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Copyrightedmaterial Copyrightedmaterial GODS Copyrightedmaterial GODS Psychology — — ^ '^A Sufi Explanation ^ 3r M. R. BawaMuhaiyaddeen FellowshipPress Philadelphia,PA Copyrightedmaterial ABOUTTHECOVER: Thisoriginal"Heart'sWork"paintingbyMuhammadRaheemBawaMuhaiyaddeen@, "TheRockyMountainoftheHeart,"wascompletedonJanuary28,1980,anditillus- tratesthestone-heartedqualitieswehavegrownwithinourselves;thismountainis harderthanthehardestmountainincreation,andislayeredwitharrogance,selfish- ness,religiousdifferences,religiousarrogance,conceit,anddesireforname,fame,and titles.Thishardheartisimmeltingandshowsnocompassionforotherlives. Theanimalsthatsurroundthisrockymountainarerepresentativeoftheanimal qualitiesthathaveenteredtheheartsofmankind.Alltheseanimalsandeventheshrubs andbushesillustratethedistractionsthatweneedtoclearfromwithinourselves.We mustthenbuildaplaceofworshiptorememberGod. Thesevencolorsinthepaintingrepresentthesevenstatesofconsciousnesswithin mankind:feeling,awareness,intellect,judgment,wisdom,divineanalyticwisdom,and divineluminouswisdom.Thefishrepresentcreation,andtheswanrepresentssubtle wisdom,theperfectionthatacceptsonlypurity. This"RockyMountainoftheHeart"hastobesplitopenandblastedaway,andinits placethehouseofGod'squalitiesmustbebuiltwithinourownheartsandwithinour ownlives. (Sources:FromadiscoursebyM.R.BawaMuhaiyaddeen@givenonJanuary28,1980and fromTheTreeThatFelltotheWestAutobiographyofaSufi,ChapterSeven,"TheRockyMoun- tain,"December22,1983.) LibraryofCongressControlNumber:2007923702 Muhaiyaddeen,M.R.Bawa. God'spsychology:asufiexplanation/M.R.BawaMuhaiyaddeen. PhUadelphia,PA:FellowshipPress,2007 p.cm. Includesindex. Tradepaperback Hardcover ISBN13:978-0-914390-81-7 ISBN13:978-0-914390-82-4 ISBN10:0-914390-81-3 ISBN10:0-914390-82-1 1.Sufism.2.Psychology. 3.God.4.Wisdom. 5.Islam. 6.Religion. 7.Compassion. 8.Purity.9.Unity. 10.Peace. 11.Understanding. 12.God'sQualities. 13.Love. 14.Truth.LTide. Copyright©2007 byBawaMuhaiyaddeenFellowship 5820OverbrookAvenue,Philadelphia,Pennsylvania19131 Allrightsreserved.Noportionofthisbookmaybereproducedinanymanner withoutwrittenpermissionfromthepublisher. Everyattemptismadetoensuretheaccuracyofthetranslationofthesediscourses.Theyare completeandincludetheentirecontentofthetalksgivenbyMuhammadRaheemBawa Muhaiyaddeen@onthedatesnotedatthebeginningofthechapters. PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmericabyFELLOWSHIPPRESS BawaMuhaiyaddeenFellowship FirstPrinting Copyrightedmaterial MuhammadRaheemBawaMuhaiyaddeen@ Copyrighledmaterial Copyrightedmaterial Contents EditorsNote xt 1. OnlyGodIsNotCrazy 1 2. God'sLoveCanCureAllCraziness 23 3. RaisetheChildrenwithGod'sPsychology 33 4. APureHumanBeingCanDispeltheDarknessofBirth 45 5. EverythingYouNeedtoKnowIsWithinYou 59 6. GodTalkstotheBabyintheWomb 71 7. DropYourBurdensandProceed 89 8. CommunaisamandCommunism:LoveandHate Ill 9. MansFormChangesAccordingtoHisQualities 131 10. TranscendtheAnimalHoroscopesandDiscover theTrueHoroscopeofMan 141 11. TheDiseaseLivesWithinYou: CutItAway withWisdom 155 12. TheOnlyTruePsychologyIsthePurityofIslam 175 Glossary 189 Index 203

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