Introduction by the Author
Everything a man of wisdom says has seventy thousand meanings. At
each stage, the appropriate meaning is known. As wisdom grows and his words
are analyzed to a greater extent, different meanings are understood.
As each connotation is abstracted, the meaning increases in depth. As one goes further and further inside, a wide open space develops. This open space will expand and unfold richer understandings.
If a man merely wishes to thrust his head inside, he will find just enough space to do that. If he intends to go further within, his body will enter.
If he wishes to go further, his intellect should go inside.
If he wants to delve further, his wisdom should go inside.
If he desires to continue further, his soul should go inside. As he investigates within and opens up the space, it will seem immense.
If he aspires to go further still, the resplendence of his truth, the light of his soul, should go inside. If he persists, he will see the Completeness—the Expanse. It is a large OPEN SPACE.
If he plunges further within, the complete history with all its stories will be there for him to understand.
If he delves further still, he will find the notebook Discovering Ramadan that tells him where he came from and who his Father is. He will be able to read this book. If he goes further within, he will perceive his Father’s Judgment, God’s seat of Justice.
If he searches further within, he will hear the speech of his Father. If he proceeds further still, he will see the Light of his Father. If he journeys further, he will know the Secret, the Mystery of his Father which resplends within him. When he knows this Mystery, he will realize that his Father communicates with him on the inside. He will know the unity, the Oneness, of the Father within him, and of himself within the Father.
As he goes further, deeper understandings unfold. Humble men of wisdom can impart such understandings. The further one goes, the deeper the meaning one attains.
— M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen