About "Lists of Bawa Quotations" This on-line document, which is "Lists of Bawa Quotations", is made up of several different lists of "Bawa Quotations", with the Bawa Quotations coming from the life and teaching of our Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), and with the Lists of Bawa Quotations coming from our dear brother Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler). Each "List of Bawa Quotations" represents a set of quotations that have been included in a Spiritual Letter or Spiritual Chat or some other such on-line document that has been put together over the years by our dear brother Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler), as he sat at the feet of His Holiness, studying the life and teaching of His Holiness in partnership with His Holiness. In this way, they represent the harvest of the crop known as the Shaikh-Disciple Relationship between His Holiness and this child. For example, Bawa Quotations - List 02 includes all of the Bawa quotations that are included in the beautiful Spiritual Letter 50, "And The Truth Will Set You Free" that was sent to Thomas L. Friedman by Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler), in September 2003, a Columnist for the New York Times, and Bawa Quotations - List 03 will include, God willing, all of the Bawa Quotations that are included in the beautiful Spiritual Chat 154, "If The Two of You Come Together In My Name, I Will Be There", between our dear brothers Muhammad Muhaiyaddeen and Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler) on July 29, 2004, and Spiritual Letter 58, "Discovering The Fault Within Our Fault", that was sent to Muhammad Muhaiyaddeen by Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler), also in July, 2004. While Bawa Quotations - List 01 includes a set of Bawa quotations that have been influential in the spiritual life of this child, of Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler), over the last 28 years, while trying to live at the feet of our Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), and do not yet involve a Spiritual Letter or a summary of these quotations, which God willing, will occur in the future. In this way, each of these "Lists of Bawa Quotations" provides another way of sharing the life of this child, of Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler), with his brothers and sisters, as well as, another way of reading each of these "Spiritual Letters". As each of these "Spiritual Letters" provides another way of looking at some of the Bawa quotations included in some of these "Lists of Bawa Quotations". In addition, a companion on-line document, "Summary of Bawa Quotations - by Lists" provides a Summary of all of the Topics in a list of Bawa quotations while the companion on-line document "Expanded Summary of Bawa Quotations - by Lists" provides an Expanded Summary for "some" of the Topics in the same list of Bawa quotation. And for a selected set of these Topics a companion document is provided, organized by Topics not by Lists, which is "Expanded Summary of Bawa Quotations - by Topics", which includes the "same" Expanded Summary information for "one" Topic as provided in its list oriented documents, but unbundled from them, from these other on-line documents for that Topic, because it is special in some way, like filling a critical nitch in understanding the life and teaching of our Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahm Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), and of His Children (may God be pleased with each of Us), and needs its own direct access, which is what unbundling is all about. That is, some of the Topic in a List of Bawa Quotations have an Expanded Summary that you can directly access using a separate URL or Web Address. For example, Topic 01 in List 02 of Bawa Quotations has an Expanded Summary which you can access directly, without having to go to the Home Page for Topics by Lists, which is "Expanded Summary of Bawa Quotations - by Lists", and without having to go to the summary of a specific list of Bawa quotations, which for our example is "Bawa Quotations - Expanded Summary - List 02", that includes Topic 01 as one of its Topics. For example, if you like, please click on the following: Expanded Summary for Topic 01 (www.bawaquotesexsumlist02t01.homestead.com), to access an Expanded Summary of Topic 01 that is part of the on-line document, "Bawa Quotations - Expanded Summary - List 02", but without having to first go to that on-line document. (Note: then repeatedly click on the "Back" button at the top of your Web Browser to automatically return you to this point in this on-line document. Navigation using the Web Browser and the "Back" button really works this way, and it is a lot of fun. Try it) Also, if one wishes to review a lLst of Bawa quotations without reference to the Summaries or the Expanded Summaries provided by our dear brother Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler), and without reference to any Spiritual Letters, also provided by our dear brother Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler), we have provided the on-line documents "Lists of Bawa Quotations", for example like, "Bawa Quotations - List 02" (www.BawaQuotationsList002.homestead.com), which provides only the text of the Bawa Quotations for List 02, with nothing else added to them by any one of His Children. In this way, we can reference each set or List of Bawa Quotations in the following four ways, giving us multiple ways of looking at the same thing, at the One thing for our age, which is the life and teaching of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen ( may God be pleased with Him), and of His Children (may God be pleased with each of Us), which is like looking at a gem through its many facets. But always keep in mind my dearest loving brothers and sisters, as we do this divine work of reading these wonderful words of God's grace, wisdom, and divine wisdom ('ilm) for our age, when we look at each facet of this "Gem of God for our age", at the life and teaching of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) and of His Children (may God be pleased with each of Us), when we read each set of List of Bawa Quotations and a Summary of them written by some of His Children (may God be pleased with each of Us), that we can only truly see or understand this "Gem of God for our age" by becoming One with it, by removing our "separation from" this "Gem of God for our age", from the life and teaching of our Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), and from the life and teaching of His Children (may God be pleased with each of Us): 1. As a List of Bawa Quotations - which includes only the "text" of the Bawa quotations, as provided by Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him). For example, click HERE to go to the Home Page to access the current Lists of Bawa Quotations. 2. As a Summary or an Expanded Summary of Bawa Quotations - by Lists - which includes the "text" of a set or List of Bawa Quotations, as well as either a Summary or an Expanded Summary of these Bawa quotations as provided by one of the Children of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with each of Us). For example, by our dear brother Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler). Click HERE to go to the Home Page for the "Summary of Bawa Quotations - by Lists", and click HERE to go to the Home Page for the "Expanded Summary of Bawa Quotations - by Lists". 3. As an Expanded Summary of Bawa Quotations - by Topic - which we can directly access by Topic, from any place, like from a Spiritual Letter or Spiritual Chat, by using a separate URL or Web Address for that Topic, which we can access from any on-line document that references that Topic or the Bawa quotation or quotations that are related to that Topic. For example, click HERE to access an expanded summary of Topic 01, which has the title: "The True Nature of God Within Us - is Oneness", which is the first Topic in the on-line document "Bawa Quotations - List 02", and which is pointed to in other on-line documents, like in "Spiritual Letter 50". Click below to go to the Home Page for the current unbundled Topics, and for the Home Page for the current Spiritual Letters and Spiritual Chats: 4. As a Spiritual Letter or Chat or Some Other On-line Document - that reference a set or List of Bawa Quotations in the "text" of the document, and that point to, that is, provide links to, other on-line documents that provide either a List or a Summary of the same Bawa quotation or quotations. For example, please click on the following: Spiritual Letter 50, "And The Truth Will Set You Free" (www.SpiritualLetter050.homestead.com), to go to a Spiritual Letter that includes the set or List of Bawa Quotations that are also included in each of the following on-line documents, and which "Spiritual Letter 50" points to: And that includes one of the Topics that has an "unbundled Expanded Summary", which for our example is Topic 01, and which "Spiritual Letter 50" also points to for Topic 01 in the letter, that is point to: (Note: the above rule applies to all "Lists of Bawa Quotations" and all "Summaries of Bawa Quotations" except for Bawa Quotations - List 01, which was developed before we started the "Summary of Bawa Quotations" and started connecting them to a Spiritual Letter or Chat or some other document. Therefore, there is currently no Bawa Quotations - Summary - List 01, or its Expanded Summary version, until we do a Summary or Expanded Summary of the set of Bawa Quotations in Bawa Quotations - List 01) Also, we have provided a complete reference for each quotation, whenever possible, at the bottom of each quotation. Also, in some cases, we have provided a pointer to the source document for the quotation (e.g., "Pearl of Wisdom or Guru Mani: Forward"), also at the bottom of the quotation. Just click on the pointer to go directly to the source document, and use the "Back" button to return to the list or summary of quotations, or to the document you are reading, like a Spiritual Letter. We are able to do this when we have the source document for the quotation in the On-line "Bawa Muhaiyaddeen On-line Library" (www.Bawa.homestead.com). As we get more source documents on-line we will add similar pointers to them from the quotations. However, in many cases the quotation comes from a personal experience with His Holiness, as part of the Shaikh-Disciple Relationship, and no reference is available except the life of the disciple. This is why the Children of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with each of Us) are the true gift and heritage of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), the Children of God's grace for our age, the Children for this age who contain the living presence of their Shaikh within them, and of God within Him. This is the true gift of God for our age, not just the physical artifacts of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) on the "outside" of us, artifacts like the books and paintings of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), or the things that He left behind after His death, like buildings, video and audio tapes, a Mosque, or a burial shrine or Mazar. May we all know this without the slightest doubt, and act accordingly My love you (anbu) - Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler) End of About - Lists of Bawa Quotations - ..................................... or Go To: |
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