786…what is the Self?

what is the Self? who am “i” ? from beyond duality the Self shines pure Light, truth, bliss, and consciousness.

in all of the uni-verse the greatest thing one can know is the Self. in knowing the true Self one will know God !!!

dreaming the illusion of a separation between Self and God, man/woman exist in a state of pure ignorance. removing the

“idea” of a separate existence of the Self from God, is to awaken to the true nature of BLISS.

Om Ah Hung

ya Latif

the wave and the Ocean are

ONE

from Self to Self

 the Divine effulgent Being

in an attempt to Know it-Self

manifested it Self

in a perfect form

know as

YOU

drop all notions of other-ness

I, U, ME, AND MINE

ONLY EXIST IN THE

MIND

accept and KNOW

the ONE BE-ing

that exist as

YOU

drink from the Source

love and light— sufi ananda

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this week we will begin an in-depth study of an ancient non-dual advaita  text devoted to knowing the Self-Atman-Brahman-Allah.

the series of essays will be called “Drinking from the Source.”

are you ready to drink….until the point of intoxication?

786… 7 principles of Self Realization

                 

“Herein is expounded the means of attaining

APAROKSHANUBHUTI-SELF REALIZATION

for the acquisition of final liberation. Only the pure in heart should constantly and with all effort meditate upon the truth herein taught.” – Sri Sankara

From this day forward know that the true Self(atman) is God(Brahman)! The worst slavery in the world is the false teaching that God is outside of Self. May this wisdom of Self Knowledge rid us all of this poison, and be an aid to Self-God Realization. Non Dual Advaita is the science of God based on ONEness. Advaita does not see duality between man and God. One of the founders of this school of philosophy was Sri Sankara. A Hindu proverb says that “knowledge is a benefit to people, and Sri Sankara was a benefit to knowledge.” Sri Sankara’s thought was revolutionary in the time period that he came. Hinduism has 108 deities. Sri Sankara clarified the understanding that all of the Deities that the Hindus worship are manifestations of the ONE Supreme Brahman. Just as in Islam we worship Allah who has 99 attributes. In Hinduism Brahman has 108 attributes, that are worshiped as individual Deities. The 7 principles for Self realization are explained in Sri Sankaras short text “Aparokshanubhuti-Self Realization.” This text serves as a summary, and introduction to my favorite philosophy, Non Dual Advaita. In reality, the 7 principles are qualities that a seeker must have to take the journey to Self Realization.

The first principle is indifference. Indifference means that the seeker should have no attraction to the material things of this world. The example in the text given is that the things of this world should be viewed on the same level as cow dung. Pure indifference means that the seeker is not even interested in the rewards and blessing one may receive from the Creator in another life time or heaven. Ckeikh Abdul Qadir Jilani alluded to this level of pure indifference when he said “sufism is two steps, a step out of this world into heaven, and a step out of heaven into the Divine Presence.

The second principle is discrimination. Discrimination is having the knowledge to know the difference between what is Real, and what is illusion.  In Budist dharma, this is almost the same as the concept of impermanence, which says that all things in the universe are impermanent, and therefor have no real existence. Discrimination is the ability to know/see God as the only reality, and untimely to see and know that the Self is God. One of Sri Sankara’s famous teachings is that “a rope may be mistaken for a snake, but upon finding out that it is a rope, the false existence of the snake disappears.” In his philosophy, the universe and the false self, ego, are represented by the snake. Upon Self realization the Self, God, and the universe are seen as ONE and the same Being, Brahman.

The third principle is abandonment of desires. In the text Sri Sankara says that this means turning away completely from all sense objects. It is previous impressions laying dormant in the mind as well as the contact of the mind with external objects that creates desires. To abandon these desires the mind must become disassociated with the two main causes of desire by purification and meditation. Impressions laying dormant in the mind can be purified  and removed by the use of sufi zikr or sacred mantras from Hinduism and/or Buddhism. Meditation, and the development of focusing the mind on the Divine, through developing one pointedness of the mind, remove the mind from contact with sense objects.

The fourth principle is endurance of all sorrow and pain. One sufi master from our sufi order, Cheikh Ibra Fall used to say “the harder the better.” Our beloved prophet Muhammad(peace be upon Him) has said “if you love Allah, prepare for trials.” In the Holy Quran Allah says ” I test those who try to come close to me. Do not think that you can come close to Me without being tried like those who came before you.” The sufi way is patience during test and trials, and thankfulness  during times of affluence and blessing. From the viewpoint of Non Dual Advaita test and trials are the same as affluence and abundance.

The fifth principle is implicit faith in the words of the Holy scriptures and teachers(Gurus or Cheikhs). It is said in the sufi way “if you doubt you are out.” The seeker must have faith in the teacher, and the method he/she is teaching for Self Realization. The first level of faith is belief. The seeker must believe in the words of the scriptures and the teacher. The seeker must travel from the level of belief, to the level of certainty. It is at the level of certainty that the fruits of the path come to fruition. In this faith principle we find the subtle implication that the scriptures alone are NOT enough for Self Realization. One must find a Self Realized spiritual guide to help guide them on the path.

The sixth principle is concentration of the mind on God, the ONLY Reality. This principle is the end result of Realization. The mind of a Self Realized being is absorbed in God. The mind of a Self Realized being does not see any existence other than God. In the sufi way one of the main mantras/zikr is LA EE LA HA ILL ALLAH. The esoteric meaning of this zikr is God is the only Reality. Constant repetition of this zikr is one way to bring the mind to absorption in God.

The seventh principle is burning desire in the heart for God. This burning desire in the heart for God is the ONLY desire that a seeker should have. This burning desire is a flame in the heart that burns all and everything, leaving only the presence of God. This burning desire for God is a flame that has the power to burn the negative karma of a seeker, opening the way for the seeker to reach Self Realization. Once while sitting with our beloved master Cheikh Betchio in Senegal he said ” I can do anything for a disciple on the path, but if the disciple does not have the internal desire to reach God, there is nothing I can do for him.”

These are the 7 requirements that a seeker must have to journey on the path. Before Sri Sankara starts his explanation he says “only the pure at heart” should meditate on theses teachings. So in essence the 1st and most important unstated principle is having a pure heart. In the Holy Quran Allah says “he indeed succeeds who purifies it.” It, refers to the heart.

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786…Butterfly Theory

Om Ah hung

yod he ho va

Om namaya Shivayah

La ee la ha ill Allah

Allah Hu

ya Hu

Hu

Allah

Butterfly Theory

if you blink, you will miss it

am eye a sufi dreaming eye am a butterfly

or

am eye a butterfly dreaming eye am a sufi

existing but not existing

yes and no at the same time

a paradox

imagine God not BEing God

imposible imposibility

man suffers from senility

spiritual agility

inconceivable spiritual ability

spirit OMNIpresent

yet existing in the present

soul plane vibrates slower

eye am you are

the All knower

deathless

eye guess this

may come as a surprise to you

living in total darkness

illusion

without a clue

to the real U

never born

before the womb

existing eternally

after the tomb

eye traveled between the space of sound

to a spiritual void

no time

no space

silence

stillness

emptiness

the space beyond space

eternal blackness

vacuum

yes eye

vividly REmember

the space between the inhale and the exhale

ALLAH ALLAH ALLAH

the drop contains the Ocean

the wave returns to the Ocean

butterfly theory

En-LIGHT-n state of awareness

clearness

shadow-less Light form

from billions of years ago

in the blink of an eye

50,000 thousand years pass

less than an hour in a day to God

mind reverse mind stop

walls tumble

time and space crumble

walk like drunk munk

intoxicated stumble

ancient arabic hebrew sadskrit mantra mumble

vibrate like bumble

bees wings

brought back to earth

by the sting

when the witness

beheld the Witness

the only thing eye could do

was laugh

timeless

Butterfly Theory

love and light— sufi ananda

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The Loving One

Reblogged from Blood Ink Diary:

Dear blogger-friends, yet another oil painting.

In the corridors of the soul,

O' Shaheen*, exchange your wings

for an exquisite embrace

of the metaphysical enterprise of Love 

into an endless abode ! 

Leave behind the shaded pathos,

an allegory of the consumed desires.

O' Shaheen, your ultimate flight

is not in the wings of speculation,

though your royalty is grand and sagacious -

Read more… 54 more words

786...let there BE love love love!!! ya Wadud 1111x

786..the sufi Ocean of Love !!!

Serigne Fallou,  Jalal & Sufi

“the sufi is the son of the moment.”- sufi proverb…. a sufi lives in the NOW. for a true sufi there is no past, present, future, day, or night. a sufi lives in a state beyond time and space in oneness with the Divine. a sufi lives in the 4th chakra-the heart-the closest place to find Allah. a sufi lives in the ocean of LOVE. in fact, a sufi is one HU has died in the ocean of love. a true sufi practices the alchemical science of taskiya tul nafs (purification of the soul). the life of a sufi is a life of remembrance, love and service(kidma) to God. a sufi is a worshiper of the Divine Light of Allah that dwells in the hearts of all living Beings. a sufi only see’s GOD. for a sufi there can be no other reality or existence other than GOD. for a sufi ALL religions are TRUE!!! a sufi can see the inner esoteric truth of all religions. a sufi is a christian to a christian, a jew to a jew, a hindu to a hindu, a buddhist to a buddhist, and a muslim to a muslim.

the first day eye met my beloved cheikh, Cheikh Betcio, in senegal he said to me “the only one closer to Allah than you, is the one HU loves Allah more than you.” the founder of our sufi order, Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba, wrote in one of his sufi poems, “my religion is the religion of LOVE.” love love love. the way of the sufi is love. love is a wave, that takes the traveler to its source, the Ocean, Allah. just as the wave and the ocean are one, love and Allah-God are ONE.

the Ocean of Love

intoxicated

eye

drowned in a river

the river took me to the Ocean

the river was

Love

the Ocean was

God

living in the ever-present now

eye

transcend

the illusion of duality

seeing God as

the only Reality

eye live in love

love lives in eye

as me

 all EYE see

is love

is love

is

the Ocean

is GOD

—-sufi

Love is a flame in the heart that burns All leaving only the Beloved. When two people experience true Love they disappear and become One. In disappearing and becoming One, the two people lose all since of self. When the since of self disappears the only thing left is GOD-LOVE. The way of the Sufi is Love. true Love of God leads to death and dying in God. Sufi master Bawa Muhaiyadeen teaches that “when you are there, God is not. when you(ego) are not there, God Is.”  I die daily that God may live through me as ME. The beloved prophet Muhammad(peace be upon Him) once said “die before you die.” In this process of death before death, the lover loses all since of self(ego-separation-duality) and is resurrected into the conscious Oneness with God. Re-gaining the lost consciousness of our innate Oneness with God is the purpose of life. A seed is planted in the ground to become a Flower. Man-Woman come to earth to become -realize-know-remember their ONENESS with God. It is as if God is playing hide and seek with Himself from behind the hiding place of YOU. In union with Love, by the power of Love, God-LOVE wins the game, and YOU(lover) no longer exist.  God exist as U. Love reigns supreme! Love reigns supreme! Love reigns supreme! A Love supreme, a Love supreme, Allah supreme, Allah supreme…..living in the light of love—sufi ananda

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786… the reality of sufism! advice to a seeker

… may the peace light and blessings of Allah be with you !!! al hum do li la for the true seeker on the true tariqat of the sufi way! sufism is the inner esoteric way of islam. sufism is a path of love. sufism is the science of taskiya tul nafs(purification of the soul-self). all of the ancient islamic scholars accepted sufism as an authentic aspect of islam. it is only the modern day scholars that do not accept it. sufism is a part of the sunnah of our beloved prophet Muhammad alay he salam. sufism accepts the truth of all religions and is founded in religious tolerance.

SUFI MASTER BAWA MUHAIYADEEN

you have asked many good questions. on the sufi path, yes a seeker must have a shaikh. there are many dangers on this path. the true master/ shaikh, holds the clear road map for the traveler that enables them to safely walk the path and avoid the dangers/pitfalls of the path. in islam there is no monasticism. our beloved prophet Muhammad alay he salam has said “he/she who does not marry is not of me.” my shaikh once told me “i can only take a disciple so far who is not married.” it is recommended for you to marry if you can but remember that a partner who is not on the path can be a hindrance to the path.
time is of the essence. try to find a spiritual guide of the sufi way to help you walk this tariqat. in sufism there are 4 main levels: shariat, tariqat, haqiqat and marifat. my advice to you is to study these 4 main branches of the path, and then look for a shaikh who is a master of all 4 levels.
thank you for your questions. lets keep in contact. feel free to ask any questions you have. in islam we are one family. let there be love between all of the ummah of our beloved nabi Muhamad peace and blessings be upon him and his family!!!!

my email is sufimystic7@yahoo.com and our website is http://www.786sufiwisdom.com

love and light to you—– sufi ananda

786…the science of BEing God!!!

…the Science of BEing God!! La ee la ha ill Allah – Allah IS the Only Reality!!!

let there BE Light and Moor Light… the science of BEing God has nothing to do with anything external. it is the internal science of purifying the self (taskiya tul nafs). it is the high science of internal al-chem-my on the self/soul. this science turns base medals(human qualities) into gold(Allahs qualities). Noble Drew Ali introduced us to this science by teaching that the higher Self is Allah. in the 5% nation we learned that the “black man is God.” what does this all mean???

Black means original. Man means mind. in esoteric essence/science this statement has no-thing to do with color. it means that the Original mind of man is God. our minds have been grafted away from that which is original, thus becoming devil!!! the way of the sufi is to reclaim the original mind set before the allegorical fall of man/God. how is this done???? this is the science of BEing Allah. in fact, YOU CAN NEVER BE OTHER THAN ALLAH, because Allah is the ONLY reality!!! we create the illusion of separation from God by our negative devilish thoughts words and actions. the sufis say ” say ALLAH until you become that which you are saying.” the way to purify the mind is zikr(the recitation of the 99 names of Self-Allah). witness the build of the God, God Cipher Divine Allah.

this science is NOT for the un-initiated. and normally eye God Allah do not build in public forums because this science is only for about 5% of the population. it was NEVER taught in public. when our beloved Prophet Muhammad-peace be upon Him, would teach this science, sufism, he would only teach from behind a closed locked door, and before He would start he would first ask “are there any new people here.”

there in no birth and death for the soul. Islam knows no birth record. time never was when man was not. man is an eternal Being having a human experience. one of the sufi masters eye studied with in west Africa once said to me “Allah inters into the void.” we have false idols-thoughts that create a false separation from God. the point with-in the circle. the mind must becomes one pointed on God. like a man drowning calls for oxygen. we must call forth the BEing of Allah into our full cipher from the plane of the spirit, to the plane of the soul, to the physical plane thus becoming true God body. “when Allah Loves them, Allah will become the eyes that they see with, the ears they hear with, the tongue they speak with, the hands they grasp with, and the feet they walk with.” Hadith-saying of Prophet Muhammad.

there are 7 levels of the soul that must be purified to reclaim our innate Oneness with GOD. we have been grafted from the Higher self. but before we can come to the level of working on the 7 levels of the soul, we must purify the mind and the heart. Man does not become God. man is an illusion. God exist as man, but man has moved away from His original nature and must remove the illusion through the internal al-chem-my science of Self remembrance and purification….
as salam alaikum—- LOVE AND LIGHT!!!! OM SHANTI OM
sufi andna bey

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