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Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim. In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate. Al-salam 'alaykum wa-rahmat Allah wa-barakatuhu kulluhu. Wa 'alaykum al-salam wa-rahmat Allah wa-barakatuhu kulluhu. May all the peace, the beneficence, and the blessing of God be upon us all. May God help us all. Bawa. My love you (anbu), my dearest loving brothers and sisters - Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler). Bawa. Here is a beautiful Spiritual Letter, "Spiritual Letter 80", which "we" have called, "Do We Have The Faith of Jesus (A.S.) Or Just Faith In Jesus (A.S.)", a Spiritual Letter to Mr. Paul Sturgis and His Wife Joan, and to Mr. Pierce Pelouze and His Wife Dolores, and to all of our dearest loving brothers and sisters of "The Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship", who in truth are the Children of God for our age, if we like, which in truth are all of us living in this age, if we like. Bawa. That is, to all of "us", if we like, living at the feet of God for our age, which in truth for our age, is our dearest loving Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) within us, and God within Him, and now on the "outside" of us, is His Children (may God be pleased with each of Us), also if we like. Amen. Bawa. That is, to all of "us" living at the feet of His Children (may God be pleased with each of Us), if we like, which in truth is each of us living in this age, if we like, that is, if the true intention for our life within us, for our soul life, for the 6th life with our 6 lives, is to again become "One with" God within us before "we" die to the flesh, that is, before "we" physically die to the "outside" of us, but this time with an understanding of "Our Oneness", so it will never leave us again. Amen . Bawa. For as our dearest loving Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) within us, and God within Him, teach us for our age, and now on the "outside" of us, as His Children (may God be pleased with each of Us) are teaching us right now, in this Spiritual Letter, When asked the following Question by a child, "Bawa, what is the relationship between us, the Prophet of God, and God?" His Holiness, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (Ral.) said, "Think of yourself as an orange, the Prophet of God is the juice of that orange, and God is the taste." May all the peace, the beneficence, and the blessing of God be upon us all. May God help us all. Amen. My love you (anbu), my dearest loving brothers and sisters - Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler). ============================================================== Outline & Summary - of Text Only Version of Spiritual Letter 80 1. Season Greetings - from Heart to Heart, if we like 2. The Real Question/Answer of Our Life (Part 1) - which is why are we "separate from" everything, and what are we to do about it, if we like 3. The Real Question/Answer of Our Life (Part 2) - which is the question that each of us must ask, and receive the answer about, if we like, and then become clear about, before we die to the flesh, if we ever hope to become successful in our lifetime 4. Understanding "Real Work" And "Busy Work" - and the difference between them, between the two, and then, if we like, realizing, understanding, and accepting, the difference between them, and again if we like, then joining in partnership with God within us to do the "Real Work" in our life that brings true value to our life, and will save us from the sharks, and from the "Busy Work" in our life, that just keeps us treading water, until the sharks come, and we are eaten by the sharks 5. The Real Question/Answer of Our Life (Part 3) - which is, "Do we really want to maintain our duality with Jesus (peace be upon Him), no matter how comfortable and secure it makes us feel in our worldly life, if it means suffering an eternal life as "separate from" God within us?" 6. Letting God Within Us "Make It So" Within Us - that is, letting God within us make the truth of us, and the truth of God within us, the reality of us, before we die to the flesh, if we can only convince God within us, that this reality of us, and not the current illusory "outside" of us, and the current real but false inside of us, is what we really want for eternity 7. The Truth About Spiritual Letter 80 - as either the "Word of God" for our age, from God within us all, for the "Children of God" for our age, if we like, or as a rather long, rather confusing "Letter from Louie", also if we like, for the Choice is ours, not God's 8. The Truth About Our Heaven And Hell Within Us - that is, with our heaven within us gradually becoming our hell within us when we gradually realize what we have done, with the "Gift of God" for our life, turning "Oneness and Unity, Justice and Truth, Compassion and Unity", into "separation and differences" 9. Jesus (A.S.) Didn't "Die For Our Sins" - in truth, Jesus (A.S.) died "So We Could Sin", so we could grow an impure birth and life over our original pure birth and life, so "Through Contrast" we could come to understand who we "Already Are", because understanding only occurs contrast, and that is where we have come, to the First of God's Schools within us, to the "School of Contrast" within us, in order to learn about what separates us from God within us, which is the current illusory "outside" and the real but false "inside" of us, and having learned, to then return to God within us, either before or after we die to the flesh, and then share our understanding with God for eternity 10. Becoming The Witness of God Within Us - and of what is "within God" within us, and of "what God is doing" with "what is within God" within us, which is revealing God to God within us for the benefit of all of the Creation of God within us, for when God is done doing what He is doing, if we will only let Him, then when God is done telling the Story of the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us, then "We will be within it", as the Witness. Amen. ============================================================== Text Only Version - of Spiritual Letter 80 (which is the Version sent to you as an E-mail, but with an "Expanded Version" of some Topics) Bawa. 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 blessing of God be upon us all. May God help us all. Bawa. My love you (anbu), my dearest loving brothers Paul and Pierce, and to my dearest loving sisters Joan and Dolores - Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler). 1. Seasons Greetings - from Heart to Heart on the "outside" of us, if we like Bawa. Paul, thank you very, very much for your heart felt greeting and clarity, and yes, most certainly, "This is a special time of the year for many people but especially for those of us who know Jesus Christ as our Messiah. Many things surrounding His birth are still unknown (and always will be) but the certainty of His death and Resurrection are what really make a difference". "The gift of faith is special and I'm truly blessed in many ways to have been the recipient of God's mercy." Bawa. And thank you for your wish at this time of year, in the direction of this child, which is most certainly an appropriate wish for all of us, that is, "I wish for you the gift of faith in God's Son and His redeeming work on the cross of Calvary." Bawa. And this wish by Paul, if we like, also opens up the real question of our life, for all of us to reflect upon, at this time of year, if we like, and that is the question about our "separation from". 2. The Real Question/Answer of Our Life (Part 1) - which is "Why are we "separate from" everything, and what are we to do about it", if we like Bawa. For the Choice to either "Join in partnership with God" within us, or not, before we die to the flesh, in order to remove our "separation from" God within us, as well as our "separation from" Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, our "separation from" each other, and our "separation from" the Creation of God within us, is our Choice, not God's. Bawa. The Choice to either allow Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us to become free again within us, letting Him off of His cross within us, or to continue keeping Him crucified within us, so we can sin, so we can continue to live on the "outside" of us, as if we are "separate from" everything, both within us and on the "outside" of us, is our Choice, not God's. Bawa. For example, the Choice to either continue "Working for wages to get into heaven", or to "Join in partnership with God" within us, is our Choice, not God's. Bawa. That is, the Choice to do this with our life, or not, with what God has personally and ever so lovingly placed within each of us, even before we were born, which is our soul, and the wisdom surrounding our soul, and everything within God within us, is our Choice, not God's. Bawa. That is, the Choice to let the life of purity within us naturally flow back into God within us, from which we have all come, or not, in this way, completing God's "universal and public" Intention for our life within us, as "God's Common Wealth", for the benefit of all of the Creation of God within us, is our Choice, not God's. Bawa. Or the Choice to continue trying to keep our life for ourselves, for our own "selfish" reasons on the "outside" of us, or not, in this way, completing our "personal and private intentions" for our life, as "Our Personal and Private Wealth", for our personal and private benefit on the "outside" of us, is Our Choice, not God's Bawa. In this way, we need to understand with clarity why we have "separation from" God within us, "separation from" Jesus (peace be upon Him" within us, "separation from" each other on the "outside" of us, and "separation from" the Creation of God, both within us and on the "outside" of us, when in truth God, as our Creator, is "One with" everything", both within us and on the "outside" of us. Bawa. And why are we still always facing this "separation from" in our life, even when we believe in God, and believe in Jesus (peace be upon Him) as His Sun, as the Light of man within God within us, as our Savior. Bawa. Why if we believe that Jesus (peace be upon Him) is "The Way", is "Our Savior", do we still always see "us", and our dearest loving brothers and sisters, only in the context of this apparent "separation from", that is, in the context of our apparent "separation from" God within us, our apparent "separation from" from Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, our apparent "separation from" each other, and our apparent "separation from" from the Creation of God. Bawa. And how did all of this "separation from" occur, both within us and on the "outside" of us, and why did it occur, and what are we to do about it, if anything, before we die to the flesh, and if we do want to remove it, how do we go about removing it, and finally, if we don't remove it, what are the consequences, both now and after we die to the flesh. Bawa. And that brings us to the title of this Spiritual Letter, "Do we have the faith of Jesus (peace be upon Him), Or just faith In Jesus (peace be upon Him)" Bawa. Or said another way, "Are we either following the path or religion of Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, or are we following the path or religion about Jesus (peace be upon Him) on the "outside" of us"?" Bawa. For we can't have it both ways, because in truth one path excludes the other path, so we have to Choose between them, before we die to the flesh, and this is the "Great Decision", the "Great Choice" of our life, and this is why we have come here, to this earth world, to make this Choice, the Choice between either an eternal life as "One with" God within us, or an eternal life as "separate from" God within us, a Choice that we must make before we die to the flesh. Bawa. That is, the Choice between either the illusory "outside" of us, and the false inside of us, for in truth the "outside" of us is really within us, is really the lives of darkness and evil that we have in our ignorance allowed to grow within us, like weeds growing in God's Beautiful Flower Garden within us, or the true inside of us, which is everything within God within us, which naturally becomes everything within us, once we convince God within us, that we only want God within us, and what is within God within us, and what God is doing with what is within God within us, which is revealing God to God within us, for the benefit of all of the Creation of God within us. Bawa. And we convince God within us of this, that in truth, "We don't exist", either on the "outside" of us or within us, that is, as "separate from" God within us, but rather that "Only God exists" within us, that "There is nothing other than God" within us, and that "God is One" within us, and we do this convincing of God within us, not through our actions on the "outside" of us, but rather through the opposite or inside of this. Bawa. That is, but rather through our "lack of action" on the "outside" of us, but rather through our absolute faith, certitude, and determination in God within us, and in what God is doing within us, but rather, through our faith and trust on the true inside of us, on God within us, and on what is within God within us, and on what God is doing with what is within God within us, which is revealing God to God within us, for the benefit of all of the Creation of God within God within us, if we like, that is, for God to use our life in this way, or for us to use our life in this way, in partnership with God within us, is most certainly our Choice, not God's Choice. Amen. Bawa. That is, by our "stepping back" on the "outside" of us, so God within us can "step forward" within us, and claim His property, claim His wealth within us, which if He does within us, because we have properly asked Him to do this, which is as "One with" Him within us, will then become "Our property" within us, will then become "Our wealth" within us, which in the Islamic tradition is called the Mubarakat of God within us, the wealth of the three worlds within us, that is, the wealth of the this world within us, the world of souls within us, and of the kingdom of God within us, all of which naturally happens within us, when we step back on the "outside" of us, letting the illusory "outside" of us, and the current real but false inside of us, come to an end, both within us and on the "outside" of us, allowing our soul and God within us to again become "One within us, but this time with an understanding of our "Oneness, so it will never leave us again. Amen. Bawa. And in this way, by us learning how to do "Nothing Correctly", that is, by "us" always getting God within us "To do it", both within us and on the "outside" of us, in every situation that God places before us, on the "outside" of us, allowing God to gradually pull us back into Himself, with us gradually becoming again "One", bringing along with us, and understanding of this "One", so it will never leave us again, then sharing this understanding of the "One" with God for eternity. Bawa. And in this way, with us joining in partnership with God within us to convince God within us that in truth, "Everything" is within us, that in truth "Nothing" is "outside" of us, and that in truth, "Only God exists" within us, not "us" trying to exist, trying to exist as anything on the "outside" of us, including "us" trying to exist as a Jew, a Christian, or a Muslim, that is, with "us" trying to exist on the "outside" of us, while we continue to try and live as if we are "separate from" God within us, all of which is not true. Bawa. That in truth, "Only God does" within us, not "us" trying to do, trying to do anything on the "outside" of us, including "us" trying to do our duty, prayers, and devotion to God, with "us" trying to do things on the "outside" of us, while we continue to try and live as if we are "separate from" God within us, all of which is not true. Bawa. That in truth "Only God knows" within us, not us trying to know, trying to know anything on the "outside" of us, including "us" trying to know about God, about what is within God, and about what God is doing with what is within God, with "us" trying to know about things on the "outside" of us, while we continue to live as if we are "separate from" God within us, all of which is not true. Bawa. And in this way, and only in this way, joining in partnership with God within us to convince God within us to make "us" within Him, and Him within us, "One", to make our life within Him, and His life within us, "One", to make our purity within Him, and His purity within us, "One", to make our intention within Him, and His intention within us, "One", to make our prayer and worship of within Him, and His prayer and worship of Him within us, "One", to make our duty within Him, and His duty within us, "One". Bawa. All of which God within us will most gladly do within us, if our intention is praiseworthy, that is, if we "make God's intention our search", if we then "intend as God intends" within us, and if we will only correctly ask Him, that is, ask Him to make us "One" within Him, which is ask Him as "One with" Him, which then becomes the "Ultimate Self-fulfilling Prophesy", for "we can only use God to get to God" within us, and the "Justice of God" is that "whatever we intend is what we will receive". Bawa. In this way, we "cannot use what God has discarded" to get to God within us, and what God has discarded within Himself, to become God within us, is everything that we currently see, hear, smell, taste, and touch on the "outside" of us, so we must get God within us to do it again, to again discard from within Himself, everything that is separating God from God within us, but this time within us, because only God within us can do the work of God within us, once we convince God within us that everything within us, is really within Him within us, not within us, not within us, living on the "outside" of us, as if we are separate from God within us, all of which is not true, a convincing job within us which in truth is the only "Real Work" of our life. Amen. Bawa. And this convincing work, this only "Real Work" in our life, is centered around our freely and willingly letting our current life of "separation and differences" on the "outside" of us, come to an end, both within us and on the "outside" of us, and to do this, or at least to truly start to do this within us, in partnership with God within us, before we die to the flesh. Bawa. Which in truth is just like the "Real Work" of an "apple seed" on the "outside" of us, buried within the earth, which after coming to a realization of "who it is", of "where it is", and of "what is happening" to itself, joins as "One with" the earth and germinates to the truth within it, a realization that naturally emerges from within it, when it is ready to both hear it, and ready to either accept or reject it, the realization that it is an apple seed, that it is buried within the earth, and that the earth contains everything necessary for what is hidden within it, which is the apple tree and its fruits, to grow. Bawa. And in this way, having realized, understood, accepted, and joined as "One with" the truth that naturally emerges from within it, when the apple seed is both ready to hear it, and ready to either accept or reject it, then some apple seeds, like some people, accept the truth of itself, and the truth of what is hidden within it, and dies to its life of "selfishness" buried in the earth on the "outside" of itself, in order to become "One with" the earth and germinate, in order to let what is truly within it, which is the apple tree and its fruits, and again the apple seed, to let them live again, to let them be revealed again, for the benefit of everything that can benefit from them being revealed again. Amen. Bawa. That is, in order to germinate to the truth of itself and to the truth hidden within it, in order to germinate to and reveal what is hidden within it, in order to reveal what God has hidden within it, even before it came to the earth, which is the apple tree, and within the apple tree the apple fruits, and again within the mature apple fruits the apple seed, but this time a 1000 fold. Amen. 3. The Real Question/Answer of Our Life (Part 2) - which is the question that each of us must ask, and receive the answer about, if we like, and then become clear about, before we die to the flesh, if we ever hope to become successful in our lifetime Bawa. My dearest loving brothers Paul and Pierce, and my dearest loving sisters, Joan and Dolores, this is the one true "Question and Answer" of our life, that each of us must ask, and receive the answer about, and become clear about, before we die to the flesh, if we ever hope to become successful in our lifetime, that is, if we like, for the Choice to ask this question, or not, and receive this answer, and become clear about it, before we die to the flesh, is most certainly our Choice, not God's Choice. Bawa. And in summary, this Question/Answer is as follows: Is the true gift of God within us "His Son", who is a Light within us, and as such, is "Our faith in God's Son and His redeeming work on the cross of Calvary" our "Real Work", as you have so beautifully wished it for all of us? Or is the true gift of God within us "God Himself", who is a Power within us, is the "Power within the Essence of Everything". And as such, His Son, or Sun, or the Light of man within God within us, is "How" we reach God within us. And in this way, His Sun or Light is "The Way" or the "Door" through which we must walk back to God within us, back into the Power that is God within us, after we become "One with" His Sun, with His Light within us, which is the Essence of God within us, that is, after we become "One with" the "Way", with the "Door", with the "Light God" to the world within us? Bawa. My dearest loving brothers Paul and Pierce, and my dearest loving sisters Joan and Dolores, this is the "Way of the Lord" or the "Straight Path" within us, that is, our joining in partnership with God within us to allow our soul to again become "One with" God within us, before we die to the flesh, but this time with an understanding of our "Oneness", so it will never leave us again. Amen. Bawa. And this is the wish of this child for each of us, that we make this transition, this shift in our life, this shift in the focus of our faith and path, from "outside" to "inside". Bawa. That is, that we shift our focus from having faith in Jesus (peace be upon Him), a focus of "separation and differences", of "separation from", on the "outside" of us, that in truth is only leading us to an eternal life as "separate from" God within us, which in truth is an eternal hell within us, to a focus of "Oneness and Unity, of Justice and Truth, of Compassion and Unity", of "Oneness with", that will immediately lead us to "joining in partnership" with God within us, to develop the faith of Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, which in truth is developing the faith of "John the Baptist" (peace be upon Him) within us, which will allow us to die to the flesh, to die before death, to die to the current "outside" of us, before we die to the flesh. Bawa. And in this way, that will allow us to become "One with" the "True Way" within us, with the "True Door" within us, that is, to become "One with" the Light of man emerging from within the Power of God within us, that allows us to be truly "born again" within us, as the "Light of Faith" merging with the "Light of God' within us, that has emerged out of the Power of God within us, and in this way, that leads us to "Oneness" with God within us, before we die to the flesh. Bawa. Or at least with "us" joining in partnership with God within us to truly start down this path within us, before we die to the flesh, which in truth is the "Way of the Lord" within us, is the "Straight Path" within us, so God within us can then do "Everything Else" within us, that is, "Everything Else" within us required to make our life truly successful in our lifetime. Amen. Bawa. In this way, with "us" joining in partnership with God within us, to shift from walking the path that is about Jesus (peace be upon Him) on the "outside" of us, to the path of Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, to the path where "Jesus happens" within us, where the Light of man within God truly emerges out of God within us, out of the Effulgence or "Power" of God within us, and if we like, then lead "us" back as the "Light of Faith" into that Light of man, which is Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, and from within that Light back into the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us, from which we have all come, which in truth is God and True Man within us. Amen. 4. Understanding "Real Work" And "Busy Work" - and the difference between them, between the two, and realizing, understanding, and accepting the difference, and then, if we like, joining in partnership with God within us to do the "Real Work" in our life that brings true value to our life, that will save us from the sharks, and from the "Busy Work" in our life, that just keeps us treading water, until the sharks come, and we are eaten by the sharks, in this way, with us, after we die to the flesh in our current state, becoming "One with" the sharks within us, that is, with "us" experiencing the "suffering of the grave" within us, with us roaming the earth world within us as "One with" the elemental spirits or 5 ruhanies within us, as a demon, a jinn, a fairy, and a ghost, until Qiyamah (the Standing Forth; the Day of Judgment) within us, where we meet the Creation of God within us, with us then taking on 105 million rebirths within us, as part of their judgment within us, ending as a worm in hell with only one level of consciousness, or feeling within us, and in this way, with us taking on an eternal life as "separate from" God. For such are the consequences of our "Busy Work" Bawa. My dearest loving brothers Paul and Pierce, and my dearest loving sisters, Joan and Dolores, this is our "Real Work" within us, as beautifully explained to us for our age by the life and teaching of our dear Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) within us, and by God within Him, and now on the "outside" of us, as explained to us by the life and teaching of His Children (may God be pleased with Him), for example, through this Spiritual Letter. Bawa. In this way, this is the difference between the "Real Work" in our life, that is of true value in our life, that will save us from being eaten by the sharks, by the very same sharks that we in our ignorance have grown within us, and the "Busy Work" in our life, that just keeps us treading water, until we are eaten by the same sharks Bawa. In this way, if we truly shift from all of our current "Busy Work" to our "Real Work", before we die to the flesh, then we will most certainly avoid the sharks in our life, and in the end become truly successful in our lifetime. This is certain. This is truth. I say this with determination. Bawa. In this way, and in this way only, if we understand this differences, and join in partnership with God within us to apply this understanding, before we die to the flesh, we will develop the Faith of Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, we will become the Path or Religion of Jesus (peace be upon Him), we will most certainly become "One with" God within us, or at least truly start to become "One", in partnership with God within us, before we die to the flesh. May we all know this now, and start to act accordingly. Bawa. In this way, with "us" gradually becoming "One with" His Sun, with His Light within us, with "us" having disappeared into that Light within God within us, that is, having disappeared within it as the "Light of God's Faith" within us, as the "Light of the faith of "John the Baptist" (peace be upon Him) within us, which in truth is our death before death within us. Bawa. With "us", in partnership with God within us, having disappeared into the "Light of man" within us, into the "Light of man" within God within us, which in truth is Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, with the "Light of man" having appeared within God within us, which is the liberation of Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us from His cross within us, which in truth is our being born again within us, for the benefit of all of the Creation of God within God within us. Bawa. A task which can only be accomplished within us, by God within us, when we freely and willingly stop "working for wages to get into heaven" on the "outside" of us, and instead start to "join in partnership with God within us", with each look, with each breath, with each thought, and with each action on the "outside" of us, before we die to the flesh, in order to allow our life within us, which is our soul life, which is Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, to start to climb off of His cross within us, which is our current life on the "outside" of us, and to start to appear within God within us, in order to again become "One with" God within us, and at least starting all of this within us, before we die to the flesh. Bawa. And if and when we do "join in partnership with God" within us, to at least start this within us, before we die to the flesh, then God within us will then do "Everything Else" within us necessary to Complete this within us, whether or not we have died to the flesh, for this is "God's Promise" for our age, this is "God's Guarantee" for our age, and when our soul again becomes "One with" God within us, then "We will be within it", as the Witness, as the faith of "John the Baptist" (peace be upon Him) within us, as the "light" having disappeared within the "Light" that appeared within God within us, which is Jesus (peace be upon Him) within God within us. Bawa. Which in the Christian tradition is the Holy Trinity of God within us, that is, is the Father, the Son or Sun or Light of man within God within us, and the Holy Spirit or Spirit of Truth within the Light of man within God within us, and within the Islamic tradition is the Triple Flame of God within God within us, that is, is Ya Allah, Ya Rasul, Ya Muhaiyaddeen, or the Three again appearing within the One within us. Amen. Bawa. In this way, with "us" willingly and freely dying to our current life of "separation and differences" on the "outside" of us, before we die to the flesh, so Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us can get off of His cross within us, which in truth is our current life of sin or "selfishness" on the "outside" of us, and return to God within us, or at least truly begin His journey again within us, before we die to the flesh, so God within us can then do "Everything Else" within us, that is, so God within us can do "Everything Else" within us, in order to make our life truly successful in our lifetime. Bawa. That is, with "us" willingly and freely dying to our current life of sin, our current life of selfishness" on the "outside" of us, so our soul within us, which is Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, can again live within us, can again live as "One with" God within us, but this time with an understanding of our "Oneness" so it will never leave us again. Bawa. In this way, with "us" willingly and freely dying to our current life on the "outside" of us, before we die to the flesh, so our soul life, so Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us can again live within us, can again be liberated from His cross within us, by our awakened wisdom within us, by allowing our awakened wisdom within us to pull out the 5 nails that keep Jesus (peace be upon Him) crucified on His cross within us, which is "Our desires" to live on the "outside" of us and sin, and in this way, allowing our soul life, our light life within us, to find and again become "One with" God within us. Bawa. And in this way, with "us" willingly and freely dying to our currently life, our current life of living on the "outside" of us in our ignorance, and in our arrogance about our ignorance, as if we are "separate from" God within us, as if we are "separate from" each other, and as if we are "separate from" the Creation of God within us, all of which is not true. Bawa. So that the Holy Trinity of God again resplends within God within us, so the Triple Flame of God again resplends as "One" within God within us, for the benefit of all of the Creation of God within us, that is, so the Father or God of man within God within us, and the Sun or Light of Man within God within us, and the Holy Spirit or consciousness or wisdom of God within us, can again live as "One" within God within us, for the benefit of all of the Creation of God within God within us. Amen. Bawa. In this way, with "us" willing and freely dying to the flesh, before we physically die to the flesh, in order to allow God within us to finish what God has already started within us, a very, very long time ago, which is to reveal God to God within us, for the benefit of all of the Creation of God within us, if we like. Bawa. For the Choice to either do this with our life, or not, is our Choice, not God's Choice, that is, the Choice to either let Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us again live in freedom within us, to again live free of His cross within us, to again live free from our current life of sin, of "selfishness" on the "outside" of us, or not, is our Choice not God's, that is, the Choice to allowing Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us to either again become "One with" God within us, or not, but this time with an understanding of our "Oneness", so it will never leave us again, is our Choice, not God's. Amen. Bawa. That is, the Choice to either let Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us become free of His cross within us, free of our current life of sin, free of our current life of "separation and differences" on the "outside" of us, before we die to the flesh, or for "us" in our ignorance, and in our arrogance about out ignorance, to continue trying to keep Jesus (peace be upon Him) crucified on His cross within us, so we can continue to sin, so we can continue to live "selfishly" on the "outside" of us, is Our Choice, not God's, that is, the Choice for "us" to either continue trying to let "us" as "separate from" Jesus (peace be upon) within us, live on the "outside" of us, as "separate from" everything, both on the inside and on the "outside" of us, or not, is most certainly our Choice, not God's Choice. Bawa. That is, the Choice to either do this with our life, or not, is our Choice, not God's, that is, the Choice to either do this, or not, with the gift of life that God has personally and ever so lovingly placed within each of us, is our Choice, not God's, that is, the Choice to either "Join in partnership with God" within us, to reveal God to God within us, for the benefit of all of the Creation of God within us, or at least to truly start to do this, before we die to the flesh, or for "us" to continue trying to "Work for wages to get into some illusory heaven" on a new "outside" of us, after we die to the flesh, so in a way, we can cheat death within us, is most certainly our Choice, not God's. Bawa. At least this is the understanding of this small child, trying to live at the feet of God for our age, which for our age is at the feet of our dearest loving Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) within us, and of God within Him, and now on the "outside" of us, at the feet of His Children (may God be pleased with each of Us), which in truth is all of us living in this age, if we like, that is, if the true intention for our life within us, for our soul life, is to again become "One with" God within us, before we die to the flesh. Amen. Bawa. And in this way, my dearest loving brothers Paul and Pierce, and my dearest loving sisters Joan and Dolores, this one "True Question and Answer of Our Life" for this age, is a question which can only truly be asked and answered in our age, by God within us all, asked and answered by God within us for the "One True Child of God" within us all, who is now living in our age, because only now in our age are we truly all ready to both hear this question and answer, and either accept or reject it. 5. The Real Question/Answer of Our Life (Part 3) - which is, "Do we really want to maintain our duality with Jesus (peace be upon Him), no matter how comfortable and secure it makes us feel in our worldly life, if it means suffering an eternal life as "separate from" God within us?" Bawa. And this "True Question and Answer of Our Life", for our age can be broken down into the following two questions, which in truth is really just one question, that is, the question, "What do we want?", or: 1) Do we have faith in Jesus (peace be upon Him), as "our" Savior? 2) Or, do we have the faith of Jesus (peace be upon Him), as "our" Path?" Bawa. Now lets look at both of these questions in a little more detail, Ok? Bawa. First, 1) Do we have faith in Jesus (peace be upon Him), as "our" Savior? Bawa. That is, do we want to continue trying to maintain our duality with Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, no matter what, so that we can continue to use Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, as something that exists on the "outside" of us, but is still "One with" God within us, and is also "separate from" us on the "outside" of us, but who if we "worship Him" as God within us, will protect us from the "Wrath of God" within us, after we die to the flesh in our current state, in our current state of living on the "outside" of us as if we are "separate from" God within us, as if we are "separate from" each other, and as if we are "separate from" the Creation of God, all of which is not true. Bawa. In this way, with "us" continuing to believing in this way, that is, to continue to maintain our duality between us and God within us, and between us and Jesus (peace be upon Him), both within us and on the "outside" of us, no matter what, no matter what God within us tries to tell us, over and over again, no matter what God tries to tell us and to show us to the contrary, that in truth "We are all One". Bawa. That is, that God within us tells and shows us to the contrary. For example, that God within us, Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, the Creation of God within us, and "us", in truth are "All One". Bawa. That we are "All One" within us, that is, that "us", the Creation of God within us, God within us, and True Man within God within us, are "All One" within us, in the same way that the apple seed, the earth, the apple tree, and the apple fruits, are all One on the "outside" of us. Bawa. With God within us showing us an example on the "outside" of us, of what He patiently and every so lovingly placed within each of us, a very, very long time ago, even before we were born, and even before we came to this earth world within us, so we can learn, so we can begin to understand who we "Already Are", so we can begin to understand and accept and become "One with" the truth within each of us, the truth of the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us. 6. Letting God Within Us "Make It So" Within Us - that is, letting God within us make the truth of us, and the truth of God within us, the reality of us, before we die to the flesh, if we can only convince God within us, that this reality of us, and not the current illusory outside of us, and the current real but false inside of us, is what we really want for eternity Bawa. And having realized, understood, and accepted this truth within us, to then join in partnership with God within us, to let God within us, and to let True Man within God within us, "Make it so", within the Creation of God within us. Bawa. That is, to "Make it so", with the truth within us, that in truth we are the "Seed of God" buried within the Creation of God within us, and that in truth, God within us is the "Seed of True Man" hidden within the "Seed of God" buried within the Creation of God within us, and in this way, that in truth we are "God happening" within the Creation of God within us, and that God within us is "True Man happening" within "God happening" within the Creation of God within us. Bawa. Just like the "apple tree" hidden within the "apple seed" buried within the earth is really the "seed of the apple fruits", and as such, the "apple seed" in truth is the "apple tree happening" within the earth, and the "apple tree" is really the "apple fruits happening" within the "apple tree happening" within the earth. Bawa. And having realized, understood, accepted and joined as "One with" this truth within us, to then join in partnership with God within us to "Let God" within us, "Make It So" within us, in this way, with "us" joining in partnership with God within us and within True Man within God within us, to allow Them within us to tell and bring to Completion within us, "Their Story", that is, the Story of the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us, which if we do, or at least start to do, before we die to the flesh, than becomes "Our Story", and when "Our Story" has been told and brought to completion within us, then "We will be within it", as the Witness. Amen. Bawa. That is, if we truly join in partnership with God within us before it is too late to tell this Story within us, and bring this Story to Completion within us, that is, before we die to the flesh and permanently loose the "outside" of us, and before at least one of us prematurely destroys the "outside" of us, for all of us, which is also a very real possibility for our age. Amen. Bawa. In this way, we must take advantage of God's "outside'" example of what is truly "within us" each of us, which is the Story of the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us, while we still can, and use it to join in partnership with God within us to start to journey within ourselves, which is the whole point of our life, for then, and only then, will our life become truly successful in our lifetime. Amen. Bawa. In this way, realizing that in truth the apple seed, the earth, the apple tree, and the apple fruits are all One, One within the other as One, One revealing the Other within it, One hiding itself within the One being revealed, only to appear again, in the next cycle, in the next cycle of "AppleTree-Apple/Apple-AppleTree" on the "outside" of us, or in our case within us, in the next cycle of "God-Man/Man-God" within each of us, if we like. Bawa. For like with the example of the apple seed on the "outside" of us, the Choice for us to do this or not with our life, that is, the Choice for "us" to join as "One with" the Creation of God within us, to germinate, before we die to the flesh, to germinate to the truth of us, and to the truth of God, that God has hidden within us, is our Choice, not God's. Amen. 7. The Truth About Spiritual Letter 80 - as either the "Word of God" for our age, from God within us all, for the "Children of God" for our age, or as a rather long, rather confusing "Letter from Louie" Bawa. The Choice is ours, not God. For example, the Choice either to assimilate each sweet word in this Spiritual Letter, or not, as coming from God within us all, for the Children of God for our age, or not, is Our Choice, not God's. Something to certainly think about, a little, my dearest loving brothers Paul and Pierce, and my dearest loving sisters Joan and Dolores, Yes? Bawa. For in truth, at least for this child, God within us all, has placed this Spiritual Letter before us, and has also placed all of the earlier Spiritual Letters that have been sent, before us, for the benefit of all of the Children of God for our age, which in truth is each of us living in this age, if we like, that is, if the true intention for our life, for our soul life, is to again become "One with" God within us, or at least join in partnership with God within us, to start to become "One with" God within us, before we die to the flesh. Bawa. For the Choice is most certainly ours, not God, the Choice to either accept them as truly the "Word of God" for our age, for the "Children of God" for our age, or not, or with "us" ignoring these Spiritual Letters, deleting them as fast as they come, and with "us" instead, continuing with "business as usual" on the "outside" of us, with "us" hoping in the end, to go to a place, to another place on the "outside" of us, when the current place on the "outside" of us ends, to another place where we can be near Jesus (peace be upon Him) for eternity. 8. The Truth About Our Heaven And Hell Within Us - that is, with our heaven within us gradually becoming our hell within us when we gradually realize what we have done, with the "Gift of God" for our life, turning "Oneness and Unity, Justice and Truth, Compassion and Unity", into "separation and differences" Bawa. And in this way, where we can be near God within Him for eternity, a place that we now in our ignorance, and in our arrogance about our ignorance, call heaven, a place in a "new outside" of us that we like to believe, after we die to the flesh, that we can share with all of our dearest loving brothers and sisters, and friends, and family, like with our wife, and children, if they will only also believe in such a place in the same way. Bawa. But in truth is also a place where we are still "separate from" God within us, where we are still "separate from" each other, and where we are still "separate from" the Creation of God within us, which is just like what we are currently experiencing on the current "outside" of us, and a place that in truth is not what it might first appear to be, if we are wise, a place that we can avoid all together, if we are very wise, and a place that we can replace with our "Oneness with" God within us, with what is within God within us, and with what God is doing within God within us, if we like, if we can just get God to do it for us, as God did it before, within Himself, in order to become God within us, but this time within us, within us within Him. Amen. Bawa. For in truth this place is our hell, this heaven of our mind and desire will gradually become our hell for eternity, this place that we now think about in our ignorance, and in our arrogance about our ignorance, as heaven, and that we will initially call heaven, when we go there, after we die to the flesh, will gradually change into our hell. Bawa. Will gradually turn into our hell for eternity, that is, when we gradually begin to realize that we are still "separate from", that we are still "separate from" everything, and in truth this was always our only problem, a problem that we refused to address, to even acknowledge, no matter what God tried to tell and show to us, over and over again, like these Spiritual Letters, from the heart of this small child. 9. Jesus (A.S.) Didn't "Die For Our Sins" - in truth, Jesus (A.S.) died "So We Could Sin", so we could grow an impure birth and life over our original pure birth and life, so "Through Contrast" we could come to understand who we "Already Are", because understanding only occurs contrast, and that is where we have come, to the First of God's Schools within us, to the "School of Contrast" within us, in order to learn about what separates us from God within us, which is the current illusory "outside" and the real but false "inside" of us, and having learned, to then return to God within us, either before or after we die to the flesh, and then share our understanding with God for eternity Bawa. In this way, with "us" gradually realizing, no matter what we choose to call the place we end up, that we are still "separate from" God within us, that we are still "separate from" Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, that we are still "separate from" all of the other 124,000 Heavenly Beings, Prophets, and Lights of God" who are also within us, that we are still "separate from" each other, who in truth are really all "One" within us, and that we are still "separate from" the Creation of God, which in truth is the "Earth of God" within which we are planted, as the "Seed of God", if we like. Bawa. All of which God has personally and every so lovingly placed within each of us, as "One with" us, as the First of God's Schools within us, as the "School of Contrast" within us, placed within us even before we were born, even before we came to this earth world within us, so we could learn, so we could learn about everything that is "separating us" from God within us, and having learned our lessons, having passed our tests, having graduated from the First of God's Schools within us, having graduated from the "School of Contrast" within us, before we die to the flesh, to then go off to the next of God's Schools within us, which is the "School of Light" within us, where God will personally and every so lovingly teach us about God within us, for only God within us can do this. 10. Becoming The Witness of God Within Us - before we die to the flesh, "In partnership" with God within us, and a Witness of what is "Within God" within us, and of "What God is doing" within us Expanded Summary of Topic 10: Bawa. Before we die to the flesh, we must come to clearly understand what it means to "Become The Witness of God" within us. Bawa. That is, in partnership with God within us, we must become a Witness of what is "Within God" within us, and of "What God is doing" within us. Bawa. That is, we must become a Witness of "What God is doing" within us, that is, a Witness of "What God is doing" within us, with what is "Within God" within us, which in truth is revealing God to God within us, for the benefit of all of the Creation of God within us. Bawa. And this is our "Real Work" within us, not all of the "Busy Work" that we are currently trying to do in our ignorance, and in our arrogance about our ignorance, on the "outside" of us, which in truth is of no value, either to us or to anyone else, with "us" continuing to try and use "us" living on the "outside" of us, as if we are "separate from" God within us, to do this "Busy Work", all of which is not true and of no value.. Bawa. This, and only this, is the "Real Work" within us, the "Real Work" of "us" living within us, as the "Seed of God" buried by God within us within the Creation of God within us, the "Real Work" of "us letting God within us do His "Real Work" within us, which is to grow His Crop within us, to build His House within us, and in the end, for God to then Harvest His Crop within us, and to then Move Into His House within us, for eternity, for the benefit of all of the Creation of God within us, and when God within us has Completed all of this within us, then "We will be within it", as the Witness, with "us" within us doing all of this within us, in partnership with God within us, before we die to the flesh. Bawa. Or at least with "us" truly starting to do this "Real Work" within us, truly starting to let God do this within us, to do His "Real Wor" within us, before we die to the flesh, so God withiin us can then do "Everything Else", in order to make our life truly successful in our lifetime, if we like. Bawa. For the Choice to do this or not with our life, is our Choice, not God's, the Choice to either join in partenship with God within us to let the "Seed of God" germinate within us, and reveal the "Tree of God" within us, and the "Fruits of God" within us, or not, or not to germinate to the truth within us, is our Choice, not God's, the Choice to either let God finish what God has started within us, a very, very long time ago, or not, or to just ignore this "potential" within the "Seed of God" within us, the potential of "True Man happening" within "God happening" within the Creation of God within us, until we die to the flesh, and hell becomes fate within us, which in truth is an eternal life as "separate from" God within us, for other then this, there is no hell. Bawa. Which in truth is the "Only True Choice" for our life, is the "Only True Decision" that we must each make for our life, before we die to the flesh, all of which is "within" us, as either our "Real Work" within us, or as our "Busy Work" on the "outside" of us, whether we use it or not, and every whether we like it or not. Bawa. Because in truth this is our true birth right, our true hertitage, the true destiny of our soul, just like the "Real Work" of each apple seed on the "outside" of us is also there within it, always ready for the using, if it likes, for like each of us, not all apple seeds germinate to the truth within them. Instead some apple seeds ignore the truth within them, and instead continue trying to live on the "outside" of themselves, as "separate from" the earth, and as "separate from" the truth within them, until they rot in the earth, eventially dying in the earth, taking on 105 million rebirths, but never again as an apple seed, never again as the Story of the "Oneness of the Apple Tree and Its Apples", a Story that each apple seed came to the earth, to join with the earth, to tell. Bawa. In this way, on the "outside" of us, God buries some apple seeds within the earth, as a beautiful example for us, an example of "Real Work" on the "outside" of us that is like the "Finger of God" pointing to our "Real Work" within us, pointing to what God has to do within us, if we will only let Him, if we will only join Him, which is the only way our life can truly become successful in our lifetime. Bawa. And in this way, the "Real Work" of the apple seed buried within the earth, is only one thing, and that is to realize, understand, accept, and join with the "truth of itself", and the "truth of what is hidden" within it, that naturally emerges from within it, when it is ready to both hear it, and ready to either accept or reject it. Bawa. Which is sort of like this "Spiritual Letter" coming to each of us, from God within us all, as "Our own life speaking to us", to the Children of God for our age, if we like, who in truth are all of us living in this age, if we like, that is, if the true intention for our life within us, for our soul life, is to again become "One with" God within us, before we die to the flesh. Bawa. That in truth, the apple seed, like each of us, is really "Something Else", is really the "Seed of Somthing Else", that is, is really an "apple tree happening" within the earth, and the apple tree hidden within it is also really the "Seed of Something Else", is really an "apple fruit happening" within an "apple tree happening" within the earth, and as such "They are One", the earth, the apple seed the apple tree and the apple fruits are in truth "All One", and "So are We". Bawa. That is, the Creation of God as the "Earth of God" within us, "us" as the "Seed of God" within us, God as the "Seed of True Man" within us, and True Man as the "Sweet Taste of God" within the "Fruit of God" within us, are "All One", that is, if like the apple seed buried within the earth, we will only let the "Truth surrender to the Truth" within us, in order to reveal the apple tree of God again, and the apple fruits of God again, and again the "sweet taste of God" within each of those apple fruits, and again, the apple seeds of God again, but this time a 1000 fold. Bawa. With all of this happening within us, for the benefit of all of the Creation of God within us, and when God is done doing "What He is doing" within each of us, if we will only let Him, then when God is done telling the Story of the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us, then "We will be within it", as the Witness. Amen. Text of Topic 10: Bawa. All of which leads us to the second part of the question that we all must ask, receive the answer, and become clear about, before we die to the flesh, and that is, 2) "Do we have the faith of Jesus (peace be upon Him), as our Path?" Bawa. Which we can only have if we have the life of Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, if we have allowed Jesus (peace be upon Him) to become free within us, to become liberated from His cross within us, if we have allow Him to find and again become "One with" God within us, but this time with an understanding of our "Oneness" so it will never leave us again. Bawa. And if we have, if we have used our life in this way, if we have willingly and freely allowed our current life on the "outside" of us to come to an end, or at least truly begin to come to an end, before we die to the flesh, so Jesus (peace be upon Him) can live, so Jesus (peace be upon Him) can be freed from His cross within us, then we have the faith of Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, which in truth is the faith of "John the Baptist" (peace be upon Him) within us, the faith that God sent down at the time of Jesus (peace be upon Him), which is the true Witness of Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, "That all men through him might believe." Bawa. And in a fuller context, "There was 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 that Light, but was sent to bear Witness of that Light." "That was the true Light, which lighteth 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 Suns of God (the Light of man to the world), even to them that believe on 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 dwelt among us, full of grace and truth." Bawa. That is, we must believe in Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, and in God within Him, through the faith of "John the Baptist" (peace be upon Him) within us, in order to become the Suns of God within us, in order to receive the Power of God within us, in order to become the "Light of God to the World" for our age, as we are told above in the "Gospel of John", in Chapter 01, Verses 6 to 14. Bawa. May all the peace, the beneficence, and the blessing of God be upon us all. May God help us all. Amen. Bawa. My dearest loving brothers Paul and Pierce, and my dearest loving sisters Joan and Dolores, please give my love and salams (that is, greeting from the heart) to all of the members of your family, and to all of your friends, and to all of our brothers and sisters of the "HMHS Class of '56". Bawa. Please tell them that Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler) loves them very, very much, and that they are always in our prayers. Bawa. And please try to "Join in partnership with God" within us all, to share this beautiful Spiritual Letter with them, as in truth this "Heart's Work" is the only way to "Have the faith of Jesus (peace be upon Him)", and to stop "Working for wages to get into heaven", before it is too late, too late to do this kind of work in our life, before we die to the flesh, which for any of us could be our next breath. Something to think about, a little, Yes? Bawa. 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Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim. In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate. Al-salam 'alaykum wa-rahmat Allah wa-barakatuhu kulluhu. Wa 'alaykum al-salam wa-rahmat Allah wa-barakatuhu kulluhu. May all the peace, the beneficence, and the blessing of God be upon us all. May God help us all. Bawa. My love you (anbu), my dearest loving brothers and sisters - Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler). Bawa. Here is a beautiful Spiritual Letter, "Spiritual Letter 80", which "we" have called, "Do We Have The Faith of Jesus (A.S.) Or Just Faith In Jesus (A.S.)", a Spiritual Letter to Mr. Paul Sturgis and His Wife Joan, and to Mr. Pierce Pelouze and His Wife Dolores, and to all of our dearest loving brothers and sisters of "The Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship", who in truth are the Children of God for our age, if we like, which in truth are all of us living in this age, if we like. Bawa. That is, to all of "us", if we like, living at the feet of God for our age, which in truth for our age, is our dearest loving Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) within us, and God within Him, and now on the "outside" of us, is His Children (may God be pleased with each of Us), also if we like. Amen. Bawa. That is, to all of "us" living at the feet of His Children (may God be pleased with each of Us), if we like, which in truth is each of us living in this age, if we like, that is, if the true intention for our life within us, for our soul life, for the 6th life with our 6 lives, is to again become "One with" God within us before "we" die to the flesh, that is, before "we" physically die to the "outside" of us, but this time with an understanding of "Our Oneness", so it will never leave us again. Amen . Bawa. For as our dearest loving Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) within us, and God within Him, teach us for our age, and now on the "outside" of us, as His Children (may God be pleased with each of Us) are teaching us right now, in this Spiritual Letter, When asked the following Question by a child, "Bawa, what is the relationship between us, the Prophet of God, and God?" His Holiness, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (Ral.) said, "Think of yourself as an orange, the Prophet of God is the juice of that orange, and God is the taste." May all the peace, the beneficence, and the blessing of God be upon us all. May God help us all. Amen. My love you (anbu), my dearest loving brothers and sisters - Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler). ============================================================== Outline & Summary - of Text Only Version of Spiritual Letter 80 1. Season Greetings - from Heart to Heart, if we like 2. The Real Question/Answer of Our Life (Part 1) - which is why are we "separate from" everything, and what are we to do about it, if we like 3. The Real Question/Answer of Our Life (Part 2) - which is the question that each of us must ask, and receive the answer about, if we like, and then become clear about, before we die to the flesh, if we ever hope to become successful in our lifetime 4. Understanding "Real Work" And "Busy Work" - and the difference between them, between the two, and then, if we like, realizing, understanding, and accepting, the difference between them, and again if we like, then joining in partnership with God within us to do the "Real Work" in our life that brings true value to our life, and will save us from the sharks, and from the "Busy Work" in our life, that just keeps us treading water, until the sharks come, and we are eaten by the sharks 5. The Real Question/Answer of Our Life (Part 3) - which is, "Do we really want to maintain our duality with Jesus (peace be upon Him), no matter how comfortable and secure it makes us feel in our worldly life, if it means suffering an eternal life as "separate from" God within us?" 6. Letting God Within Us "Make It So" Within Us - that is, letting God within us make the truth of us, and the truth of God within us, the reality of us, before we die to the flesh, if we can only convince God within us, that this reality of us, and not the current illusory "outside" of us, and the current real but false inside of us, is what we really want for eternity 7. The Truth About Spiritual Letter 80 - as either the "Word of God" for our age, from God within us all, for the "Children of God" for our age, if we like, or as a rather long, rather confusing "Letter from Louie", also if we like, for the Choice is ours, not God's 8. The Truth About Our Heaven And Hell Within Us - that is, with our heaven within us gradually becoming our hell within us when we gradually realize what we have done, with the "Gift of God" for our life, turning "Oneness and Unity, Justice and Truth, Compassion and Unity", into "separation and differences" 9. Jesus (A.S.) Didn't "Die For Our Sins" - in truth, Jesus (A.S.) died "So We Could Sin", so we could grow an impure birth and life over our original pure birth and life, so "Through Contrast" we could come to understand who we "Already Are", because understanding only occurs contrast, and that is where we have come, to the First of God's Schools within us, to the "School of Contrast" within us, in order to learn about what separates us from God within us, which is the current illusory "outside" and the real but false "inside" of us, and having learned, to then return to God within us, either before or after we die to the flesh, and then share our understanding with God for eternity 10. Becoming The Witness of God Within Us - and of what is "within God" within us, and of "what God is doing" with "what is within God" within us, which is revealing God to God within us for the benefit of all of the Creation of God within us, for when God is done doing what He is doing, if we will only let Him, then when God is done telling the Story of the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us, then "We will be within it", as the Witness. Amen. ============================================================== Text Only Version - of Spiritual Letter 80 (which is the Version sent to you as an E-mail, but with an "Expanded Version" of some Topics) Bawa. 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 blessing of God be upon us all. May God help us all. Bawa. My love you (anbu), my dearest loving brothers Paul and Pierce, and to my dearest loving sisters Joan and Dolores - Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler). 1. Seasons Greetings - from Heart to Heart on the "outside" of us, if we like Bawa. Paul, thank you very, very much for your heart felt greeting and clarity, and yes, most certainly, "This is a special time of the year for many people but especially for those of us who know Jesus Christ as our Messiah. Many things surrounding His birth are still unknown (and always will be) but the certainty of His death and Resurrection are what really make a difference". "The gift of faith is special and I'm truly blessed in many ways to have been the recipient of God's mercy." Bawa. And thank you for your wish at this time of year, in the direction of this child, which is most certainly an appropriate wish for all of us, that is, "I wish for you the gift of faith in God's Son and His redeeming work on the cross of Calvary." Bawa. And this wish by Paul, if we like, also opens up the real question of our life, for all of us to reflect upon, at this time of year, if we like, and that is the question about our "separation from". 2. The Real Question/Answer of Our Life (Part 1) - which is "Why are we "separate from" everything, and what are we to do about it", if we like Bawa. For the Choice to either "Join in partnership with God" within us, or not, before we die to the flesh, in order to remove our "separation from" God within us, as well as our "separation from" Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, our "separation from" each other, and our "separation from" the Creation of God within us, is our Choice, not God's. Bawa. The Choice to either allow Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us to become free again within us, letting Him off of His cross within us, or to continue keeping Him crucified within us, so we can sin, so we can continue to live on the "outside" of us, as if we are "separate from" everything, both within us and on the "outside" of us, is our Choice, not God's. Bawa. For example, the Choice to either continue "Working for wages to get into heaven", or to "Join in partnership with God" within us, is our Choice, not God's. Bawa. That is, the Choice to do this with our life, or not, with what God has personally and ever so lovingly placed within each of us, even before we were born, which is our soul, and the wisdom surrounding our soul, and everything within God within us, is our Choice, not God's. Bawa. That is, the Choice to let the life of purity within us naturally flow back into God within us, from which we have all come, or not, in this way, completing God's "universal and public" Intention for our life within us, as "God's Common Wealth", for the benefit of all of the Creation of God within us, is our Choice, not God's. Bawa. Or the Choice to continue trying to keep our life for ourselves, for our own "selfish" reasons on the "outside" of us, or not, in this way, completing our "personal and private intentions" for our life, as "Our Personal and Private Wealth", for our personal and private benefit on the "outside" of us, is Our Choice, not God's Bawa. In this way, we need to understand with clarity why we have "separation from" God within us, "separation from" Jesus (peace be upon Him" within us, "separation from" each other on the "outside" of us, and "separation from" the Creation of God, both within us and on the "outside" of us, when in truth God, as our Creator, is "One with" everything", both within us and on the "outside" of us. Bawa. And why are we still always facing this "separation from" in our life, even when we believe in God, and believe in Jesus (peace be upon Him) as His Sun, as the Light of man within God within us, as our Savior. Bawa. Why if we believe that Jesus (peace be upon Him) is "The Way", is "Our Savior", do we still always see "us", and our dearest loving brothers and sisters, only in the context of this apparent "separation from", that is, in the context of our apparent "separation from" God within us, our apparent "separation from" from Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, our apparent "separation from" each other, and our apparent "separation from" from the Creation of God. Bawa. And how did all of this "separation from" occur, both within us and on the "outside" of us, and why did it occur, and what are we to do about it, if anything, before we die to the flesh, and if we do want to remove it, how do we go about removing it, and finally, if we don't remove it, what are the consequences, both now and after we die to the flesh. Bawa. And that brings us to the title of this Spiritual Letter, "Do we have the faith of Jesus (peace be upon Him), Or just faith In Jesus (peace be upon Him)" Bawa. Or said another way, "Are we either following the path or religion of Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, or are we following the path or religion about Jesus (peace be upon Him) on the "outside" of us"?" Bawa. For we can't have it both ways, because in truth one path excludes the other path, so we have to Choose between them, before we die to the flesh, and this is the "Great Decision", the "Great Choice" of our life, and this is why we have come here, to this earth world, to make this Choice, the Choice between either an eternal life as "One with" God within us, or an eternal life as "separate from" God within us, a Choice that we must make before we die to the flesh. Bawa. That is, the Choice between either the illusory "outside" of us, and the false inside of us, for in truth the "outside" of us is really within us, is really the lives of darkness and evil that we have in our ignorance allowed to grow within us, like weeds growing in God's Beautiful Flower Garden within us, or the true inside of us, which is everything within God within us, which naturally becomes everything within us, once we convince God within us, that we only want God within us, and what is within God within us, and what God is doing with what is within God within us, which is revealing God to God within us, for the benefit of all of the Creation of God within us. Bawa. And we convince God within us of this, that in truth, "We don't exist", either on the "outside" of us or within us, that is, as "separate from" God within us, but rather that "Only God exists" within us, that "There is nothing other than God" within us, and that "God is One" within us, and we do this convincing of God within us, not through our actions on the "outside" of us, but rather through the opposite or inside of this. Bawa. That is, but rather through our "lack of action" on the "outside" of us, but rather through our absolute faith, certitude, and determination in God within us, and in what God is doing within us, but rather, through our faith and trust on the true inside of us, on God within us, and on what is within God within us, and on what God is doing with what is within God within us, which is revealing God to God within us, for the benefit of all of the Creation of God within God within us, if we like, that is, for God to use our life in this way, or for us to use our life in this way, in partnership with God within us, is most certainly our Choice, not God's Choice. Amen. Bawa. That is, by our "stepping back" on the "outside" of us, so God within us can "step forward" within us, and claim His property, claim His wealth within us, which if He does within us, because we have properly asked Him to do this, which is as "One with" Him within us, will then become "Our property" within us, will then become "Our wealth" within us, which in the Islamic tradition is called the Mubarakat of God within us, the wealth of the three worlds within us, that is, the wealth of the this world within us, the world of souls within us, and of the kingdom of God within us, all of which naturally happens within us, when we step back on the "outside" of us, letting the illusory "outside" of us, and the current real but false inside of us, come to an end, both within us and on the "outside" of us, allowing our soul and God within us to again become "One within us, but this time with an understanding of our "Oneness, so it will never leave us again. Amen. Bawa. And in this way, by us learning how to do "Nothing Correctly", that is, by "us" always getting God within us "To do it", both within us and on the "outside" of us, in every situation that God places before us, on the "outside" of us, allowing God to gradually pull us back into Himself, with us gradually becoming again "One", bringing along with us, and understanding of this "One", so it will never leave us again, then sharing this understanding of the "One" with God for eternity. Bawa. And in this way, with us joining in partnership with God within us to convince God within us that in truth, "Everything" is within us, that in truth "Nothing" is "outside" of us, and that in truth, "Only God exists" within us, not "us" trying to exist, trying to exist as anything on the "outside" of us, including "us" trying to exist as a Jew, a Christian, or a Muslim, that is, with "us" trying to exist on the "outside" of us, while we continue to try and live as if we are "separate from" God within us, all of which is not true. Bawa. That in truth, "Only God does" within us, not "us" trying to do, trying to do anything on the "outside" of us, including "us" trying to do our duty, prayers, and devotion to God, with "us" trying to do things on the "outside" of us, while we continue to try and live as if we are "separate from" God within us, all of which is not true. Bawa. That in truth "Only God knows" within us, not us trying to know, trying to know anything on the "outside" of us, including "us" trying to know about God, about what is within God, and about what God is doing with what is within God, with "us" trying to know about things on the "outside" of us, while we continue to live as if we are "separate from" God within us, all of which is not true. Bawa. And in this way, and only in this way, joining in partnership with God within us to convince God within us to make "us" within Him, and Him within us, "One", to make our life within Him, and His life within us, "One", to make our purity within Him, and His purity within us, "One", to make our intention within Him, and His intention within us, "One", to make our prayer and worship of within Him, and His prayer and worship of Him within us, "One", to make our duty within Him, and His duty within us, "One". Bawa. All of which God within us will most gladly do within us, if our intention is praiseworthy, that is, if we "make God's intention our search", if we then "intend as God intends" within us, and if we will only correctly ask Him, that is, ask Him to make us "One" within Him, which is ask Him as "One with" Him, which then becomes the "Ultimate Self-fulfilling Prophesy", for "we can only use God to get to God" within us, and the "Justice of God" is that "whatever we intend is what we will receive". Bawa. In this way, we "cannot use what God has discarded" to get to God within us, and what God has discarded within Himself, to become God within us, is everything that we currently see, hear, smell, taste, and touch on the "outside" of us, so we must get God within us to do it again, to again discard from within Himself, everything that is separating God from God within us, but this time within us, because only God within us can do the work of God within us, once we convince God within us that everything within us, is really within Him within us, not within us, not within us, living on the "outside" of us, as if we are separate from God within us, all of which is not true, a convincing job within us which in truth is the only "Real Work" of our life. Amen. Bawa. And this convincing work, this only "Real Work" in our life, is centered around our freely and willingly letting our current life of "separation and differences" on the "outside" of us, come to an end, both within us and on the "outside" of us, and to do this, or at least to truly start to do this within us, in partnership with God within us, before we die to the flesh. Bawa. Which in truth is just like the "Real Work" of an "apple seed" on the "outside" of us, buried within the earth, which after coming to a realization of "who it is", of "where it is", and of "what is happening" to itself, joins as "One with" the earth and germinates to the truth within it, a realization that naturally emerges from within it, when it is ready to both hear it, and ready to either accept or reject it, the realization that it is an apple seed, that it is buried within the earth, and that the earth contains everything necessary for what is hidden within it, which is the apple tree and its fruits, to grow. Bawa. And in this way, having realized, understood, accepted, and joined as "One with" the truth that naturally emerges from within it, when the apple seed is both ready to hear it, and ready to either accept or reject it, then some apple seeds, like some people, accept the truth of itself, and the truth of what is hidden within it, and dies to its life of "selfishness" buried in the earth on the "outside" of itself, in order to become "One with" the earth and germinate, in order to let what is truly within it, which is the apple tree and its fruits, and again the apple seed, to let them live again, to let them be revealed again, for the benefit of everything that can benefit from them being revealed again. Amen. Bawa. That is, in order to germinate to the truth of itself and to the truth hidden within it, in order to germinate to and reveal what is hidden within it, in order to reveal what God has hidden within it, even before it came to the earth, which is the apple tree, and within the apple tree the apple fruits, and again within the mature apple fruits the apple seed, but this time a 1000 fold. Amen. 3. The Real Question/Answer of Our Life (Part 2) - which is the question that each of us must ask, and receive the answer about, if we like, and then become clear about, before we die to the flesh, if we ever hope to become successful in our lifetime Bawa. My dearest loving brothers Paul and Pierce, and my dearest loving sisters, Joan and Dolores, this is the one true "Question and Answer" of our life, that each of us must ask, and receive the answer about, and become clear about, before we die to the flesh, if we ever hope to become successful in our lifetime, that is, if we like, for the Choice to ask this question, or not, and receive this answer, and become clear about it, before we die to the flesh, is most certainly our Choice, not God's Choice. Bawa. And in summary, this Question/Answer is as follows: Is the true gift of God within us "His Son", who is a Light within us, and as such, is "Our faith in God's Son and His redeeming work on the cross of Calvary" our "Real Work", as you have so beautifully wished it for all of us? Or is the true gift of God within us "God Himself", who is a Power within us, is the "Power within the Essence of Everything". And as such, His Son, or Sun, or the Light of man within God within us, is "How" we reach God within us. And in this way, His Sun or Light is "The Way" or the "Door" through which we must walk back to God within us, back into the Power that is God within us, after we become "One with" His Sun, with His Light within us, which is the Essence of God within us, that is, after we become "One with" the "Way", with the "Door", with the "Light God" to the world within us? Bawa. My dearest loving brothers Paul and Pierce, and my dearest loving sisters Joan and Dolores, this is the "Way of the Lord" or the "Straight Path" within us, that is, our joining in partnership with God within us to allow our soul to again become "One with" God within us, before we die to the flesh, but this time with an understanding of our "Oneness", so it will never leave us again. Amen. Bawa. And this is the wish of this child for each of us, that we make this transition, this shift in our life, this shift in the focus of our faith and path, from "outside" to "inside". Bawa. That is, that we shift our focus from having faith in Jesus (peace be upon Him), a focus of "separation and differences", of "separation from", on the "outside" of us, that in truth is only leading us to an eternal life as "separate from" God within us, which in truth is an eternal hell within us, to a focus of "Oneness and Unity, of Justice and Truth, of Compassion and Unity", of "Oneness with", that will immediately lead us to "joining in partnership" with God within us, to develop the faith of Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, which in truth is developing the faith of "John the Baptist" (peace be upon Him) within us, which will allow us to die to the flesh, to die before death, to die to the current "outside" of us, before we die to the flesh. Bawa. And in this way, that will allow us to become "One with" the "True Way" within us, with the "True Door" within us, that is, to become "One with" the Light of man emerging from within the Power of God within us, that allows us to be truly "born again" within us, as the "Light of Faith" merging with the "Light of God' within us, that has emerged out of the Power of God within us, and in this way, that leads us to "Oneness" with God within us, before we die to the flesh. Bawa. Or at least with "us" joining in partnership with God within us to truly start down this path within us, before we die to the flesh, which in truth is the "Way of the Lord" within us, is the "Straight Path" within us, so God within us can then do "Everything Else" within us, that is, "Everything Else" within us required to make our life truly successful in our lifetime. Amen. Bawa. In this way, with "us" joining in partnership with God within us, to shift from walking the path that is about Jesus (peace be upon Him) on the "outside" of us, to the path of Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, to the path where "Jesus happens" within us, where the Light of man within God truly emerges out of God within us, out of the Effulgence or "Power" of God within us, and if we like, then lead "us" back as the "Light of Faith" into that Light of man, which is Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, and from within that Light back into the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us, from which we have all come, which in truth is God and True Man within us. Amen. 4. Understanding "Real Work" And "Busy Work" - and the difference between them, between the two, and realizing, understanding, and accepting the difference, and then, if we like, joining in partnership with God within us to do the "Real Work" in our life that brings true value to our life, that will save us from the sharks, and from the "Busy Work" in our life, that just keeps us treading water, until the sharks come, and we are eaten by the sharks, in this way, with us, after we die to the flesh in our current state, becoming "One with" the sharks within us, that is, with "us" experiencing the "suffering of the grave" within us, with us roaming the earth world within us as "One with" the elemental spirits or 5 ruhanies within us, as a demon, a jinn, a fairy, and a ghost, until Qiyamah (the Standing Forth; the Day of Judgment) within us, where we meet the Creation of God within us, with us then taking on 105 million rebirths within us, as part of their judgment within us, ending as a worm in hell with only one level of consciousness, or feeling within us, and in this way, with us taking on an eternal life as "separate from" God. For such are the consequences of our "Busy Work" Bawa. My dearest loving brothers Paul and Pierce, and my dearest loving sisters, Joan and Dolores, this is our "Real Work" within us, as beautifully explained to us for our age by the life and teaching of our dear Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) within us, and by God within Him, and now on the "outside" of us, as explained to us by the life and teaching of His Children (may God be pleased with Him), for example, through this Spiritual Letter. Bawa. In this way, this is the difference between the "Real Work" in our life, that is of true value in our life, that will save us from being eaten by the sharks, by the very same sharks that we in our ignorance have grown within us, and the "Busy Work" in our life, that just keeps us treading water, until we are eaten by the same sharks Bawa. In this way, if we truly shift from all of our current "Busy Work" to our "Real Work", before we die to the flesh, then we will most certainly avoid the sharks in our life, and in the end become truly successful in our lifetime. This is certain. This is truth. I say this with determination. Bawa. In this way, and in this way only, if we understand this differences, and join in partnership with God within us to apply this understanding, before we die to the flesh, we will develop the Faith of Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, we will become the Path or Religion of Jesus (peace be upon Him), we will most certainly become "One with" God within us, or at least truly start to become "One", in partnership with God within us, before we die to the flesh. May we all know this now, and start to act accordingly. Bawa. In this way, with "us" gradually becoming "One with" His Sun, with His Light within us, with "us" having disappeared into that Light within God within us, that is, having disappeared within it as the "Light of God's Faith" within us, as the "Light of the faith of "John the Baptist" (peace be upon Him) within us, which in truth is our death before death within us. Bawa. With "us", in partnership with God within us, having disappeared into the "Light of man" within us, into the "Light of man" within God within us, which in truth is Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, with the "Light of man" having appeared within God within us, which is the liberation of Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us from His cross within us, which in truth is our being born again within us, for the benefit of all of the Creation of God within God within us. Bawa. A task which can only be accomplished within us, by God within us, when we freely and willingly stop "working for wages to get into heaven" on the "outside" of us, and instead start to "join in partnership with God within us", with each look, with each breath, with each thought, and with each action on the "outside" of us, before we die to the flesh, in order to allow our life within us, which is our soul life, which is Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, to start to climb off of His cross within us, which is our current life on the "outside" of us, and to start to appear within God within us, in order to again become "One with" God within us, and at least starting all of this within us, before we die to the flesh. Bawa. And if and when we do "join in partnership with God" within us, to at least start this within us, before we die to the flesh, then God within us will then do "Everything Else" within us necessary to Complete this within us, whether or not we have died to the flesh, for this is "God's Promise" for our age, this is "God's Guarantee" for our age, and when our soul again becomes "One with" God within us, then "We will be within it", as the Witness, as the faith of "John the Baptist" (peace be upon Him) within us, as the "light" having disappeared within the "Light" that appeared within God within us, which is Jesus (peace be upon Him) within God within us. Bawa. Which in the Christian tradition is the Holy Trinity of God within us, that is, is the Father, the Son or Sun or Light of man within God within us, and the Holy Spirit or Spirit of Truth within the Light of man within God within us, and within the Islamic tradition is the Triple Flame of God within God within us, that is, is Ya Allah, Ya Rasul, Ya Muhaiyaddeen, or the Three again appearing within the One within us. Amen. Bawa. In this way, with "us" willingly and freely dying to our current life of "separation and differences" on the "outside" of us, before we die to the flesh, so Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us can get off of His cross within us, which in truth is our current life of sin or "selfishness" on the "outside" of us, and return to God within us, or at least truly begin His journey again within us, before we die to the flesh, so God within us can then do "Everything Else" within us, that is, so God within us can do "Everything Else" within us, in order to make our life truly successful in our lifetime. Bawa. That is, with "us" willingly and freely dying to our current life of sin, our current life of selfishness" on the "outside" of us, so our soul within us, which is Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, can again live within us, can again live as "One with" God within us, but this time with an understanding of our "Oneness" so it will never leave us again. Bawa. In this way, with "us" willingly and freely dying to our current life on the "outside" of us, before we die to the flesh, so our soul life, so Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us can again live within us, can again be liberated from His cross within us, by our awakened wisdom within us, by allowing our awakened wisdom within us to pull out the 5 nails that keep Jesus (peace be upon Him) crucified on His cross within us, which is "Our desires" to live on the "outside" of us and sin, and in this way, allowing our soul life, our light life within us, to find and again become "One with" God within us. Bawa. And in this way, with "us" willingly and freely dying to our currently life, our current life of living on the "outside" of us in our ignorance, and in our arrogance about our ignorance, as if we are "separate from" God within us, as if we are "separate from" each other, and as if we are "separate from" the Creation of God within us, all of which is not true. Bawa. So that the Holy Trinity of God again resplends within God within us, so the Triple Flame of God again resplends as "One" within God within us, for the benefit of all of the Creation of God within us, that is, so the Father or God of man within God within us, and the Sun or Light of Man within God within us, and the Holy Spirit or consciousness or wisdom of God within us, can again live as "One" within God within us, for the benefit of all of the Creation of God within God within us. Amen. Bawa. In this way, with "us" willing and freely dying to the flesh, before we physically die to the flesh, in order to allow God within us to finish what God has already started within us, a very, very long time ago, which is to reveal God to God within us, for the benefit of all of the Creation of God within us, if we like. Bawa. For the Choice to either do this with our life, or not, is our Choice, not God's Choice, that is, the Choice to either let Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us again live in freedom within us, to again live free of His cross within us, to again live free from our current life of sin, of "selfishness" on the "outside" of us, or not, is our Choice not God's, that is, the Choice to allowing Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us to either again become "One with" God within us, or not, but this time with an understanding of our "Oneness", so it will never leave us again, is our Choice, not God's. Amen. Bawa. That is, the Choice to either let Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us become free of His cross within us, free of our current life of sin, free of our current life of "separation and differences" on the "outside" of us, before we die to the flesh, or for "us" in our ignorance, and in our arrogance about out ignorance, to continue trying to keep Jesus (peace be upon Him) crucified on His cross within us, so we can continue to sin, so we can continue to live "selfishly" on the "outside" of us, is Our Choice, not God's, that is, the Choice for "us" to either continue trying to let "us" as "separate from" Jesus (peace be upon) within us, live on the "outside" of us, as "separate from" everything, both on the inside and on the "outside" of us, or not, is most certainly our Choice, not God's Choice. Bawa. That is, the Choice to either do this with our life, or not, is our Choice, not God's, that is, the Choice to either do this, or not, with the gift of life that God has personally and ever so lovingly placed within each of us, is our Choice, not God's, that is, the Choice to either "Join in partnership with God" within us, to reveal God to God within us, for the benefit of all of the Creation of God within us, or at least to truly start to do this, before we die to the flesh, or for "us" to continue trying to "Work for wages to get into some illusory heaven" on a new "outside" of us, after we die to the flesh, so in a way, we can cheat death within us, is most certainly our Choice, not God's. Bawa. At least this is the understanding of this small child, trying to live at the feet of God for our age, which for our age is at the feet of our dearest loving Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) within us, and of God within Him, and now on the "outside" of us, at the feet of His Children (may God be pleased with each of Us), which in truth is all of us living in this age, if we like, that is, if the true intention for our life within us, for our soul life, is to again become "One with" God within us, before we die to the flesh. Amen. Bawa. And in this way, my dearest loving brothers Paul and Pierce, and my dearest loving sisters Joan and Dolores, this one "True Question and Answer of Our Life" for this age, is a question which can only truly be asked and answered in our age, by God within us all, asked and answered by God within us for the "One True Child of God" within us all, who is now living in our age, because only now in our age are we truly all ready to both hear this question and answer, and either accept or reject it. 5. The Real Question/Answer of Our Life (Part 3) - which is, "Do we really want to maintain our duality with Jesus (peace be upon Him), no matter how comfortable and secure it makes us feel in our worldly life, if it means suffering an eternal life as "separate from" God within us?" Bawa. And this "True Question and Answer of Our Life", for our age can be broken down into the following two questions, which in truth is really just one question, that is, the question, "What do we want?", or: 1) Do we have faith in Jesus (peace be upon Him), as "our" Savior? 2) Or, do we have the faith of Jesus (peace be upon Him), as "our" Path?" Bawa. Now lets look at both of these questions in a little more detail, Ok? Bawa. First, 1) Do we have faith in Jesus (peace be upon Him), as "our" Savior? Bawa. That is, do we want to continue trying to maintain our duality with Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, no matter what, so that we can continue to use Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, as something that exists on the "outside" of us, but is still "One with" God within us, and is also "separate from" us on the "outside" of us, but who if we "worship Him" as God within us, will protect us from the "Wrath of God" within us, after we die to the flesh in our current state, in our current state of living on the "outside" of us as if we are "separate from" God within us, as if we are "separate from" each other, and as if we are "separate from" the Creation of God, all of which is not true. Bawa. In this way, with "us" continuing to believing in this way, that is, to continue to maintain our duality between us and God within us, and between us and Jesus (peace be upon Him), both within us and on the "outside" of us, no matter what, no matter what God within us tries to tell us, over and over again, no matter what God tries to tell us and to show us to the contrary, that in truth "We are all One". Bawa. That is, that God within us tells and shows us to the contrary. For example, that God within us, Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, the Creation of God within us, and "us", in truth are "All One". Bawa. That we are "All One" within us, that is, that "us", the Creation of God within us, God within us, and True Man within God within us, are "All One" within us, in the same way that the apple seed, the earth, the apple tree, and the apple fruits, are all One on the "outside" of us. Bawa. With God within us showing us an example on the "outside" of us, of what He patiently and every so lovingly placed within each of us, a very, very long time ago, even before we were born, and even before we came to this earth world within us, so we can learn, so we can begin to understand who we "Already Are", so we can begin to understand and accept and become "One with" the truth within each of us, the truth of the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us. 6. Letting God Within Us "Make It So" Within Us - that is, letting God within us make the truth of us, and the truth of God within us, the reality of us, before we die to the flesh, if we can only convince God within us, that this reality of us, and not the current illusory outside of us, and the current real but false inside of us, is what we really want for eternity Bawa. And having realized, understood, and accepted this truth within us, to then join in partnership with God within us, to let God within us, and to let True Man within God within us, "Make it so", within the Creation of God within us. Bawa. That is, to "Make it so", with the truth within us, that in truth we are the "Seed of God" buried within the Creation of God within us, and that in truth, God within us is the "Seed of True Man" hidden within the "Seed of God" buried within the Creation of God within us, and in this way, that in truth we are "God happening" within the Creation of God within us, and that God within us is "True Man happening" within "God happening" within the Creation of God within us. Bawa. Just like the "apple tree" hidden within the "apple seed" buried within the earth is really the "seed of the apple fruits", and as such, the "apple seed" in truth is the "apple tree happening" within the earth, and the "apple tree" is really the "apple fruits happening" within the "apple tree happening" within the earth. Bawa. And having realized, understood, accepted and joined as "One with" this truth within us, to then join in partnership with God within us to "Let God" within us, "Make It So" within us, in this way, with "us" joining in partnership with God within us and within True Man within God within us, to allow Them within us to tell and bring to Completion within us, "Their Story", that is, the Story of the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us, which if we do, or at least start to do, before we die to the flesh, than becomes "Our Story", and when "Our Story" has been told and brought to completion within us, then "We will be within it", as the Witness. Amen. Bawa. That is, if we truly join in partnership with God within us before it is too late to tell this Story within us, and bring this Story to Completion within us, that is, before we die to the flesh and permanently loose the "outside" of us, and before at least one of us prematurely destroys the "outside" of us, for all of us, which is also a very real possibility for our age. Amen. Bawa. In this way, we must take advantage of God's "outside'" example of what is truly "within us" each of us, which is the Story of the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us, while we still can, and use it to join in partnership with God within us to start to journey within ourselves, which is the whole point of our life, for then, and only then, will our life become truly successful in our lifetime. Amen. Bawa. In this way, realizing that in truth the apple seed, the earth, the apple tree, and the apple fruits are all One, One within the other as One, One revealing the Other within it, One hiding itself within the One being revealed, only to appear again, in the next cycle, in the next cycle of "AppleTree-Apple/Apple-AppleTree" on the "outside" of us, or in our case within us, in the next cycle of "God-Man/Man-God" within each of us, if we like. Bawa. For like with the example of the apple seed on the "outside" of us, the Choice for us to do this or not with our life, that is, the Choice for "us" to join as "One with" the Creation of God within us, to germinate, before we die to the flesh, to germinate to the truth of us, and to the truth of God, that God has hidden within us, is our Choice, not God's. Amen. 7. The Truth About Spiritual Letter 80 - as either the "Word of God" for our age, from God within us all, for the "Children of God" for our age, or as a rather long, rather confusing "Letter from Louie" Bawa. The Choice is ours, not God. For example, the Choice either to assimilate each sweet word in this Spiritual Letter, or not, as coming from God within us all, for the Children of God for our age, or not, is Our Choice, not God's. Something to certainly think about, a little, my dearest loving brothers Paul and Pierce, and my dearest loving sisters Joan and Dolores, Yes? Bawa. For in truth, at least for this child, God within us all, has placed this Spiritual Letter before us, and has also placed all of the earlier Spiritual Letters that have been sent, before us, for the benefit of all of the Children of God for our age, which in truth is each of us living in this age, if we like, that is, if the true intention for our life, for our soul life, is to again become "One with" God within us, or at least join in partnership with God within us, to start to become "One with" God within us, before we die to the flesh. Bawa. For the Choice is most certainly ours, not God, the Choice to either accept them as truly the "Word of God" for our age, for the "Children of God" for our age, or not, or with "us" ignoring these Spiritual Letters, deleting them as fast as they come, and with "us" instead, continuing with "business as usual" on the "outside" of us, with "us" hoping in the end, to go to a place, to another place on the "outside" of us, when the current place on the "outside" of us ends, to another place where we can be near Jesus (peace be upon Him) for eternity. 8. The Truth About Our Heaven And Hell Within Us - that is, with our heaven within us gradually becoming our hell within us when we gradually realize what we have done, with the "Gift of God" for our life, turning "Oneness and Unity, Justice and Truth, Compassion and Unity", into "separation and differences" Bawa. And in this way, where we can be near God within Him for eternity, a place that we now in our ignorance, and in our arrogance about our ignorance, call heaven, a place in a "new outside" of us that we like to believe, after we die to the flesh, that we can share with all of our dearest loving brothers and sisters, and friends, and family, like with our wife, and children, if they will only also believe in such a place in the same way. Bawa. But in truth is also a place where we are still "separate from" God within us, where we are still "separate from" each other, and where we are still "separate from" the Creation of God within us, which is just like what we are currently experiencing on the current "outside" of us, and a place that in truth is not what it might first appear to be, if we are wise, a place that we can avoid all together, if we are very wise, and a place that we can replace with our "Oneness with" God within us, with what is within God within us, and with what God is doing within God within us, if we like, if we can just get God to do it for us, as God did it before, within Himself, in order to become God within us, but this time within us, within us within Him. Amen. Bawa. For in truth this place is our hell, this heaven of our mind and desire will gradually become our hell for eternity, this place that we now think about in our ignorance, and in our arrogance about our ignorance, as heaven, and that we will initially call heaven, when we go there, after we die to the flesh, will gradually change into our hell. Bawa. Will gradually turn into our hell for eternity, that is, when we gradually begin to realize that we are still "separate from", that we are still "separate from" everything, and in truth this was always our only problem, a problem that we refused to address, to even acknowledge, no matter what God tried to tell and show to us, over and over again, like these Spiritual Letters, from the heart of this small child. 9. Jesus (A.S.) Didn't "Die For Our Sins" - in truth, Jesus (A.S.) died "So We Could Sin", so we could grow an impure birth and life over our original pure birth and life, so "Through Contrast" we could come to understand who we "Already Are", because understanding only occurs contrast, and that is where we have come, to the First of God's Schools within us, to the "School of Contrast" within us, in order to learn about what separates us from God within us, which is the current illusory "outside" and the real but false "inside" of us, and having learned, to then return to God within us, either before or after we die to the flesh, and then share our understanding with God for eternity Bawa. In this way, with "us" gradually realizing, no matter what we choose to call the place we end up, that we are still "separate from" God within us, that we are still "separate from" Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, that we are still "separate from" all of the other 124,000 Heavenly Beings, Prophets, and Lights of God" who are also within us, that we are still "separate from" each other, who in truth are really all "One" within us, and that we are still "separate from" the Creation of God, which in truth is the "Earth of God" within which we are planted, as the "Seed of God", if we like. Bawa. All of which God has personally and every so lovingly placed within each of us, as "One with" us, as the First of God's Schools within us, as the "School of Contrast" within us, placed within us even before we were born, even before we came to this earth world within us, so we could learn, so we could learn about everything that is "separating us" from God within us, and having learned our lessons, having passed our tests, having graduated from the First of God's Schools within us, having graduated from the "School of Contrast" within us, before we die to the flesh, to then go off to the next of God's Schools within us, which is the "School of Light" within us, where God will personally and every so lovingly teach us about God within us, for only God within us can do this. 10. Becoming The Witness of God Within Us - before we die to the flesh, "In partnership" with God within us, and a Witness of what is "Within God" within us, and of "What God is doing" within us Expanded Summary of Topic 10: Bawa. Before we die to the flesh, we must come to clearly understand what it means to "Become The Witness of God" within us. Bawa. That is, in partnership with God within us, we must become a Witness of what is "Within God" within us, and of "What God is doing" within us. Bawa. That is, we must become a Witness of "What God is doing" within us, that is, a Witness of "What God is doing" within us, with what is "Within God" within us, which in truth is revealing God to God within us, for the benefit of all of the Creation of God within us. Bawa. And this is our "Real Work" within us, not all of the "Busy Work" that we are currently trying to do in our ignorance, and in our arrogance about our ignorance, on the "outside" of us, which in truth is of no value, either to us or to anyone else, with "us" continuing to try and use "us" living on the "outside" of us, as if we are "separate from" God within us, to do this "Busy Work", all of which is not true and of no value.. Bawa. This, and only this, is the "Real Work" within us, the "Real Work" of "us" living within us, as the "Seed of God" buried by God within us within the Creation of God within us, the "Real Work" of "us letting God within us do His "Real Work" within us, which is to grow His Crop within us, to build His House within us, and in the end, for God to then Harvest His Crop within us, and to then Move Into His House within us, for eternity, for the benefit of all of the Creation of God within us, and when God within us has Completed all of this within us, then "We will be within it", as the Witness, with "us" within us doing all of this within us, in partnership with God within us, before we die to the flesh. Bawa. Or at least with "us" truly starting to do this "Real Work" within us, truly starting to let God do this within us, to do His "Real Wor" within us, before we die to the flesh, so God withiin us can then do "Everything Else", in order to make our life truly successful in our lifetime, if we like. Bawa. For the Choice to do this or not with our life, is our Choice, not God's, the Choice to either join in partenship with God within us to let the "Seed of God" germinate within us, and reveal the "Tree of God" within us, and the "Fruits of God" within us, or not, or not to germinate to the truth within us, is our Choice, not God's, the Choice to either let God finish what God has started within us, a very, very long time ago, or not, or to just ignore this "potential" within the "Seed of God" within us, the potential of "True Man happening" within "God happening" within the Creation of God within us, until we die to the flesh, and hell becomes fate within us, which in truth is an eternal life as "separate from" God within us, for other then this, there is no hell. Bawa. Which in truth is the "Only True Choice" for our life, is the "Only True Decision" that we must each make for our life, before we die to the flesh, all of which is "within" us, as either our "Real Work" within us, or as our "Busy Work" on the "outside" of us, whether we use it or not, and every whether we like it or not. Bawa. Because in truth this is our true birth right, our true hertitage, the true destiny of our soul, just like the "Real Work" of each apple seed on the "outside" of us is also there within it, always ready for the using, if it likes, for like each of us, not all apple seeds germinate to the truth within them. Instead some apple seeds ignore the truth within them, and instead continue trying to live on the "outside" of themselves, as "separate from" the earth, and as "separate from" the truth within them, until they rot in the earth, eventially dying in the earth, taking on 105 million rebirths, but never again as an apple seed, never again as the Story of the "Oneness of the Apple Tree and Its Apples", a Story that each apple seed came to the earth, to join with the earth, to tell. Bawa. In this way, on the "outside" of us, God buries some apple seeds within the earth, as a beautiful example for us, an example of "Real Work" on the "outside" of us that is like the "Finger of God" pointing to our "Real Work" within us, pointing to what God has to do within us, if we will only let Him, if we will only join Him, which is the only way our life can truly become successful in our lifetime. Bawa. And in this way, the "Real Work" of the apple seed buried within the earth, is only one thing, and that is to realize, understand, accept, and join with the "truth of itself", and the "truth of what is hidden" within it, that naturally emerges from within it, when it is ready to both hear it, and ready to either accept or reject it. Bawa. Which is sort of like this "Spiritual Letter" coming to each of us, from God within us all, as "Our own life speaking to us", to the Children of God for our age, if we like, who in truth are all of us living in this age, if we like, that is, if the true intention for our life within us, for our soul life, is to again become "One with" God within us, before we die to the flesh. Bawa. That in truth, the apple seed, like each of us, is really "Something Else", is really the "Seed of Somthing Else", that is, is really an "apple tree happening" within the earth, and the apple tree hidden within it is also really the "Seed of Something Else", is really an "apple fruit happening" within an "apple tree happening" within the earth, and as such "They are One", the earth, the apple seed the apple tree and the apple fruits are in truth "All One", and "So are We". Bawa. That is, the Creation of God as the "Earth of God" within us, "us" as the "Seed of God" within us, God as the "Seed of True Man" within us, and True Man as the "Sweet Taste of God" within the "Fruit of God" within us, are "All One", that is, if like the apple seed buried within the earth, we will only let the "Truth surrender to the Truth" within us, in order to reveal the apple tree of God again, and the apple fruits of God again, and again the "sweet taste of God" within each of those apple fruits, and again, the apple seeds of God again, but this time a 1000 fold. Bawa. With all of this happening within us, for the benefit of all of the Creation of God within us, and when God is done doing "What He is doing" within each of us, if we will only let Him, then when God is done telling the Story of the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us, then "We will be within it", as the Witness. Amen. Text of Topic 10: Bawa. All of which leads us to the second part of the question that we all must ask, receive the answer, and become clear about, before we die to the flesh, and that is, 2) "Do we have the faith of Jesus (peace be upon Him), as our Path?" Bawa. Which we can only have if we have the life of Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, if we have allowed Jesus (peace be upon Him) to become free within us, to become liberated from His cross within us, if we have allow Him to find and again become "One with" God within us, but this time with an understanding of our "Oneness" so it will never leave us again. Bawa. And if we have, if we have used our life in this way, if we have willingly and freely allowed our current life on the "outside" of us to come to an end, or at least truly begin to come to an end, before we die to the flesh, so Jesus (peace be upon Him) can live, so Jesus (peace be upon Him) can be freed from His cross within us, then we have the faith of Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, which in truth is the faith of "John the Baptist" (peace be upon Him) within us, the faith that God sent down at the time of Jesus (peace be upon Him), which is the true Witness of Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, "That all men through him might believe." Bawa. And in a fuller context, "There was 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 that Light, but was sent to bear Witness of that Light." "That was the true Light, which lighteth 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 Suns of God (the Light of man to the world), even to them that believe on 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 dwelt among us, full of grace and truth." Bawa. That is, we must believe in Jesus (peace be upon Him) within us, and in God within Him, through the faith of "John the Baptist" (peace be upon Him) within us, in order to become the Suns of God within us, in order to receive the Power of God within us, in order to become the "Light of God to the World" for our age, as we are told above in the "Gospel of John", in Chapter 01, Verses 6 to 14. Bawa. May all the peace, the beneficence, and the blessing of God be upon us all. May God help us all. Amen. Bawa. My dearest loving brothers Paul and Pierce, and my dearest loving sisters Joan and Dolores, please give my love and salams (that is, greeting from the heart) to all of the members of your family, and to all of your friends, and to all of our brothers and sisters of the "HMHS Class of '56". Bawa. Please tell them that Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler) loves them very, very much, and that they are always in our prayers. Bawa. And please try to "Join in partnership with God" within us all, to share this beautiful Spiritual Letter with them, as in truth this "Heart's Work" is the only way to "Have the faith of Jesus (peace be upon Him)", and to stop "Working for wages to get into heaven", before it is too late, too late to do this kind of work in our life, before we die to the flesh, which for any of us could be our next breath. Something to think about, a little, Yes? Bawa. 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