An experiment in intra religious Meaning
I. The truth of Suffering:
All beings suffer birth, aging, illness and death. This is an
ongoing cycle of life and death. Birth leads to death; death leads to
birth. Once born we find that we do not get what we want and get what
we don't want. We find ourselves repeated separated from those who we
love and find ourselves bond to those who hate us. Material happiness
is fleeting and often causes us even greater harm once its pleasures
are over.
II. The origin of Suffering:
All beings suffer because they have forgotten who they really
are. It is taught that everyone of us is born a Muslim (one who has
surrendered to God or One-ness) and then fall into disunity. This is
the exoteric meaning which has an esoteric one. Originally all was
one and then the One became the many. Suffering is to stay amongst
many and fail to seek original Oneness.
III. The way out of Suffering or the state on non-Suffering:
This is the experience of the Qiyamat: the Great Resurrection. It
is the awakening to Unity with the Real [Original Oneness]. It can be
found in this life.
IV. The path that ends Suffering:
1. RIGHT UNDERSTANDING: This is to listen and to think about the
Imam (Teacher) of the Time's teachings.
2. RIGHT THOUGHT: This is to think good thoughts and to free
one's thoughts from desires of evil deeds.
3. RIGHT SPEECH: This is to speak the truth and not to back bite
others in your community
4. RIGHT ACTIONS This is to refrain from killing, stealing, and
misusing sex to harm others
5. RIGHT EMPLOYMENT: This is to gain one's living from
professions that do not harm others
6. RIGHT EFFORT: This is to follow the Imam of the Time's farmans
and to put them into action.
7. RIGHT MINDFULNESS: This is to meditate and to chant according
to instructions of the Imam of the Time.
8. RIGHT CONCENTRATION: This is to focus one's effort in one's
practice to achieve Qiyamat (One-ness) in this life.
by jamshid
6-14-98
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