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There is One God by Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (1900? - 1986) Timeline Original Language Tamil & English Muslim / Sufi 20th Century There is One God. He created all beings, And He exists beyond the beyond of religions, Beyond the separations of race, Religion, and philosophies. He is beyond mind, desire, and physical vision He is beyond the world, lust, torpor, and illusion. God resides in that spotlessly pure place known as the heart And sees and knows everything. He sees each and every heart and mind and understands all things.       / Photo by hakki kotek /	Themes   Heart         Recommended Books Asma'Ul-Husna: The 99 Beautiful Names of Allah, by M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen A Book of God's Love, by M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Come to the Secret Garden: Sufi Tales of Wisdom, by M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Islam & World Peace: Explanations of a Sufi, by M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen A Mystical Journey, by M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen More >>
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God resides in that spotlessly pure place known as the heart...

Don't you just love the photograph of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen? There is something so serene in his eyes -- gentle, clear-seeing, intelligent -- yet also unsettlingly otherworldly, almost alien. Gazing at his picture, I almost feel I am witnessing a pure-hearted, wise extraterrestrial. Reminds me how fascinating and delightfully unexpected the spectrum of humanity can be...

And He exists beyond the beyond of religions,
Beyond the separations of race,
Religion, and philosophies.

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