LECTURE – 40 : OF LEARNING SPIRITUALITY

The book ‘Loh-o-Qalum’ authored by the great sage of this age, His Divine Grace Qalander Baba Auliya is a heritage of celestial knowledge for the mankind. Taking advantage of this sublime knowledge man can become the most cardinal child of Mother Nature and enjoy the supremacy over all the rest of the creatures.

Qalander Baba Auliya has stated: - “ When we attempt to explore the working of the prophets that have been sent down since the creation of this universe and the countless worlds that have been created in it, we find that the prophets of God enabled the mankind to know the ideas of good and evil, they gave us the ability to distinguish between good and bad, virtue and sin. As far as the physical movements and activities are concerned, these are common in all  the species including the human beings, but the concepts of good and bad, virtue and evil standards are found only in the human beings. We the other species existing on the earth are taken into consideration it is observed that all the urges of the life and all the sentiments, feelings and senses that construct life, are also there in the other species as well. The only difference that distinguishes man from the rest of the species is that of the knowledge. Man is aware of the fact that the life is nothing more than information and the information by it self is neither good nor bad, it is the act of ascribing meanings to it that makes it good or bad.”

A person earns his livelihood by working hard honestly and diligently. There is another person who earns his livelihood by applying deceitful tactics. When the approach of both the persons is compared it is observed that in both the ways of earning livelihood energy and time is required to be spent effectively. And, the result of both the types of activities is also one and the same; both earn bread to eat for getting energy. The energy helps in maintaining the flow of blood and enables a person to perform the activities of life. If the ideas coming into mind are given meanings of wrong doings, the conscience pinches and if the information received is ascribed positive and virtuous meanings the conscience approves of them and expresses it satisfaction.

No other species except mankind has this faculty that is known as the conscience. The other creatures have no idea as to what the satisfaction of the conscience is or how does the conscience reprimands. When a person judges himself after ascribing means to the information received either he feels satisfaction or becomes dissatisfied and restless. The feelings of satisfaction bring a person closer to his soul and the anxiety and dissatisfaction takes him away from his soul. Therefore, those who strive for the satisfaction and peace of mind at one or the other stage of their life succeed in tracing down the soul and he comes to know that the life depends upon the information and the information is supplied by the soul. As long as the soul supplies information the life continues and when the supply of information from the soul is discontinued the life transforms into the death.

After getting closer to the soul, one tends to ask this question, what is the soul? Man wants to know, what I am, who I am, what is the relation of the Creator of the universe with me? And, it comes to his knowledge that striving to

explore the relation existing between the creatures and the creator is the spiritualism.

Ladies and Gentlemen: It had been an honor for me to deliver a series of lectures before you, in attempt to explain the contents of the Inspiring Writing of the Great Sage, His Divine Grace, Qalander Baba Auliya. I understand that God has given us this opportunity to understand the contents of ‘Loh-o-Qalum’ so that we could enlighten our souls.

The teachings contained in the book can be summarized as follows: - In the whole of the universe man is the only creature that has been bestowed upon with the faculty of cognizing his Creator by applying concentrative abilities and making use of the knowledge transferred to him. Mankind is the only creation from amongst which the workers of the Cosmic Administration are selected and appointed. God is administering the functions and affairs of the universe through an elaborated administrative system. Man is the only species that has been given the knowledge of this cosmic administrative system so that he could perform his duties being the servant of God therefore he has been given the ability to learn the creative formulae and implement them according to the given program and the policies of God. And, when a person manages to learn and master the knowledge related to the cosmic administration, he is appointed as one of the workers in the cosmic setup and in this setup of the cosmic administration he performs the duties as the vicegerent and duty of God. A person versed with the mechanism of the cosmic administrative working rules over all the creatures of the universe in the light of the powers granted to him. This rule includes all the creatures of living and nonliving realms including jinns and angels.

This book that demands profound deliberations in its contents enlightens us that being humans, man is such a creation of God who have been blessed with the ability to explore those gifted faculties of the soul, which are our heritage. And, if one could manage to find out these faculties and exercises them in a befitting manner then he stands out as a distinguishing member of the cosmic family.

A student of this book; Loh-o-Qalum, who develops an understanding of the contents narrated thereby, comes to know it quite clearly that this universe is nothing else but a perception and the perception is based upon information. This information or the light is directly related to with God. Hearing, seeing, feeling and exercising the sense of touch is only possible as long as the soul is there in the body. The soul keeps on supplying us information and when the soul stops supplying information about the use of various senses we can neither see, hear, feel nor touch anything.

It has been proclaimed in the holy books that God has given man the faculties of hearing and sight. The creatures listen because of the hearing of God and sees by virtue of the sight of God. It means that God provides the information about hearing and seeing as the information belongs to God only. When we compare the information received with the information supplied to us, we find that the reception on our part is so negligible that these could be easily declared as equal to a naught. When the information received in this material world is compared with the vast information network operative in the universe, these are found to be of zero value. The information that becomes the emotions

and urges in the material life are very limited but the expanse of the information in the spiritual life is very broad and vast.

What is spirituality and from where can we learn it? Is there any school from where it could be learnt? And, is there any document that could provide the text pertaining to this science? The answer to every such question is that for this we have to seek guidance from the holy books.

God completed all his blessings upon the Holy Prophet (PBUH) and gave him the holy Quran, which is the most comprehensive document of the spiritual sciences and contains keys to the secrets of the universe and the formulae pertaining to the creation of the universe. The thing has been called the blessing of God and the Holy Prophet (PBUH) arranged to deliver it onto the fellow beings after recording it in the form of the holy Quran. If a person intends to be acquainted with his inner self, wants to become the most superior creature in the cosmic family, is desirous of joining the kingdom of God as an active participant by serving as a member of the cosmic administrative setup and wishes to enjoy the rule over the universe then, he is required to search and explore the spiritual sciences in the holy Quran.

God sent one hundred twenty four thousand prophets. There were many prophets who were given scriptures and many were given books but completion of the blessing and perfection of knowledge is bestowed upon the Holy Prophet (PBUH).

The lectures that were delivered for the benefit of your knowledge and understanding and you recorded them into your diaries and memories, are in line with my humble efforts to explain the text, which was dictated to me by Qalander Baba Auliya, in compliance with the orders of the Holy Prophet (PBUH). It was honored privilege to pen down each and every word of the text of this book. I was also blessed with the ability of deliberating upon the meanings. All that I learnt because of my mentor’s blessings I offered it to you. All that I was taught by my august teacher, I tried to deliver it you in my humble way.

I call upon all of you to benefit yourselves from this knowledge and make every effort to bring it to the fellow beings. God bless you all and grant us the ability to carry forward the torch of the Qalander Baba Auliya’s mission.

Another thing that I would like to bring into your attention is that the holy Quran is with us in the form of the book, which God arranged to be written down by the Holy Prophet (PBUH) through the angel Gabriel. What the Muslims did to this book is no secret. They could not benefit themselves from this book because they considered it sacred and holy, they rehearsed it with all fervor and zeal but they did not take the trouble to delve deep into its contents rather they refrained from exploring its true sense by means of pondering and deliberating upon it. As a matter of law, if we do not ponder and contemplate upon any thing the knowledge about that cannot be perfected.

Qalander Baba Auliya got this book written down at the behest of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) and if we just enjoyed its contents considering them something wonderful to amuse us only then, it won’t yield any benefits, whatsoever. In order to be benefited from this remarkable work of Qalander Baba Auliya, when a

thinking pattern is formed in you. The main objective behind all this effort is to get the thinking activated in the fellow beings, so that they could get closer o their Creator.

Once Qalander Baba Auliya asked me, “If you want to befriend with someone, what would you do?”

I replied that we would entertain him and take every care that he is comfortable.

He said, “And, if you won’t entertain him the friendship will not take the roots.” “Friendship strengthens only if the influence of the friend is accepted in such a manner that your temperament and the thinking approach could become just like him. If you desire to befriend with a social worker then you also have to be doing the same that he does. And, so on. In order to have a fast friend, you have to adopt the interests of your friend,” he added.

Likewise, if we want to have a friendly relation with the Holy Prophet (PBUH), we have to study the life of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) and act and behave as he use to act and behave.

Holy Prophet (PBUH) in order to develop his relationship with God Almighty opted the method of meditating and contemplation. He used to go to the Cave of Hira so that he could contemplate on the signs of God. For this he used to meditate and performed muraqba. Eventually God sent the Angel Gabriel to announce that he has been appointed as the Prophet and Messenger of God.

Holy Prophet (PBUH), in the light of the thinking approach that was transferred to him from God, arranged to deliver all that knowledge to the human beings, which could enable them to befriend with Holy Prophet and God Almighty.

Qalander Baba Auliya said, “ I am writing this book on the behest of Holy Prophet and if this book is studied and contemplated upon for searching the true meanings then, all those facts would be revealed that are described in this book.”

I personally feel that this book is such an explanation of the Quranic text, which is required to be studied in small portions and contemplated upon deeply. The more will one deliberate and ponder upon the contents of this book, the broader will become the mental horizon and the capacity of the conscious to handle these sciences will also increase. And, eventually, God willing, the time would come when the Conscious would start accepting the stimuli of the Unconscious whereas, at present the Conscious mind is dominating us and the unconscious is not allowed to reign. Understanding and comprehension of this book enable us to make the Unconscious reign upon the Conscious mind.

I pray to God to grant you the ability to benefit yourselves from this book. And, that the knowledge that has reached us from the Holy Prophet (PBUH) be known the world over. Amen.