Muslim, Jew, Zoroastrian, or Hindu, and no matter how educated or skilled we have become in religious scriptures and practices, because in truth they are all the same, they are all beliefs and acts of "separation and differences" on the "outside" of us and have nothing at all to do with God, with God within us, with the "Oneness of God and True Man" within each of us, which in truth is our true race and religion, our true belief and act, our true religious scripture and practice, our true birthright and heritage, our true life, prayer, and duty to God within us. Amen 11. Becoming The Witness of God - Within Us, and of what God is doing within us, for our age, which is the first step on the path of God within us, for without firm, unshakable faith and trust in God within us, nothing else can follow, for this is the rock upon which we must stand, the rock of faith that God will provide for us to stand upon, so everything else within God can flow into our life, for all to see, if we will only join in partnership with God within us, and turn away from our current life on the "outside" of us, a life that has been built on sand, on mud, on faith and trust in what we see in our ignorance as existing on the "outside" of us, built on faith and trust in what will must certainly let us down in the end, and will soon completely collapse upon us, exposing us after we die to a fate of eternal "separation from" God within us, a truth which in the Islamic tradition is said in the following way, "That without Iman there is no Islam", meaning that without first establishing the state of unshakable, absolute faith, certitude, and determination in God within us, that in truth "there is nothing other than God" within us, that in truth "Only God exists" within us, that in truth "God is One" within us, their can be no Light of God, no purity of God, shining from within us, for the benefit of all Creation, and a truth which in the Christian tradition tells us that "Without John there can be no Jesus", meaning that without first establishing the faith of "John the Baptist" within us, a man who God sent into the world so that "all men through him might believe", believe in the Light of God for the world, which is Jesus (peace be upon Him), that without first establishing this within us, through our realizing, understanding, accepting, and joining as "One with" the "Gift of God" for our age, and in this way, awakening the wisdom surrounding our soul, and in this way, liberating our soul from our impure birth, from our elemental body on the "outside" of us, and in this way overcoming the subtle "Sin of Righteousness" within us, that has overcome all of us in this age, we will never again see God within us, or Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, or any of the 124,000 Prophets, Heavenly Beings, and Lights of God within us, as Jesus (peace be upon Him) has repeatedly told us (for example, see "Gospel of John", in Chapter 16, Verses 1 to 16) 11. Becoming The Witness of God Within Us - continued Quotation from the "Gospel of John" - Chapter 01, Verses 1 to 14 Page 2 of 2 - click HERE to go to Page 2 A. "And The Truth Shall Make You Free" - continued 1. Introduction - to page 2 2. Today In Our Prayers - God Said Within Us All Text of Spiritual Letter: A. "And The Truth Shall Make You Free" - if we will only accept the life and words of Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, and of God within Him, for this age, as a continuation and completion of the life and words of Jesus (peace be upon Him) on the "outside" of us, and of God within Him, over 2000 years ago, as the "Gift of God" for our age, as the life and teaching of God for our age, as the life and teaching of our Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) within us, and of His Children (may God be pleased with each of Us) on the "outside" of us. Amen 1. "Make God's Intention Your Search" - so we have, and the result is this new letter to you, my dearest loving brother Ellis, which includes the first part of two beautiful discourse from God within us all, that came into the heart of this child, for "us", for you and this child, for all of the Children of God for this age, if they only truly want it. Amen 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 brother Ellis Thomas - Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler). In the process of sending you Page 3 of 4 of "Spiritual Letter 66" two beautiful discourses, from God within us all, came into the heart of this child, for "us", for you and this child, for all of the Children of God for this age, if we only truly want it, if we only truly want to again become "One with" God within us, before we die to the flesh, before we die to the "outside" of us, but this time with an understanding of our "Oneness" so it will never leave us again. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. All praise and praising belong to God, and to God alone. Only God is Great. Amen. With the first part of these two beautiful discourses now becoming this new letter to you, my dearest loving brother Ellis, that is, becoming "Spiritual Letter 67", which has continued to came into the heart of this child over the last few week, as we wrote this new letter to you. In this way, becoming this new letter to you, my dearest loving brother Ellis, explaining again the life and teaching of our Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), within us, and of God within Him, and of His Children (may God be pleased with each of Us) on the "outside" of us, but this time in terms of the life and teaching of Jesus (peace be upon Him), and of God within Him, that came into the world over 2000 years ago. 2. The "Gift of God" For Our Age - is a beautiful new life and teaching of God within us all for this age, which in truth is the continuation and completion of the life and teaching of Jesus (peace be upon Him) on the "outside" of us over 2000 years ago, if we only have the heart to see it and accept it as such In this way, explaining again the "Gift of God" for our age, the life and teaching of God for our age, but this time, explaining it in terms of the "Gospel of John", and the beautiful life and teaching of Jesus (peace be upon Him.) given to us over 2000 years ago, on the "outside" of us, by God within Him, which in truth is now again "alive" within our hearts, just as Jesus (peace be upon Him) told us it would be, if we will only realize and accept it with our faith and trust in God within us. In this way, with what has now come into the heart of this child, over the last 29 years, living at the feet of our Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), and of God within Him, gradually becoming a beautiful new teaching from God within us all, to all of the Children of God for this age, becoming in truth the continuation and completion of the life and teaching of Jesus (peace be upon Him) that first came to us on the "outside" of us, over 2000 years ago, but has now come again to us, in our age, to each one of us, as a new "living teaching" within the heart of each one of us. A new life and teaching within us, that will "speak to our faith" in God within us, and lead us back into the "Oneness of God" within us, from which we have all come, if we only truly want it, if we truly want "Oneness with" God within us again, before we physically die to the "outside" of us, if we will only realize, understand, and accept this new life and teaching within us as such for our age, and if we will only become "One with" it within us, before we die to the flesh on the "outside" of us. Amen. If we will only accept it as coming from Jesus within us, and from God within Him, just as the people over 2000 years ago had the choice to either accept or reject the original life and teaching of Jesus (peace be upon Him) on the "outside" of them, as coming from God within Him, as He repeatedly told them to do. In this way, again in our age the choice is ours, is each of ours, to either accept or reject it, as coming from God within each of us. Amen. A beautiful new teaching from God within us all, my dearest loving brother Ellis, to "us", to you and this child", and to all of "us" living in the world in our age, if we like, if we only want it. 3. The Preface of A Perfectly Pure Heart - of Iman-Islam in the Islamic tradition, is patience (sabur), contentment and gratitude (shukur), trust in God (Tawakkul Allah), and the praise of God for whatever happens to us, saying Al-hamdu lillah, "All praise and praising belongs to God and to God alone" and finally, Allahu Akbar, "Only God is Great", which is the realization that only God can do anything with what He places before us, not "us" as "separate from" God within us, so for anything to be of value we must hand it back to God within us, and then join as "One with" Him to use it, and come to understand it, causing it to then leave us, to then disappear, for as our Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), and of God within HIm, "Nothing will ever leave you until it is understood, for its purpose for being there in the first place is understanding". Amen. Such is the significance of this new letter to "us", my dearest loving brother, the significance of "Spiritual Letter 67", "And The Truth Shall Make You Free", a letter which only came to us as it now has, as "Spiritual Letter 67", because this child waited for it to come out, rather than forcing it out, as is usually the case when we do things, when "we think" in our ignorance, in our arrogance, karma, and illusion, that "we" are doing it, that "we" are doing it alone, as "separate from" God within us, as well as "separate from" each other, and as "separate from" the Creation of God within us, all of which is not true. That is, in our ignorance, with "us" acting on the "outside" of us, as if we are doing it without the living "Presence of God" within us, but which completely changes when we invite God within us, into "Presence" within us, when we "step out" to "say or do" everything by first invoking His Name for our age, and then intending to become "One with" God within us, before we "say or do" anything, like writing this beautiful letter to you, and to your dear family and friends, my dearest loving brother Ellis. Amen. May we both learn to live in this way, my dearest loving brother Ellis, that is, "Making God's Intention Our Search", and then "Intending As God Intends" within us, and then, before we "say or do" anything, establishing the "Presence of God" within us, and in this way, becoming "One with" God within us, before we "say or do" anything. Amen. 4. Why Now Spiritual Letter 67? - because God has now given it to us, to all of us, to help us make the transition, the transition from our "outside" to our "inside" before our "outside" is gone forever, so when we die to the flesh, to the "outside" of us, we will not have to face the "Suffering of the Grave" within us, and "The Standing Forth; The Day of Judgment" within us, and potentially 110 million rebirths within us, and in this way, an eternal life of "separation from" God within us In this way, with what has now came into the heart this child gradually becoming a beautiful new teaching from God within us all, to all of the Children of God for this age, if we like, if we truly want it, if the true intention of 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. A beautiful new teaching from God within us all which we initially tried to just add to the letter we had already written to you, that is, to "Spiritual Letter 66", to just add these two new discourses from God within us all, as the "Initial Opening Comments", and also as the "Additional Opening Comments" to Page 3 of that letter, that is, to just add them to Page 3 of both the On-line and the E-mail version of "Spiritual Letter 66", which we had not yet sent to you as an E-mail. Which we did, but instead we finally decided not to just add theinm to Page 3 but rather to add them as a new Page 3, that is, to add them as Page 3 of 5 of the On-line version of "Spiritual Letter 66", and in this way, make the letter 5 not 4 pages. A new Page 3 which you can still read if you like, by clicking on the following: Spiritual Letter 66, "Thank You For Showing Us Your Faith and Trust in God" (www.SpiritualLetter066.homestead.com), and then by going to Page 3 of that letter. But a new Page 3 which we never sent to you as Page 3 of 5 of the E-mail version of "Spiritual Letter 66", although we had already sent you Page 1 and 2 of the E-mail version of that letter, which we never sent to you because we were just waiting for clarity, for clarity from God within us all, about what to do next, before proceeding, that is, clarity from God within us all about what to do next with the communication between "us", with the sharing between this child and you, my dearest loving brother Ellis. For we have gradually learned over the years, by repeated personal experience, to just wait until that clarity comes from God within us all, no matter what, no matter how long it may take, when involved in anything, that is, before proceeding with it, so that what is finally "said or done" is "said or done" by God within us, by "us" within us as "One with" God within us, not by "us" as "separate from" God within us, that is, so that what is finally "said or done" is "said or done" within "God's intention" within us, within what "God is Intending" for our life, within "His Purpose" for having created us, and is "said or done" in the "Presence of God" within us. For only then, in that state of "Oneness with" God within us, are we safe living in this world, in this earth world, safe from falling into the subtle "Sin of Righteousness" that Jesus (peace be upon Him) warned us about (for example, see Chapter 16, Verses 1 to 16, in the "Gospel of John"), and only then can we learn what we came here to learn, in this first of the many "Schools of God" within us, in this "School of Contrasts" within us, where we have come to learn about what "separates us" from God within us, that "separates us" from each other, and that "separates us" from the Creation of God within us. The "School of Contrasts" within us, which is the earth world or dunya within us, which in our ignorance we currently see as existing on the "outside" of us, but is really within us, where if we correctly learn all of our lesson, pass all of our exams, and graduate, before we die to the "outside" of us, will allow us to go to the next of God's schools within us, to the "School of Light" within us, where God will personally teach us about God within us. Amen. This is God's intention for us, that we graduate from each of the "Schools of God" within us, and in this way gradually making our way back into the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us, but this time with an understanding of that "Oneness", so it will never leave us again, which is our true heritage within us, our true birthright within us, not what we are currently doing with our life, with our exalted birth, in our ignorance, which is tryng to live a life of "selfishness", of "separation and differences", of arrogance, karma, and illusion, of desire for earth, women, and gold, on the "outside" of us, a life of "separation from" God within us. My dearest loving brother Ellis, may we both come to realize this "truth of our life", and this "truth of God" within us, before it is to late, and in the time left to us, learn to join in partnership with God within us, before we "say or do" anything in our life. May this become our true intention in our life, that God "directly intervene" in our life, and may we learn how to ask God to complete this intenion within us, before we die to the flesh, and may we learn how to get God within us to grant us the grace of His wisdom within, that is, to use our life in this way, so that He may truly finish what He has started within us, before we die to the flesh, which is for God within us to reveal God to God within us, for the benefit of all of the Creation of God within us. Amen. 5. Establishing The "Presence of God" Within Us - before we "say or do" anything, by invoking the "Name of God" for our age, or the "Name of God" for a previous age, because in truth They are all the same, that is, the 124,000 Prophets, Heavenly Beings, and Lights of God within us, for in truth, within us, They are all "One", in this way, establishing the "Presence of God" within us, before w e "say or do" anything, so what is "said or done" from within us is coming from God within us, and not from "us", not from the "Enemy of the soul" within us, not from "us" on the "outside" of us as "separate from" God within us, not from our current life of "separation and differences", our current life of sin, on the "outside" of us, but rather is coming from the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us, which in truth is God and True Man within us. Amen For then, if we do this, through our faith and trust in God within us, and only in God within us, through our invoking the Name of God for our age, and in this way, establishing the "Presence of God" within us, which for this childn is the name "Bawa", or "Bawa Muhaiyaddeen", or "Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen" (may God be pleased with Him), or if you prefer, by saying the word "Jesus" (peace be upon Him), if you are a Christian, or the word "Nur Muhammad" (peace and blessing be upon Him) if you are Muslim, or the word "Qutb Muhaiyaddeen" (may God be pleased with Him) if you are a Sufi, or the word "Murugan" (blessing and peace be upn im) if you are an Hindu. And then, everything always works out just perfectly, as God has intended within us, as long as our intention is the same, as "God's Intention" within us, that is, as long as the true intention for our life is to become "One with" God within us, as God has already become "One with" us within Him, and to do it before we die to the flesh on the "outside" of us, for in truth all of these names are the same, They are all "One' within us, even if we may think of them in our ignorance as "separate" names, or as "separate" people or Prophets of God on the "outside" of us, for each of These Representatives of God within us, as well as all of the 124,000 Prophets, Heavenly Beings, and Lights of God within us, are all within God within us, as the "Oneness of God" within God within us. Amen. And if we do this, if we truly live our life in this way, that is, using God within us, using the name of the "Oneness of God" within us to establish the "Presence of God" within us, before we "say or do" anything, as this child does, then all lives both within us and on the "outside" of us, will benefit from what is truly going on in our life, not just those who we may think in our ignorance are involved, involved in what "we may think" that "we are doing" on the "outside" of us, or that "we may think" is going on, on the "outside" of us, at any particular point in our life, and at any particular point in the lives of those around us. Such is the grace and glory of God within us, and of His "Oneness" within Him within us. Amen. (Note: please click HERE, for more on this Wisdom Topic (Establishing the Presence of God Within Us). 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The Significance of "Us" And of "What We Are Doing" - on the "outside" of us, can if we like, if that be our true intention within us, can become the significance of God within us, and the significance of what God is doing within us, if before we die to the flesh we will only learn to join in partnership with God within us to get rid of our ego, to come to an understanding of our current life of "selfishness" on the "outside" of us, for in truth, "Man is God in the forgetting of himself", for in truth each of "us", and God within us, and True Man within God within us, are One, for in truth we are the "Seed of God" buried within the Creation of God within us, which in truth is the "Earth of God" within us, while in truth God within us is the "Tree of God" within us, that has grown out of the Creation of God within us, as well as the "Fruits of God" on that tree, and the One within us who tastes and preserves and then distributes these "Fruits of God" within us to all of the Creation of God within us, is True Man within God within us, and as such we are all One, "us" within us, and God within us, and True Man within God within us, we are all "One" within us, if we will only join with God within us to remove our ego, just as an apple seed in truth is the apple tree, and its fruits, if it will only join as "one with" the earth to germinate, that is, in the forgetting of itself, in the forgetting of its life of "selfishness" on the "outside" of itself, of its illusory life buried within the earth, as "separate from" the earth, for in truth the apple seed, the apple tree, and its fruits are all one Such is the "truth of us" and the "truth of God" within us, my dearest loving brother Ellis, the "Oneness" of each of "us", of God within us, and of True Man within God within us, if we will only get rid of our ego, of our selfishness, of our current life of "separation and differences" on the "outside" of us, get rid of our working for wages to get into some illusory heaven on the "outside" of us, and instead join in partnership with God within us to again become "One with" God within us, making "us" and what we are doing, on the "outside" of us, as "One with" God and what God is doing within us. Such is the true path back to God within us, which in the Islamic tradition is called the"Straight Path", and in the Christian tradition is called the "Way of the Lord". For example, the significance of what is currently being shown to you, as a terminal physical condition, my dearest loving brother Ellis, being shown to you by God within us all, as well as the significance of these Spiritual Letters between us, is only known by God within us all, that is for certain. Quotation from the "Gospel of John" - Chapter 9, Verses 1 to 5 For as Jesus (peace be upon Him) told His disciples, when they saw a blind man and asked who had sinned, for this to occur, either this man or his parents, and Jesus (peace be upon Him) told them, as recorded in Chapter 9, Verses 1 to 5, in the "Gospel of John" -- beginning of Quote from the "Gospel of John", Chapter 9, Verses 1 to 5 -- "And as Jesus passed by, He saw a man which was blind from birth. And His disciples asked Him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?" "Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God be made manifest in him". "I must work the works of Him that sent Me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world". -- end of Quote from the "Gospel of John", Chapter 9, Verses 1 to 5 -- And for this child, my dearest loving brother Ellis, this is the significance of both what is happening to you, my dearest loving brother, as a terminal physical condition, and these beautiful Spiritual Letters between us, in the Name of Jesus (peace be upon Him), and of God within Him, "that the works of God be manifest in us", for in truth both of these things, your terminal physical condition and these Spiritual Letters are "One", if we only have the heart to see it. Amen. In this way, my dearest loving brother Ellis, please accept what we are both experiencing as this, as "One", as the "Hand of God" within all of us for His Purpose within us all, not as anything less than that, because then we, not God, have truly made it less than that, made each of us, and what we are experiencing, as less than that, as less than God within us, and as less then 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. Amen. 7. The Choice Is Truly Ours, Each of Ours, Not God's - for God has already made His choice, and He chose "Oneness with" us, and that is why we are alive on the "outside" of us, so we too can now choose, to choose our state for eternity, to choose either "Oneness with" God within us, or "separation from" God within us, and our choice becomes our state for eternity, and a "no choice" is still a choice, a choice of "separation from" God for eternity And in this way, my dearest loving brother Ellis, the choice is truly ours, not God's within us, because God has already made His choice, and He has chosen "Oneness with" us, and that is why we are living in the world today, and now it is our time to choose, not His, to choose either "Oneness with" God within us, or "separation from" God within us, before we die to the flesh of us, to the "outside" of us, and in truth there is no other choice, everything else is just drama, the drama of "you and I", of "mine and your" on the "outside" of us. And a "no choice" is still a choice, a choice of "separation from" God within us. In this way, the choice is truly ours, not God's within us, to either elevate "us" and everything of our life up to God within us, and to what God is doing within us, allowing us, on the "outside" of us, in partnership with God within us, to disappear back into the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us. And allowing God within us to re-appear within us, as "Our Life" within us, as "Our Life" of "God curing Himself" of "us", of "us" as "separate from" God within us, on the "outside" of us, before we physically die to the "outside" of us, and then, after our death, for "Us" to spend eternity as "One with" God within us, and in this way, sharing with God within us the understanding of our "Oneness" for eternity within us. Amen. Or our choice is to leave our life alone, to leave everything about our current life alone, to leave "us" and everything happening in our life alone, which in truth is just the drama of our life, that is, to continue to conduct "business as usual" in our life, that is, to leave "us" and our drama alone, to leave alone "us" living a life of "separation and differences", a life of sin, on the "outside" of us, and also to leave alone the drama of "us" and our dearest loving brothers and sisters living in the world that we collectively see in our ignorance as existing on the "outside" of us. 8. The "Outside" of Us Becomes Our Fate - if we choose to ignore all of God's efforts within us, to turn "us" back toward Him within us, back toward "Oneness with" God within us, before we physically die, a fate that we will most certainly receive if we continue living as we are, as "separate from" God within us, as "separate from" each other on the "outside" of us, and as "separate from" the Creation of God within us, until we die to the flesh of us, to the "outside" of us, a fate that will quickly move over us, after we physically die to the "outside" of us, transforming "us" from a short temporary life on the "outside" of us into an eternal life of "separation from" God within us, into an eternal life of "separation from" the "truth of us" within us, and the "truth of God" within us, with "us" in this way, getting what we ourselves have done to ourselves, harvesting the crop that we ourselves have sown within us, moving into the house that we ourselves have built within us, in this way, receiving this fate of eternal "separation from" God within us, from "us" on the "outside" of us, with all of this happening to us within the "Justice of God" within us, because that fate is what in truth we really want, that fate is what our own life, and how we have lived it, has established for us within us, that is, that fate is what we have done with our own life, to what God has given us, that fate is what we have determined for "us", not what God within us has determined for us, because that fate is what we really want, even if our words may seem to indicate otherwise, for in truth a man is known by his actions, not by his words, not by what he may talk about, not even by what he may preach about to others And if we do this with our life, if we do choose to just leave it all alone, no matter how hard God within us tries to awaken us from His dream within us, patiently and lovingly putting before us whatever may help us turn away from the dream and turn back toward Him within us, from which we have all originally come, before it is too late, before we die, like these beautiful Spiritual Letters to "us", than that dream of us on the "outside" of us, as "separate from" God within us, becomes "who we are", and "where we are", and "what's happening" in our life, then when we physically die to the "outside" of us, then that temporary short dream of us on the "outside" of us, becomes "us" for eternity, becomes an eternal life of "separation from" God within us. Such then is our fate for eternity, an eternal life as "separate from" God, because that has been our choice, because our own life, and the way we have lived our life up to the very end, as "separate from" God within us, has answered the question for us, the question, "What do we truly want?", and then that becomes our state for eternity. Such is the "Justice of God", that our dear Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), and God within Him, teach us about, that is, "The Justice of God is that whatever you intend is what you will receive". For my dearest loving brother Ellis, if we continue to ignore all of God's efforts at awakening us to the "truth of us", and to the "truth of God" within us, like these Spiritual Letters, and instead continue to conduct "business as usual" on the "outside" of us, until we physically die to the "outside" of us, what else can God do with us, because we have ignored and rejected His plans for us, His path for us. We have ignored and rejected His path for us, the path leading us to "Oneness with" Him, to an eternal life as "One with" God within us, which in the Islamic tradition, in the Suratal Fatihah or "Opening Chapter" in the "Holy Qur'an", is called the "Straight Path of God" within us, and in the Christian tradition is referred to, in Chapter 01, Verse 23, in the "Gospel of John", as the "Way of the Lord". So now, if the "Sin of Righteousness" remains our fate, then we must follow the path that we in our ignorance have made for ourselves, the path that is leading us to hell, to an eternal life as "separate from" God within us, a path which after our physical death becomes the "suffering of the grave" within us, and the day of judgment within us, which in the Islamic tradition is called Qiyamah (the Standing Forth; the Day of Judgment), resulting potentially in 105 million rebirths within us, in an eternal life as "separate from" God within us. Such then is our fate, if we do not become wise before we die to the flesh, if we do not again become "One with" God within us, before our physical body drops, if we do not again come to an understanding of "who we truly are", of "where we truly are", and of "what is truly happening" in our life, before it is to late. Then in truth, if this becomes our fate, then what we are currently experiencing on the "outside" of us, then becomes our life for eternity, and not God within us, then what is on the "outside" of us, and what is currently within us, which is the true source of what is being experienced on the "outside" of us, then in truth becomes our life and our drama, for eternity. A temporary life and drama on the "outside" of us, that will then become, after we die to the flesh, an eternal life and drama within us, an eternal life as "separate from" God within us, which in truth is an eternal life of "separation from" ourselves, from the reality of ourselves, which is the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us, suffering in this way the same fate as an apple seed that fails to germinate. Amen. 9. But A Fate That Can Be Avoided - if we like, if we truly want a life of "Oneness with" God within us, before we die to the flesh, to the "outside" of us, if we truly accept the "Gift of God" for our age, the life and teaching of God for our age, which in truth for our age is the life and teaching of our Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) within us, and of God within Him, and of His Children (may God be pleased with each of Us) on the "outside" of us, in order to awaken the wisdom surrounding our soul, so the wisdom surrounding our soul can then do battle with the "Enemy of our soul", which in truth is our current life of "separation and differences" on the "outside" of us, our current life of sin, of arrogance, karma, and illusion, of desire for earth, women, and gold, on the "outside" of us. It is just this simple, my dearest loving brother Ellis. May we both come to realize this without the slightest doubt, before we die, and both start to act accordingly. May we both truly turn to God within us, with this intention, with the intention to again become "One with" God within us, before we die, so God within us can then make this so within us, before we die, or at least truly start the process in that direction within us, before we die to the "outside" of us . Amen But my dearest loving brother Ellis, through the "Gift of God" for our age, through the life and teaching of God for our age, through the life and teaching of our Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), and of His Children (may God be pleased with each of Us) we can avoid this fate. We can, if we like, if that be our true intention for our life, that is, if our true intention for our life is to become again "One with" God within us, before we die to the flesh, before we physically die to the "outside" of us, avoid this fate. We can, like some apple seeds buried within the earth do, realize, understand, accept, and join with, become "One with", the "truth of us" and the "truth of God" within us, and in this way, like some apple seeds buried within the earth do, let the "truth surrender to the truth" within us, let the darkness within us vanish. And in this way, germinate, revealing the "Tree of God" within us, which is the tree of "True Belief" within us, the tree of God's Faith in God within us, revealing the branches of that tree, which are the 124,000 Prophets, Heavenly Beings, and Lights of God within us, and revealing the fruits of that tree, which in the Islamic tradition are the 6,666 Verses of the Holy Qur'an, and revealing the taste of those fruits, which in maturity becomes the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us, doing all of this, or at least truly joining in partnership with God within us to at least truly start it, before we physically die to the "outside" of us. Amen. This child has learned to do this, to live this way, and so can everyone else, that is, to elevate his life, and everything that is happening in his life, into "Oneness with" God within us, and into "Oneness with" what God is doing within us, before we die. 10. Our True Life, Our True Prayer, and Our True Work or Duty - to God within us, is a life, prayer, and duty as "One with" God within us, not as "separate from" God within us, a life, prayer, and duty which naturally happens within each of us, if we like, if we so choose before we die to the flesh, before we physically die to the "outside" of us, if we will only let Him, if we will only join in partnership with God within us to let God within us make it so within us. And He most certainly will, if we truly want Him to, if we don't hedge our bet by trying to have it both ways, by trying to have a life both with Him within us, and with "us" and our dearest loving brothers and sisters on the "outside" of us, a life both with Him within us, and with the world of "separation and differences" on the "outside" of us, a life both with Him within us, and with what He has discarded in order to become God within us, which is everything that we currently see in our ignorance as existing on the "outside" of us, all of which becomes, if we are not wise, the subtle "Sin of Righteousness" within us, that Jesus (peace be upon Him) warned us about, over 2000 years ago (for example, see Chapter 16, in the "Gospel of John"), a sin that we have all fallen into in our age, no matter what race or religion we may claim membership in, whether it be Christian, Muslim, Jew, Zoroastrian, or Hindu, and no matter how educated or skilled we have become in religious scriptures and practices, because in truth they are all the same, they are all beliefs and acts of "separation and differences" on the "outside" of us and have nothing at all to do with God, with God within us, with the "Oneness of God and True Man" within each of us, which in truth is our true race and religion, our true belief and act, our true religious scripture and practice, our true birthright and heritage, our true life, prayer, and duty to God within us. Amen And in this way, my dearest loving brother Ellis, transforming "our" life into God's life within all of us, and transforming "what we are doing" into what God is doing within all of us, in this way, becoming a witness of God within us all, and a witness of what God is doing within us all. Such is our true life, our true prayer, and our true work, our true duty to God within us, as "One with" God within us, which naturally happens within each of us, if we will only let Him, let Him make it so within us, if we will only join Him, as "One with" Him within us, to finish what God has already started within us, a very, very long time ago, even before we were born into this earth world, which is to reveal God to God within us, for the benefit of all of the Creation of God within us. Amen. Or at least join in partnership with God within us to step out in this new direction within us, to start this new journey within us, back into the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us, from which we have all come, like the rain falling back into the ocean, from which it came, after completing its duty, again becoming the ocean, no longer the rain as "separate from" the ocean, and doing this now, before we can't, before we physically die to the "outside" of us, and before the "outside" of us is prematurely destroyed for all of us, by one of us, which can also happen in our age. Amen. 11. Becoming The Witness of God Within Us - and of what God is doing within us, for our age, which is the first step on the path of God within us, for without firm, unshakable faith and trust in God within us, nothing else can follow, for this is the rock upon which we must stand, the rock of faith that God will provide for us to stand upon, so everything else within God can flow into our life, for all to see, if we will only join in partnership with God within us, and turn away from our current life on the "outside" of us, a life that has been built on sand, on mud, on faith and trust in what we see in our ignorance as existing on the "outside" of us, on faith and trust on what will must certainly let us down in the end, and will soon completely collapse upon us, exposing us after we die to a fate of eternal "separation from" God within us, a truth which in the Islamic tradition is said in the following way, "That without Iman there is no Islam", meaning that without first establishing the state of unshakable, absolute faith, certitude, and determination in God within us, that in truth "there is nothing other than God" within us, that in truth "Only God exists" within us, that in truth "God is One" within us, their can be no Light of God, no purity of God, shining from within us, for the benefit of all Creation, and a truth which in the Christian tradition tells us that "Without John there can be no Jesus", meaning that without first establishing the faith of "John the Baptist" within us, a man who God sent into the world so that "all men through him might believe", believe in the Light of God for the world, which is Jesus (peace be upon Him), that without first establishing this within us, through our realizing, understanding, accepting, and joining as "One with" the "Gift of God" for our age, and in this way, awakening the wisdom surrounding our soul, and in this way, liberating our soul from our impure birth, from our elemental body on the "outside" of us, and in this way overcoming the subtle "Sin of Righteousness" within us, we will never again see God within us, or Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, or any of the 124,000 Prophets, Heavenly Beings, and Lights of God within us, as Jesus (peace be upon Him) has repeatedly told us (for example, see "Gospel of John", Chapter 16, Verses 1 to 16) Quotation from the "Gospel of John" - Chapter 01, Verses 1 to 14 This is what we must become, my dearest loving brother Ellis, in the time remaining for each of us, a witness of God within us, a witness of the Power and Glory of God within our own life, which in truth is the only place we will every find it, and like "John the Baptist" did over 2000 years ago in the age of Jesus (peace be upon Him), became a witness of that Light of God within each of us for our age, so "that all men through us might believe", if they like, might believe in the light of God within each of us for our age. As some did believe in Jesus (peace be upon Him) on the "outside" of them, did believe in the Light of God for the age of Jesus (peace be upon Him) on the "outside" of them, as recorded in Chapter 01, Verses 1 to 14, in the "Gospel of John" as follows: -- beginning of Quote from the "Gospel of John", Chap 01, Verses 1 to 14 -- "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by Him; and without Him was not anything made that was made. In Him was life; and the life was the Light of men. And the Light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. He was not the Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. That was the true Light, which lightened every man that cometh into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made by Him, and the world knew Him not. He came unto His own, and His own received Him not. But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the Sons of God, even to them that believe in His name. Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. And the Word was made flesh, and dwell among us, full of grace and truth". -- end of Quote from the "Gospel of John", Chap. 01, Verses 1 to 14 -- And in this way, my dearest loving brother Ellis, this is what this child has learned to do, to become a witness of the light of God within us for our age, which is Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, and God within Him, for our age, continuing and completing the life and teaching of Jesus (peace be upon Him), and of God within Him, over 2000 years ago, and so can you, so can each of us living in this age, if we want, if we truly want to become "One with" God within us, before we physically die to the "outside" of us. Amen.. And this is what this child has done, my dearest loving brother Ellis, with "hearing about your terminal illness", and with these two beautiful letters to "us", from God within each of us, that is, to elevate each of "us", and to elevate what "we" are doing on the "outside" of us, which is sharing these beautiful letters, all of which in truth is what God has personally placed before us, elevate them up to God within us all, and up to what God is doing within us all, and then to wait, to wait for clarity from God within us, before doing anything else. For in this way, then we have become "One with" God within us all, and then we have become "One with" what God is doing within us all. It is truly just that simple, my dearest loving brother Ellis. Please join with God within us all, in this way, to at least try it. Please try, and then God will do everything else. Amen. May all the peace, the beneficence, and the blessing of God be upon us all. May God help us all. Amen. 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Spiritual Letter 67 - Outline & Summary Version About Spiritual Letter 67 Title: "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free". From Chapter 8, Verse 32, of the "Gospel of John". Amen Brief Summary: The "Truth Will Make Us Free", if we will only accept the life and words of Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, and of God within Him, for this age, as a continuation and completion of the life and words of Jesus (peace be upon Him) on the "outside" of us, and of God within Him, over 2000 years ago, as the "Gift of God" for our age, as the life and teaching of God for our age, as the life and teaching of our Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) within us, and of His Children (may God be pleased with each of Us) on the "outside" of us. Amen Date Written and Posted: February and March, 2005 Written by: Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler) Written to: Mr. Ellis Thomas, a High School Classmate of Louie Beutler Go To: Main Menu Go To: Introduction - to Spiritual Letter 67 Go To: Outline & Summary Version - of Spiritual Letter 67 "Silent Outline" - with no short summary of each Topic "Brief Outline" - with a short summary of each Topic Go To: Summary of Spiritual Letter Home Page - Spiritual Letters Go To Spiritual Letter 68 Letter 67: E-mail Version Library Home Page Go To Spiritual Letter 66 Letter 67: Related Material Page 1 of 2 Introduction - to Spiritual Letter 67 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 Page 1 of 2 of another beautiful letter to a High School Classmate of this child, to a Mr. Ellis Thomas, with the earlier letter being "Spiritual Letter 66", "Thank You For Showing Us Your Faith & Trust In God" (www.SpiritualLetter066.homestead.com). A dear brother who has recently demonstrated very strong faith and trust in God, and who is currently going through a situation in his life that allows him to be an example to all of us of his Iman, of his absolute, unshakable faith, certitude, and determination in God, in the truth that "Only God exists" within us, and in the truth that "God is One" within us. Amen. As always, this letter was written by this child sitting at the feet of God for our age, at the feet of our Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) within us, and of His Children (may God be pleased with each of Us) on the "outside" of us, and is respectfully and humbly shared with each of you at this time. Amen.. Outline & Summary Version - of Spiritual Letter 67 "Silent Outline" - with no short summary of each Topic Page 1 of 2 - your current page Introduction - to Spiritual Letter 67 A. "And The Truth Shall Make You Free" - if we will only accept the life and words of Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, and of God within Him, for this age, as a continuation and completion of the life and words of Jesus (peace be upon Him) on the "outside" of us, and of God within Him, over 2000 years ago 1. "Make God's Intention Your Search" - so we have, and the result is this new letter to you, my dearest loving brother Ellis 2. The "Gift of God" - For Our Age, is a beautiful new life and teaching of God within us all for this age 3. The Preface - of A Perfectly Pure Heart, of Iman-islam in the Islamic tradition, is patience (sabur), contentment and gratitude (shukur), trust in God (tawakkul Allah), and the praise of God for whatever happens to us, saying Al-hamdu lillah, "All praise and praising belongs to God, and to God alone" 4. Why Now Spiritual Letter 67? - because God has now given it to us, to all of us, to help us make the transition, the transition from our current "outside" to our true "inside", before our current "outside" is gone forever 5. Establishing The "Presence of God" - Within Us, before we "say or do" anything, by invoking the "Name of God" for our age, or the "Name of God" for previous ages, because in truth They are all the same, for in truth, within us, They are all "One" Expanded Material 01 - more on this Wisdom Topic 6. The Significance of "Us" - And of "What We Are Doing", can become the significance of God within us, and of what God is doing within us Quotation from the "Gospel of John" - Chapter 9, Verses 1 to 5 7. The Choice Is Truly Ours - Each of Ours, Not God's, for God has already made His choice, and He chose "Oneness with" us, and that is why we are alive 8. The "Outside" of Us - Becomes Our Fate, if we choose to ignore all of God's efforts within us, to turn "us" back to "Oneness with" God within us, before we die 9. But A Fate That Can Be Avoided - if we like, if we truly want a life as "One with" God within us, before we die to the flesh, to the "outside" of us 10. Our True Life - Our True Prayer, & Our True Work or Duty, is a life, prayer, & duty as "One with" God within us, which naturally happens within each of us, if we like 11. Becoming The Witness - of God Within Us, and of what God is doing within us, for our age, which is the first step on the path of God within us Quotation from the "Gospel of John" - Chapter 01, Verses 1 to 14 Page 2 of 2 - click HERE to go to Page 2 A. "And The Truth Shall Make You Free" - continued 1. Introduction - to page 2 2. Today In Our Prayers - God Said Within Us All "Brief Outline" - with a short summary of each Topic Page 1 of 2 - your current page Introduction - to Spiritual Letter 67 A. "And The Truth Shall Make You Free" - if we will only accept the life and words of Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, and of God within Him, for this age, as a continuation and completion of the life and words of Jesus (peace be upon Him) on the "outside" of us, and of God within Him, over 2000 years ago, as the "Gift of God" for our age, as the life and teaching of God for our age, as the life and teaching of our Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) within us, and God within Him, and of His Children (may God be pleased with each of Us) on the "outside" of us. Amen 1. "Make God's Intention Your Search" - so we have, and the result is this new letter to you, my dearest loving brother Ellis, which includes the first part of two beautiful discourse from God within us all, that came into the heart of this child, for "us", for you and this child, for all of the Children of God for this age, if they only truly want it. Amen 2. The "Gift of God" For Our Age - is a beautiful new life and teaching of God within us all for this age, which in truth is the continuation and completion of the life and teaching of Jesus (peace be upon Him) on the "outside" of us over 2000 years ago, if we only have the heart to see it and accept it as such 3. The Preface of A Perfectly Pure Heart - of Iman-Islam in the Islamic tradition, is patience (sabur), contentment and gratitude (shukur), trust in God (Tawakkul Allah), and the praise of God for whatever happens to us, saying Al-hamdu lillah, "All praise and praising belongs to God and to God alone" and finally, Allahu Akbar, "Only God is Great", which is the realization that only God can do anything with what He places before us, not "us" as "separate from" God within us, so for anything to be of value we must hand it back to God within us, and then join as "One with" Him to use it, and come to understand it, causing it to then leave us, to then disappear, for as our Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), and of God within HIm, "Nothing will ever leave us until it is understood", for its purpose for being there in the first place is understanding. Amen 4. Why Now Spiritual Letter 67? - because God has now given it to us, to all of us, to help us make the transition, the transition from our "outside" to our "inside" before our "outside" is gone forever, so when we die to the flesh, to the "outside" of us, we will not have to face the "Suffering of the Grave" within us, and the "Standing Forth; The Day of Judgment" within us, and potentially 110 million rebirths within us, and in this way, an eternal life of "separation from" God within us 5. Establishing The "Presence of God" - Within Us, before we "say or do" anything, by invoking the "Name of God" for our age, or the "Name of God" for a previous age, because in truth They are all the same, that is, the 124,000 Prophets, Heavenly Beings, and Lights of God within us, for in truth, within us, They are all "One", in this way, establishing the "Presence of God" within us, before we "say or do" anything, so what is "said or done" from within us is coming from God within us, and not from "us", not from the "Enemy of the soul" within us, not from "us" on the "outside" of us as "separate from" God within us, not from our current life of "separation and differences", our current life of sin, on the "outside" of us, but rather is coming from the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us, which in truth is God and True Man within us. Amen Expanded Material 01 - more on this Wisdom Topic 6. The Significance of "Us" - And of "What We Are Doing" on the "outside" of us, can if we like, if that be our true intention within us, can become the significance of God within us, and the significance of what God is doing within us, if before we die to the flesh we will only learn to join in partnership with God within us to get rid of our ego, to come to an understanding of our current life of "selfishness" on the "outside" of us, for in truth, "Man is God in the forgetting of himself", for in truth each of "us", and God within us, and True Man within God within us, are One, for in truth we are the "Seed of God" buried within the Creation of God within us, which in truth is the "Earth of God" within us, while in truth God within us is the "Tree of God" within us, that has grown out of the Creation of God within us, as well as the "Fruits of God" on that tree, and the One within us who tastes and preserves and then distributes these "Fruits of God" within us to all of the Creation of God within us, is True Man within God within us, and as such we are all One, "us" within us, and God within us, and True Man within God within us, we are all "One" within us, if we will only join with God within us to remove our ego, just as an apple seed in truth is the apple tree, and its fruits, if it will only join as "one with" the earth to germinate, that is, in the forgetting of itself, in the forgetting of its life of "selfishness" on the "outside" of itself, of its illusory life buried within the earth, as "separate from" the earth, for in truth the apple seed, the apple tree, and its fruits are all one 6. The Significance of "Us" - continued Quotation from the "Gospel of John" - Chapter 9, Verses 1 to 5 7. The Choice Is Truly Ours - Each of Ours, Not God's, for God has already made His choice, and He chose "Oneness with" us, and that is why we are alive on the "outside" of us, so we too can now choose, to choose either "Oneness with" God within us, or "separation from" God within us, and our choice becomes our state for eternity, and a "no choice" is still a choice, a choice of "separation from" God for eternity 8. The "Outside" of Us - Becomes Our Fate, if we choose to ignore all of God's efforts within us, to turn "us" back toward Him within us, back toward "Oneness with" God within us, before we physically die, a fate that we will most certainly receive if we continue living as we are, as "separate from" God within us, as "separate from" each other on the "outside" of us, and as "separate from" the Creation of God within us, until we die to the flesh of us, to the "outside" of us, a fate that will quickly move over us, after we physically die to the "outside" of us, transforming "us" from a short temporary life on the "outside" of us into an eternal life of "separation from" God within us, into an eternal life of "separation from" the "truth of us" within us, and the "truth of God" within us, with "us" in this way, getting what we ourselves have done to ourselves, harvesting the crop that we ourselves have sown within us, moving into the house that we ourselves have built within us, in this way, receiving this fate of eternal "separation from" God within us, from "us" on the "outside" of us, with all of this happening to us within the "Justice of God" within us, because that fate is what in truth we really want, that fate is what our own life, and how we have lived it, has established for us within us, that is, that fate is what we have done with our own life, to what God has given us, that fate is what we have determined for "us", not what God within us has determined for us, because that fate is what we really want, even if our words may seem to indicate otherwise, for in truth a man is known by his actions, not by his words, not by what he may talk about, not even by what he may preach about to others 9. But A Fate That Can Be Avoided - if we like, if we truly want a life of "Oneness with" God within us, before we die to the flesh, to the "outside" of us, if we truly accept the "Gift of God" for our age, the life and teaching of God for our age, which in truth for our age is the life and teaching of our Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) within us, and of God within Him, and of His Children (may God be pleased with each of Us) on the "outside" of us, in order to awaken the wisdom surrounding our soul, so the wisdom surrounding our soul can then do battle with the "Enemy of our soul", which in truth is our current life of "separation and differences" on the "outside" of us, our current life of sin, of arrogance, karma, and illusion, of desire for earth, women, and gold, on the "outside" of us. It is just this simple, my dearest loving brother Ellis. May we both come to realize this without the slightest doubt, before we die, and both start to act accordingly. May we both truly turn to God within us, with this intention, with the intention to again become "One with" God within us, before we die, so God within us can then make this so within us, before we die, or at least truly start the process in that direction within us, before we die to the "outside" of us . Amen 10. Our True Life - Our True Prayer, and Our True Work or Duty, to God within us, is a life, prayer, and duty as "One with" God within us, not as "separate from" God within us, a life, prayer, and duty which naturally happens within each of us, if we like, if we so choose before we die to the flesh, before we physically die to the "outside" of us, if we will only let Him, if we will only join in partnership with God within us to let God within us make it so within us. And He most certainly will, if we truly want Him to, if we don't hedge our bet by trying to have it both ways, by trying to have a life both with Him within us, and with "us" and our dearest loving brothers and sisters on the "outside" of us, a life both with Him within us, and with the world of "separation and differences" on the "outside" of us, a life both with Him within us, and with what He has discarded in order to become God within us, which is everything that we currently see in our ignorance as existing on the "outside" of us, all of which becomes, if we are not wise, the subtle "Sin of Righteousness" within us, that Jesus (peace be upon Him) warned us about, over 2000 years ago (for example, see "Gospel of John", Chapter 16, Verses 1 to 16)"), a sin that we have all fallen into in our age, no matter what race or religion we may claim membership in, whether it be Christian, Muslim, Jew, Zoroastrian, or Hindu, and no matter how educated or skilled we have become in religious scriptures and practices, because in truth they are all the same, they are all beliefs and acts of "separation and differences" on the "outside" of us and have nothing at all to do with God, with God within us, with the "Oneness of God and True Man" within each of us, which in truth is our true race and religion, our true belief and act, our true religious scripture and practice, our true birthright and heritage, our true life, prayer, and duty to God within us. Amen 11. Becoming The Witness of God - Within Us, and of what God is doing within us, for our age, which is the first step on the path of God within us, for without firm, unshakable faith and trust in God within us, nothing else can follow, for this is the rock upon which we must stand, the rock of faith that God will provide for us to stand upon, so everything else within God can flow into our life, for all to see, if we will only join in partnership with God within us, and turn away from our current life on the "outside" of us, a life that has been built on sand, on mud, on faith and trust in what we see in our ignorance as existing on the "outside" of us, built on faith and trust in what will must certainly let us down in the end, and will soon completely collapse upon us, exposing us after we die to a fate of eternal "separation from" God within us, a truth which in the Islamic tradition is said in the following way, "That without Iman there is no Islam", meaning that without first establishing the state of unshakable, absolute faith, certitude, and determination in God within us, that in truth "there is nothing other than God" within us, that in truth "Only God exists" within us, that in truth "God is One" within us, their can be no Light of God, no purity of God, shining from within us, for the benefit of all Creation, and a truth which in the Christian tradition tells us that "Without John there can be no Jesus", meaning that without first establishing the faith of "John the Baptist" within us, a man who God sent into the world so that "all men through him might believe", believe in the Light of God for the world, which is Jesus (peace be upon Him), that without first establishing this within us, through our realizing, understanding, accepting, and joining as "One with" the "Gift of God" for our age, and in this way, awakening the wisdom surrounding our soul, and in this way, liberating our soul from our impure birth, from our elemental body on the "outside" of us, and in this way overcoming the subtle "Sin of Righteousness" within us, that has overcome all of us in this age, we will never again see God within us, or Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, or any of the 124,000 Prophets, Heavenly Beings, and Lights of God within us, as Jesus (peace be upon Him) has repeatedly told us (for example, see "Gospel of John", in Chapter 16, Verses 1 to 16) 11. Becoming The Witness of God Within Us - continued Quotation from the "Gospel of John" - Chapter 01, Verses 1 to 14 Page 2 of 2 - click HERE to go to Page 2 A. "And The Truth Shall Make You Free" - continued 1. Introduction - to page 2 2. Today In Our Prayers - God Said Within Us All Text of Spiritual Letter: A. "And The Truth Shall Make You Free" - if we will only accept the life and words of Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, and of God within Him, for this age, as a continuation and completion of the life and words of Jesus (peace be upon Him) on the "outside" of us, and of God within Him, over 2000 years ago, as the "Gift of God" for our age, as the life and teaching of God for our age, as the life and teaching of our Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) within us, and of His Children (may God be pleased with each of Us) on the "outside" of us. Amen 1. "Make God's Intention Your Search" - so we have, and the result is this new letter to you, my dearest loving brother Ellis, which includes the first part of two beautiful discourse from God within us all, that came into the heart of this child, for "us", for you and this child, for all of the Children of God for this age, if they only truly want it. Amen 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 brother Ellis Thomas - Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler). In the process of sending you Page 3 of 4 of "Spiritual Letter 66" two beautiful discourses, from God within us all, came into the heart of this child, for "us", for you and this child, for all of the Children of God for this age, if we only truly want it, if we only truly want to again become "One with" God within us, before we die to the flesh, before we die to the "outside" of us, but this time with an understanding of our "Oneness" so it will never leave us again. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. All praise and praising belong to God, and to God alone. Only God is Great. Amen. With the first part of these two beautiful discourses now becoming this new letter to you, my dearest loving brother Ellis, that is, becoming "Spiritual Letter 67", which has continued to came into the heart of this child over the last few week, as we wrote this new letter to you. In this way, becoming this new letter to you, my dearest loving brother Ellis, explaining again the life and teaching of our Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), within us, and of God within Him, and of His Children (may God be pleased with each of Us) on the "outside" of us, but this time in terms of the life and teaching of Jesus (peace be upon Him), and of God within Him, that came into the world over 2000 years ago. 2. The "Gift of God" For Our Age - is a beautiful new life and teaching of God within us all for this age, which in truth is the continuation and completion of the life and teaching of Jesus (peace be upon Him) on the "outside" of us over 2000 years ago, if we only have the heart to see it and accept it as such In this way, explaining again the "Gift of God" for our age, the life and teaching of God for our age, but this time, explaining it in terms of the "Gospel of John", and the beautiful life and teaching of Jesus (peace be upon Him.) given to us over 2000 years ago, on the "outside" of us, by God within Him, which in truth is now again "alive" within our hearts, just as Jesus (peace be upon Him) told us it would be, if we will only realize and accept it with our faith and trust in God within us. In this way, with what has now come into the heart of this child, over the last 29 years, living at the feet of our Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), and of God within Him, gradually becoming a beautiful new teaching from God within us all, to all of the Children of God for this age, becoming in truth the continuation and completion of the life and teaching of Jesus (peace be upon Him) that first came to us on the "outside" of us, over 2000 years ago, but has now come again to us, in our age, to each one of us, as a new "living teaching" within the heart of each one of us. A new life and teaching within us, that will "speak to our faith" in God within us, and lead us back into the "Oneness of God" within us, from which we have all come, if we only truly want it, if we truly want "Oneness with" God within us again, before we physically die to the "outside" of us, if we will only realize, understand, and accept this new life and teaching within us as such for our age, and if we will only become "One with" it within us, before we die to the flesh on the "outside" of us. Amen. If we will only accept it as coming from Jesus within us, and from God within Him, just as the people over 2000 years ago had the choice to either accept or reject the original life and teaching of Jesus (peace be upon Him) on the "outside" of them, as coming from God within Him, as He repeatedly told them to do. In this way, again in our age the choice is ours, is each of ours, to either accept or reject it, as coming from God within each of us. Amen. A beautiful new teaching from God within us all, my dearest loving brother Ellis, to "us", to you and this child", and to all of "us" living in the world in our age, if we like, if we only want it. 3. The Preface of A Perfectly Pure Heart - of Iman-Islam in the Islamic tradition, is patience (sabur), contentment and gratitude (shukur), trust in God (Tawakkul Allah), and the praise of God for whatever happens to us, saying Al-hamdu lillah, "All praise and praising belongs to God and to God alone" and finally, Allahu Akbar, "Only God is Great", which is the realization that only God can do anything with what He places before us, not "us" as "separate from" God within us, so for anything to be of value we must hand it back to God within us, and then join as "One with" Him to use it, and come to understand it, causing it to then leave us, to then disappear, for as our Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), and of God within HIm, "Nothing will ever leave you until it is understood, for its purpose for being there in the first place is understanding". Amen. Such is the significance of this new letter to "us", my dearest loving brother, the significance of "Spiritual Letter 67", "And The Truth Shall Make You Free", a letter which only came to us as it now has, as "Spiritual Letter 67", because this child waited for it to come out, rather than forcing it out, as is usually the case when we do things, when "we think" in our ignorance, in our arrogance, karma, and illusion, that "we" are doing it, that "we" are doing it alone, as "separate from" God within us, as well as "separate from" each other, and as "separate from" the Creation of God within us, all of which is not true. That is, in our ignorance, with "us" acting on the "outside" of us, as if we are doing it without the living "Presence of God" within us, but which completely changes when we invite God within us, into "Presence" within us, when we "step out" to "say or do" everything by first invoking His Name for our age, and then intending to become "One with" God within us, before we "say or do" anything, like writing this beautiful letter to you, and to your dear family and friends, my dearest loving brother Ellis. Amen. May we both learn to live in this way, my dearest loving brother Ellis, that is, "Making God's Intention Our Search", and then "Intending As God Intends" within us, and then, before we "say or do" anything, establishing the "Presence of God" within us, and in this way, becoming "One with" God within us, before we "say or do" anything. Amen. 4. Why Now Spiritual Letter 67? - because God has now given it to us, to all of us, to help us make the transition, the transition from our "outside" to our "inside" before our "outside" is gone forever, so when we die to the flesh, to the "outside" of us, we will not have to face the "Suffering of the Grave" within us, and "The Standing Forth; The Day of Judgment" within us, and potentially 110 million rebirths within us, and in this way, an eternal life of "separation from" God within us In this way, with what has now came into the heart this child gradually becoming a beautiful new teaching from God within us all, to all of the Children of God for this age, if we like, if we truly want it, if the true intention of 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. A beautiful new teaching from God within us all which we initially tried to just add to the letter we had already written to you, that is, to "Spiritual Letter 66", to just add these two new discourses from God within us all, as the "Initial Opening Comments", and also as the "Additional Opening Comments" to Page 3 of that letter, that is, to just add them to Page 3 of both the On-line and the E-mail version of "Spiritual Letter 66", which we had not yet sent to you as an E-mail. Which we did, but instead we finally decided not to just add theinm to Page 3 but rather to add them as a new Page 3, that is, to add them as Page 3 of 5 of the On-line version of "Spiritual Letter 66", and in this way, make the letter 5 not 4 pages. A new Page 3 which you can still read if you like, by clicking on the following: Spiritual Letter 66, "Thank You For Showing Us Your Faith and Trust in God" (www.SpiritualLetter066.homestead.com), and then by going to Page 3 of that letter. But a new Page 3 which we never sent to you as Page 3 of 5 of the E-mail version of "Spiritual Letter 66", although we had already sent you Page 1 and 2 of the E-mail version of that letter, which we never sent to you because we were just waiting for clarity, for clarity from God within us all, about what to do next, before proceeding, that is, clarity from God within us all about what to do next with the communication between "us", with the sharing between this child and you, my dearest loving brother Ellis. For we have gradually learned over the years, by repeated personal experience, to just wait until that clarity comes from God within us all, no matter what, no matter how long it may take, when involved in anything, that is, before proceeding with it, so that what is finally "said or done" is "said or done" by God within us, by "us" within us as "One with" God within us, not by "us" as "separate from" God within us, that is, so that what is finally "said or done" is "said or done" within "God's intention" within us, within what "God is Intending" for our life, within "His Purpose" for having created us, and is "said or done" in the "Presence of God" within us. For only then, in that state of "Oneness with" God within us, are we safe living in this world, in this earth world, safe from falling into the subtle "Sin of Righteousness" that Jesus (peace be upon Him) warned us about (for example, see Chapter 16, Verses 1 to 16, in the "Gospel of John"), and only then can we learn what we came here to learn, in this first of the many "Schools of God" within us, in this "School of Contrasts" within us, where we have come to learn about what "separates us" from God within us, that "separates us" from each other, and that "separates us" from the Creation of God within us. The "School of Contrasts" within us, which is the earth world or dunya within us, which in our ignorance we currently see as existing on the "outside" of us, but is really within us, where if we correctly learn all of our lesson, pass all of our exams, and graduate, before we die to the "outside" of us, will allow us to go to the next of God's schools within us, to the "School of Light" within us, where God will personally teach us about God within us. Amen. This is God's intention for us, that we graduate from each of the "Schools of God" within us, and in this way gradually making our way back into the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us, but this time with an understanding of that "Oneness", so it will never leave us again, which is our true heritage within us, our true birthright within us, not what we are currently doing with our life, with our exalted birth, in our ignorance, which is tryng to live a life of "selfishness", of "separation and differences", of arrogance, karma, and illusion, of desire for earth, women, and gold, on the "outside" of us, a life of "separation from" God within us. My dearest loving brother Ellis, may we both come to realize this "truth of our life", and this "truth of God" within us, before it is to late, and in the time left to us, learn to join in partnership with God within us, before we "say or do" anything in our life. May this become our true intention in our life, that God "directly intervene" in our life, and may we learn how to ask God to complete this intenion within us, before we die to the flesh, and may we learn how to get God within us to grant us the grace of His wisdom within, that is, to use our life in this way, so that He may truly finish what He has started within us, before we die to the flesh, which is for God within us to reveal God to God within us, for the benefit of all of the Creation of God within us. Amen. 5. Establishing The "Presence of God" Within Us - before we "say or do" anything, by invoking the "Name of God" for our age, or the "Name of God" for a previous age, because in truth They are all the same, that is, the 124,000 Prophets, Heavenly Beings, and Lights of God within us, for in truth, within us, They are all "One", in this way, establishing the "Presence of God" within us, before w e "say or do" anything, so what is "said or done" from within us is coming from God within us, and not from "us", not from the "Enemy of the soul" within us, not from "us" on the "outside" of us as "separate from" God within us, not from our current life of "separation and differences", our current life of sin, on the "outside" of us, but rather is coming from the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us, which in truth is God and True Man within us. Amen For then, if we do this, through our faith and trust in God within us, and only in God within us, through our invoking the Name of God for our age, and in this way, establishing the "Presence of God" within us, which for this childn is the name "Bawa", or "Bawa Muhaiyaddeen", or "Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen" (may God be pleased with Him), or if you prefer, by saying the word "Jesus" (peace be upon Him), if you are a Christian, or the word "Nur Muhammad" (peace and blessing be upon Him) if you are Muslim, or the word "Qutb Muhaiyaddeen" (may God be pleased with Him) if you are a Sufi, or the word "Murugan" (blessing and peace be upn im) if you are an Hindu. And then, everything always works out just perfectly, as God has intended within us, as long as our intention is the same, as "God's Intention" within us, that is, as long as the true intention for our life is to become "One with" God within us, as God has already become "One with" us within Him, and to do it before we die to the flesh on the "outside" of us, for in truth all of these names are the same, They are all "One' within us, even if we may think of them in our ignorance as "separate" names, or as "separate" people or Prophets of God on the "outside" of us, for each of These Representatives of God within us, as well as all of the 124,000 Prophets, Heavenly Beings, and Lights of God within us, are all within God within us, as the "Oneness of God" within God within us. Amen. And if we do this, if we truly live our life in this way, that is, using God within us, using the name of the "Oneness of God" within us to establish the "Presence of God" within us, before we "say or do" anything, as this child does, then all lives both within us and on the "outside" of us, will benefit from what is truly going on in our life, not just those who we may think in our ignorance are involved, involved in what "we may think" that "we are doing" on the "outside" of us, or that "we may think" is going on, on the "outside" of us, at any particular point in our life, and at any particular point in the lives of those around us. Such is the grace and glory of God within us, and of His "Oneness" within Him within us. Amen. (Note: please click HERE, for more on this Wisdom Topic (Establishing the Presence of God Within Us). Also, this expanded material has been expanded even further and made into a Spiritual Letter, which you can access directly by clicking on the following: Spiritual Letter 69, "Invoking the Presence of God Within Us", [www.SpiritualLetter069.homestead.com]. When you are finished reading this material, please repeatedly click on the "BACK" button at the top of your Web Browser to return to this point in this document, if you like. Thank you. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar) 6. The Significance of "Us" And of "What We Are Doing" - on the "outside" of us, can if we like, if that be our true intention within us, can become the significance of God within us, and the significance of what God is doing within us, if before we die to the flesh we will only learn to join in partnership with God within us to get rid of our ego, to come to an understanding of our current life of "selfishness" on the "outside" of us, for in truth, "Man is God in the forgetting of himself", for in truth each of "us", and God within us, and True Man within God within us, are One, for in truth we are the "Seed of God" buried within the Creation of God within us, which in truth is the "Earth of God" within us, while in truth God within us is the "Tree of God" within us, that has grown out of the Creation of God within us, as well as the "Fruits of God" on that tree, and the One within us who tastes and preserves and then distributes these "Fruits of God" within us to all of the Creation of God within us, is True Man within God within us, and as such we are all One, "us" within us, and God within us, and True Man within God within us, we are all "One" within us, if we will only join with God within us to remove our ego, just as an apple seed in truth is the apple tree, and its fruits, if it will only join as "one with" the earth to germinate, that is, in the forgetting of itself, in the forgetting of its life of "selfishness" on the "outside" of itself, of its illusory life buried within the earth, as "separate from" the earth, for in truth the apple seed, the apple tree, and its fruits are all one Such is the "truth of us" and the "truth of God" within us, my dearest loving brother Ellis, the "Oneness" of each of "us", of God within us, and of True Man within God within us, if we will only get rid of our ego, of our selfishness, of our current life of "separation and differences" on the "outside" of us, get rid of our working for wages to get into some illusory heaven on the "outside" of us, and instead join in partnership with God within us to again become "One with" God within us, making "us" and what we are doing, on the "outside" of us, as "One with" God and what God is doing within us. Such is the true path back to God within us, which in the Islamic tradition is called the"Straight Path", and in the Christian tradition is called the "Way of the Lord". For example, the significance of what is currently being shown to you, as a terminal physical condition, my dearest loving brother Ellis, being shown to you by God within us all, as well as the significance of these Spiritual Letters between us, is only known by God within us all, that is for certain. Quotation from the "Gospel of John" - Chapter 9, Verses 1 to 5 For as Jesus (peace be upon Him) told His disciples, when they saw a blind man and asked who had sinned, for this to occur, either this man or his parents, and Jesus (peace be upon Him) told them, as recorded in Chapter 9, Verses 1 to 5, in the "Gospel of John" -- beginning of Quote from the "Gospel of John", Chapter 9, Verses 1 to 5 -- "And as Jesus passed by, He saw a man which was blind from birth. And His disciples asked Him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?" "Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God be made manifest in him". "I must work the works of Him that sent Me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world". -- end of Quote from the "Gospel of John", Chapter 9, Verses 1 to 5 -- And for this child, my dearest loving brother Ellis, this is the significance of both what is happening to you, my dearest loving brother, as a terminal physical condition, and these beautiful Spiritual Letters between us, in the Name of Jesus (peace be upon Him), and of God within Him, "that the works of God be manifest in us", for in truth both of these things, your terminal physical condition and these Spiritual Letters are "One", if we only have the heart to see it. Amen. In this way, my dearest loving brother Ellis, please accept what we are both experiencing as this, as "One", as the "Hand of God" within all of us for His Purpose within us all, not as anything less than that, because then we, not God, have truly made it less than that, made each of us, and what we are experiencing, as less than that, as less than God within us, and as less then 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. Amen. 7. The Choice Is Truly Ours, Each of Ours, Not God's - for God has already made His choice, and He chose "Oneness with" us, and that is why we are alive on the "outside" of us, so we too can now choose, to choose our state for eternity, to choose either "Oneness with" God within us, or "separation from" God within us, and our choice becomes our state for eternity, and a "no choice" is still a choice, a choice of "separation from" God for eternity And in this way, my dearest loving brother Ellis, the choice is truly ours, not God's within us, because God has already made His choice, and He has chosen "Oneness with" us, and that is why we are living in the world today, and now it is our time to choose, not His, to choose either "Oneness with" God within us, or "separation from" God within us, before we die to the flesh of us, to the "outside" of us, and in truth there is no other choice, everything else is just drama, the drama of "you and I", of "mine and your" on the "outside" of us. And a "no choice" is still a choice, a choice of "separation from" God within us. In this way, the choice is truly ours, not God's within us, to either elevate "us" and everything of our life up to God within us, and to what God is doing within us, allowing us, on the "outside" of us, in partnership with God within us, to disappear back into the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us. And allowing God within us to re-appear within us, as "Our Life" within us, as "Our Life" of "God curing Himself" of "us", of "us" as "separate from" God within us, on the "outside" of us, before we physically die to the "outside" of us, and then, after our death, for "Us" to spend eternity as "One with" God within us, and in this way, sharing with God within us the understanding of our "Oneness" for eternity within us. Amen. Or our choice is to leave our life alone, to leave everything about our current life alone, to leave "us" and everything happening in our life alone, which in truth is just the drama of our life, that is, to continue to conduct "business as usual" in our life, that is, to leave "us" and our drama alone, to leave alone "us" living a life of "separation and differences", a life of sin, on the "outside" of us, and also to leave alone the drama of "us" and our dearest loving brothers and sisters living in the world that we collectively see in our ignorance as existing on the "outside" of us. 8. The "Outside" of Us Becomes Our Fate - if we choose to ignore all of God's efforts within us, to turn "us" back toward Him within us, back toward "Oneness with" God within us, before we physically die, a fate that we will most certainly receive if we continue living as we are, as "separate from" God within us, as "separate from" each other on the "outside" of us, and as "separate from" the Creation of God within us, until we die to the flesh of us, to the "outside" of us, a fate that will quickly move over us, after we physically die to the "outside" of us, transforming "us" from a short temporary life on the "outside" of us into an eternal life of "separation from" God within us, into an eternal life of "separation from" the "truth of us" within us, and the "truth of God" within us, with "us" in this way, getting what we ourselves have done to ourselves, harvesting the crop that we ourselves have sown within us, moving into the house that we ourselves have built within us, in this way, receiving this fate of eternal "separation from" God within us, from "us" on the "outside" of us, with all of this happening to us within the "Justice of God" within us, because that fate is what in truth we really want, that fate is what our own life, and how we have lived it, has established for us within us, that is, that fate is what we have done with our own life, to what God has given us, that fate is what we have determined for "us", not what God within us has determined for us, because that fate is what we really want, even if our words may seem to indicate otherwise, for in truth a man is known by his actions, not by his words, not by what he may talk about, not even by what he may preach about to others And if we do this with our life, if we do choose to just leave it all alone, no matter how hard God within us tries to awaken us from His dream within us, patiently and lovingly putting before us whatever may help us turn away from the dream and turn back toward Him within us, from which we have all originally come, before it is too late, before we die, like these beautiful Spiritual Letters to "us", than that dream of us on the "outside" of us, as "separate from" God within us, becomes "who we are", and "where we are", and "what's happening" in our life, then when we physically die to the "outside" of us, then that temporary short dream of us on the "outside" of us, becomes "us" for eternity, becomes an eternal life of "separation from" God within us. Such then is our fate for eternity, an eternal life as "separate from" God, because that has been our choice, because our own life, and the way we have lived our life up to the very end, as "separate from" God within us, has answered the question for us, the question, "What do we truly want?", and then that becomes our state for eternity. Such is the "Justice of God", that our dear Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), and God within Him, teach us about, that is, "The Justice of God is that whatever you intend is what you will receive". For my dearest loving brother Ellis, if we continue to ignore all of God's efforts at awakening us to the "truth of us", and to the "truth of God" within us, like these Spiritual Letters, and instead continue to conduct "business as usual" on the "outside" of us, until we physically die to the "outside" of us, what else can God do with us, because we have ignored and rejected His plans for us, His path for us. We have ignored and rejected His path for us, the path leading us to "Oneness with" Him, to an eternal life as "One with" God within us, which in the Islamic tradition, in the Suratal Fatihah or "Opening Chapter" in the "Holy Qur'an", is called the "Straight Path of God" within us, and in the Christian tradition is referred to, in Chapter 01, Verse 23, in the "Gospel of John", as the "Way of the Lord". So now, if the "Sin of Righteousness" remains our fate, then we must follow the path that we in our ignorance have made for ourselves, the path that is leading us to hell, to an eternal life as "separate from" God within us, a path which after our physical death becomes the "suffering of the grave" within us, and the day of judgment within us, which in the Islamic tradition is called Qiyamah (the Standing Forth; the Day of Judgment), resulting potentially in 105 million rebirths within us, in an eternal life as "separate from" God within us. Such then is our fate, if we do not become wise before we die to the flesh, if we do not again become "One with" God within us, before our physical body drops, if we do not again come to an understanding of "who we truly are", of "where we truly are", and of "what is truly happening" in our life, before it is to late. Then in truth, if this becomes our fate, then what we are currently experiencing on the "outside" of us, then becomes our life for eternity, and not God within us, then what is on the "outside" of us, and what is currently within us, which is the true source of what is being experienced on the "outside" of us, then in truth becomes our life and our drama, for eternity. A temporary life and drama on the "outside" of us, that will then become, after we die to the flesh, an eternal life and drama within us, an eternal life as "separate from" God within us, which in truth is an eternal life of "separation from" ourselves, from the reality of ourselves, which is the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us, suffering in this way the same fate as an apple seed that fails to germinate. Amen. 9. But A Fate That Can Be Avoided - if we like, if we truly want a life of "Oneness with" God within us, before we die to the flesh, to the "outside" of us, if we truly accept the "Gift of God" for our age, the life and teaching of God for our age, which in truth for our age is the life and teaching of our Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) within us, and of God within Him, and of His Children (may God be pleased with each of Us) on the "outside" of us, in order to awaken the wisdom surrounding our soul, so the wisdom surrounding our soul can then do battle with the "Enemy of our soul", which in truth is our current life of "separation and differences" on the "outside" of us, our current life of sin, of arrogance, karma, and illusion, of desire for earth, women, and gold, on the "outside" of us. It is just this simple, my dearest loving brother Ellis. May we both come to realize this without the slightest doubt, before we die, and both start to act accordingly. May we both truly turn to God within us, with this intention, with the intention to again become "One with" God within us, before we die, so God within us can then make this so within us, before we die, or at least truly start the process in that direction within us, before we die to the "outside" of us . Amen But my dearest loving brother Ellis, through the "Gift of God" for our age, through the life and teaching of God for our age, through the life and teaching of our Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), and of His Children (may God be pleased with each of Us) we can avoid this fate. We can, if we like, if that be our true intention for our life, that is, if our true intention for our life is to become again "One with" God within us, before we die to the flesh, before we physically die to the "outside" of us, avoid this fate. We can, like some apple seeds buried within the earth do, realize, understand, accept, and join with, become "One with", the "truth of us" and the "truth of God" within us, and in this way, like some apple seeds buried within the earth do, let the "truth surrender to the truth" within us, let the darkness within us vanish. And in this way, germinate, revealing the "Tree of God" within us, which is the tree of "True Belief" within us, the tree of God's Faith in God within us, revealing the branches of that tree, which are the 124,000 Prophets, Heavenly Beings, and Lights of God within us, and revealing the fruits of that tree, which in the Islamic tradition are the 6,666 Verses of the Holy Qur'an, and revealing the taste of those fruits, which in maturity becomes the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us, doing all of this, or at least truly joining in partnership with God within us to at least truly start it, before we physically die to the "outside" of us. Amen. This child has learned to do this, to live this way, and so can everyone else, that is, to elevate his life, and everything that is happening in his life, into "Oneness with" God within us, and into "Oneness with" what God is doing within us, before we die. 10. Our True Life, Our True Prayer, and Our True Work or Duty - to God within us, is a life, prayer, and duty as "One with" God within us, not as "separate from" God within us, a life, prayer, and duty which naturally happens within each of us, if we like, if we so choose before we die to the flesh, before we physically die to the "outside" of us, if we will only let Him, if we will only join in partnership with God within us to let God within us make it so within us. And He most certainly will, if we truly want Him to, if we don't hedge our bet by trying to have it both ways, by trying to have a life both with Him within us, and with "us" and our dearest loving brothers and sisters on the "outside" of us, a life both with Him within us, and with the world of "separation and differences" on the "outside" of us, a life both with Him within us, and with what He has discarded in order to become God within us, which is everything that we currently see in our ignorance as existing on the "outside" of us, all of which becomes, if we are not wise, the subtle "Sin of Righteousness" within us, that Jesus (peace be upon Him) warned us about, over 2000 years ago (for example, see Chapter 16, in the "Gospel of John"), a sin that we have all fallen into in our age, no matter what race or religion we may claim membership in, whether it be Christian, Muslim, Jew, Zoroastrian, or Hindu, and no matter how educated or skilled we have become in religious scriptures and practices, because in truth they are all the same, they are all beliefs and acts of "separation and differences" on the "outside" of us and have nothing at all to do with God, with God within us, with the "Oneness of God and True Man" within each of us, which in truth is our true race and religion, our true belief and act, our true religious scripture and practice, our true birthright and heritage, our true life, prayer, and duty to God within us. Amen And in this way, my dearest loving brother Ellis, transforming "our" life into God's life within all of us, and transforming "what we are doing" into what God is doing within all of us, in this way, becoming a witness of God within us all, and a witness of what God is doing within us all. Such is our true life, our true prayer, and our true work, our true duty to God within us, as "One with" God within us, which naturally happens within each of us, if we will only let Him, let Him make it so within us, if we will only join Him, as "One with" Him within us, to finish what God has already started within us, a very, very long time ago, even before we were born into this earth world, which is to reveal God to God within us, for the benefit of all of the Creation of God within us. Amen. Or at least join in partnership with God within us to step out in this new direction within us, to start this new journey within us, back into the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us, from which we have all come, like the rain falling back into the ocean, from which it came, after completing its duty, again becoming the ocean, no longer the rain as "separate from" the ocean, and doing this now, before we can't, before we physically die to the "outside" of us, and before the "outside" of us is prematurely destroyed for all of us, by one of us, which can also happen in our age. Amen. 11. Becoming The Witness of God Within Us - and of what God is doing within us, for our age, which is the first step on the path of God within us, for without firm, unshakable faith and trust in God within us, nothing else can follow, for this is the rock upon which we must stand, the rock of faith that God will provide for us to stand upon, so everything else within God can flow into our life, for all to see, if we will only join in partnership with God within us, and turn away from our current life on the "outside" of us, a life that has been built on sand, on mud, on faith and trust in what we see in our ignorance as existing on the "outside" of us, on faith and trust on what will must certainly let us down in the end, and will soon completely collapse upon us, exposing us after we die to a fate of eternal "separation from" God within us, a truth which in the Islamic tradition is said in the following way, "That without Iman there is no Islam", meaning that without first establishing the state of unshakable, absolute faith, certitude, and determination in God within us, that in truth "there is nothing other than God" within us, that in truth "Only God exists" within us, that in truth "God is One" within us, their can be no Light of God, no purity of God, shining from within us, for the benefit of all Creation, and a truth which in the Christian tradition tells us that "Without John there can be no Jesus", meaning that without first establishing the faith of "John the Baptist" within us, a man who God sent into the world so that "all men through him might believe", believe in the Light of God for the world, which is Jesus (peace be upon Him), that without first establishing this within us, through our realizing, understanding, accepting, and joining as "One with" the "Gift of God" for our age, and in this way, awakening the wisdom surrounding our soul, and in this way, liberating our soul from our impure birth, from our elemental body on the "outside" of us, and in this way overcoming the subtle "Sin of Righteousness" within us, we will never again see God within us, or Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, or any of the 124,000 Prophets, Heavenly Beings, and Lights of God within us, as Jesus (peace be upon Him) has repeatedly told us (for example, see "Gospel of John", Chapter 16, Verses 1 to 16) Quotation from the "Gospel of John" - Chapter 01, Verses 1 to 14 This is what we must become, my dearest loving brother Ellis, in the time remaining for each of us, a witness of God within us, a witness of the Power and Glory of God within our own life, which in truth is the only place we will every find it, and like "John the Baptist" did over 2000 years ago in the age of Jesus (peace be upon Him), became a witness of that Light of God within each of us for our age, so "that all men through us might believe", if they like, might believe in the light of God within each of us for our age. As some did believe in Jesus (peace be upon Him) on the "outside" of them, did believe in the Light of God for the age of Jesus (peace be upon Him) on the "outside" of them, as recorded in Chapter 01, Verses 1 to 14, in the "Gospel of John" as follows: -- beginning of Quote from the "Gospel of John", Chap 01, Verses 1 to 14 -- "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by Him; and without Him was not anything made that was made. In Him was life; and the life was the Light of men. And the Light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. He was not the Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. That was the true Light, which lightened every man that cometh into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made by Him, and the world knew Him not. He came unto His own, and His own received Him not. But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the Sons of God, even to them that believe in His name. Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. And the Word was made flesh, and dwell among us, full of grace and truth". -- end of Quote from the "Gospel of John", Chap. 01, Verses 1 to 14 -- And in this way, my dearest loving brother Ellis, this is what this child has learned to do, to become a witness of the light of God within us for our age, which is Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, and God within Him, for our age, continuing and completing the life and teaching of Jesus (peace be upon Him), and of God within Him, over 2000 years ago, and so can you, so can each of us living in this age, if we want, if we truly want to become "One with" God within us, before we physically die to the "outside" of us. Amen.. And this is what this child has done, my dearest loving brother Ellis, with "hearing about your terminal illness", and with these two beautiful letters to "us", from God within each of us, that is, to elevate each of "us", and to elevate what "we" are doing on the "outside" of us, which is sharing these beautiful letters, all of which in truth is what God has personally placed before us, elevate them up to God within us all, and up to what God is doing within us all, and then to wait, to wait for clarity from God within us, before doing anything else. For in this way, then we have become "One with" God within us all, and then we have become "One with" what God is doing within us all. It is truly just that simple, my dearest loving brother Ellis. Please join with God within us all, in this way, to at least try it. Please try, and then God will do everything else. Amen. May all the peace, the beneficence, and the blessing of God be upon us all. May God help us all. Amen. 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