Spiritual Letter 34 - Original Version                          About Spiritual Letter 34
Title: To Win, We Must Properly Hand Our "Outside" To Our "Inside",
Date: November 29, 2002
Written by: Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler) to Usha Balamore

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

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

1.  Introduction - to Spiritual Letter 34

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

My love you (anbu), my dearest sister Usha Balamore - Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler).

Thank you for sending this child notice of your new book, and your upcoming book signing in Haverford.  That is wonderful.  Congratulations, my dearest sister Usha.  My heart tells me that Bawa is very happy with His Child Usha.   Al-hamdu lillah.  Allahu Akbar.

New Book:

TEACHING GOODNESS
Engaging the Moral and Academic Promise of Children
by Joan Goodman and Usha Balamore

Book Signing:

In the Philadelphia area on December 7th, 2002, between 12 and 2pm at:

The Children's Book World,
17 Haverford station road (right off Lancaster Ave)
Haverford PA 19041 (610-642-6274)

We tried to buy a copy of your new book on-line as you suggested in your E-mail, but they only take Credit Cards, so we were not able to purchase one.  Is there any way we can buy it through you directly.  It really sounds like a wonderful book, my dearest sister. Al-hamdu lillah.  Allahu Akbar. 

2.  Taking A Spiritual Journey Together - by properly setting our intention and by
          properly inviting our Shaikh within us, and in this way, by properly handing our
          "outside" to our "inside"

My dearest loving sister Usha, lets take a moment, since Bawa, and God within Him, has brought us together in this way, and go on a little journey together, with our Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), and with God within Him, by first, properly setting our intention, by "making God's intention our intention", and then by properly inviting our Father, Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) within us, and God within Him, to,

          "Teach us what we do not know".

So, first, let's make our intention to receive what Muhammad (Sal.) first received from God, by way of the Angel Gabriel (peace be upon Him) a little over 1400 years ago,
when He was meditating in the cave above Mecca, when the Angel Gabriel (A.S.) appeared before Muhammad (Sal.), embraced Him from behind, squeezed His chest, and said to Muhammad (Sal.),

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

Next, lets invite Bawa within us, and God within Him, to complete this intention within us.

          O Bawa, please come out of our innermost heart, which is where You live within
          us, and where God lives within You, and come into our mind and desire, which is
          where we currently live with our brothers and sisters, in the world that we see in
          our ignorance as existing "outside" of us, and complete God's intention within us,
          by teaching us "what we do not know".

Amen, Amen, Ya Rabil Alameen.  Amen, Amen, Ya Rahman Alameen.  Amen, Amen, Ya Rahim Alameen.  Al-hamdu lillah.  Allahu Akbar.

3. The "Outside" And The "Inside" of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be
          pleased with Him), and of the true Children of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God
          be pleased with each of Us), is the gift of God for our age

It was very nice to see you in the "Super Fresh" the other day, you are always in my heart and in my prayers, both you and your mother.  We have had so many wonderful wisdom talks over the years.  God is so very, very good to us, to all of us, to bring us together like He has, the girl from India and the boy from Philadelphia, with a Father from God.  What a wonder it all is. 

We are all so very blessed to have each other, and to have such a wonderful Father, to have a true Father who can show us the way to become truly successful in our life, to
show us how to win the journey that is our life, by teaching us about our "outside" and our "inside", and about how they are currently separate within us, about our current "outside" as our mind and desire, which is where we currently live within our brothers and sisters, in the world of darkness "inside" of us, a world of darkness within us that we see in our ignorance as existing "outside" of us.

And about our true "inside", the world of light within us, within our innermost hearts,
which is where our Shaikh lives within us, and where God lives within Him within us, a world of grace, light, and 'ilm or divine knowledge, that in our current state, we don't currently see at all, either "outside" of us or "inside" of us, but through our wisdom, and the truth within our wisdom, we can most certainly see in our life time, before we die.

Such is our current state, my dearest loving sister Usha, that our parents, our teachers, our friends, our employers, our religious leaders, our wives and husbands, our children, and finally, our grandchildren bring us to, a state of "separation and differences", a state of "separation from" God, of "separation from" each other, and of "separation from" the Creation of God within us, that is leading us to hell, that is
leading us to the Angel of Death (A.S.), to the suffering of the grave, to Qiyamah (The Standing Forth; The Day of Judgment), and finally to an eternal life of "separation from" God.  May we both think about this a little.  It is very, very important.

Such is the gift of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) to our life,
to get us out of this state, this state of mind and desire, before we die, and before the world "outside" of us is prematurely destroyed by one of us, for all of us, and before
God brings this "outside" world of all of us to a final end.

Such is the gift of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) to our life,
by teaching us how to hand our "outside" to our "inside", in order to make them One within us, in order for our words and our actions to become One within us, by teaching
us how to hand our "outside", to hand our life of "separation and differences" that we see in our ignorance as existing "outside" of us, to our "inside", to hand the "outside" of us that we see in our ignorance as "us" and our brothers and sisters living in the world that we see in our ignorance as existing "outside" of us, to our "inside".

By teaching us how to hand all of this, to willingly and to voluntarily hand all of this "outside" of us to our "inside", by understanding it, as what God separated from Himself, when He moves from the time of anathi, or lack of understanding, to aathi, the time of understanding, and then by intending that it end within us, before we die, by intending that what was separated from God, when He because One with His understanding, with His Nur, the light of His wisdom, be separated from God again, but this time within us, within our wisdom within us, within our Shaikh within us, so what is of God within us, and His understanding, can again live, can again be revealed, but this time within us, within our wisdom within us, and to do all of this, before we die, and before the world "outside" of us is prematurely destroyed, and before God brings everything "separate from" Him to an end, on the "outside" of all of us.

For as Bawa teaches us,

          "When it is all over, all that is left is God, and what has "separated from" God,
          and what has "separated from" God in the end, is that which has repeatedly
          declared up to the very end, that he is "separate from" God, even though God
          has repeatedly shown him differently, that in truth, only God exists."

And in this way, by teaching us how to hand all of this, to willingly and to voluntarily hand all of this "outside" of us, to the true "inside" of us, to our wisdom and to the truth of God within our wisdom, to our Shaikh within us, and to God within Him, so
They can cure Themselves of us, of "us" as "separate from" Them, so They can complete what They have started within us, which is to tell the story of True Man within the story of God within us, and to tell the story of God within the story of True Man within us, and in this way, is to reveal True Man within the Creation of God within us, and to reveal God within the Creation of True Man within us, and in this way, to reveal the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us, which in truth, is God and True Man within us.

Amen, Amen, Ya Rabil Alameen.  Amen, Amen, Ya Rahman Alameen.  Amen, Amen, Ya Rahim Alameen.  Al-hamdu lillah.  Allahu Akbar.

What a wonder to have each other, as our brothers and sisters living together in the world, as part of our "outside", and to have the gift of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) also on the "outside" of us, also as part of the "outside" of us, as the gift of God "outside" of us for this age, and what a wonder to also have our wonderful Father, as our "inside", as the life and teaching of God "inside" of us for this age, as the wisdom of God within us, and of the truth of God within our wisdom, as our Shaikh within us, and as God within Him.

And finally, what a gift to also have each other, also as a part of our "inside", as the 1000 generosities of God, that brings the 4 religions of man within us, the four parts of man's elemental body - below his waist, his stomach, his chest, and his head - that brings the incomplete state of the 4 elements within us, to completeness within us.

In this way, giving 300 generosities to the religion of Hinduism as Creation Worship within us, which is us living in the womb for 9 months, nine day, nine hours, and nine seconds, bringing it to completion within us, before we die, and giving 300 generosities to the religion of Zoroastrianism as Fire Worship within us, which is us living in the stomach until we die, bringing it to completion within us, before we die, and giving 300 generosities to the religion of Christianity as Air or Spirit Worship, which is us living in our chest, in the 4 chambers of the heart, as six armies doing battle in the six corners of the heart, two by two, until we die, bringing it to completion within us, before we die.

And finally giving the 99 to the initial religion of Islam as Judaism, or Water Worship, and to the later religion of Islam as Ether or Light Worship, which is us living in our 5 senses, in the head, as the sights and sounds of the world of illusion within us, until we die, bringing it to completion within us, before we die, leaving 1 in the hand of God, as Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim, as the Creator, the Nourisher, and the Sustainer of us all, as the Wilayah and the Dhat of God, as the Power of God and the Triple Flame of God within us - Ya Allah, Ya Rasul, Ya Muhaiyaddeen, with Allahu as the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us, with Muhammad (Sal.) as the Wisdom of God, and the Light of that Wisdom, as the sifat or form of the Dhat within us, and with the Qutb of Allah as the Action of God, as the grace of the Dhat within us.

With the Qutb of God within us as what transforms the dream of the dunya, which is our current state, the false "outside" of us, along with the false "inside" of us, which is the world and lives of darkness within us, that grow and are nourished by our false "outside", into our next state, the true "outside" of us, which is the House of Wisdom, the House of Qutb Muhaiyaddeen Abdul-Qadir al-Jilani (may God be pleased with Him) within us, along with the 18,000 universes of the dunya or earth world within us, which when seen through the House of Wisdom within us, through the 99 eyes or windows of God, are seen as the sirr or secret of the dunya within us, as "Secret World of Allah" within us, where True Prayer occurs, as beautifully described in Chapter 2, "The Wondrous City", in the book, "A Mystical Journey", by M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him).

And within that true "outside" of us, is our true "inside", is our innermost heart, is the Light within Allahu, is the One within the 99 of the "Secret World of Allah", is True Man within the Creation of God within us, and God within the Creation of True Man within us, is the 8th heaven or the firdaus of Muhammad (Sal.) within us, the Kingdom of God within us, which is akhirah, the hereafter within us, which we must make "here" and "now" for all of us, before we die, and before one of us permits the "beast" to emerge from within him, and prematurely destroys the false "outside" of all of us,
before the Qutb within one of us has made this transition within us, moving one of us
out of our false "outside" and false "inside" into our true "outside" which contains our true "inside", allowing the rest of us to follow.

May God grant us the grace of His wisdom to do this, to do this right now.

Amen, Amen, Ya Rabil Alameen.  Amen, Amen, Ya Rahman Alameen.  Amen, Amen, Ya Rahim Alameen.  Al-hamdu lillah.  Allahu Akbar.

What a wonder to have the life and teaching of Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) both "outside" of us and "inside" of us, and to have each other both "outside" of us and "inside" of us, which is the gift of God for this age, that God has personally and ever so lovingly placed both "outside" of us and "inside" of us, for all of the Children of God for this age, which is all of us living in this age.

In this way, both Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), and the true
Children of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with each of Us), have a true "outside" and a true "inside", a true "outside" that is in truth a reflection of the true "inside" within them.  The true "outside" is the House of Wisdom, the Palace of the Soul, the house of Qutb Muhaiyaddeen Abdul-Qadir al-Jilani (may God be pleased with Him), which is the house known as Adam (peace be upon Him) after He has recovered from the fall of Adam (peace be upon Him), the House of Wisdom with the 99 wilayats of God, the 99 attributes of God, as the 99 windows of that House, which are the eyes of our Shaikh within us.

This true "outside" of us is the House of Wisdom within us which is our body when it has been brought to a state of clarity within us, which is the final veil separating a True Man from God, when Muhammad (Sal.) goes on Mi'raj, loses 20 years of His life, transcends the 70 thousand veils of "separation from" God, using His wisdom to extract the understanding of God hidden by God within each "veil of separation", communes with God and the Qutb of God, with God and the Baby Muhaiyaddeen of God (may God be pleased with Him), and then gets permission from God to lower the final veil separating Him from God, revealing the true "inside" of us, which is the mirror of the heart.

For as Bawa teaches us,

          "We must look into the mirror of our innermost heart, see ourselves, and speak
          to God".

And in contrast to this, to the true "outside" and true "inside" of a true Human being, of Muhammad (Sal.) as the Qutb, as Divine Analytic Wisdom, which in maturity is the True Shaikh, is the Nur Muhammad, is the state of Divine Luminous Wisdom, when
Muhammad (Sal.) sees Himself within the mirror of the heart, as Bawa teaches us, as

          "A sixteen youth with a downey mustache".

And in contrast to this, everyone living in the world today, have a false "outside" and a false "inside", with their false "outside" being but a reflection of their false "inside", being the life of "separation and differences" that we currently share with our brothers and sisters, and that we collectively see in our ignorance as existing "outside" of us, and their false "inside" being always hidden from the false "outside", but which is the reality of their life, with their false "inside" being the 400 trillion, 10 thousand, spiritual lives of darkness within us, which are nourished by our life of sin, on the "outside" of us, by our life of "separation and differences" with our brothers and sisters, until we die.

In this way, giving each of us living in the world today, both a true and false "outside" of us, and both a true and a false "inside" of us, and we are given the opportunity to make the transition from false to true before we die, and before God's "School of Contrasts" is prematurely destroyed by one of us, for all of us, and before God closes down His school, and we must then reap the harvest that we have grown, whether it be an eternal live of "Oneness with" God, or an eternal life of "separation from" God. The choice is always ours, not God's, because God has already made His choice, and He chose "Oneness with" us.  Now we must choose. 

May we all join with our wisdom, and the truth of God within us, may we all join with our Shaikh within us, and with God within Him, and choose "Oneness with" God, before we die, and before it is too late.

Amen, Amen, Ya Rabil Alameen.  Amen, Amen, Ya Rahman Alameen.  Amen, Amen, Ya Rahim Alameen.  Al-hamdu lillah.  Allahu Akbar.

My dearest loving sister Usha, may we all join with our Shaikh within us, and with God within Him, to successfully make the transition from our false "outside" into our true "outside", and from our false "inside" to our true "inside", and in this way, into our very own hearts, becoming in this way, One with our Shaikh within us, and with God within Him, as the "Three of Us" - the Disciple, Shaikh, and God - within the "Three of God", within the Triple Flame of God - Ya Allah, Ya Rasul, Ya Muhaiyaddeen - if that be our intention.

As Bawa beautifully describes for us in the following two discourses, and one song that He gave to us on May, 26, 1972, which Bawa told us was,

          "The one good day in 100 years."

          1)  Spiritual Discourse 01 - How To Merge With The Guru
          2)  Spiritual Discourse 02 - How To Reach And Merge With God
          3)  Spiritual Song 01 - The Kalimah Song

In this way, we must realize that everyone living in this age can do this work within them, can do this divine work within them, not just those who may have met what we call in the world "Bawa Muhaiyaddeen" (may God be pleased with Him), and not just those who have heard or read or studied the life and teaching of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) on the "outside" of them. 

Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him, and the true Children of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with each of Us), are the gift of God to everyone living in the world today, and to everyone who will ever be born into this "outside" world until it is finally over, whether they know it or not, whether they like it or not, whether
they want it or not, because it is their birthright, their heritage for this age, their gift from God for this age. 

May we all come to realize this without the slightest doubt, my dearest loving sister Usha, and begin to act accordingly.  May we never forget this truth of our life.
Al-hamdu lillah.  Allahu Akbar.

For as Bawa told us right before He left the world,

          "Don't forget Me, don't forget Me, don't forget Me."

4.  We Need To Take A New Direction In Our Life - now that Bawa has come
          back into the world as His Children, we need to put down falsely living only on
          the "outside" of us, and pick up our true heritage, our true birthright, and begin to
          truly live both "outside" and "inside" of us, becoming in this way, the true
          Children of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen for this age (may God be pleased with each
          of Us), and becoming the "Umbrella of God" for this age, by starting to do some
          "wise and truthful" things in both worlds within us, in the world of wisdom within
          us, and in the world of truth within us, before it is too late for all of us

As far as your brother Louie is concerned, we have been fine.  We spend all of our time trying to sit at the feet of our Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), and of God within Him, which at this point in my life mainly involves praying, house work as assigned to me by Crisi, and writing Spiritual Letters to our brothers and sisters, and having Spiritual Chats with our loving sister Rumi Smith, all of which are available as Web Pages on the Internet, all of which are part of this child's life, with Bawa within us, and with God within Him, which on the "outside" of us seems to be centered on building an On-line Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Library.

All of this has been such a wonderful experience for this child, especially when you firmly believe that it is all being done living as One with Bawa within us, and with God within Him.  What a difference that makes in our life.  What a peace and contentment that truth and action brings to our life.  Al-hamdu lillah.  Allahu Akbar.

Our latest Spiritual Letter is one that we have been working on for the last month and a half.  It is being written to all of the brothers and sisters of the Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship, and suggests a new direction for all of us, a shift from living "outside" of us, through our mind and desire, a shift from living with our brothers and sister in the world that we see in our ignorance as existing "outside" of us, to living "inside" of us, through our wisdom, and the truth of God within us, to living with Bawa within us, and with God within Him, in order to complete the intention of God and True Man within us, which is to reveal True Man within the Creation of God within us, and to reveal God within the Creation of True Man within us. Al-hamdu lillah.  Allahu Akbar.

We are preparing to E-mail this new Spiritual Letter to the Fellowship Mailing List any day now.  In the mean time, the latest version of it is currently available on-line as a Web Page, as Spiritual Letter 33, "To Truly See All People As Our Brothers Is Islam".  Check it out.  It is a real wonder. 

In this Spiritual Letter we make a proposal to all of our brothers and sisters of the
Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship, that we all come together as One, as true Muslims, as true Children of God for this age, as true Children of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen for this age (may God be pleased with Him, and with each of Us ), and start to act as the "Umbrella of God's Protection" for the world, by doing "wise and truthful" things in the world, like,

          "Inviting Saddam Hussein of Iraq, his family and his friends, to America, into our
          homes, and into our hearts, before it is too late, before the "beast" comes out of
          one of us, and prematurely destroys the "outside" of all of us, ending the chance
          for any of us to get it right before we die."

Please check this Spiritual Letter out, my dearest loving sister Usha.  You can access it on-line as an Internet Web Page by clicking on the following, or above:
Spiritual Letter 33. 

5.  The "Father's Prayer" of Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen - "O our Father, our Shaikh,
          our Guru, we need Your love, please, please, please destroy us and reveal You"

It is a wonderful expansion of our last Spiritual Chat in Louie's driveway about a year ago.  Remember, when we talked about the "Father's Prayer" of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), the prayer that Bawa told us to say, back in 1972, when Bawa told us to say the following prayer each day,

          "O my Father, my Shaikh, my Guru, I need your love,
          Please, please, please destroy me."

The prayer where we call for our destruction so He can live within us, the prayer where we give up our life for His life, where we give up our "temporary life" for His eternal life, where we give up the life of our soul crucified on the cross of our elemental body, with the 5 nails of desire for earth, fire, water, air, and ether, so we can sin, where we give up our life of sin, and "stop fighting with our Shaikh for our soul", where we willingly and voluntarily give up our life of "separation and differences", give up our life with our brothers and sisters on the "outside" of us, for the life on the "inside" of us, for the life of our soul joined with our wisdom, and with the light of our wisdom, so He can win, so He can reason over our fate.

Where we willingly and voluntarily give up our life of "separation" from God, of "separation from" each other, and of "separation from" the Creation of God within us, so "us" joined as One with Him within us, and with God within Him, can become the "Three of Us" joined as One within us, can become "Us" as "One with" God and "One with" True Man within us.

An act of surrender through the realization of the truth about us, like an apple seed does when it germinates, when the apple seed realizes, understands, accepts, and joins with the truth that emerges from within it, like an the apple seed does when, having realized and accepted the truth about itself, the truth that,

          "It is an apple seed, that it is buried within the earth, and that the earth contains
          everything necessary for the apple tree within it to grow",

That it gives up its life buried in the earth, and instead, join with the earth, to reveal the apple fruit hidden within the apple tree hidden within it, it joins with the earth, to tell the story of the apple fruit hidden within the story of the apple tree within it.

My dearest loving sister Usha, since that night a year ago, and our wonderful talk, that "Father's Prayer" has grown within the heart of this child to become the following, which this child now understands as "The Father's Prayer of Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen" for this age.

Over the last year we have learned that this prayer is a beautiful way to start and end each day, and when said sincerely, firmly and correctly sets the tone for our life, for each day of our life in the world, the tone of "us" as a true Child of God for this age, of "us" as a true Child of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him, and with each of Us) for this age, for this age of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him). 

Please try to say it each day, at the beginning and at the end of each day, and once you experience its value, get others to do the same.  Your soul will like it.  That is God's guarantee.

          "O our Father, our Shaikh, our Guru, we need Your love,
          Please, please, please destroy us and reveal You."

          "Destroy us as "separate from" You, and You as "separate from" us,
          And reveal Us as One with You, and You as One with Us."

          "Destroy the life of "separation and differences" that You have given us,
          And reveal the life of "Oneness and Unity", of "Justice and Truth",
          And of "Compassion and Unity", that You have also given us."

          "Amen, Amen, Ya Rabil Alameen.
          Amen, Amen, Ya Rahman Alameen.
          Amen, Amen, Ya Rahim Alameen.
          Al-hamdu lillah.  Allahu Akbar."

[Note: for a short explanation of the history behind "The Father's Prayer of Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen", please click on the following: Spiritual Prayer 01]

6.  Spiritual Chats Between Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen And Rumi - these Spiritual
          Chats, while sitting at the feet of our Father, have been very, very beneficial for
          both of us, greatly deepening our understanding of the life and teaching of Bawa
          Muhaiyaddeen within us (may God be pleased with Him), and have actually
          helped us make the journey, have actually helped us make progress on the
          journey into the innermost heart with our Father, with our Shaikh within us, and
          with God within Him, not just talking about it, and as such, are highly
          recommended

And finally, we strongly suggest, that in addition to Spiritual Letter 33, that you also read the last two Spiritual Chats that we have had with Rumi over the last month. 

They too are wonderful gifts from the heart of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) to the Children of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with each of Us), for this beautiful month of Ramadan.  To access them, please click on the following: Spiritual Chat 32, "Learning How To Properly Say No To God", and
Spiritual Chat 33, "The Only Way To Win The Drama Is Not To Play".

These Spiritual Chats have really helped both this child and our sister Rumi, to help us move deeper and deeper into the life and teaching of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen within us (may God be pleased with Him), that God has personally and ever so lovingly placed within the hearts of each of us.

Especially, when we start off our Spiritual Chats by "intending as God intends", and by inviting Bawa within us, and God within Him, by saying the word "Bawa", or "Bawa Muhaiyaddeen", or "Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen" (may God be pleased with Him), to come out of our innermost hearts, which is where They live within us. and to come into our mind and desire, which is where we currently live within us, with our brothers and sisters, in the world that we see in our ignorance as existing "outside" of us, and to complete God's intention within us.

To complete the intention of our Shaikh within us, and of God within Him, which is to reveal True Man within the Creation of God within us, and to reveal God within the Creation of True Man within us, and in this way, to reveal the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us, which in truth is God and True Man within us.  Al-hamdu lillah.  Allahu Akbar.

To complete God's intention within us, that God has placed within each of us even before we came to this earth world, to God's "School of Contrast", to understand "who we already are", and having understood the truth of us, to return as One with the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us, which in truth is God and True Man within us, with "us" no longer existing as "separate from" God.

As the rain water, having come from the ocean, having finished its duty, returns to the ocean, becoming again one with the ocean, becoming again One with the "Oneness of the rain and the ocean", which in truth is the ocean and the rain within it, no longer existing as the rain "separate from" the ocean. 

My dearest loving sister Usha, this is our true journey, returning to the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us, before we die, and before the world "outside" of us is prematurely destroyed by one of us, for all of us, and before God brings the world "outside" of to an end, all of which could be very, very near for all of us.

This is our true journey, to join right now with our Shaikh within us, and with God within Him, to join as One with Them within us, in what They are doing "inside" of us right now, to live right now as "One with" our Shaikh within us, and with God within Him, this is our true journey, not for us to continue living in the world with our brothers and sisters, as "separate from" our Shaikh within us, and from God within Him, not "us" living in the world successfully with our brothers and sisters, in the world that we see in our ignorance as existing "outside" of us, not "us" joining with our brothers and sisters to become better, or smarter, or wiser, or to help our brothers and sisters who live in the world, or to help their children.  That is not why we have come to the world.

To join right now with our Shaikh within us, and with God within Him, to reveal and become One with the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us. This is our true journey, my dearest loving sister Usha, as this is true journey of everything living in the world within us, as this is the true journey of the rain within us, as this is the true journey of the rain leaving and returning to the ocean within us, when it is seen through our wisdom, and through the truth of God within us, as being "inside" of us, not "outside" of us, when it is seen in truth through our Shaikh within us, and through God within Him.

This is the true learning of the rain and the ocean in the world within us, the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us, and in the case of the Creation of God, acting as a pointer to it, acting within us as a pointer to this learning, pointing to this truth of our lives within our life, pointing within us to the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us, within each of us living in the world, if we have but the eyes to see it.

In this way, the Creation of God within us, which is where in truth it is, is always acting within us as a pointer to the truth of our lives, to the true life of man, whether it be the apple tree or the rain within us, always acting as a pointing to the truth of our lives, but that we in our ignorance, in our life of arrogance, karma, and illusion, living with our brothers and sisters in the world that we see in our ignorance as existing "outside" of us, fail to see. 

Such is our loss when we fail to join with our "inside" over our "outside", when we instead stay lost in our "outside" for eternity, when we fail to hand out "outside" to our "inside", when we fail to let our "inside" reason over and win over our "outside".

For as Bawa teaches us, such is our loss when we,

          "Forsake our duty (to our Shaikh and to God within Him), lose our wisdom (lose
          our inside to our outside, lose our direct connection to our Shaikh within us, and
          to God within Him), and lose the precious harvest of God's grace within us."

Such is our loss, when we, within our life time, lose the divinely awakened wisdom, the treasures of God, the qualities of God, and His full blessings, within our life time, when we lose the harvest of God's grace within us, the harvest of God's grace that is our true birthright, our true heritage, that is the true "given" of our life.

But as Bawa teaches us,

          "If you accept this duty, and join with your wisdom, then you will become this
          precious harvest of God's grace within your own life time, for the benefit of all of
          the Creation of God in the 18,000 universes, within man and within God and
          within God and within man."

Amen, Amen, Ya Rabil Alameen.  Amen, Amen, Ya Rahman Alameen.  Amen, Amen, Ya Rahim Alameen.  Al-hamdu lillah.  Allahu Akbar.

Please give my love and salams to your mother, and to all of our brothers and sisters.  Please tell them that Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler) loves them very, very much, and that they are always in my prayers.  And please share this sharing with them, it is very, very important. 

For as Bawa teaches us, we must stop thinking about our own salvation and get into the salvation of all of our brothers and sisters, only then will we be saved, as the "Common Wealth" of God.

Al-salam 'alaykum 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. 

Amen, Amen, Ya Rabil Alameen.  Amen, Amen, Ya Rahman Alameen.  Amen, Amen, Ya Rahim Alameen.  Al-hamdu lillah.  Allahu Akbar.

My love you (anbu) - Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler).


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