Fundamental Principles of Qiyamat

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Fundamental Principles of Qiyamat

by Jamshid

 

Qiyamat is the spiritual resurrection. It is to resurrection before

dying. The world is a world of birth and death, it is samsara. To

resurrect in this life is a gnostic event. It is nirvana in this

life. Though the body goes on to die, one's consciousness does not

go on to rebirth.

 

All beings have a spark of the Real inside of them. This is what

goes on from birth, death and rebirth. It is pure consciousness.

 

This spark of the real within is the imam-of-one's-own-being. When

the internal imam comes into contact with the Imam of the Time and

puts into practice his teachings, then the spark within lights up.

This is a gnostic awakening and is the Qiyamat.

 

The Imam brings beings to Qiyamat and no one is exluded, save those

who exclude themselves. Even those given time will come to Qiyamat.

 

When one awakens one realizes the fundamental unity between the Imam

of the Time and the imam-of-one's-own-being.

 

Qiyamat is practiced in the life of the momin [follower] by faith in

the Imam's word and guidance. It is not based upon external laws or

ritual. Though many who are brought into Qiyamat do so to provide

moral examples for the community. The person of Qiyamat recognizes

that liberty is not license.

 

People of Qiyamat do not put down other faiths and ways. They know

that the Real can bring others to into union with Reality by other

ways. Since all gnosis is one, people of Qiyamat learn from the

gnostic ways of other peoples and teach others about their faith.

 

People of Qiyamat do not expose themselves to those who are of

little understanding. People who delight in the laws and rites are

like those who mistake the finger pointing towards the moon with the

moon. They mistake the outer forms of faith [laws and rites] with

the object of faith. These people feel that gnostics are heretics

and oppress them. Therefore, people of Qiyamat conceal themselves

from situations which could lead to oppression and create their own

free spaces to practice. As a means of compassion for others,

gnositics carefully bring in others who they feel are ready. And

when one is ready the Real brings them into contact with teacher who

will teach them according to their level (ultimately leading to

Qiyamat).

 

Jamshid

 

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