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We are aware that day and
night are the two aspects of life. By two aspects we mean that the effects of
whatever one does during the day appears through the night, and what appears
through one’s night is a summary of their day and night. Though the action in
both aspects is one, they are demonstrated differently, and hence life is
divided into day and night.
1. If
one is in the state of fear and grief, and their mind has sought refuge in
illusions, their dreams look confusing, and they do not remember the sequence
of events. As their focus shifts rapidly, their mind remains divided. In the
language of dreams, this demonstrates an unhappy life.
2. When
one attempts to get out of the grip of illusions, the universal laws are
revealed upon them through dreams; they meet enlightened people, travel to
places as beautiful as paradise, taste juicy fruits, smell the subtle scents of
flowers, and the residents of these places offer them gifts. If their search
for truth persists, they are able to remember the sequence of events in their
dreams. This demonstrates that they are accustomed to the time and space of
that world.
Analysis:
If the mind is entrapped in the web of fear, the impressions of fear appear in
the dreams too. If one is engaged in the search of truth, the world of dreams
reflects the phases of this journey. This is to say that life is one but the
individual sees the same things twice, because of day and night.
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Conventional
knowledge refers to light as day and darkness as night. However, the beam of
light hidden inside the cover of darkness introduces us to those layers through
which space is subdued, helping us attain the “Knowledge of Time”.
From a spiritual point
of view, darkness is also light, that is, only light exists and there is no
darkness. When light enters a subtle state and our eyes cannot see it, we call
this state “darkness”, and attribute this darkness to night, instead of
referring to it as the viewer’s ignorance.
The
inner eye sees that the day and night
are not light and darkness, instead they are the two aspects of the senses. By
senses we mean, hearing, seeing, understanding, feeling, speaking through
words, and conversing through the language of the waves. These functions are
confined to space in one form of life, but in the other form, it is space
that is subdued. The points to contemplate are:
· An individual
is one, their circumstances are one, and their life is one too, what then is
this repetition of the impressions of the night in the senses of the day, and
the impressions of the day in the senses of the night?
· Is seeing
these impressions in two different ways not a division of the mind?
· Why is the
mind divided? Which part of the mind is seeing the truth and which part is
seeing the illusion?
· What is the
formula that slows down the speed of life in the senses of the day, and
increases the speed in the senses of the night?
· Though an
individual is one, why do they not travel in the state of wakefulness as they
do in their dream state?
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Tasawwuf (spirituality) reveals that humans are
made up of a collection of thousands of layers, out of which 11,000 are known
and the rest are unseen. Awareness of these 11,000 layers is the knowledge of
the abilities of these layers. Those who are enlightened know that the status
of each of these layers is that they are bodies, and their speed of movement
differs from one another. The layer that is dominant in the senses of the day,
is a manifestation of colours present in dust, which we refer to as aadmi (man/mankind)
and their world. When one sleeps, they fulfil their needs through the second
layer made of light which is within them. Through it, they walk and move
around, eat and drink, laugh and speak, listen and observe, contemplate and
invent. When something bites them, they open their eyes with discomfort and the
effects appear on the body. One observes the abilities of the garment of dust,
while the speed of light is observed in dreams, thoughts, and visions. We must
bring our attention to the fact that, be it day or night, life continues
through different garments in every zone. The question is, who is it that
sleeps then?*
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When
the mind enters into a sleep state from the state of wakefulness, the layer of
dust is dominated by sleep. One is unaware that they are an assemblage of
layers, and hence think that they are confined to the attributes of dust, and
declare that they are sleeping. Ponder on the following example. Someone says
that they were sleeping and yet describe their dream with the following, “I saw
a dream in which a noble man approached me and took me along with him. We both
ate food at a certain junction through the journey. I had many questions in my
mind that I could not ask and yet while departing the noble person assured me
that everything would be okay and then my eyes opened.”
When
their eyes open they see themselves on their bed, however, the experiences they
had through the dream makes its presence felt through their feelings. One is
certain that all the events that they had witnessed through the dream had
indeed taken place with them, and yet, they say that they were asleep. If they
were sleeping, who met the noble person, what was the journey that they
undertook, from where did the food arrive, who ate the food, how did the
problems they faced in the wakeful state enter their dream for the noble person
to give an assurance that everything would be okay, and who related these
circumstances? Focus and let us know, where do the world of dreams and the
garments of that world disappear to once we wake up?
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Secondly,
when the same events repeat themselves in different ways in both the worlds -
dreams and wakefulness, it draws one’s attention to their inner layers so that
they remain aware of the fact that they are both the person who lives life
within the limited senses, and the person who enters the realm of unlimited
senses. The space between the layers in our minds is because of our ignorance.
If this space ceased to exist, life would stop functioning as dual and become
one, that is, the events of the sleep and wakeful state will not recur, rather,
the journey between the zones would be covered.
Read
the “Message of The Day” thrice. By reading, the content within the article
will be illuminated, by the will of God Almighty.
May God protect you.
* Respected readers, please ponder over this sentence. |
KHWAJA SHAMS-UD-DIN AZEEMI
Articles of 'MESSAGE OF THE DAY' from Qalandar Shaoor Monthly
