The Tunnel of the Ego

There are many different ways to make people reach heavens.  It is according to the different capacities, abilities and characteristics of people.

We use methods depending on the understandings of people and their beliefs, also according to their will power.  What is most important is the will of the one who really wants.  We must see on which level they are standing so that we can move from that point and take them to their Heavenly Stations, either slowly or fast.

 So first we ask the seekers of Sufi ways that they should be willing to be trained towards their heavenly stations.  That will must come from themselves.  Then the Master of Tariqat must give them something according to their level.  Sometime they do not give anything because it is first necessary to take away the characteristics within them to make them free to start moving upward.                                     

 Sufi masters must have spiritual powers so that when they look at someone they will know their capacity.  It is important not to give anyone more than they can carry.  If we did, the person overloaded could be lost. 

We are all on the level of being seekers. Not yet beginners.  We must prepare ourselves and try to command our egos not to oppose that which we are asking. The main hindrance for everyone is their ego.  It never wants you to go toward heaven because our ego is connected to the lowest level.  It knows that if you leave your ego you will leave it forever and it will not be able to control us anymore.  That is the battle between our soul and our ego.  It is the reason that we are going to trick our ego so that it will not object to our need to reach heavenly stations.  When you are able to control your lowest level, your ego, then it should be easy to improve a little bit towards heavens.

 That is why masters give instructions;  but you must practice. 

If you are intending to do something you must ask me to help you, and my spiritual support will be with you.

Anyone who asks for Heavenly ways must look for a spiritually powerful person, must find a holy person who knows the capacities and abilities of people.  When you have found him and your heart is 100%  in confidence with him then he will be your guide and he will take you up. 

As long as the hook of love is with that master he will take you up.  Just as a train only has one engine in the front and still can carry  50 or 60 wagons with it.  Sometimes a second engine will join from behind and it will be very easy.

 The first step for everyone must be to find within themselves demand for heaven. When that is ready your Lord will assign someone for you. He will make you meet one of those people who know the way.  When you have found him then put your hook to that person and you can relax.

At every station, unless it is underground, you will find many new views that you have never seen before, but until you have cut the tunnel of your ego you will not have any vision; you will continue to move underground.  When you have finished that you will find new worlds and views that you have never seen before. 

That is why you must be patient.  You mustn’t say: “I am not feeling, I am not hearing or I am not seeing anything of those new visions, hearings or understandings.”   Don’t say that. Maybe the tunnel of your ego is a short one and you can cut it easily and you can find yourself in distances designed with some beauties which you cannot imagine beforehand. 

Some people continue in their tunnels until the end of their life.  Still they must keep that way because in the last moment they will finish the tunnel of their ego, cut it and find the opening.

We must now be patient to find someone who may be suitable for our path and in whom we can find confidence for following.  He will take us out of our egos. We will move from darkness to light.

Beware and take care to keep your station with that train; then one day, it could be in the morning or in the evening, it can be any time, you can cut it and come to a new life, new vision and a new world.  Darkness will disappear and you will find the light.  But it is necessary that you have the desire in your heart, develop it with your guide, and improve it. When your engine reaches the destination you will also get there.

 All masters are moving towards heavens through the seven heavens.  Every one is different, unseen before.  But first you must the tunnel of your ego.  There are 41 different kinds of ways; all of them help us to cut the tunnel of our egos.

When you reach out of that tunnel you will find that there are no more bad desires remaining with you. You will be pure. That moment you will taste the sweetness of light, the sweetness of mercy, the sweetness of beauty, the sweetness of love, the sweetness of knowledge,  the sweetness of wisdom, the sweetness of willpower and the sweetness of perfection.

 Until then you must be patient and you must follow.   You mustn’t say: “Oh how long do I have to follow without seeing anything?”  The tunnel is long or short according to your ego.

May Allah  grant you to  reach your heavenly stations.  You will be happy, absolutely happy.

Keys to Paradise pp24-27