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Al ese a wi a sce masus ounts, d catthe space a me of t is timaya illsio both hn our mndsnd outsde osvs No o pra sma to a projecton on

a sceenWhen a as ppa o do a oi pnng st he ppared canvas oeed wih a dak sh of pant bakgrond the he sbect sceated om da to it wt sdo st tengraual larig of patto he ghtest apped an uson of form ceated accng to thetss y.

Caio, maer o fom, oig e ths. Eh wate ethe the paints of ceaton he son mstey and exquistey doneb the one tu Ast and wn at uson we pecee hat we extthe ceatu of dakness ou bodes thogh dess attachments andbeiehe ii of oupepon Fom Lgt we ae o, ut we eand de ne nowng the tst beeng ths wod an oees to liis of y.

Yet God wth nfnite mec send Hs meenges to te us ove andove agn: o! Wat we hn s not the tuth We ae bnd and deafand slpng sondl n o dams i dak Hs meengestrey expan ha here s a wy to dove that tth wch s ety

te One The way is bl io the a a hdden secet ad a pon theeeaton o w ss o ty d byond nscendngthe sens a r

o eve ths se one must st b hat o do st beyondth uson. en dedte one's f excuy to Hm yar o onow Hm nend ony to nd Hm focs ee upon ts tentonand sunde, rrdr unde!

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dsappence of hs d ist o g s soun. Si T sigone Aans raig privs aor si whch se nyhe,ayhig i is ed wtn hs m so dppes

Bt then oh ten! Al worll stence goten awanes awestucad wde-awe

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i only one Thin, nd I m Tha" Then Lh Smueoynbecome Voce becom Lgt om One.

he n percption of wene bomn he Lh Tha whch

h ea to ext o peve he One Only Alh ca kow Ahe epainn Voce ed Mhyddeen or Wdo, i pls

al he mste ofhe dvne o or nhed sol Te Mene God' Lht ced Nr or Liht Mhmmad. h Lh he ede'or of e One o whh ndidd wene dippea. h Lht h whicreon creed od Liht n r,creon s Fow he Lht o ore nd the Oe This Oe eli; t he One ere no oher

bok aot the hiry o M Wh Mhddeenhod peak o I wil el a lte ao the oe I ko I 963 Ieperenced wht drd bove qe uddeny hd no procono owde o ay of hppeed

My oncosne eey eed to a word eemnly devid ony ede o h One I y erned t o spek o t notepe or we peope mey hoh I hd ot my md

o own wh o do or where to r I en to ey pryto

th One: What m I to do here aone, rer n tane lnd? Pleseed omeone Pee sed omeone! or eht ye I pled I bd Icred hen n 968 olown wen nner intcon I caed nme Mhmmd Rheem Ba Muhdde w he! Iw rnand it w he I ner doted for end een hoh e w eehod m wy and I nevr hed o hm

It e mo of or of pe cme, peseome e wth eters eaed promi mde d 1971 oOob 11 t 44 pm Mmmd Rhm Bw Mhydeen ri hladelph

He po I at rsX d openy trd h mae nndEery wor he poe dcpton of he eprece I hd omy perceptio e had manfd fom th One nd he poke ony ofh One I knw hen d I now nw ht hs w not odnayhman e hs w n etordny ben e by Go. ve wordhe d w tre whether i w n epno of d o ptonohow heword wokd or how the mnd o mn work ey pe

ve to ended in God ad the thods ofmp d toand n d dicors l out he One

eyh e w ted to an eple the pltc rah

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bgs sed in Ameria to pur or he arbage and the stoy would endn God He spoke monng, noon nd nght e sang beuful lorossongs abot and to God We people came for the t me he would

tell them eeything about thmsv. It w he 1970's nd when gruame he wold scld them seeely for deivng naie meian formone. Being m not poe them (whh h had u do) thould cy, shakng wth fear and rn away Slowy the adee gmosty longme spiriul seer fm the Philadelphia area Word gotound someone vey spl s hee Come lsten For nine months wet apply a s fee, sokng up whate we could hold witn ours

Ten he retued to i L Some of folwed, o olombo, toJana, to eidena, l pls spoken of in ths bk. What we saw andexpeienced he could l bok lo We saw the thou o despeately po he and hel We saw people posseed by demons and Igarntee yo demons a rel; we w thn dicult to magine yet wew them, and hm risng aboe it l, e oy ue humn being I aveeve se aught ndu in ana ums n Coombo Chsand e in Amera, spekig uth e perptiv, bt t woud allend n the One as the only eity

he ded as pury Muhmad the Lght o he e. Weleaed nw man r new languges, mi and Abc We learned,we stdied, d lve him

He w v ng r u in a none ofu had eer and thiv on the pur o hat lve nd lne and ge hm bengse tught the ame Tth hat had been e through the ages by he prophets: wohip only the One God, o al li s you doyour own

he sores th bok may sem tatc o some conng to some

spanning a te do a time me of hundd even thound o yebu plee emembe o ee ofl lr, he rm o o's eal no he lm Muhaddn om s not subjt to te time-spaerules we perience, I t hat whateer is sd in this ook is tue

kne, ld wth ad love many of the peope spok of in thesestores and t tod the sories lso sh he eleph sto wtAraby Ameen d Dr Ajwad Most of thee wonde peope hve pedon and orly m tem

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cepinal One. A true humn being, hving knw h e ees llela in5gnin-n t mn he lld hme A deepy helmingene f humii mes rm eng n Gd' pence wha uld

el? In he rememrne Gd Lgh wrene of ne el n ute embmenWh urpe r r r eiene uld ths th wrld er

mene li him? Why n be ummed up n ne wrd: DuWht du Wen ne h peened d d eue rgd

ne w Gd hgd d ful wre th ee le one mu elher Thee i n impule muli d mined wthmn r ll l they g u n gnre h gy ne

mu el hem; dedn du d gtude r h uld nelee H g t unldhi i he rk he pphet nd he qtbs he ue hum

eg dee rm wh ped her eer mmen nuremembrne fhat One heir wren teh te erum Gd Light, t m m Alh hi wrld we le n and exendbk t Alh the e

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P jewl ligs of my eye, may God proe you. May thinshappen dng our lfetime my chldn and I am hkng aboutsomethng somehg I experenced whh I compeled to peak

abot now The are many ons why od has creatd and he sa peo of time when we should ty to understnd these ons nd toudestand om this what ou dut are and why we hol c temout The might be many such exlaaons

t had away een my ntenon to nd out wat my Fater liketo ow who o w o undeand natue I wanted to coesome wy to see Him d udetoo to wr had at ths th thecty of my wdom N I am remey old, ut elie r o perids

of tme I seaed ad shed Wth ths searn I me to cernunderstdn, one of wch I wt to tel you now he e ceranthins I n nee dsclose, some secres I not but I ca tell yousome of my expeen I sted he seah for my Fahe when I wsll vy og d d d and seached yng had tounerstd, yet l I leaed concen he d I saw o he rldthe guru ust taght me about he wold y wold say Iyu dosuch and you rh od," ad woud t would pce

wth moe eaness nd z than tey dd atee hey tut what-ee eo hey made I exeted myself a hundred mes mohey aught me miacles d mn magic and ck hey ugt

me cerai menta pws, ut it happened that I had to teah what tee thns wee al aout I hd to expose te aws n wht thytaught d y I dd not come n sech of this I me undesndwha my lfe s aout who my Fathe s I came to the sto of myathe.

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wsdom no o b nd hr. [ bcm obsss, bsoluly obsssdo se my Fahr, and so I nd n o e jnge sayng n caes,sarhng for m n so my dern placs I m cars cd nns

d r o ere arced o m n nmbrs as I rome abo wem Fars y o a crn xn, b h nn o beyond asecc m, and Idd no nd God h m Idd ln om o errcks b n I alzd none o hs God I l m o kep

sarhngI wen hrog ndscrbabl dcs, cons ros and gra

dangr nl I cm o he pon he mpe ndersando my Fahr s A ha momn I had a sond, "My son appoacNo on ho hs ve oamed ond shng o Me

ond

M I s vryee I am n everng, er s no eon o wandnd narc o M sIes hr. Come loo hr do yo

s all mssengrs, My c-gens and prophs ho l world,loo hy ar hr nd hn I lod I sa h prps sd n gpsmay h pe and bssgs o God b h hm all, ach h msd olls gard ond m hr wr grops ad grops om, ll pyng o God Whn I ood a he sa an head hr

sond prasng d wen I sa er sae o lg, smd ndbly

bal, as nderl Ho I bgn o dscrb yo? n aplace e re al nds o oers ad , ere ee mng pm

so beal o smll and many den hngs yo cold nr manele e begs ng ad abo hs prophs and hr ollowersWhen I w l s snd m gan, Do yo ndsand ThVoce calld me by nme and sad, yo ndersand

I rped I ndesand a leh Voc asd o rcognze hee prope? d I dd ecog

nze m bs I s:n hm bor I saw ha on w mngroGod I had sn br aohr a c-gen. Whn h Voc kd I cognd m I cold say o of h proph pond oo m n e Voc ad Lo agn, and I saw anoe space aoeha spc hr h noher prophe, nd oer spa abo aon, and n I cold e al sen aes h propes and e

dcpls n ho hens. Wen Iwen bond h forh haen Icolds sn hans mo aboe nd all os o wre rd hr,

een eaens age, sven es below and eleen ae mngegn e eghn hod nessI amd, God I ndesand s b I ha no sn Yo. I

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ave er Your Voic, I ae no seen Yo b wn oe o

T Voice epied "o cn ee Me f yo e m. Look a e

pope and yo wl e Me en a rang of dandigw gieno me: c sond spead om a Voc c ond cayng w pacla agac a pacla g, agances ad lg c ckme ea low e gae m lif ad ng i ased me igr adiger c agrnc d eac i oced me lifd m p ienged m B ow ca 1 dece someg yo ao enimagin? Wl I was eg ed ge and gr I oo a eaco, eeing ino a aom nd no-aoms o e egen 1ad

ne. My woe y w espeden wi ig, an I cod eeein eveyg n is w l poed o o me ee s ww gnning

me o caion, e wod and or r khhe m of God. See e wold o e o, wod o e nd eword of en i e wold o so is wod o e ands s e wod of gra w God nd Hs plende es wold ad e mg wr ed o me, d I desood m

po, i i wa Yo ae cad I wa o ee Yo wao ee my Fae. I ooed an andwe d aw a nng eewer I nd I d is sond ad Hs pee

is is M My on Weee yo k yo My oce,weee yo n yo w a My ond. i My fom e s ooem Nong ga n yngI ced n e conain a parie w a paicle How cold a conain M am o rg, n a I nno e oned y T word isj a pcewn a pace, ow d yo onan Me a i e o Im cled u. H eonnc, s ond nd a od s Myeg an sond of a ae Myse So may expaaon ie o me e

May moe ings wee eeed ae a nd I w pekg oom of e popes e ond ae gi Loo, oo oe ee s iswa i cled pye I lood ad aw a e e conne gold; Isw e in knd of pcio gems smmeng and paing pdog may din pac in e ea e Voe d, Do yo

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e a came, "No, the merely te tte of sion. ue hey jee is e the hne but you canno mpae themo Me My ue nemabe e thng ae vauabe n he old

ad I hae gen them the nme jes Whoee nd the hinks hey auabe, but ey only th ag gm of uson erthe-ess the is a sde thin you hh s sdom Whoee n to seee must mke tha sdom adate m shne ike tose recougems That aable Yo c ony ee Me f yo hv om ndonly hat isom hins ike gt s rae mst be t p n thehat h th igt hih can e Me, i is uabe o o younesd?

And I relied I dounerand ."

hen rhe Voice conin "L ove her, oo at omng ean I sa ha al e gems e beng overe oer h eah or ndmoe eth oeed em hen le shing ebbs are ring u othe se o the ear ie hte ebbes e the qa you u nbudng onstron

T o mny otse bes mang a o o n shouing.We ees e ees ome ! an many, many pepe tadoletng em kng em home to t n a e ace The jee ee

auay dee n he erh he e quarz hh shone i ga on theua w soug by ne Ene s buyng quar

Dd yo see at do you ndertand hat t mea o you oht te o gm ae ed the Voce h ar e tue Imea t n the e tth, dom, good, y ad I w be burhdden n e rh us ea gems hden e in he earh uthgnnm, ne om d ligh i be hddn dee hin cered uphe orhes n he gers o uson and saan U be on he

urce ie os hining pb T ol of th od ue thepebb thy ay they prcou hey l a them ad praethem, ke qu bu the h hh is the ea e il be hden.hey i eep thee orthless thngs s da to em at the me ofetuion the tim hn the o s etyed

ln the te rh b idden, om l be hde, he and be onsed o and een peoe be thoug o as imnasCmna l be a o e god and oo peoe be d dshonet

he leaned be caed oos e tuos i be e ottesotte l be debd a vitous, hat ba be cad goon ha i od l be d b Eeytn i h opl

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wr sl clothg ad y wl not yn Gd, he u or henTh wl bury them d sh r the hngs of hel, r ons of hemind of the ody and the ler of he world. Th is wt wl happen

so ed he VoiNw look or h bond hs," and saw a ain pce of

wohp My peope w ng n d n udycohg wh rghtmup On hei h had nw and rnt nd of pwderdiern of makp Dressed hs way the wn to osp Godbu inside he building hy wer not woshpng Hm th w wriingove leers to ch other psing the etter d h h lookingerwhe n l dtions tkng o heir miros to p on more

psk mo mkeup bng out b of pwdr to dab n the o one fowed hose who were rciing the payes and sgng no onew ietd in he hymn Tre we ofpopl sdng ouieha bing well nd bend hem we mo cowd he poneadng the prayes made wld cs mvemens jupig up addown, mag terribe beyond descptin

The o sad L, thi is the tur. Tis not pryr. Rmmbhe pryes yu saw bfor and see hw ty p n. Yo n ee th

dn o yo see how y pying o Me? he e prayesof uion no payer hs he way saa rays, do yous?hi s what pp e ure he gles out ynghy jws During he perd be he end of the wod satan'spepe mc h ah, , s ghos and ilusion l cam tobe gds hy wil psh hemss to e ont sng, 'I god, teeis no other god but me orpr ntoxn mgc, d wibost ty e gd vons of h bdy d he mind l am hy god. You mt undnd hi going o happen. The pe of theworld wl crtain fr t dtry he tt to ds dionnd ih o dsoy he quiie o Gd and hean he wi chngeeing hy wi hage rue pay syng thr no od, the wlmant njustce nd dob th ten o Th wi pe thepayes f san of hell Thy chnt man, decain hr impor-t o mst pe om this

hn I cd ot Gd pe prc me How ong il this ?"d te peod o ime w dscod to me. Tis w rs ago and

since tha me I cn see hse chang tkng p I obseed sechng ocng in t lst s

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iols n gos pl n a cav, surrun by counes numbe ofiip. Te we so ark thy a to pt an ens number ofnles n oi amps there for he pe to n ter wy n o ee e

gsher wer or sx un pre n che of ceang e aun maing them n nero s, ah ptch ark a d wthmon o gds wc gl gdy n Noneof tem ookd un, thy look lke mokey wth a mnkey' tee,ter cs e c of ons, gers, bus, , woe an og.Some bks e a b or c ke a ore ey a a the teethan c of anmas It mpsble to scrbe te gs yet pepewe ng oun tem mang oengs to them: m slagter

goat or bus or them to the gos feeing hem heir b;ome put bny, beer n ote ooc n n on o em somepeopewo wer acty bng acce to e gos cre ot r ep,yng an rekn some pple cce aroun t, ong erwa an prpey hse gs a back whch ok lk ampswit eet fo sg bloodhey wou ech ot to nat a man, sks boo n eur m ae

e Voce a "Do yo see? e are e go wo J e ewo n e tu. ook at em y wl al be etrye by My y beong to saans tbe who w ptu te worl cang hey arego n ey wl cange eveythng s gong to appen n theture. Wn I e a eac o t eing Eey ee beng cu n sacce n a gy manner, te boo ucke om temI unable to k at erble pec2ce any oger, en te oces Look oe e I saw for peoe waking aong shouingout lou aout nng a cae to ther mou " pek to them,te Voce commane

ow te ur a en nto a wel ey wer srmbng onoh oths soue yeng, Pck me up, me up, ge me ot ofher!I to to look nto the an wac hem awle c ee eachof hem reachng ou for other, bbing hm, yng to trow im an ot o e w

ueny e oce a n I saw a womn appc woa a cen magc hkh c of lsion

he me ght up to e n e, Wats te pobem, ow

i you l nto weWe fe no te o ow cmb ou o a w, hy o e, o ma o uson who ken e form of a wman

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"A rgh get ot of hee," he sid, ing them m e well andgiing the a lte o he ate, found aothe well and l . Teydid tis bee te tougt f the d w to lm out hy wold

be able to save ayone ese who ll in h end wellwa uddy ndonce an the womn to s them. x thy wnt to an ochwhere she told em wate he . When tey aged to do ths shega of hm a poter a pot to mk hentheywent ove to a pond rng ght and age

The rst one sd, hs ly is a lrge oca hw may tm doyou supoe w wl have to ll ou po to wate te whoe hng?"

en I cae long nd asd What ae your nam?

Oun Knll l, nttng Fl, Plan Fol and BlindFool he plied The were he n of the u flsNow now-t-all Foo sed the othe agin, What shuld we do

'll hae o hink abou th, bt n o to n, I need a one to iton If Im going to gve yo dvic mt be sate at a hgh elvationh t a you

Al right, what you ay s tue th nd Unwiing Fool rnto e edge of he pond, bnng bac a sne about he si fa mbe

He d Rgt it on ths throne and pech t

You idiot, hw I t on hat he askeden lin ol brught ak a tiny shell d said, Ver el st

on t and prh to ushe hre of you are amazng idios," said Knowit o Arage

all the pots one on top of the othe, nd Iwl si on thm ey w allethewe po ad the put them one on op of the othe e eclmbed to he op and at dwn Natuay, s he at on hemthey al bke and crshed dow e ll ito tem pp nide, thelat pot hangng aod h ne. He yel My brohs b;a thi potand pl me out," nd so one of he fls an to the pod t nd a bigti. e wod for pot in Taml o m kll, nd when no-tal ool od them to break the pot aound hs nek they hoght he wtellg them to bk h sll. h smashe hs hd wth the stc unilhe fell ncocou ong the rokn po

lin oo sid e e me that st he athd i away omUnwttng Fool ou ave oly ed h leg Look, jut h e

stikng o wath me I wll fee h whole bdy nd he lded a shplowmac in the mddle of Knowitl oos end

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t-a Foo mt unonso agn a he ared moing Waer,get me some war."

Whenhe hd Untng oo a to t om wt hds

thoh by he tme h ck th nohg E oo adHow c yo ng enoh n yo hand?" nd he ran t rng wato a sm ea

he Bd Foo ow yo ng him ot of hs ft ththat mc water ad h ra ba to get ome a tny e Yo ehe ents wlactay pae n he re

Nt hy dcided te on way re Knowta o to pthim into the pond ts d the crd hm to dop hm into the

pond h t h w wtr w gpng for athand ownng nti e mnaged to t Get me ot f hee tew phdhm back th an of th pond

Sc a o them had ost te po hey ewo he womanmh b ag wh hm f hy dd not wter he ts the ocharThey thoght W w cry h pond to grdn tt s h onythg to do W' t ot d brg t to th ochar thn t w eayor and the d ady w pas hey k o soe hn pnyn o th mng th drmstick tr, mad stic h tm

and then tred to pk p t pod on the d o th fr yps dw on th it mad hm d m hm thinkthey wre ng e pond

Someone wo pang y aong he ad ked What e yotyng to do"

hd, We're ing to cy the pond to he rhd, o tw e eay to ate

ow o r a pod?" k t py If o crry

h od yo cn cry e whoe word, ow do tat?dot how da yo t to dvse s! Yo oviosy do't ndetand

or t de hi i or kngdom whch means ndeadwha we' tng o do We re hee; i imbie ie y r to adses w eat yo p hey picked p th tck to ht the py

yeing Pepe k yo mst dtd ba yo yg to or id Dn't e to adse s agan w gong to ry thi pondto the oh hn hwd t pery how her mo

ho th pd mong" e psery o pan to thmt ony t sts movng ot th pond t hy ept ttg hmnt h n way

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Then the Vo ad to me "N do ou desd? he re,people le the fou foos wll goven the wold pople ho wsewil be unable to ule at that time baue thy il be asd away

Igorant eople ike the oo who tro peole into a wel to pratercung them rule the wrld People ik them wil to a pond ochad Ts wl e ther n of wisdom. Tose who are virosor deted hose who hae bul qual ad pr to Gd will haeno pae in this old a it ome to end old ill bome ata'ingdom whee eveythig is made into a god w se to it thtGod rgotten and that os Knw-it-l Foo Unwittin oo lnool ad Blind ool ue te wol ndetand hat tis is the time when

the wod will ed when people wll not bee in G."My man suh ngs were rvled to me ht s the sceof the orchrd The orchrd s a gre whh rer he a dof fruit a gren of Rowrs; here re many kind of fruit o tte ndmn Rowers to smell ths grde of or ht The woma told themto ruth m te ond of e d wisdom se told m to ourt on the ruit ad t, but they could onl d the truth. Th tredto arry e pond tself whh resen he word lsehood. stead of

rinng the ter of widom to the gren, th brough ignorancefasehoo, li, ntoxicnt, torpo ad bithThe Voie d te ture, you mt tr to pe o the world

which wl belong to hem M hren mt ty to pe om themIfou sy wi them he wll muder o or chae ou awy hey wlldestry you or mak ou disapper spe om hese peopl, he oicecommanded. Eeryhng w rveed to me veytng w xlned tome went ynd rther and rther to see m Fher. ad so mnyeienc At the end of the world magic matr tantr dentrms of woip nd pyer, ido and satn mst This s theword of G wich w l to me. t will happe. Oly a y littletruth will min just lik the time when the wer ued deep nthe erth and cheap glss stons me pous Swm gs elouslade ad ma god will e e se gitte, the suce ston stonesyou us to make a road y wll be nothing more than gavel on thesrce o a rod whle e po ws sy buied eep elw the th

alsehood goane, lse dom dss, too ata, and maa

o illuion il l rie to th suce. The ae en aept now in hewrld today, d t a sig of the rthcoming destrcto. This s theron the seons e hagng he on why d su dtutie

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soms apped. Bwc e ruh of God, he ndes ofGd ndthe pas of o dppng he eons ave bee hgng Ihe ps no lk h n Aera N hee ebe ood

en due nds and , appalg ses h apeed. Lledr de of s od pope delopn n knds ofed abo e-e pee of he ppaon oor g

Ujust peope he beme he eads of aons, people ap rh s dde he rrp e paed he go pope huma s on, he e ofduon he s gds nsu nd ld All o me b my Fahe heI oung l ss h I see n Young h n onge lsn

o he pen, he do haer her mn el em o do. Th mua d lool mke v ql mfeshegd os dpp d mns el. he fou ou mdt snr d fe of ngdong e dsapeng Th he dsuo app en lk oud I s hpnngehee n odon, Con d man ohe a s el

Eethng hs bem a rng seems op Sds andeanng e no ornl pyer no orl odt no ognohng s no ogn o au een naue is beomng Thehng e do hngg &om e ogn na se o an unasae Ou paes bmng unnau hee s no pu sdomehng s a, nnaa and oped; s sgn he end hes es of onsownss or sdom sappng leels hh human beng n ome o undesd b wng the dom heed e ho demons e dsee po pblems s,qurel he&s, eo me d duon pvl o

M l, o mw sh r ou Fa h rh He h no

fom e exss he e hn he hea e s he gaous One hemrveow umnow Oe ho s dom hn sdom We musnd u pae ed sdom, need e ules of od e mwtsearh fo hem bewe me ofdesron s ve ose and mwespe. ndernd a f ou sh fo e h o l hae oublend mn pobems, e u e pot ou D no bou he d wt s fo o athe dung ou fetme oths o need n, o need he fh, eude and deeraon

he sng ou udego o her e ou mate hatsuengou ma ou mw er e n erude o th osdom must r ge

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Go is rmle, He s the One who whereve u ook, He iswih da ad night. He he e momen; o m have te ewhch can e Him and te ih o eah o Him Wdm s the

Yo need cetd nd deemnaon o eac o Hm H qaeae he gace wh whch yo e im Do not et go j eae oan o adne o oow Gd' tth ke a hoe o a eng Thewv o te oean o bre t that hoe, bt hey cnno avcanno e , hey ome wh the ntenton o bakng p he hoe odeoy he wod, et the can ony ke he oe and e to teoen In thi wa, t e a ho g a ho tth, widomand he qat o Go a ho o the oan o maya he wav o

maya an em t th n only e o aya eae,ov and oe w tke howee yo have te th, heynnot enee hey w eede he ome to k o, h w h, t they nno dtoy yo The o and o o the wod wy to doy yo e yo i o cetide ad wdm rnghy do eee hey wi ee coming time e tme b h iong and yo ae no notce o em, othng c hae o

o mt have o Fahe gce H wdom, i iece o mt

acie H eide, not the ge o maya the magc he mt,he om and wod e the om and am and sam ojm o yoga, wodwhch ae meey ke he jm yo a he wod t eehing oh jam omng y et it i eay te o a o oand oce yo eat o hve o emnae h onl a ahom hngdo not ae t y a jam eieving it to wt, o i end havng o emnate t in the atroom o no aqe e ha Godo Fathe vey y H g ent nd yo m o areth tth

My chen hee ae o man hn that hened to me dngmy ie I am on eng o one e ma on mmbe havegven yo jt a itte dciton o wh ea hened, ee lson omine wha eened, what went hogh en c o myathe ond ha ee, and ti he on wy hn oe me ae nacetae nnot ace yo d ng me agod I nnot acet yo bing me magic nnot acet i i yobing me a g canno at t not? Becae hae had a h

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wsdom, you wl apt it. If o hae had th xpeenc ad whe u om s pri c you accp ahg bu a ?Wth you ida of th om e experiec you hve hd you mg

ot aep y t I gh e had for a f of you to aept t,ye fo have wdom fou y uded you wll accep The higs you wa c e ougt i a stoe; i easy to uy s

o a store o the pmake ut he se o eed to puaseo you Fahe hd au go o he upeeyou p ou mehig d pay wld uy a mafo o a hudrd dolas. or a addtioa hdrd ad w-edollas th mit ay wl w ou te lgh. Ta' th

e upee pduc he l Lgh wh y u y myou Fhe Helf d d To do ht yo o ech fowisdo you ed o aq te qat of Go Yo d to udestdd eec o hi wih wdom Now he eo ae gg dduco i mig cloe he litle me yu hae le o mu yto scape to ah o ter ad mere t Hm A fw ldrmu ecaue if they succed hey mig e ale pee hidstuo this mie d gre dager he e a chlde whomgt e ale o pe is

May Go ga yo the wisdom to vel te path of th. ow hata ue mo ealhed ice h e pdome oday youhae to vey cel hae o ik eac hoht deliealy sgwsdom Aways ha cettude ad detemiatio cause hs ihe pow of Go Eveyg you ee o he oude iluo meyml owes Go e powe w o udead tpowr you eed wsdom ad he uali ofG; wih hese o you cauded His pow. y hir jewl ofy ey plee hk hd

y o wak e gt pat. I is y duty o eva y w exece oyou ad t is wth o ow peece hat you ms sach fo youahe. That s a good hig to do.

he way had i xpeece I hae descd adhe so much moe hat ae see d head Al he glites of hewold e upemk hig ha wl ed he ahoom y wlecoe the kgdom of hel. Plse thefoe t o wt I hve oldyou ect wsdom e t wll e a goo thig to do.

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INTERVIEWR: Co Baw l s someig abou i lf

BAA MUAD y brther, mot o m l is over od I o not usualy co myefwit he stoy ofmy fe ie doto ov o my ce. Livig tat y have o /c myt n te worl. It i quie h to iect ce ng goou pt it goo, rue om, a sn I am ete o gidigtem iog myel erey ter lis a e pres I o ootic wat happes to .

Dut sems to e my oly ppose I o o ook for comr n lieI o o ook for appie I o ot ty o cre my o hisoy. I areoly a t ulitis of my cildre be te quities of G tepop wo me befor us y prpose is to teah my chire thewy o te prope o ae u i e pat y ao is to rigmy c' quaiis to exatd e pophs ae esbeTi i my io i becom my io

e o Pepa r e rt tme 11 wen I w nvitedee by my cil Bob emby wo is o oe o e pess o Flosi, a a f oes t a me l a oe o 46

S tn I reure o r ka ayea lae We I ame ak o myco vi I y, rs at same ose r i 13 we modo thi elohip Hou, a o i i 197 I sy ae, cmig agog bck o S uti e le h r a rte o myletters bgg me o eu ome back o como tm i i hat bee oig te Uit State

I o o ay muc abou myl o my o ve i Co i rik m hoe u to diret my ie to a goo true pt Io to the m i iyku bec e ha to ok te rm to dour cie tee omeim re come om h aay o a la o look aer em other pope come posss by go


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nd demons o be cued, ohes come who dtute pennle ndwe help hem. I wok on e m da ad nighr to gve he pceeds ote poo An mo e pns I gve to he poo Ading to he

need ohe chlden dong m du o them seg God by ung hmto wak on od's path ha ben m dut and I do ths kid of wok nbo S ad Aneca Thee-aes o he Anein clde hehve been o S L wh me h h seen the ount o wok dothee I do not a like to ak abo mse I woud ahe spend tmedong m du nstead o lkng abou msel Iou s me o k aboumel I w el ou wha I have peened and I menon hosepeienes u ll nd mo o t s sueng, most o t is pan Wat

I see n hs wold looks e pan and sueing to mehee onl one pac wee hee s peae a pl nsde he qalb,he e ht wheeAiNyan ou led Lo who is dlves wth the he Pophe Muhammadhe lve ogethe then he same plae whe l he pophe lve who came s wnesses to theence o Go, he mgh One hs te place he on place wheeou n d peac and cmo. Ahee else o look n he woldseems o be just pin sug ou ae deced to pemngou dut n he wold ou he o do i wiou achen, whoupat o avo ou mus do wou selhness o togh o po.You have o love all lvng hngs and ea hem a u own lecogzng he hunge o ohes ou own ecgnng he happnesso ohe a o o he peace o ohes ou own th jo o ohess ou o

Wen a man do hs dut ths he se n e dcul andhadhp A man n s stare mus bun himsel down o gve lgh oohe He ms be l e n a cade, bung hsel down to

ve lgh to oes Tha h du I sate wha o s heo re cne to enjo, wht hppin do he cande enj? Wha cnwe hs he stae o a pson who was to do hs dut o od ehs to b hmsl don o ve gh o he ohes n te wold andthat m le

INTERVIW: Wh dd ou chooe o have the Flowshps ocaonn Phadepha Is he an sgane n hs

BAWA MUADDEN he ld om Caoa seated behd ome o ee e n bck n e me o ee me amos e ago sang wh me Jaa o six monh ve a tha

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tme wa dong e sme du at te Fhp there the hrmnd wa I dd w exy wat dibd bfor I would k r hme when went nto te junge to gther eaig erb f h peol

who wre ick and w workd on t m At t nd of ix mot Is t her, "1 i tme or yo to go bk to Ame, mght om tomea ater on. Yo go back atn to your dut an it s pssib iAl will, ha I wll ome to mi in h tu" I tod ti n96 but n 950 I te a book n whh enton w going tomrca is book h a soy abou a t pnt n ad de asory whr mnto I wl be gng to the wet. Tat w n 90 andacorgy n o o v o y chirn nvt th o ad

geny to coe to Ameriaeoe I a 46h Sr n Philadla r my st it, obmby, Cyn S, Zohh So d oe othe ttng haragd fo me to om

ey fomed a cety for tat pup to invi me ere I dd note to hiephia wt the ida of etablising a flwip Thee sony on Flowip and tat s Ala's Tr is only on iy ad onyon Fw e whoe wo i one eowhi We the hilen

ofdam, and Alah is n harg ofthat Fowshp. I dd nt om hto tlh a flwsip I m hr to s my bths ad sstr to smy hldren t is t ron why cam

When id tey lld t ous I lid n a flwsip; thohp a hoe, thi s what y a flip Wn you giebirth to a cil u gi t cld a nam do you not? n t sam wyte cildn found a nforti ou Thre my of nhee he nne-nne nas o h wh ar Hi qualits andaos, Hs rtou condut, Hi , H dui hey a e nintyn o ow of Tn t t toud gacioabuts ad Hs ountlss lmis ond of grac to wich you ginam You ge nm t eeyoe who s born do you ot I th samewy tee ilden gav hi hou a nam hey kd. Th dsbd it Su and gave t a n Su ha pofoud mnng, Flowp loas a dp ming Bt te ame they s not dirent &om aytingele hy meely ge a name jut y name a chid when t s born.hee e teen or banch whh ue the nm lohp.

But th who word ust on Fowp nd th onl One wo sn hg, Ala alone So wat yo a about igne o anme

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th On in ge H s he One resble for ll ree worlsfor awl d the time of creaon h wod ad tham of G. lh i n hrge of thee hr, he o he

whe the souls ea, he whch i th catd worl ad akhrh,whre rturn o Hm s th lr of th h Flowips heyhav merely gien hi la nme call t a flwshp bu heonly One ulimaely resnil r t i lah

ERVIEWER: What hap o h owhp whn ou no loehre to lad yor chidn?

BW MUHAIYADDEEN Alah wl be here l e ot Thi i no

m esponsibily is t That entrekn the tiny diacritial mark whichi th world is suppotd y he / th let whh s Oe Aah He her no matr what happ here i no reon r to s buenwhich oc and ponibilit.Weaya-a h, l pslo to ou wkku-'h whatever happens Yor will. It s notmy work t b conc wit what wil happen.

y bot thr ninty-nin of whic he powerse us o aminter Hs le fyou tak one tiny particl oay on ofHis ninetynine qalies, cu it into a hundrd million pic thn pic

on of hese pec to mine yu wl s niy-nin rticl inideevolng aund ach oe wiout touching, ninetynin pticl tout ouchng eh other hen f yu one of h hunr milonpaicl diide hat pie nto mllion piee and ke on of theseparicl to amin with a microcop an yo wl s ninynnpicl revolving arund a oher wihou touching you tak thatparticle diide it into milion piee ad a on f th ,you ll nney-ne patl ain rvoving aroud c other wihout

uhing. f ou tk one ofhos paics dide it int e hndredhosand p ou s niny-nin revolng around ach otrwout toucig f you tak on fto pes, did i into touand pis ad pk y one of these paicle again you ee thee-ne olving aond h o wihot tohing Then f youake one o the paicle cu t sx houad six huned ad sixtys pic and on f pil to i you e the nintynin rvoling around on anoh wihou touhig If yo ke one of

those partils, cut i nto hre hundred and thten pic and elct on of th parc, an you wil th niny-nin volvnground ach othr whout touchng. If u take one o to pes, ct

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no nny-n prcls nd k on o ptcl, gn o nnynn rolng round o wou oucn.

n yo k on a/on Abc l () ' n cut opn,

you wl nnnn pc n rlvn n nd oou oun I you on ound m cu opn nd you kp cung nd xmnn you d pow nn moond, mo pow mo l. Ad you kp cun, go n, l wl pull yo n pow wl dw you n d wc yo wll d Byond t you ded you no lone e Yur sdmes etn yo a rawn no and a powe lon mn rponby H alon s r Ad nc h s my

bo, wa do you o do n t wold? Only you d Wwll ppn omoow i you urrnr pnblto Hm; w pp now, you y aa i ll p bongo You 0 God

INERVIEWER: Aau ' my pa o Go w you

BAWA MUAEN: - nd m te pce oGo o b w you. L u unlod ou bn nd m to Alla

u hm on Hs sp He s eponbl fo yth nlod youudns d l m n H o p p wll v youpc

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Let me tel you a to about he man who ed o plan a ee inhe deer. One there a e mn livng in he der who noicthe no wae, e wee no no sae and no lace for

eler an nmals o i an He hough o m "I wl lantat les one ee o or ae to e wo come b"

An o he ne a ee but veyone wo ce t led anmoe im, Wo i his idiot madman ing o lan a he e? o l a eer go e Thee s no wter er nno onl tat he ar dsorm, ere lghig and unde emt be ral z!"

Bu e e m ke aerng he oung lan wih e wer ebougt fm aa, gadng ally Soon bn o hen brce It g hig ad hgher nl i cold raw u i ownfod nd te trough e t oon nma and way came o under e ee becue t e only lace ere a o e bu thle t iry th tei exrmen n bge Even o, the e ma jue cenng it u connung to e cre of he ee

Te ee gw m e deh of he er o he ghet heaen,bng ellen, en fui whh s e hunge ad tgue

o hoe o e I banh a la gave hade an o oeo re e, bt once e e dovred eoe ghingabou t camng it er a ther &t o te we m: hoa rd he le aing You a ave he o of h eeb

id e ao and mynh oul come to eat the &ui gh u onhe ee en ele u u ne o hem o to the m igen og he ole oud ol l he u on he loe brnche ae eole o di he ie m tng e

e o came it thei he env had mae em rdcule man he and elou made am the a ir on Thug and foug o ucl an etent hy ne o cut i d o a

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othr popl wod o bn m .ha uh an azng e, gowng h wy fo /

o kh fo m of con o h m of Go Th w o

uh fui ha jnn ad s b and hman bng oud a m hs Whov a od ak so nd b ad Ev hfu h f o h n b n ad wo n hah

ua h u h e down Baus h ha ahd p oh han f m h h ws d ow h fu nd hR w bn n h w Th uk d n b h h fu and Aow f n w h pop b o

p om amng HoT hng I wro bou' Guu Mn bk n 1942 hppnd;wh s h a h unk ad oo of h Som popha od hs p o h r nd pd hm b h fuh bn f h Whn God do omng now whhppns h p wha hppns n h u wh happd nh p d wh ppnng a s vy nsa hs n h book hoy ow

W yu do fo God who o Cao s kwn o b

you do yu do othg h aady d you woud dohs psn s you wh w ppn n h u hnd yo wa hppnd h bnng a an sahd of m abou h dh nd wha s happnng ow wanyou abou wh w om n h u know h dy ou doand h wa yo w c fo ou hd of m dyou h o do o wod You ndad hs h a dp mng h

v hough ma b on a ma gop of hd ow n hw G hs vn you h a of h u h p f ofgnanmha dvn wo o ngdom of God b h f hTh gom of God bon o ou ca n o goP do yu du nd know h a h no j a gm hs no mg nd no ma s s ohng o houd no ng o av h a wh ou wdo do h uy h ghhng o do hdn p do

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When I w oug mibehd a lo, I was smll for my gead quie aughry. hn I x v he dicpl whohad ng er nd wee o siy yeas of age usd o s

i wih the hek befor hem d I ay ied t s right beo of hem he sheih would lose h eye o de i o sudybu kew ohing bou th hgs hey were udyig. Ad so I wouldk aroud lly he qky quely ph oe of he disciple o hee ims ealy hard! The s n wd k roun a wpe hisey he I wou pch he oher n M n up ws o inchad wi o see wha and nx If dpe d riig caivss wi gea oerato I would rep up o hm ad be his

thn s bak dow v quie nt I rep p o bi omoe eses Sm h dple wd aualy in pai f the hikh nd

his eyes nd nd hem ng he would a Wh hand why reyou cng" bt nt n hm wo ope is mouh say yhngad I would look dow my hed e hough I medaig deeply.he nxt dy I wd ewn wo ohe a do he sae ng I ddhis repeedly; whe I nish e wold s all n thrs group of dpl Oe he sheikh saw me irig som eoe' d

Y'd beer si besde me I s de d when he w qie ws e quie Bee hi dipl cig me I made goesquees grning a hem yg o mke hem laugh. dd ike a

oly he heh oo for a wlk thn I would mk na h dipes bttng hem w my hd om ind and hey would a I dd may ughr thigs le tht wh wee queaual a hs sge Evn hh I dd al hese ad higs whn ehekh akd me queo old gie ppropre swer eer

l e oher d alhough dd n sudy his wa God gr-dd o dy I ould aswer s ueo he ohe dicp oul

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o r hs quos bu whener he ak me somehng I w ableo g a uabe aer

Yet whe sheh gave me a book to rd I could read . He

loed me so mh, d he would y lovngly Pe read hs I he book by hea nd I woud rece it from memoy The shehundesood hs unque; h also undertod I had no fear ad herepcted me r hi

Many peope ae o see he hekh eole wh s or chldleeole who waned children Once a woman e ying llng a the o he shei n gr lod I wat chilren ye I hav ochdren and i s so panl r me

Th shkh replied You ms lve your dtiny deermn, ndher no children in your dey he shekh ng heold her she had o lv a her deny rul he also old he ha wha hesad corrc bese he eerone's eveyone destiy ewomn rouh on o gold, plng wit hm for a hild bu hsheikh sad, er no childr in your dtiny becaue if you hae achild you il die"

The woma nd ced pong sand on her h, cursing herdiny my shekh you ha given me a death sentenc

Th sheikh t You wil live r ony eigh months of yurprgnancy f you hae a chid you wl de n ou nih monh Akngfor a chid s akng for deah" he womn kept bg he head cryingand curing he desty nd I wah l h

Even hou I nauhy I d ha great mpain for people,ad so I ad her Plse don you ll ha a o d a logme, u g now" The sheik came very agy whe e heard mesay ths I rpeaed m word You wl give brth to a boy nd ie a ong

me, don't worr you cn go You wil le fr or yrs." I said thewors tha cme o my mouh

Laer the woma onceve a hild, and she w read o give birhher hubad e o he shei who ponound Wa I d wher desny ca ver b changed The wor I ueed can be changedue is Gods dny Sn he nevd l her nhonh Wha I say wil hapen hen he woma ded with he chldtl inide her body

As the eikh d I g aong sw a er oessionWhen I aked h, Wha hapening over ther? I hae nee seenanyhng lke th befor"

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The heikh epd, "Wa i hppig i wh I aid wod hppe. dd o ded d kd "h hppeng? e ldy who for he vr of chd

I h who ? he e he ge up, I d L he et p, e he gh up He dy ed o mo L A he up, e hi up Thy hd pu he e be dow he ody ed mhe hekh pple d I wer ere A heb ped dow o e gud he wm g p oked me,ad my m have eemed d bca he ju hok he hdwhU gzg me y dmed he er d h i i ege og wh lhe he e h be d g

he e hg w o he e exep e wm he w obd meme he w o we-ou ye o whe he chd

w bo d hey e o he hek wh oe o gem oe y,old d u ohe ay hek rmey e do me d d G hi o hi

u I ad, Take o e heikh, o e hkTe he d N, you y

I old hem, N, o e hk d God, o you d oGod o me I d' hg Ae he hek id h me. e red phg e dw he

mouide, u wh he dd m uddey pzd Aoghe w ey ge hekh e ame hm, d he ed< me hmJ bo he died he o I dd o ze wh you Yo e eQtbz-zan he Qtb, he upmly elgheed eg e, I dd o eiz u be he hk, a mh o alh chd

I w ey yu he me, y eee d an, "I m y boy wh de how do h u he ueod , y hwd he w u o de hey p he hekhd he he pe whom hd pihed d whe hd ee gd I w ee old he me

I dd my aughy h Ae a h c ookder me, l h who loed er me who ovd me d ried o me, l em ped wo r o me o my e uied he e ye he who ed me i l s y

We l d ugy, b g A hd wh ug h orhe yuh wil be gd e o, hid who qui whe e i yougw mee Vey e hd o e y


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grow up to mbehe. Those wh ea oo m wh th a oungse weig lae on and e wh ea jt a le when y yngen ecme when hey gw up Even ans hange we

ma, we d less we gow deree w ime wen I dd n ea I a n I eat a o Ihve en eang a lot r ten y a rd e nge seed d no? h no fd d d mn mitae e h hei smacs a d es n a Manso s somah he sased the rd he l e food howe is minte nly ao n sze. We ge ay to enaf he ae d use fw uk t he ctu z wthn

ny fd n am fm Gd nd s wat stsf, what men wter en eng When d n aom pe nouishmen t s enoug We hae o hnk aou d e e d sudy ee ing hng Hm eng m anye heaos qu ad godness ng ngs

When y sp pen he d ana t, y dier he ret,and wl ny e od. Wen you ndesd e uh yndesand ha sece Y v t anayz he h t t penndtnd it d then ht o th to. Fos raenn n t ye t ents ie magne he psn iny fe hat is y hey dy d's h His ale nd Hsce If you ached ha aahen yo Doy whaee s yo ae aced o o w ou ey fe Watee mnd dsend he wold w a s s be conoled and whaee wisdomvs mu e fed w gdne is w e gd f y fe

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QUSTION: C you describe e pa to God?

BAWA MHAIYADEE ha s a good quo, a queso I oc

skd log ago dug a me my e whe I ws weth ch whmon d d. Le m e yo a b o ha hoy

he wa o a g who h be chdess o my years geghee eos each approxmaey he sze o Peyaa eaue e o hde he pdgd mef o od vowg o peo sece Hm o we ye; etu he oped od woud ewad hm w ahd e those we y he bu a umbe o chches empes admosques dog hs duy ech o hese pac o wosp

Amog he g's may ea ad ed wee hee pomemes who seed oesees o c aes o he ad Sce heseh mes we hds we hey had so pedged hemsees ood's sece o e ye hopg hey woud e e che Fayhe kg ad he ames came he ed o he weh yea o seeo od Eah ye h g d h he m k a sva he Muuga empe w e gs usom mke hs ows a heBwa she whch o a moa jut abv h Mu empe

b beow he mosqueThe ght bee he e kg had a so whch od hm ogo o e awa sh whe h wod d a chd o he seps eadgp o he day o he he g wkg wrds staae edg o he she whe hs ed a a mehaad hs we wee aso wakg he a hd o h kg hemecha d hs we who wee chdess had lso bee pyg o oddog se o Hm o we ys hog to ha a hd he deo h hy had hd o bg yhg hey d o he esvwaked behd hm cryg a hge sack

hey mbed hey saw a baby yg o he seps whe hey

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ooked ore cosey hey discovered n uy hild, hy, coveed wthoozing so, the ies uzzig aound d sitng on hem The sel teie; they e disgsted Een though t hd yed to od fo

bby, oon they saw h chid they wk aod ontnedon their way e die, ho, ut down h s ent overo he b noticing ha thogh the a thy nd covd ithsoe wed n a hie sik nkt He ick he chid uembcing t o hi heat

he ich mech ookd back, y at the dive tod im tou he ay don gt on wh s jo Wy hae you pcked u hsthy cose of a ay? Put it don nd ge back to ok!"

But the dive soy hs chd s ae soeone ehas hisohe aadoned ow n e us eae h here

he mc oed Eithe you it he o wi get someoneese to do you o!"

he dre an, We hen I don' your jo her havethe ay nyone you , I coud ne e he y hee And so he ec d hi ond anohe cong he ahhom thy h goods hen conued on te eme

Menwhle te kng ted u he te nd notc he dewth a ay Cod hs be he chd e e he ndeed coniued on o the tme he met nd, he mecnt, teinghim aot hs sion The mecant sad he had seen a ch on the seseag o he sne g coe wh oong soes eod the kng ha e der had take he hd Now te kng hogho he "I a a w a ay, ad God sd hee a bab hee e i u hav bn hat ay e tacd hs stes ookng ohe div

When he nd h d he hd he oed hnng Tdgug cid oay no mnt fo me but he he dianway W you me hd

e h c d do ot ong to he it cs for The ing ought ey d "Y, hat mst so, then con-

ne on h way e on o ake h he baby w, i ct, ea m he ng vethe he de

ook it home o h o cidn he omen the achd hi

hose he soe on he ay ad e ame a ppy buhd sng d inng wh qu nwe the c eh iased ih the n de nd ce o hs end, te kng

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aking if he cold send fo he pou and put m ack i hiold jo. He dd no o do i himsef ae he hough dvrmigh se him The kng ummoned the dive, ic i he

kng he coud no eehe n day he de me o he palace holng he ay in his

m and he kng a eaul bay smiling and hppy wih a clepe gensh complexioned skin gh daing m ce He smieda he king ho mled a once "h ndeed he cld G m me he hogh as he a e re you g me hi chid? Il e you ayng you t hm.

he die eplied e you my fe f ou k u no

ay h chld a en o me y Gd and een fI made a eI cnno ge hm phe kng aid You g h chil gn y o and nce

he he an e my hld yo and od' hld oo Yo muunded ha I can ceaJy ook fe hi ay ee han you cnso hy no cme o l h n my paace I l v yu a o nd yoill s hm evy day he de ugh abou and ageed olde e fo he chid Plcng he aby in he kng cy he me

e a he pace hee he kng oed h d d on hm eingm see he inn ey dayI aculy ha hld ey pu me n a olid gold cle sdde

h gem d ie hey me eveng mgnae n e od ha i hy he ng ai bame ou hey a umoh he di had foud a y n he ngle nd pu him n e spaong he kng pah o mony m him en ah aplo oh he and myel paning ho o ide o hWhe i as ging on e uddenly di nd eng kng gien m me mine No he ng my e eenmoe ou hey h n o kll me u hen ey me up my cadle I suddeny eme inie; y ime hy ie mehy coud no nd me.

h mon ae he kng ded leng me he hole ngdom dl h s he popey and a ama caso mpd he ch m nd i cad me l I one-andahfys old hen e meha and fe kld in

aenL hen fone aso me m mo of gold and e mo ad hn mgn nd a B ew appond s ee of my ho y hen I cold a lie u


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I n grat ang. Now God sn m a guru who k m awy Hhid m a av on op of moutn whre h onced he key to myrauy bnah h bak W I ld n that av th n

rhd r m n van; whener hey d to m h mounan wod sm to go hghr and highr, hy oud nr rach h opOnly th guru approad me I aond ad payd vry dy.

En thogh h gu wa o y e aays brough my od nd fuhme Ths wnt on un I ve ya old d qut ughty arth a r pond ed wh cods I wod au myf bychng m d cming up o hr ck o d d th pond Ikd hat rdng mong he ous or, psng th m u happy.

Wh I w payng n e pond dung my sxth yr, on of assns nay augh ht of m up ezd m nd th m noh dam. I ememer t a on nd of th pond h ke d oohe hw m nto a umng son h mdd of th dm ndatd to ovr m up h ad yg me un jut a tt o my rman uncoveed. A y w aout o o up hat a pc, nak appar d on of hm who dd on te po. I dtoard h ond assn, b hm nd fU dd too hn th hrdon r run wy e uddny am nd, ad I coud hg ang my nam m runng frty to d m out hsn h aray diappad by h m h nhed wahng m n hpond. I kep kg hm to rng h dad mn bck o f agn But hd w od' ommnd h hey shoud d, and w I akd hmoroe e nd mns sgh p n ha t dommdtht h shod b bnd

On I whd n I ra o h dd mn d rt hmbk to f thn I wn o h bnd mn ad g him s sght ak

Thy gv t my fet bng gnss "hy dd yu do h? Iakd

Bus of your and th xpn, h d m fo sd w wt t ak

I said ha may tue bu oe propry t aya psonwho n uni y dead now. We nr mnd if you wat tyo n hav rng h se o me ad hy to t m

I nstrut hm ansfr h ad to thm, bu ommnd,

n yu we-oe y hav o nro th moneo h d.I rgud I am of n v my propty to anyone I w t

woud no h of t n I d e you n have sha too, f

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ou lke." Of coure tha ilence m mmeaely, nd I dvded thepropery vn ome o the utee ome o he in, me to oerEveoe ha e bu e a al pece oand, abou

he ze of Pnnlvna, for the pople ho lv ee o mA he ae of ven I e i pace for aother mouna on to

tu wh oe g e e en omem donn oer a udn ld to te, pnc nd bt he oteudn, I lk o do t I dd len h, bt dd michivo hnoo Tha w m mcie b ad pchn, bu knlede w mdet nd I id eve . oud ht th the uu conadic enue h hm nl he beme pcou of me W e a rh,

bu omem I oud bt m don ovede a e aid He becameo jealo e dded o ll me, nuctin dple o hr me ohe mounan nd one da the dd ph me oer e I led dooe ad over o mle bu I dd not de eemd a n d ofame o me, bee al are of I cme hln don hemoun w a and tetcd o o uppo me. When I o o theboom I cimbd back up he monn o e m ri herbefoe he oe h hou h a mrce e am of he man

ho ha acal pd m no prlyzd ad he kd a ofhe cp to ms, o bn back o lfe, bu it I payzedWhen e aked me to r I ezd i, ynd viol b t d theam beme nom Thy rlz th Ala' bn, yeo,dden b

h h hppend an nd aain Whave ad udappen d happe ven f he aid it od not he u d oomoe o cme o ee m You re o to de o ou tme dn, old up No he l no de God l poect hm"ad e peon oud not de; f e dd he oud come back o lfe oon a e lav ed o a e u od had hm de, buh ne he a oed o l an

Fl uu hmlf pued me don a ell, but d avd mefom nd he uu hnd e paled He reall a er exaheh, acu a ant, et ealou d pide overook m: a eaoance of I came he w lo. When came back o he hmafe I ecapd fom the el e uu dcbn a dem to hi

dcipl I m von I a a ue upod tee i main banchebroke o had bn puld o b a vol om, hl no pcblackne nd oed abou in te dk A e eruped in ha eible

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ess, buning e t a isp." H k h discpl ifthy uldexpan vsn and ey t er s yng t oer interpre-tans w mae n sene

I sad ll gve y an panan f te am Y ye yr hr h hg yr sae han T meas y llbe ab by e ang f t Evn hg rmla ree vng mt an shae ne hat sae ame t an end agl '@ wU ts y arn n; y ae ab leav iwl"

I nne hv as ad a visn Let me tel y at it hews a ne gnn f h fr he wl wld A n par

e n a . Whn h par sd yng p ft a dv an w ar ls y a twh vu wee s f w le ame m eveybanh f he wen hey w he dve, ataing i mesy, ngarun a and an kng a t ng he dve e any hdvend nn b dsribd I h d hre dprey rying hde amng he bn f th b ns pe , here n plae de

Ng h agy f h hgd myf it a p dew t save i he ws a me, bt I hanged int te fm lgh ad n h m ed e v A I e dve n my handa lh e m my By mn h lg d e a al ther ad een brn p n I ld h dv, suld n aeme ve here ng e ; yu s adly njue y wll n wen whee y beme enand ang hes. e y dd n sy in yur prpe plae yu li s ve, yrlife h n e end I ted the dv d i n saw t sl

lve e by en t n lt sendng t eaven e sl he e rav h f iht"

I l my u we ans were paalzd saying Iblv s r i ab y A rs y r e Gdspar w wd ney sun a me y ha n lgagef yr prr ld tt he sun Gd ad sm tng nly he wds f Bese y dd n have a ihny yu w a vehie r Gs snd but hen the f te wd

enterd yu Envy arre and gh f e wd n eaa f 'I n nd y bme a ve. u ew e m ean y he sun f an, w

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that ple ofm nd ecme somthing l. h ow long to atWh you you on oy h w h u Yulost your position nd yor at.

"Bcus old chang mslfno a prot who rnmt th oundof God I ws abl to om o o pa; prhps rae ou beueyou hand. Jt wee avd from th rows hen I rsued youfom ll you diutie you w lo avd &m tn nd ultieBeause yo the fom of light an yo rid t t thetresur of od's wth Bau you ndd in tht cg o light Goll aept yo, He h acpted you his is the on I saw nd thi s . ts mn

Everone embaed me king my han and my feet d h gruid, "G has ven my daut to yo Now death s drawig n mmy m a arlzd t must e you hand tat i me u for bua,hen you av o shikh to th -e udn

My shikh rined the use of h arms and dd uie him wihmy own hs nd me the sheikh Althou was h ont oth sixye, wthin a month they had recid light Soe o hemhad en the for thirty o fort years Until then the had ot reivd

that ut that teur ut wthin a mon he qied t nd werable o y le them to travel e world.I w aot entyr o twte yea od when I join th

Zab Hd ligion to ln who od is They gave me many tesbt I l to oin J, the Hnl o Zorostrin ligion wh I loreceied mny t hn I l them for the nj o Chistn elonThy ave me many tis too t I wnt on to Fuq he eo oIlam wh th ao ave me many ti. No one gave me a tie ha lme s God reivd tatu fod and phicl comfort tdid thPun whih are the Hindu ciptr the Bible and the Qrn ThenI undt t th poe to z d dos not le with he oeeampl he th i found inid d I wen wihin myl o lnabou it

My hilden, if you o thin yourelf to tdy if yo to tl thetruth from the inside, h world wi nv acp o no on will aptyou luion, ntellct, dei lood ti n the at w not aceptyou ou wil bome ed, and when yo are tied verone oppo you

u od yo touh yo viion you by you boe d stes,you elgion d ra you uie nd l tun int u ohae o keep runnn rthe away nd yo this i a you

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ean the word and appoacn God. Whn ron ay theyanot aep you, e w accep you w gv yo happn Dr h you w y who whou eave we hdren

brthe or e; you w be aon wth God who e yu Whno de wthn m when you urender rhn o m no on b od You do no po nyhn aone only od' htoryx you he o hry of your own Th no oer perene, here no one ee o p o one o bame You mu underand ta onyod w cpt u b mu beome o' hoy

h my xpnc My ho ontn o many eerene andI cnno ay f I ave wdom or no I o ay f I a m or a

b I nno ay f I am a monkey or a m I do I

ju ama ant m I nw wh cern I am a ma ant man, bu I annoay hve wdom hae expeen h o re n od do w tha n, a a mytey and that e aoe nh

My der dar chln p udean h o th nd u yourown pah Thr much mor o my htory a on y a hn ofwondr bu am rean o e I do not o You anotae me auray a docor re o emne me he unabe to

undertnd my body a my My hear a myter my breah a my my bon nd mytr, my head ad my pech myere I no b ayz E whn I o o buy a pr of ppermy fe do no h pper of h word hat u h ay I r om you

n he my of ma my dded I ae merey tod yoa ny do bce I do o o ea mor. f you he o ay heread u mu of my tory t b o I m a m

an mn n May the cdrn z th nd m tMany peope av m o eea my hory hm ony

ha I ave ved p n I n Jeruaem and Inda ad o I n h mounn of Cna now I a n Con Ehere aedn a ne amon h monke hae bee o many, ma pac h my Pura my hory o underd yu mu oo m whbecaue wha o ow w ey s wo when I oo at whyou ow wh e appea wron I n nrpr much om te

hn you u ye you o wha I oerv Wha I eeapp onshn o you and wh appr toh to meo wh we do?

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Coe nsde d oo wh y eyes or ee s oo w yors yo wn o ae e yo have o r s nsde ne hen anay "Ye e yo ee ae ee wa yo ow e yo

have no ye seen wha see now ha s he dree a grea deeneo hae he one yo have no e aqred e eewh now see ha wha yo oo a s se ha wha he rhSil ee o he wy yo e now nno ay ha wha yo ee wrog ye whe yo e n y y wll ndersand h dirne

May G re ay He ve H ay e rve s 0G eoved rn s or sh or son Pe ow oreyes o rae on s and ran or proeon Am m m 0

roeor ee e s

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0uring m s fo God n is wold I spnt y-on son t st ll, h s of r I wn lkng o G intmpl, cu n moqu going wou , dnk o sp

fo n-on aS.though mt mn ps so-alldsis ad sd ogs, bu m xprnc wth tm made t cla om wh ad smbld tu wiou t, tls Wn hm if had s God cold o dscb Hm hwo had no tast h od m h nl w o Go mitd so I cimbd a hll h jn, st down ud a closd ms and snt -on as mditting Alough I n aw Godding hos -on of mtaton I saw m hin glit,

ligh d o atonhng mavls h in his orld Wnvr I hldsuch hings up to apon m gu had gvn m th would bunp ad dsppr

I m so mn di wms and hol mn n m Gowho would sk m hlp wh wr unal o o n lp o mh wold m poon, t wold bg m o to do mBaus no on wo could gv m wha I I tid o malaas wv Th on top of a mounn I sd on

on g tocng n icc whc was ah l h o of oodon g fo wl as hopng to s God If o wr to stdigin hs o pour u would not b abl o ws ou b othis posiion

Whn I had sood h lv I wo p o nd mslfncd n ic d uondd b dns fog I usd h wpn hd n m to b ugh h m, n I saw nmazng cn I saw man pop, som who had bn fo a long

tim som who w stndng on wo f som who w slping nd f who d ut bn stg sl s Mo oh popl

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who had come the coud not endu it thy le er aie. o swdead pope sctered a ound me, me whose Bsh n hetts wegne some who m kto y e the peope who had me

to pactc but thy w d Spaking to my mnd sad,"Nw m nd, you h ed my me. he wsted seeny ryng to nd God, yet hae not her H ound, H oic or Heonn We ae both wasd or ime, my mid, ad hese peopehave ao wted theis d hae peshe i e pce Gd s no he must eh rhe, nd cmb down m ee

Ten h a oce d held up he weapo my guru ad gen mewhen dd this herd a sound lke a chnt not a mac hant not a

dcepie chat. is wa te momen my hert ceved vine wisdomI wa t wh dine sdom, wa ight ad aw eetig, eeytngi xence A he mte o Go wre eaed to me Reazig Hsmystey d the s o Hs cto, saw Hims a dineblat Efgence

hi w he sg at which I beame a eache n a ou gostyg had an the o he lo From eah o the our sleced sxy peope ho ha ed ey high stae o mnouswsdom, and became he teache, enghtenng them with deepewisom m them n the din egion he temp uhesad moq, gig m he undestding o G's ne u tthem he tuh d eay o G ch thy w sehg r. Thpeople a sti hy ae no dead y mght hae dird herphys bodies, but thy ae ale though hidden Th mght haebecome mmota

e bengs om amby wh this eath Jut thee sa Congess n ths couny the peope rm a conges o God a

semby oGd d the Cons ts count const o a eateand a Houe o Repsntat, th Die Asemy, whh h manyn, s aso ded nto diet house o pnsbty Cen po the ine ey i cage o s, h it i us why t scaus Aoe o he mby s pibe e pducto andstibuon o d anot u i pnsbe or he opagaon onweg and wsdom sl note gup eg o G the ad sain brng om God to th wod h come to

the mountantops to ook ae the phcal and prtua nes o peopeOthes ai who descd he wod t conduct the a o theword h s the way the wod un

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Wov gv up t ody o emer e a of wd ee congre ve Aely of God cndug e ar of tegt od ue. e ey poe n ow ad

wee o ow ontoed; ty ae rpobe or food, wogow wee w ow dued; y w o deme, pgue d pec ow ey coe ow ey cooedA ape o odd by t eg o ae p ywc o ceta dvne ng: J o ae MIi' o Mae'Izl or e ge o dea o Rapae Mua ad Nk Raqand Ad ay e ce of w a ote. ge ge coadet of God o e sey fo cuo nd oc e

u ded e deco a put o eec oo ae a onno o aey wa ade te ead o ,e ek of aey ot oehng wed acpd ut ee eowed upon e Be a ay do o o dcu e e u aou oeg ee

My eoved cd oe e p u undred o oe fre od jon y d te ve e e woddung e p ud y o e e ug oue

of y o wod ou wt e ad dtued eougtgs o p o g oud od o o e p ow uc ae oug ee ad en ut dug y o dug t uded ye ony ee-ndaaf ppe eeuy ua y ued ye e ae en e o afo oyxeeadaaf peope o ue ua eng How y o ofppe er e o eat, neee o e o oy eeew ae aep wat I e o oe Soe wa I ae on yp p a wen ey oe o e y ae u a ug oad ote ow y co accooae ar I v e

No oe ee o e eady o acp wa oug; ead eyoete t lad me d wt te tg tey dy o ee te tg, aloug no uy wa y o En tugoe peope a neno to accep wa a oengte oeoe fu nd o r fo wa wat o gv eWe ey ou o take drop tey z ey canoe t Soe ay "Sow e you God, ow e e God yu takg

aou We ave a go we n ee Look awa, ook a o we aeand ey ow e te dog go e Ka o wae god tey aeTey y a you tlk aou an iisble wee you od?


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I "Ev hough you see your od, you ak o i wi o ou"

y rely, No ot tlk o it but a east we can e . A

he w is somehin they an see wh hei hyic The heya Where tis God you ae alg aou? ey He s hi you, He is wii e, He i hee He i here

e is eveywee Ifyowt m you must onan Hm wihi a cascic e Look her ae h lgh I gvig ou. Ths h s apess dmon Its worh is beyond mae fyou ho up ths htou e where Go s soon h amond of li ocu oHim beams ou i ma mmeatey You cno see Go hou

he wer of h Whr h y a Shw his h show your GoBut when ty o do ha, oie he g fo den es ofciners o od h I am ig o g he. The e stine m e he er mesh ofa ocnu te he secnd onneremb a bo he hd ee o be oke ot d he ouhresem a sw Eeyonewhcm brn one ofhee ur coaieo ho wa I am og

Whe e hem Go s dne tr whose qusie e you nr r o whe ive he o drk hs dvne honey dwen I hod o o em yg o our no them he vess do hod o hoe who come wth the mnd ofa stner say, Comeere cd, her is he oe the et" u when I our intohem heony si tou i; ony e doss the d s e behnd

en when hey oo at i hy say, Wha h? I e o abaeere!" d hey lve

Nex come hose wo ave mins ke a broke o sa, Hee hod

dk " I ou e io hei ot he a fwses ookto he o and i emy

Evyig our s thouh he ho o te ot. hs broken poof te ower md wh s no deemnato nnot hod t en theyod me Whr s hi hg you ha ee elg abo? I caoe yu misaen, o ee God a ty leave

Now those wth the mnd of a buo arre poi e o ofive he ake of quite water, in he o dik s

ee u inead ofng alog he akored rey he ho ou t he mdde jg u d hgup md, dirig l he aer hy me bak om the mdde o he

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lke nd "Whee i c water you lk abu, whee thatqusite aSte? i dr! Th he h r hewte nd the wh ce bck k the utin. hy

te the t tee tep f cedig coo adm drbg he pu o vie e with thee he eph ao leave

The urh d pe le a er w, bu brpure whte i olr wih a g beak hi ptiu h ay hrd t d the wold you x water d il tgehr h brddip it bk d t ut the ik leavig the wate bed t the itegity ad he ability t dtinguih ilk wte he who

rive ike hi able to diriate he worldy o e diiehy lly extat the ve lg llui behid I he guuwrd ad whatvr i i your ow id ad wd h xtur pr il ad ar Whver e the dto bewe he ad ito iel the eee purty the ut hhed the o a a diviely wie beig

Oly oeoe wh e riag abi epate i& i ee hel r herl Gd d ege wi

hat pe ale i able to the uth to uded ili He eh w i he e the li ther ad oia wh all he He hea e drt pyer ad ito ovu big eath he ude the ure he pyer he edohe h he oud ig o thei pye e i able to te the u gel ad heavely be t uderd er prayrad edtto He lo ue hs to h he ie o d ig&o wti hiel Atough t pple hig wth to tdivily wie beig wi h poe o hi k Eah p a ye he ee wih He billio po uperhgd th divie lght thee po ee all arud h behid i &ot o a d heae d everthig eg i exe He vrhigeay ttalit N a gle livg beig ied b he y beah hair lie eah pe he a e

Whe yu harge yure with the batte o wd h pe i litwith ight like a lght bulb I l he lgh wth o the whlei i opete light Yu lke the u wy bgt ght a

tate i which ere i o day ad it it i awa day Peci hildeay d gat you that kd wido May you oe e ge o give yu what ha but i you bg e thi yu th


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e m h I hve ve D h hn ee m i e Cme empy d ended he heve I giv y M y hi kd dm

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n ar1 he word o souls, Gd ve pee to l ing hings, buey ogo hs pece when hy e her o wod. May hasame peace emerge whn alo hem agan nd may ha

p May a pac be wn my cden l my bohesand sisters. May we a ha pce

Perhaps I can e you a w ncdn om my e my ho Dngy i sa o nd whee, and h cud nd pc niyrqut and alty he world id I wud nd he e n tee hi phiosophy ha gon in h cae or on h mouan person or up rn d I woud nd pe n al those diren paesand so wen o each one o hem seacng or peace Thy sad I

medd I wud nd pace hey sad i hd mntr ud epc hen ey sd peormed maces I wud ha rng hysad "I you peience he fn au o ee mes u nd peace

I ried nd ey ng one by one bu dd no d pce Isudd he ion Zbr, Hndum Jab or wopInj, a name r Chy, nd Fuqn noe e I ro nd peace in whaeve hey akd abou

C egous des some o messengers and sme gussad hd o ae he pa o regon sudy he eons dd haOes sd You a' d pce ere, g o he jnge Bu wheerI look I saw fting paation d a ene dWherver I ood wha I saw no a singe ae or gion hoghng ihou murder A I sad s hopeess, whee go, wha regon c I o, wher ca I go? When I ke a e se saw one rre eaing anoher, creaues gng wh each oher, he

r one eang e smae on When I wen o he unge i hese, when wen to he ciy ey were o ghng nd whe I wen ohe egon w he se ghng n eah gon Wh ah

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I found ima ghng o. En among membe of e me yugh and deued ah ote

Ten a a wse said, Are you eahng for pe? Go o a

cave hg up n a mon t he meae, op ad pay enyou d pa"I ad "0 do you k o? A g, I iU go we here o a ll

munn, ad pyd a long we. Fve ye sx eg yen yea wen by, bu when I u my eyes si und i ws gngn e jue, in e iy, eveyone gng ee ws murdereeywee. I ad Wha d s m? no pae wee Go ino ye ee no pa wou gng mude, o e wouin Were w

nd pea now wee

go I oug ave ben

g n pae fo en yea and no deen eeA avng ougs e k mounn w g on

ba o pk Tey ae a one-b eah f em mudengsomeone e e oy mounn ad 0 man ome ee Ten sed W do you hin yu ae? you ing ind e on mounan you medang de s roy moun a Youhnk you ae sng ee mtang o nd pe, u ou ve gown aoy mounn nde youef hade an mountan o e oude

ee a oy mounta you grwn nde yuref whe you avenurued aogane, you ntud pde ye you h peae dequ ou eep hing pae fo youef you eep cg fony r yu you eang fo eeniy d ue oueBu h mouan you ae gowing nide you mmene eYou ae no ing inde me you g n e ve yu ave made l Wave you ave gown ide ur i yu ng n You ae n e ave you ave bul l, bu yu ay you are

ng n a ok mouain cveF be dow a k mouna you e de you bek

down h ma ae ehne ad pde wc a deb em dwn Ti oky mounain o e wod i nde you; bea ha down You ae sng bnea e mouain he wod: awod and a moun de you ad you ae g eeinsde em ou hav pde on you name, you e our ied yu mae, and n e mdde al yu kep ng o nd

pe ad eenu e wpo, e wp ofmude nde youTese wepo ue ale oube nide yu. f you

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throw ay hs wr an hese wo hen you w v whea an nquy r, y ovr wh jst an honsty you w discovr th ru ng ou whr hum bn v, wee

anma v."0 ome a e hen If you ome a ue um

g a vng hngs w ow own for you f yo co G alg h w worhp o f you eome a a we humn nyo w e omehng ea fo vng hng o e a ouof pce r vng ngs f om h ou w foo rryon an your wos w cat c f you bcom usc uw ng uny n o h wsom of otr. f you n hs

hn yof you w now h ngom of havn wth your own yo have he ngom ofG ne hen h ngom hewo an o h ngom of h w sapr for you whhey ave you w n eae

You w aso n that ryo s yor rohr o sr v n thaone a n yo ht n ths gh of urty whch s your hart hsgt of th sou u w n aU your rothrs a sr ng n hangom o w n ne n that ngom of of vn

wsom ha ngom of yor Fahr ha ngom of h sou, hakngom ofG"e whou hng awy h wo n h uon, you st h

on th roc moutn an ay you hav ma for en ye ou ayyou hav not n anyhg You fy y o For you haven tng on h mounan w you an you have ony on or mounn r tn y Whor wa who nt o ht mounnn r cam out nvr sa om Com out om that rymountan of h wor an a n rny A on u ono u hs mon a row t ay you w ot n .

o ae u on whn yu o hav o o ov h ah ofarth wh you are assaut y ge n orm Then her he ea of ou hav o o h oa of hn h w a somof th ar a yo own om wch me he a : n he no an ou hav o ro ov h a of orm an unt ycom o r A yo thogh an vryhng you s ae e res hac troy othr n thy c u ohr o our hougs yor

non wa you s th t hgs tha ohr n roythm hs rs h os an thy n sroy o caus ann ung o ohes

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52 HE TREE A FEL TO TE WE

"The four eon re here nde you, nd you to h emwy oerome em. he a hng opor, eer ouer aeYou be ech y llusn ymay by whayou ee, d yu c

mae ohe feel he cinaon ofhee loy d Th h s yourbdy, waer e mo by he iqd p ofyor oy onso e ough d nnon n you ody h spirts, r e sngh whh m from feelg of nge jealoy or rde, enw ak and hur oe and eer oor e elsne whhdroyyour l. o he o oerome he e, you ha o go beyondhee e

hee e hng rm d hey lo ke e om o erelon

Along you do no underd h nd oerome hem, yo

uer Underd h, w and merge from hee ve. A long you do no you nno rs er he world and ome yo nnond pee o m undernd e , now em d go byondnly hen wll you d eae nderd em dser wha eron e wha ye wha uh wo yo a wh G s whaee wh juce wha onence , wa l and who yourmly s Dscoe whe one o my Were dd e s kndo l ome m are hy hn me or do he exs on he ode n

oher? Earh l, re l wer fe, r fe, eher le lh lfe-re heynde me or do hey mewhere ee

Inete h and yo l nderd ha he wer e ar ndeyou gem and s w e n wer re n you N re hele ha l n e r and li a le n he eah whh oa re el Wha w nide y Gd rns outsde nd eep oude. The h nd e oher raure, he waer eng of e and he anmls n he junle all ng ns whn ou ese sx

knd o l whch re nde yo r alo be on he odeWa s on e nsde es om on he oude a exss ohe oude found whn ou mu underand h One youundend h you o ll hoe le h ome om de youne yo ow thee l me fom you, you l no ll hem youwl no ea hem bu h p o yu nad l send emo he ee ons o e em dlo her ou wl le hem goo e ese la d yo e Then y wl e l weh

nsde you he wold wll be l you will b ee o he word Sendhng fom e ar fom our z yo be dsre b he rend eeyhng ha le n re ba o e re end oe qule o

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e e. Give ak Gd what lv d d send e i t lvein luio io The you wo me om od a go ck to Gdyou wl liv n H. hen u c nd pe Fis go ack. Udesd

s, le s ad you wil d pa"is wa e c mout sd te ou You dd o

udersad hat Now m ;ly a soe u you a tone me ofcla m a ky stoe you ae a y stone A l I ca be usd osomeig wle you made o lay ad o e used nyg e used o ld dge o houe u you a so ump o claywic caot e used o nyig. I you do o udes ta youwill ot b o e o te wold o o God you ot e y good

puposet le o e a ue ma ee is o ue ju sng ee ou o sitg inside me, you sig i te k mou wi youelo e ig e o you agae kma d iluson. Now goudetd aout tose v. e ugle is iside you te ity is isideyou te mo is sid you e iml isid yo ow gun ll dow dsove ad omplete tt udeg Teyou d pae.

is s w e ocky moui old me May ude odestd give you my love my love you dd wat eocky mouti sad d t ou sudyig ese oe y oe love aga dd my e ito e wat appes n e i we e te in e ds e mokeys wat t do, wakid outy tey ve kd a epie d a osev wa teywe doig wadeed oud wodeig we could peace

e moti d old me o se ad stdy i te lgio Iwe e eligos. ee oud u peple a tie a dman aduk d a wi o sig oud ud a ee ey sat tewi ei ed d musace eac lkig i is ow gg saing o sometig else n is ow ogue ad e thoug eae ou u wise me om te ou eligios, peap esometig fom em wet ove to e ee d sood e watnge i wo a holy mn ad a Bile te duk a old okoe o e P te Hidu sptus the madmn eld a ie opape ad e hie ad a ag w a pai of scos and ome ote

istms e e ket lkg a e i s g wi e hd i t wee a itle ook someig he kept edg ostop

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ay ound ee ht went on. They d g a eah ohed b o yl, hey be to gh. the fou me ta to ghpseby otic, 0 he ou ami ghtig" and a ga ow

gatheed to wth I thoght If I ge inolv gh hae oht ith em o I dded to p o of i ad jt obeve whawe o

Now te fou of hm d up o ay, he dunk umg ay ad ha, pig ad makig dient oie the madmamkg y o too he ; ve ough he w eda e hd a d of mad oo Th wee l czy he thiefcaz the madm ad he dk czy

The atg angey dog h d tha, mkig viou gnkig to omeoe He hed up Bl he ied h hd, talkng toomeoe he ky T duk mbed aoud wakg eveheeppey lg fo ometig pckig p anyhig he ogh mgbe luable He kep kng a he pape h d Ti a' made bn fo moey He ted pepag h un wnhe " a me he hop i mie, he wold i ie he coutng iig t do ayg Ty' me he deiefo moy dov he du mad

e madma had a obeion fo a ai woman Thikig aphoogaph o the ma o a pe of pape, he piced it up dted kig i holg i o h het ad he embacig it A foue gog hgh pefom i te ow deludd way he hieobd h micl, the dunk obeed h ny, wholdng he Bble k a zy way d the madma bewh wome

ief, w o a phophe who beliv rl. H had a

pa of co e held the o a d eaf d id 0 lea uwee o bul w me he yu hd h lovey oobu ow you d ad omoow you w be dt He rd o u up ayig "N you hed, you ohing" he he bet oeomoow l be dut t; o b du d wil ao bedu Tee no pit i ay of w we do? He ooked p helooed dow pcked up a ef. The mdma held p a ape ookg e pctue of a woma dkd ookg fo mo

wmi odng a be ed o omeone p aboe ayng am gea omg he too.Te of hem kg og the ame ot n yn

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l pass hm by, ll actng th sam Each hd a dint obsssionbu y w cng th m ay; on w oss w womn ont mon on wh poophy and on i pii kowlee. h

of hm a domnatng ouht whh had mad hm nnhn hd a sound "Do you undstd? D ou u

peopl do you undstand thm Th s what th lon a lkUndstand t; t mans Th hav a can son madn oming hppn t lv nd hy t mad T wha ld lgon D you undtand tha?

Hv, th is a u igon ic m om God' deee, msomhng H commnd You mut this m wn Th o

s sn on th ousd Fnd ou wha s nd and n t wth chi i h lion. To undd h wo of God wiin aligion i tuth Whn you nd thi uth you il d pe ndtha pac s od Tn t unty you s n h pla th un ofs kngdom Thi h kngdom of pac wh you acpt vona if thy w yu wn ou ink of al iving hin s ou own lfnd l you o Th p Th lov at com whn outhnk of ll lv you o is paadis h kingdom of od

ndsdng h t s pay Chu vyhng an tct acm h s th way to hav pc Paad s o man and th tuhiing tog Ony wn i i blih witn yu do you ndp nd n p of l ivig thn pa nd , pc of l v wl j oyou f Whn yu undndi a tt wdom, t ofov h a of od qulti Along you l to know hs o undand you do not hav pac nyou l ou hav th sun of hl you ha mna pn ou und xpnc tot n l d d n undying dea o l g onbut you no dea yu d in by in i a tril hou you hnk about it Whn you undnd t wn u az u l cognz ht th pac o oth s yu pa

You will s th lvs of oth whn yous nd t oy in hilvs wl b yu joy ou l nw Gd nd lit by ltUnl you knw i yu lk th madmn c wh a dnon mans Eac mn a on, a ou of madnssEvon akng aong th sam oad but ach wh hs own nan

ou mu hav ca o nd hat on asu h uh, wiom and mnng m h thn on by on On thaday u wl hav you pc nd th pc of o If ou do no do


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hat u wll not nd pea orld in he ngdom of n ekngdom of oul, n your on fe or in he nom of haven.

You c only nd that ea one you hae dde eetng

What eman l be God' qu the vtou ult of mdeee, inrt d fa of rngdong gd ondut b nnerec bolute conetment, -', ut n Gd,and aau ogp to Jt be hundand tacted om ml, churn yuelf and trat hee ualtie Youn mae ghee m ml e y te then hen you mel the ghee t e a mror n hh you an ee youel

"In he me yo h o chn the e elemen thn you d

hu you ve en ih idom

tt m aolte fath andthe uth ha God. Chu yu ht th om, hur the e e-men, the e ee d ra he t Then hen you e th tyou l ee that Gd a mrr and tht you he for ee in thatmror Gd he mr n h you ee your rm One yo chthe hea your beauy nd form ae en here n ha mro, and wththat eaut you ee into ah and ee thng n ene Yo wll eehat ce T h o hve o nd, yt long o tudy thegon hou nng tht you l not the taon of truhRego acc for many ernt reon, but Gd ha ad jtone rd The senc, he lendence n all the relgio jut oneo

"God een H H ae or mery re u te by teirt t n the eath hen t ge lger and t gr gain hen it roeu t ttched nd came u, nded, t d the t emergedGd' tgre and ge and n the religion roo, ntl naly temer Frt t g the rlion he n d bcom

God You m go though he fou religion ext he tuh from theml aot s a huma eing, nd tra ht ihi him; in you n nd the tuth Se by te H rgo God or grond ourhep

ee o gen to me mny many ya o nd thenhereer I en, I found ll he mdmen Whiheer road I taeld found madne, the ind of madn temmng m din thoughthey all had crain tonne or otna abou a artiular thng

ethe an obon about olor ae elgon or any nd of dereehey ll had omehng ey lot the money or hd out ofdahea e madne ould eae No one aep you f yo hae no

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mo. The igio wil ot ept yu. log u phylstregth phys beut me home propet oy do thecep ou Ifyu he omethg h ccepyu, bu ifo do o have

thig t t p ct u beey c omethg m yu; othewe he wll o ccep uh rpe he wl Ol f uh selfto

ethg bot man d God y u collet the ut youf yu ble o uesa . Tht te tth hs m yur idom hso peee eeyhg o d clrt wh wih ue h odo h o eed h cettude, deemto d GodYu m he he qul f e ece hku boltecoeme wul, r Gd d h h oegall pe to God Y eed wdom, he wdom o ea hw to ehe q how t kow he hg nd d clt

pe yu h! You hve o ope o hr, dcd th hwold, d remoe ll he vel o he wrd Kp Gd d H kgdomwh ouel, ep God' jtce wthi yu Yo mu kow to ejudet Gd wl p o u tomorrow Kow yu d r corc hem. Bee e e u o Judet D bef e padet o ou jude yuewhle re here Wold th o be gd hg t do? re the uy he heee u thegod ebd u hve e l t ot be gd udedthe gd d he bd ou he bee pobe r whle u we heeBefe u judged dy f he e te ee uldyu n oz he go h d the bd tg u cly do heeow d er e od l aept the goo d le o th gdquaite

o ge ourel ou c dcov whe ou e d

wh g yu h ht ude hee a f te lt oyu wil1 o be oud gul be h e me ur whc epce erwd hrow w he vl, the whch e om hthoght loo ch eto d kp j he oe tat gdd ue them wl ot touch o o ppe Iyo o ig s tughu lfe u mke t dgmet o eldu y ou buld h d h he t to be oewh y Fthe Rn bh he ud ad he g oour Fthe

o cto Keep eeg t p chcg h dug ur l dyu wl v eae m y Fh t word the h pa d udeg th he t l

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Eerne e here to ln i. nk ab i Eveng you s a gu. G's cro al h cau made he Ct he u dy gd nd bad, hv iy au he thn

t r gd nd h hn ha ad knw wh ruh s whash s t knw wha is gd wha is l wha fd s d wha ad Soe n pisonou ad e hn no Theeae god ha ng d hmn bn, gd nma nd adanmal Y e hw undrsad al s

gve u y v y reous chdr. Th wors ven medurng y l he ws elg o nw Ti s e w nd in i Is of wang r oorws Ju Day

o jdg ol wl you The ouh Gdhos d h al yu d ho h f hnhe hue uge e hs aaise h hos of el he houe ea u and u mu kow wh whh f yubuld e rig hn wady you w d

May u nk aut hs. I g u my l wl lg of y h n wrd v e n te coure f y experence-/ ma e ad bl f Gd wh uAmn.

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Dug my mediaion I found myslf payng hh p abve theworld somwher, a son hgh abe od. cold e tbet me Ame hey sho you a gobe hy e old

and t s the ay i a to me a globe wpang ig p abeit Whe pa evey atom eemed o emege m a n soreeyingw slen d st until somebody touhe or pddd t hen am ud eme Thr w no pa he nt hapen. sn a s or acon p, te aom uLd pojt

t tree that fell to the west autobiography of a sufi

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