A traveler needs appropriate maps, the means for traveling, for example a vehicle, fuel, and provisions.
He also needs a wider understanding of the terrain and environment of the journey. He must know his self and the world outside,
and read the environment appropriately before he embarks on the journey. Self-knowledge, divine knowledge and enlightenment,
are indeed the purpose of this journey, from the Creator unto Him. A person can only relate to others through the knowledge of the One Creator.
The root of ignorance and conflict lies in not seeing the one permeating source, which brings about infinite varieties of creations.
Through the One, you see duality and opposites as complimentary. Through the lower self, you only see confusion and discord.
Give in to the One, and you will be saved from the confusion of your self and others. This is the purpose of these courses.
COURSE ONE: COSMOLOGY OF THE SELF
Human beings are all travelers in time and
space. We experience diverse situations, and whatever is
attractive to us we wish to preserve and prolong, and whatever
is not desirable we wish to repel. Yet what we desire in
childhood may be most undesirable in adulthood. Thus, our mind
changes constantly, as does the outer situation. Yet we wish to
bring about constant harmony, balance and on-goingness. Life’s
paradox is based on transient realities and permanent truth. We
experience changing realities, and yet hanker after the absolute
truth. The life we experience draws all its energies and
patterns from the absolute truth, manifesting in infinite
ever-changing realities.
If we are to attain knowledge, we need to start by reading and
following the map of existence. How the opposites have their
roots in each other, and complement each other. Experiencing
illness reinforces your desire for good health. Similarly your
love for harmony becomes a big incentive for avoiding conflict.
The atlas of existence is multi-dimensional, and there are keys
to unlock details of these maps. The inner truth manifests as an
outer reality, the heavenly as earthly, and the physical as
meaning.
This map gives you a broad scale, as well as minute details
of the different cities. It relates to the oceans and space
above the earth. It encompasses forms, actions, meanings,
and the energy source behind it all. You need to qualify to
read the map, and highlight the appropriate parts that are
relevant for your journey at any particular time. The outer
map of existence can only be comprehended as a projection of
the inner map within the heart of man. That is the meaning
that the human being is a microcosm, and within him lies the
entire pattern of the macrocosm. Self-knowledge is based on
reading the map and applying it, by traveling along the
highways and bye ways, making mistakes and correcting them.
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COURSE TWO: THE PROPHETIC REVEALED PATH —
ISLAM
Having studied the map, and gained the ability to read it
appropriately, now you need to be kitted out to travel. It
is like going to the driving school for life, and it is here
that wisdom and religious training is required. It is here
that you learn the highway code, traffic rules, basic
understanding of the vehicle, its fuel requirements, and
other related necessities for a journey. It is also in this
course that you see how mistakes and vices can lead you to
virtues and correct actions. It is also here that you need
role models, and to learn from successful drivers, who
avoided major disasters and steered an optimal course in
their lives.
In this course you learn how all religious practices
transform the individual from an existential, functional
entity, to an enlightened being. He then deals with the
change of terrain, yet has his sight on the ultimate horizon
of the ever-present light. This course teaches the student
to function within the limitations of this world, and yet
constantly refer to the limitless zone of absolute
perfection that produced this world. It shows the seeker
that no one can stop worshipping perfections, and yet no one
can attain them for any durable time. This is because the
source that contains all of these perfections owns and
possesses all creation. Allah’s perfect attributes permeate
all of existence, whose purpose is to adore Him
passionately, while not denying any aspects of His
creations. Love the One and only One unconditionally, and
deal with the multiplicity rationally.
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