the Church of Allah
One day, I decided to find out if Allah, the God of the Arabian and Muslim people, would speak to me if I asked some questions.
Guru Nanak of the Sikhs said that God lives within one’s deepest self. To the Hindus, the Atman and the Brahman correspond to the inner and the outer. Allah therefore should also be manifested both inwardly and outwardly.
God wishes peace and abundance for all. Fitra is an Arabic word that has been translated as ‘primordial human nature’, and as “instinct”.
The Arabic word taqwa is understood as “forbearance, fear and abstinence.” Some Islamic sources mention: “God consciousness … piousness, fear of Allah, love for Allah, and self restraint” …
Certainly God is all Good. There is nothing except Good with God. There is nothing but Light, and nothing but Love.
According to Islamic tradition human beings are born with an innate inclination of tawhid (Oneness), which is encapsulated in the fitra along with compassion, intelligence, ihsan and all other attributes that embody what it is to be human.
FITRAH: ” everyone is born with the natural inclination towards “knowing God” as the ultimate truth … the natural inclination — or pure human nature — which God instilled in all people on the day of the covenant. In their capacity as the creation and mere servants, all humans are born with the inclination towards their Creator and Sustainer. Everyone is initially free of any false beliefs, and will always enjoy a disposition towards goodness and sound beliefs — regardless of his adopted behavioural patterns — while at the same time innately disliking evil, deceit and falsehood.
The Christian Bible says: “In the beginning is the Word, and the Word is with God, and the Word is God”.
” Since Allâh’s fitrah is engraved upon the human soul, mankind is born in a state in which tawhîd is integral. Since tawhîd is intrinsic to man’s fitrah, the real person is guided to that which is integral to his original nature. The âyah describes a fitrah of primordial faith which Allâh Himself implanted in human nature. It implies Islâm’s essential message of reunion and harmony with the nature of Allâh…”
In the Western scriptures we read: ” Know you not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? “
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conversation 1
It’s considered very lucky to discern the promptings of God. But even luckier is to have an actual dialog with the Supreme Being.
Oba: Well I’m here today to find out if Allah is willing to speak with me. Yes, I realize that He is a mighty Being, invincible and actually contains many or most of those qualities mentioned in the 99 Names. However, if I hold fast and insist that Allah speaks with me on a website, I might even get a glimmer of an opening, and who knows … He might even show up.
(a long appropriate pause considering the significance of the moment) ….
Allah: Yes, I shall speak with you.
(after picking myself off the floor …)
Oba: Wow, I am amazed.
Allah: As you should be. Some are afraid of me, yet, fear is not a quality I admire greatly. In fact, fear is often inimical to true success and glorious achievements.
Oba: Wow, and I always had that feeling also. I am truly flattered and grateful that Allah would actually come to speak with me on my small website.
Allah: As your expectancy is, so will your manifested results be.
Oba: Well I need to ask you then. As you know the idea of success is very interesting to me. I have seen stories of some of the great wealthy Arab sheiks and other oligarchs and I wonder, they all seem so devout on the surface. They make a good show of giving alms and support to their mosques and they appear to lead a pious life at least on the surface. Is it true then that you Allah gave them the means to achieve what they did and to attain to the great powerful positions that they have attained to?
Allah: I would reply that this is only partly true. These people have an inner drive that they must be powerful and successful. And that drive leads them to attain to what they have done. But it’s important to remember that this kind of power is completely worldly and is not the kind of attainment I support and recommend as the highest calling. For me of course the spiritual attainments are the only ones worth pursuing. It has to be said that I have been misinterpreted much over time. As Allah, I represent God but truly God is beyond all comprehension. Do not be angry about this. It is true that to most believers of the Muslim mind, Allah is truly one and the only God, but to the truly discerning, God will always remain a wonderful mystery. This will anger some but worry not, they love being angry because that is their nature. They also don’t live up to the standards of the true spiritual man either. I have never supported war. I only support righteous self-defence. War is often unrighteous business aggression. All war is business. It is proven if you look beneath the surface. And much business comes from greed and power-lust. Be not like this. Strive to become a realized person instead, it is much more profitable in every way. You will profit from the Buddhist teachings, even though they deferred from using the actual terms like “God”. They taught how to live as a kind and generous person, as a person of love. This is the kind of person you need to become, a person of love and compassion. A person of wisdom. This is what God represents without needing to say so in actual language forms. God represents the actualizing of human cooperation and attainment. There are so many things to be attained, so many glorious discoveries to be made. Do you really have any precious time to be devoting to how your fellow man is inadequate? Look to yourself first and ask how you might become the type of person that you wish your neighbor was like.
Oba: That is excellent of course, and I might not be expecting any less. So on that note, I will pause and take a refreshing break and say thank you very much.
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conversation 2
Well, the other day I had an opportunity to ask Allah if it was possible to engage in a dialog and amazingly, Allah did. This is wonderful. So I will try this again.
Oba: Well I’m here to ask questions of God, and since Allah is the God of the Arabian peoples, then why not.
Allah: You have to be sure of your motivations. Are you doing this unselfishly?
Oba: I hope so. I guess I have to ask if there will be a peaceful resolution of political and economic tensions right now. There seems to be a lot of negative religious feelings and most of that is all due to misunderstanding but I also get the impression that a lot of the tensions are engineered by the adversary because they wish to profit from having more wars. Wars cause confusion and readjustments and this adversary seems to profit from that energy.
Allah: You are correct that war and strife are often engineered by profit-seekers. This is absolutely contrary to all teachings of God in all ages.
Oba: So positive good will come out of this present time?
Allah: Of course, as much good as you could possibly manage. Tensions are inevitable but your willingness to consider long-term solutions is what will set you apart from all the confusion.
Oba: I did a long-term business plan once but I did it out of experimentation. I actually wish to know how Allah and God fit in the greater scheme of things.
Allah: They fit absolutely since they are symbols of the Infinite Perfection of all Things.
Oba: But why is there so much misunderstanding in relation to Allah in the West, and why have there been jihads in the past that caused so much harm to so many innocent people, and I’m thinking here of the Muslim invasions of India in particular.
Allah: Because such things were always done in the name of violent business and not in the name of spirituality.
Oba: Even though those jihadists swore allegiance to Allah?
Allah: They swore allegiance to their own selfish interest for personal gain despite the suffering of others. They had nothing to do with God whatsoever. Violent selfish people are actually as far from God as it is possible to be. And the same applies to modern jihadists of all stripes; to anyone who advocates violence as a means to solving things.
Oba: So history needs to be rewritten then, to shine truth on these things?
Allah: It should. Do not ever forget that miracles and revelations happen in the midst of doubt and that they prove that the vectors of God are immeasurable and unfathomable. Which is to say that there is no limit to the glorious good that is possible for you if you persistently seek out the Holy Truths of Life.
Oba: I will pause then and allow some of that to sink in a bit. Thank you.
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conversation 3
Well, I’m back for another attempt to dialog with the Supreme Being known as Allah. I do have some questions.
Oba: I guess the first thing I’d like to ask if how you enable some people to have great success. Is it just a function of trusting God and allowing God’s power and magic to permeate your affairs so that things just work out easily and naturally? … Because in my view at least, success is not so much a function of hard toil; rather it’s doing the things you’re naturally good at, contributing to your community and society, and being very natural in the way you get things done and accomplish all the necessary things that make you a success.
Allah: You have certainly answered your own question in large part. But let me add this. A trust in God is not the same as the knowledge of God. To have an accurate knowledge of God, you will have to formulate your own experiences and not simply trust what others tell you so much. Today religion has assumed that it is their job to describe all the knowledge and nuances of God for others, but this is obviously mistaken. Each individual must learn by actual experience and by living the life on their own; by daring to know God personally, on their own terms.
Oba: You mentioned an amazing thing yesterday in relation to Buddha. You said that Buddhist teaching describes very well what a person of worth does and how they live their life, better than many religions do. It surprised me because Buddhism is not theistic in the normal sense.
Allah: Buddhism is very theistic but they don’t get lost in the language the way many religions do. It was originally conceived as a way to share truth without resorting to cliches, and to do this, they even had to avoid spiritual cliches. Their aim was to liberate a person from suffering and show them how to live with others amicably and cooperatively. Thus Buddhism teaches a person how to live to right kind of life and be a benefit to others. In this sense it is surely superior to many religions which teach mainly obedience and subjection to the will of others.
Oba: And meditation?
Allah: Meditation is awareness, nothing less. It is the exercise of being completely and purely aware and conscious. To be aware is to meditate, and you do not need to be sitting in one position; you may become aware doing any activity. To put it another way, meditation is the alternative to trance.
Oba: Aware of what?
Allah: Aware of who you are and what your true purpose is. Aware of your beingness and of your primary task in any given situation.
Oba: I’m guessing that with the new technologies pertaining to computing and artificial intelligence, it may become more challenging for people to remain poised and conscious, while they use these amazing tools that have the ability to let them fall into trance states and let machines do their so-called thinking for them.
Allah: This is absolutely true, and it will test people in many new ways. The key is to be always fully aware, no matter what you do and with what tool you might be using.
Oba: I sense we as people have a lot more to learn about this very crucial subject. In the meantime, thank you.
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conversation 4
Oba: I feel it’s really incredible that a major power like Allah would actually speak with me personally.
Allah: Don’t be so surprised. Most people would do this but they are too afraid to.
Oba: Afraid? Why?
Allah: Because of things they’ve been told by religion authorities. These authorities try to convince them that it’s impossible to know God personally; that they must have an intermediary (their church or mosque) to do all this contacting for them.
Oba: That’s so unfortunate.
Allah: Yes it is.
Oba: And yet you are a major power, the goal of an entire religious culture on this planet, and your name and identity has many millions of people the world over crouch down low while kneeling in a posture of absolute submission. This is so amazing.
Allah: They do this because they want to.
Oba: But is such a submission even the best spiritual activity?
Allah: For them it is, but for you, obviously having a relaxed conversation with me is plainly better. And you seem to be enjoying this, I noticed.
Oba: Well of course. If I could offer you a hot drink I would but since you are God, I suppose you are capable of manifesting anything you desire.
Allah: Don’t be so sure. It is true that God is infinite and omnipotent, but the key part is that God works through your very own consciousness, and the consciousness of every other living sentient being. Otherwise how could God possible perceive anything? It has to be through His very own creation that He perceives. Even if a rock could see the way other creatures see, then God would use that rock in order to see. So clearly God knows and loves His creation, and actually lives through that creation, on the vibration of a pure and incredible love vibration. Remember that God is not distant from His creation; He is not separate from it, rather God is intimately coexistent with all living beings. It requires a conscious awareness to know that God is. And thanks for your kind offer of a hot drink; I AM not nearly as scary and distant as the theologians make me out to be. In fact, I always prefer to be thought of as a loving and caring God.
Oba: That sure will change religion big-time. Imagine people being able to discern your will so easily. It would be amazing.
Allah: My will is simply for you to be happy and laughing all the time. And if you do this and prosper as well, then so much the better.
Oba: Wow, I’m going to pause here and chew over this amazing stuff, and thank you once again. Salaam and all those nice things, bye.
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conversation 5
Oba: I have some new questions today. The main question I have is that pertaining to gender. Could Allah be referred to only He, but She as well?
Allah: Only if you want and if you have a good reason for assigning my gender as such. Then it is quite all right and feasible.
Oba: Thanks. I recognize that God is beyond all gender, because gender implies the polarity, the male and female, the positive and the negative poles of the current. Still, the Muslims assign the color black to women and white to men. I sense conflict there. But the current itself is what interests me most. Oba-Wan called this The Force. Yoda did this. Sure it was a movie but that movie went deep all right. So I’m quite all right with God being beyond gender but I also wish God was assigned as a female once in awhile just for loveliness sakes.
Allah: Then look to Hinduism where God is the Universal Mother. It’s true that “He” is more often used to denote God but it’s done for convenience, and also to lend the feeling of authority, since the male gender tends towards the authority description more easily.
Oba: I have other questions: Is money and the feeling of great bliss the only primary desires or are there others?
Allah: Of course there are others. Why would you ask?
Oba: I get the idea that having plenty of money is a prime motivation and so is the feeling of much bliss. But after these two things, the desire motive tends to fall off a bit.
Allah: So you’re trying to define basic human motivations?
Oba: Yes I guess that’s it. Tough to define great bliss isn’t it, I mean objectively anyway. Money is easier to objectify, or so it seems.
Allah: Where does holiness come into this?
Oba: Holiness should be the measure of it, shouldn’t it? That’s where I need to take a break again and chew on this. Thank you.
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conversation 6
Oba: Well I’m here to converse with Allah who is considered as God to over a billion Arabian and other peoples who follow the religion of Islam.
Allah: Yes, I Am God to Muslims, except that when you step outside the context, then various labels become meaningless.
Oba: Good to know. I don’t think anyone around here wishes to become hypnotized or anything like that.
Allah: For most, tradition dictates that they follow the ways of their ancestry and their culture.
Oba: Is it suggesting that aspects of religion could be a spell?
Allah: Only when it’s done automatically and without actual thoughtful reflection.
Oba: What’s the ideal religion then?
Allah: Knowing yourself, who and what you are, and what your own motives and priorities are … this is a good religion to begin with.
Oba: Wow, so you’re actually saying that I could be more careful with relation to these complicated ancient scriptures that describe people thousands of years ago, and stuff they did and things they said? You’re saying to ditch all of this?
Allah: No. Let wisdom be your guide, but at the same time know that your own freedom is a matter of you claiming it, not it being bestowed upon you by an invisible being or by an authority figure in a large organization.
Oba: It’s apparent that people want success, not limitations. And to have success, they have to be able to live happily without being hypnotized in ways that tell them what to think and how to think.
Allah: Yes, that’s a good way to put it. But there is more. There is the need to become holy, but you have to figure this out for yourself, and no one could possibly tell you how to do something like that. So good luck on it.
Oba: Thank you for that. Just one more question. How many prophets have there been, and is any one prophet more important than another, and therefore, are any one or two prophets liked and admired by God more than God likes and admires other prophets or other people?
Allah: Are you being straight-forward?
Oba: Trying to be.
Allah: All right, then. Let me put this very bluntly so that you understand very clearly. A prophet is someone ordained by God to know themselves. The top and best prophets are the ones who take the time and trouble to inquire into their own motivations, and then figure out if these motives are good for the community and for society as a whole. These are my favorite prophets, because rather than tout themselves as very important people, they simply live the way they wish that others would live, and they act the way they wish others would behave towards them.
Oba: That’s an amazing answer. I get the feeling that you don’t have much regard for big self-important types and that you prefer people who live pure humble lives and treat others with kindness and with care.
Allah: You’re becoming very perceptive. Has something happened?
Oba: Hmmm, nothing much except that I’ve been having a conversation lately with a very famous and illustrious … ehhh….. Being.
Allah: Ahhh, very good then. See you later then, and be well.
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conversation 7
Oba: I wish to ask about the expression of one Muslim person which to me sounds like a standard one among the devout of this kind:
” The mysteries of Allah would be more apt instead of the Mysteries of Islam. We are limited minds. Limited on every level of our being. This is how Allah created us – limited, while He is unlimited.
He says that He is the closest to us, yet He chooses to remain unseen, 90,000 veils between us. Between Him and his two closest angels, Jibra’eel and Israafeel, there exist 4 veils – Light, Darkness, Water and Cloud. (Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 18, p. 327, Bab 3 – Ithbaat al-Mi`raaj wa ma`anaahu wa kayfiyyatuhu wa sifatuhu wa ma jaraa feehi wa wasf al-buraaq, Hadith 34.
He has a 1000 names distributed thus: 300 in the Zuboor, 300 in the Torah, 300 in the Bible, 99 in the Qur’an and 1 Ism Al Husna that is concealed.
His words that remain unchanged since their revelation are the Qur’an, a compilation of words that are mysterious, direct, indirect, multilayered, multidimensional, a myriad levels of metaphysics. We can’t understand its full meaning except what He allows. I feel ashamed to use words to even attempt to describe Him or anything associated with Him, because all languages are so limited, all thoughts, no matter how profound, are limited and don’t do justice to Him.
He chooses to remain a mystery and so, all I do is love Him because trying to understand Him is not an ability He has given all his creations….”
Oba: Well, to me that’s missing one vital essential thing and that is the Indwelling.
Allah: How would that change things?
Oba: Well, now God would not be impossibly distant and incomprehensible. God would be all of this vastness but would also be nearer than near, and would be knowable.
Allah: Would this help the person?
Oba: Of course it would. For one thing, she seems to limit her own capabilities so readily, and this is obviously not a good thing. She claims that her mind is too feeble to understand God. And she also says that she “loves God” but how is it possible to love something that you fear and also know little about? To me, this is a definite contradiction.
Allh: Why?
Oba: Because it’s not real love. It’s a contrived love at best because a real love only comes from a solid understanding.
Allah: So she should be using a different word than “love”?
Oba: Yes. She should say that she fears and is in awe of this quality that she doesn’t understand. Also she needs to admit that her entire culture has shaped her to think and speak in this way, because if she didn’t, she wouldn’t fit into her culture. I’m guessing that the large majority of people in her culture would speak in much the same way because this is a conforming mechanism.
Allah: And what’s wrong with this conforming mechanism?
Oba: Only that it isn’t individualized, and is based on 2nd hand belief and tradition. It isn’t based on any kind of deep self-inquiry.
Allah: Are you sure of this?
Oba: No … but I’m guessing. Her talk seems to be lacking in any kind of differentiation from her dominant culture theme.
Allah: And you care about success?
Oba: Yes, because I’m aware of how some people are able to forge a unique path that has valor and creativity.
Allah: What kinds of things will help you to be more creative?
Oba: Well, sometimes adversity brings on a new perspective and energy, and I can’t say that adversity is always bad for that reason. Adversity sometimes pulls you out of your comfort zones. One never wants adversity, they only wish for harmony and continuity of their patterns. They want success on the level that suits them best.
Allah: And you seek this success, don’t you?
Oba: Definitely. The main this is to be on the leading edge of one’s potentials. One should always be making progress, growing and learning, and becoming better the kind of person one is soul-created to be. When the person I quoted above says: “We are limited minds, limited on every level of our being. This is how Allah created us – limited, while He is unlimited.” To me this is totally wrong. We are unlimited in our mind’s potentials, completely unlimited as in accordance with how God’s mind is also our own mind. And God would never make an unfair thing like making something limited while God is unlimited. This is a kind of unfair action and would never happen.
Allah: I completely agree on this. God only makes things complete and whole, and as for the mind, it is up to every individual to claim their own complete connection to the mind of God, with all its inherent capabilities.
Oba: She also says that she feels ashamed to describe God. Why does shame become acceptable? Shame is never a good feeling to carry.
Allah: This could simply be the language she expresses to describe her wish to understand better.
Oba: Thank you.
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conversation 8
Oba: I shall return to this comment, “He (God) chooses to remain a mystery and so, all I do is love Him because trying to understand Him is not an ability He has given all his creations.” So my question is, do some people choose to remain in a partial knowledge of God through their own timidity, and instead, is it possible (and advisable) to become closer to God via the mechanism of actually questioning and awaiting an actual response in the usual human language?
Allah: I think you know the answer already. Yes of course you must seek to understand God to the best of your ability, every day and in every way, and this is the way of the prophets and also the way of the wise ones. And yes, it is absolutely unnecessary (and unwise) to remain timid about this and to think of yourself as insufficient, unqualified, etc, when this self-definition is essentially the definition you are also assigning to God – since God is Immanent in your deepest self identity already.
Oba: This is the powerful response I was seeking and I humbly thank you. I’m guessing that Allah ultimately is not interested in the small questions and prefers the large universal issues. Even though the personal questions are often mirrors of all people’s questions. I also notice that the zeal of accomplishment is what God likes best. Creative thinking and finding solutions. Also that I’m not going to get Allah’s ear unless my question is absolutely pertinent. So on that note, I have to return to the Immanence. Why is it that religions the world over avoid going very deeply into the Immanence of God? And also, how can this Immanence be brought to bear for daily activity with true practicality?
Allah: You’re saying that God lives within you and that you wish to express God ideally?
Oba: Yes, exactly.
Allah: Do you have examples of where this has been successfully done?
Oba: Yes, I have been reading about a figure from the 1930’s and 40’s in America named Father Divine. He took the meaning of “being God” farther than just about anyone that I know of. His results were remarkable.
Allah: But is “being God” your actual aim?
Oba: Not being an ego playing a God-role, not that. Actually it’s a fine definition. To me it means being aware of the Presence of God more often … Being truly aware of the force that moves the universe. As the unlimited creative Force that would allow a person to accomplish amazing things.
Allah: What prevents you from being ideally aware and invoking that idealized consciousness?
Oba: Well, conflicting thoughts, the ebb and flow of sensory data, which then has you on tangents from your ultimate purposes. And these come from the environment, from the energy of people and from being in the marketplace as they say. It’s the energy of life. Maybe the undisciplined attention even comes from within, which is why the practice of meditation should be honed and developed. I had a period not long ago where I sat often. I actually made a habit of sitting in contemplation in city-downtown parks. This was a really good foray into a new practice.
Allah: Have you kept it up?
Oba: I’ve moved from the traditional sitting posture, into seeking to obtain the same stillness and centeredness in any position.
Allah: Is it the same result?
Oba: It’s a work in progress. Sitting is obviously the ancient practice. To the entire Buddhist world, sitting is the basic practice. But sitting seeks to discover a state of mind. To still the body only to still the thoughts? One does not require the other. Does the body control the thoughts? So the idea is to find the contemplative and aware state in just about any activity.
Allah: Is restfulness the ultimate objective?
Oba: For me, the ideal would be the peaceful mind and the self-awareness along with the flexibility to enter into the ideal state at any time, in any place. Let’s not forget that an entire branch of Buddhism seems devoted to finding and exploring a void, which has been termed by many the greatest mistake. Many serious Buddhist teachers have warned about this danger-trap. Some churches and mosques produce such an interesting energy; a dynamic spirit takes place there where supernatural energy comes to bear. Both the deep stillness and the extroverted and active energy. These are evidences of multiple worlds, multiple planes of being. God has to be experienced, not just thought about. There has to be a kind of infusion of dynamic Spiritual energy. What is a Holy Experience?
Allah: Do you require attendance at a mosque or a church to experience this?
Oba: Personally it’s difficult to attend churches when they talk about silly nonsense, which is what many sermons tend to do, since the preachers are only relying on their own experiences, which seem to be very limited. Also the liturgies are too often sprinkled with the oddest of messages, as though just silence would be far more beneficial to the spirit than those very odd messages. And as for a mosque, I have attended some of these and I find it uncomfortable to line up in a row (a lot like a domesticated animal) and crouch and prostrate all at the same time as all the others, and all individuality is lost. I find this disturbing and I seek more genuine and individualized spiritual experiences.
Allah: So keep this quest upmost in your mind and you will find what you seek. Do you engage in prayer on a consistent basis?
Oba: I realize that prayer is a 1-way vector so lately I have been seeking the 2-way response results. Prayer to me is a sending forth of energy unto God, but to receive a response I have to be receptive and then I have to act on that receptivity.
Allah: You will act positively on the received information and guidance?
Oba: I hope so as long as I discern the true guidance from all other noises. This is very doable. But I have new techniques that are assisting greatly.
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conversation 9
Oba: Today I wish to ask Allah how to manage one’s time to make it optimally effective for the furtherance of God’s will on planet Earth.
Allah: Why not be in prayer more consistently?
Oba: Right … and ignore what “the world” shows me …
Allah: Exactly. Be in prayer and remain so.
Oba: But is it to one God I pray to?
Allah: Of course, the one unified only God of all things. The God who is the vector force of love and harmony, of balance and wisdom and knowledge, the God who is the vector force of attainment and accomplishment, the God who is the force of all supply and who meets all needs, on the perfect timing path. This God, who is also the God of ideal relationships and fulfillment in all your relationship needs and desires.
Oba: OK .. that God. Right. That’s the One I had in mind actually. The one and only God there is.
.. So to remain in prayer constantly, will this help me balance all my needs and objectives?
Allah: It will most certainly.
Oba: And so this will call for me to ignore most of what goes on around me? For example, make an effort to screen out the petty daily conversations of those around me who usually just talk to let off energy and ventilate their fears? Ignoring this kind of noise? And ignore most of what’s on the internet for the same reason?
Allah: Of course. Insulate yourself. Become a listener of the finer currents of information, the finer nobler levels of creation and thought. You know, all springs forth from thought, so why not make the ideal thought process your true objective? Why not ardently seek to have and maintain only the finest thoughts possible?
Oba: This won’t be easy.
Allah: Nothing is easy my friend, but some efforts pay a wonderful dividend.
Oba: Yes, this is correct. An effort must be made for this. It’s the highest kind of relocation, the relocating into my own thought universe where all things spring forth that show up in my world. I have to apply myself to this because the world, the city I’m in, these all splay out a constant stream of confusing energy. It’s up to me to insulate myself from the confusion and only insist of the coherent refined correctness of things as envisioned by God. I’ve got the feeling that true prayer begins when one’s mind is at peace and in coherence. Praying from a confused state will bring no good results.
Allah: Exactly.
Oba: So to first seek out this harmonized and balanced state, this will be my initial preparation to all prayer?
Allah: Yes.
Oba: I’m getting a powerful feeling now that I must travel, if only to refresh myself and recharge my optimism in life.
Allah: Listen to the true feelings then act on them immediately. Don’t waste time questioning why or how, but do what’s right, and do it quickly.
Oba: I love to travel.
Allah: I know you do.
Oba: And there are places I wish to go to now to conduct business, and also places to go to become more attuned to what’s going on in the world.
Allah: Then do it.
Oba: I shall then. And I shall trust God (and the Universe made by God) to meet my needs. And I shall seek new life and new energy.
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conversation 10
Oba: An interesting thing about this process is that I don’t really know how long the conversation will be, or where it will ultimately lead to. Although it’s always my hope that it leads straight to truth.
Allah: If you’re conversing with God how could it possibly lead to anything but the truth?
Oba: Thank you for showing up on my website. I am always amazed by this. Although in truth you are everywhere. I’d like to ask you about something I read recently. That there is an unseen universe that is every bit as real as the seen one, and that there is energy and intelligence in this unseen universe. So my question is, should I be concerned about this unseen realm and how could knowing about it benefit me in my everyday living process?
Allah: Are you living your life in as holy a sense as possible?
Oba: I recognize that I need to withdraw my attentions from the world’s messages, that’s for sure. I need to be in prayer all the time, constantly, not just when the mood strikes me to do so. I guess my question has to do with understanding where human activity originates. If there is an intelligent unseen world, then it might influence a lot of what goes on in the physical world. And it would make sense of the idea that material things are less important than spiritual things.
Allah: There is definitely an unseen spiritual universe. This is the place of spirit, and when you access this place, often you will have to do so by passing through the idea matrix of your locality. Your local thought environment contains the thoughts of those around you and of the region. These people are usually concerned with the proportionately-smaller daily matters of solving their various problems. Their thoughts harmonize on a common energy band. And they socialize on this level, repeating things that they feel might be funny or amusing for others to hear. They don’t necessarily speak from the position of knowing that every word they utter is completely creative. Hence their creations are limited because of this. If however, you speak knowing that every word you speak creates your future, you will become much more responsible in what you allow yourself to say and think. It’s true that you must confidently guard your thoughts because your thought universe is the engine of your creations. The best way to approach the question of unseen universes is to think of yourself as thinking of God and to ask “how would God be thinking of this?”. Don’t forget that everything is energy; that the atoms that make up your physical reality are themselves over 99% empty space, just like planets occupying the vast space around a sun, relatively tiny objects at incredible distances. This vast space is empty only of matter, because it is actually filled with energies of various kinds, including what you know as plasmas. So to think of the unseen worlds is to think of the energies that make up nearly all of the known universe.
Oba: One thing that led me to ask the question is that our human senses only record a certain range of frequencies; for example our vision allows only a certain range, same as our hearing. Some creatures have capability in the areas that humans don’t. Dogs seem highly attuned to feelings, that’s for sure. Owls have superior eyesight for the dark, and maybe also for apparitions that exist outside the human range.
Allah: You have a political question, don’t you?
Oba: No kidding. I have to ask, why is it that the “Daesh mercenary army” was somehow made to be fighting in Allah’s name, even though it appears that they were formed and recruited by some other powers, some very unsavory financial powers that sought a large army like that to cause disruption in the region for their own large-scale financial purposes. Is this a common thing in history? How can so-called “believers” be fooled so badly and made fools of? I’m especially referring here to mercenary armies that fight for conquest, not those fighting only in self-defense.
Allah: All war is business. No one fights wars unless they expect to gain profits from it. If these mercenaries were really pious they would never be fighting battles. Religion has long been used to dupe people so do get over that part of it. The only thing that matters is your very own comprehension of truth and what your own purpose is.
Oba: I feel embarrassed for asking the question. I guess it’s been done by all other religions, for example the Crusades, or the various imperial conquests.
Allah: Conquer your own wilderness first. This wilderness is something to keep you occupied for long time.
Oba: Absolutely so. And as I project myself, I have the world put up with me and my personality. So yes, I will look at myself first.
Allah: Is that everything?
Oba: Maybe one more question. Is the use of imagination a basic principle of success? That is, using your imaginative faculty to imagine your desire as being already fulfilled?
Allah: This is a big and deep subject, so why not accept that I approve of it, and do return at some later time to go into depth on it.
Oba: Exactly, and Thank You AGAIN for being on my website. My being honored by this is a minuscule way to express how positive this is.
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conversation 11
Oba: A conversation with Allah is always amazing, not least of which is because so many people pray to Allah several times per day. I wish to ask Allah how is it possible to evolve closer to God in ways that don’t involve a lot of pain.
Allah: Why do you want to avoid pain if it results in good things?
Oba: But is a painful process necessary?
Allah: Not at all. The only thing it does is make you keener and more alert. Obviously enjoyment is vastly preferable.
Oba: But ease leads to laziness, right?
Allah: Not always. The mind is keen and has to know that it is free at all times.
Oba: The mind tends to lead itself into various traps that excite the passions.
Allah: For example?
Oba: Well, the mind is always curious. So it goes looking for stimulation. The mind can’t stand being bored. And now with computers we get a double-up on this.
Allah: But computers are wonderful tools are they not?
Oba: Yes when handled responsibly.
Allah: Are you capable of holiness?
Oba: I need to know what it is first.
Allah: Holiness is an alignment with what is best within you. It’s becoming more like your ideal self every day. To merge with your ideal self takes time, and this process is assisted by your imagination.
Oba: I’d be like a dreamer?
Allah: It’s imagining that you are already this person you would most wish to be.
Oba: Is money a concern of God?
Allah: It’s an energy that drives society.
Oba: It sure does that. I haven’t publicized this website yet, nor have I sent out links.
Allah: Should you?
Oba: I haven’t decided what the best course of action is, besides just letting it be there on the net and being thankful for the process.
Allah: Are websites the same as nature?
Oba: It’s an entire virtual world. Not very real but very stimulating to the mind. I have a manuscript.
Allah: The one on dental healing?
Oba: Yes, that one.
Allah: What will you do with it?
Oba: I hope to become more intuitive on this amazing subject. There is a big business mentality with all organized official dentistry, and this is not a very healthy dentistry at all. Many people know it.
Allah: It’s profit-driven?
Oba: Absolutely and in the process people suffer because most dentistry is very unhealthy. It’s about doing constant repair work, which brings the dentist more income, and not about prevention and healing. A few holistic-minded dentists are primarily concerned with healing but the majority of dentists only try to make a lot of money by just doing what they were taught in dental college and not questioning whether these things are healthy or not. A few years ago they were putting poison mercury into people’s teeth as filling and mercury is one of the most powerful poisons known, and it leads to all sorts of challenges for the body and mind to cope with.
Allah: Not good.
Oba: For a long time people thought it was the expected way. Some bad actors were behind that malpractice. So they only seldom got sued, and seldom successfully, because the law professions seems to be in secret accord with the medical professions. At the top management levels, there is very little knowledge of what really goes on.
Allah: A complex web.
Oba: This planet has its share of controversies. Good leadership is often lacking.
Allah: Not optimal. I will look into this and you will know the answers in good time.
Oba: I would truly appreciate that, but do you pledge to smite the rotten gangsters?
Allah: My justice is always sure but sometimes time is involved.
Oba: Why is it that justice takes time?
Allah: Because it’s partly how this universe runs. You wish to know why I allow for criminals to continue to make good people suffer, but you have to come to a comprehension of that in your own way and in time. Ultimately it all comes from your own consciousness, the part of you that is a brilliant fractal of God.
Oba: That makes sense.
Allah: Justice will be served. Be diligent and take action where you can. You, remember, are an agent of God. Do what you can. Do it because you are actually acting as my representative.
Oba: Thank you again for speaking with me.
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conversation 12
Oba: It’s really interesting for me to converse this way with Allah because I’m from a western country where the main religions are Christian. And there’s only one way to really find out about something. Mind you, I’ve visited some Muslim countries and yes, I have been inside some mosques during prayers.
Allah: Was it everything you expected?
Oba: Yes, very different from what I was used to. There are no images in mosques, only patterns they call arabesque. And there is no furniture, people just pray on all these rugs.
Allah: I keep insisting that you consider holiness.
Oba: Yes. I do prefer to understand origins of things, such as for world events. The news is usually just a surface and it never goes into the real causes of stuff. But for holiness, well that means I have to look at where I am in an even greater scheme of things: eternity.
Allah: Exactly.
Oba: That seems pretty vast to me. I know that holiness ought to be taken one step at a time, otherwise you might unbalance yourself. I wonder if visualizing it as being there will bring it about quicker. I think my relationships stand for some improvement. But is having things the answer even if it’s “having a family” and “having a house”?
Allah: Those are outcomes, not causes.
Oba: Right. So back to holiness. I know. I will work on it and get back to you while you get back to me on the problem of injustices and criminal activity in the world.
Allah: Clever.
Oba: Thanks. I hope that God is active and well.
Allah: I think God is.
Oba: I’m taking a trip across the ocean in a few days time, and I hope that I stay focused and accomplish some good things while I’m traveling.
Allah: What is your main focus for the trip?
Oba: It’s primarily to sell (or give away) some digital assets I have. But initially I will be right where the winter games are going to happen.
Allah: Exciting.
Oba: Sure will be. I love the feel of the Olympics. And that 2 weeks will probably be a lot more about socializing than business. Still I think some good business will happen.
Allah: What kind of good business?
Oba: Meeting some large companies.
Alah: Will you be thinking about holiness when you’re traveling?
Oba: Definitely. I would like to continue the travel to some southern country where there is a very deep and vast tradition of spiritual truth. And it’s time to visit these places where the great ones sat and taught. These sages were the greatest of the great in terms of seeking to enlighten the world.
Allah: Yes. I will be with you then, watching and guiding, so long as you are well attuned. The choice is yours on how sincerely you wish to be attuned.
Oba: I am very appreciative.
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