Category Archives: Buddhist
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
786…Approaching Divinity
Becoming transparent
eye manifest divinity
me, myself, and eye,
Form the Holy Trinity
in oneness
my essence knows no multiplicity
The vibration of light slowed down creates matter
Meditation stills the chatter
of the mind
The first rung of the ladder
of self-realization
is hard to find
It lies at the base of the spine
eye have been in heaven several times
When the serpent started to climb
eye was intoxicated by celestial wine
Engulfed by the light
in reality eye do not exist
The lover dies in the love of the fire of the beloved’s kiss
I am that I am
eye am approaching divinity
18,000 universes exist inside of me
The self of the Self can only be measured by infinity
Definitely, definitively eye am approaching divinity
Seeing myself beyond the body on the astral plane of the soul
was completely perplexing
Etheric light body
kissed by 3 immortal fish
from the see of darkness 4 gates in in the sky opened
Some things are not to be spoken
Extreme states of bliss preceded gnosis
disappearing in oneness from the closeness
Becoming transparent
eye manifest divinity
me, myself, and God
form the Holy Trinity
in oneness
My essence knows no multiplicity
The vibration of light slowed down made me. –
sufi….
from the introduction of my book “Be Still and Know.” available at 786sufiwisdom.com
——this saturday sufi will be doing a lecture in atlanta on sufism
786…Mahamudra is Enlightenment !!!
Tilopa’s Mahamudra Instruction to Naropa |
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Homage to the Eighty Four Mahasiddhas! Homage to Mahamudra! Homage to the Vajra Dakini!Mahamudra cannot be taught. But most intelligent Naropa, Since you have undergone rigorous austerity, With forbearance in suffering and with devotion to your Guru, Blessed One, take this secret instruction to heart. Is space anywhere supported? Upon what does it rest? Gazing intently into the empty sky, vision ceases; Like the morning mist that dissolves into thin air, Pure space has neither colour nor shape The darkness of a thousand aeons is powerless Although space has been designated “empty”, The mind’s original nature is like space; The body is essentially empty like the stem of a reed, The clear light of Mahamudra cannot be revealed By harbouring rigid precepts the true samaya is impaired, Free of intellectual conceits, disavowing dogmatic principles, The fool in his ignorance, disdaining Mahamudra, KYE HO! Listen with joy! In the transcending of mind’s dualities is Supreme vision; Beyond all mental images the mind is naturally clear: KYE MA! Listen with sympathy! Cut away involvement with your homeland and friends A tree spreads its branches and puts forth leaves, A single lamp dispels the darkness of a thousand aeons; KYE HO! Listen with joy! Allow the muddy waters of mental activity to clear; The unborn omnipresent base dissolves your impulsions and delusions: The highest vision opens every gate; At first your karma is like a river falling through a gorge; If the mind is dull and you are unable to practice these instructions, When serving a karmamudra, the pure awareness Then gaining long-life and eternal youth, waxing like the moon, May this pith instruction in Mahamudra
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786…The science of Sufism and God Realization
In this lecture we will discuss the 7 levels of the soul, the 4 enemies of self, and the path to God-Self…we will have a sufi chanting(zikr) circle after the lecture. this lecture will be broadcast live for free on the Black and Nobel website. 7-10pm FRIDAY JAN. 18TH…..10$ donation at the door. Love and Light |
786…the sufi and the hindu—Q & A
786…the rose of sufism, in da hood
The blessed month is hear
Ramadan Kareem
The fast is a quickening
All eye see is Light
Return of the sufi jedi…LOL …last night we sang a song to God that caused the heavens to open and the angels to descend. Our sufi school in phily is in da hood. Most of the people can’t believe we are Muslims because we have Native American, Hindu, Buddhist, Taoist, Christian and Jewish symbols hanging up in our school. Yesterday we had a cookout for the neighborhood children during our fast. We prayed the sunset prayer in the school and broke the fast as a community. After the diner, we left the door of the school open and we started chanting Mu hay bu nafi(a sufi poem/qasida by Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba). Then we started chanting LA EE LA HA ILL ALLAH in a state of ecstasy. As the chanting grew louder and more intense, the neighbors came out of their house to look in our door and windows to see what was going on. As words of praise filled the air, when eye looked outside there was at least 10 people outside listening. This was a wonderful night at our sufi school in phily. God willing we will have the circle every Wednesday during Ramadan.
Sufism is a rose garden. The sufis say “if you stay around a rose garden, one day you will begin to smell like a rose.” Sufism is a living tradition. Sufism is a fragrant perfume that you must receive from a a living tradition. It is not something you can find in books or on the internet. Sufism is what comes from one heart of a Lover of God to another heart of a Lover of God. Sufism is the path of love and intoxication with God. Love is the wine of the sufi mystic. Last night there was wine in the tavern….and we ALL BECAME INTOXICATED….
LOVE IS THE WINE
Light night
we sang a song to God that opened the heavens
last night our cup ran-eth over
wine flowed into the streets
intoxicating the passerby and the on lookers
last night
the tavern stayed open late
we all drank, and drank and drank from the vats of love
until the distillery of love
was finished
living in the light of love…sufi ananda
if you would like to visit our sufi school email sufi at sufimystic7@yahoo.com
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.
living in the light of love…sufi ananda http://www.786sufiwisdom.com
786…Sufism and the 7 chakras-a short lecture by sufi
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