Next, the Jeeva (individual being) principle or Life Force. The incessantly active consciousness is ever wayward and restless. We say, "My intelligence is not clear", "My mind is perplexed." These apply to the second facet of the 'I' only. This facet too is linked with the body through the objects - senses - mind - reason complex.

The Aathma is immanent all over the world

Now, the third, the Aathma(Divine Soul):"I am Sadhaanand, Nithyaanand, Satchitaanand! I am Nirmal, I am Nischal, I am all, I am Brahman. Aham Brahmaasmi. The body is mortal; the Jeeva - principle undergoes transformation; but Aathma is Immortal. The Aathma persist in unaffected glory in the waking, dreaming, sleeping and the fourth level beyond. The gross body is active in the waking stage; the subtle I-consciousness is alert in dreams, the casual Aathma is dormant as 'I' in sleep. The real 'I' or Aathma has no exclusive affiliation to one body, one country, one nation or one sex. It is in every being everywhere, in bird and beast, plant and tree. Each of these reveals its existence. The Aathma is all pervading and immanent in Bharat (India), Russia, America, England, all over the world.

All founders of all religions have heard this impersonal Voice of God revealing the Aathma that activates the entire Creation. Just as the Vedas (revealed sacred scriptures) were 'heard' and propagated as 'heard' (Shruti), the Quran too was 'heard' by Hazrat Muhammad. The Quran has Salat and Zakat as the two eyes. Salat means prayer: Zakat means charity. Those who consider charity as a high duty and elevate their consciousness through prayer and continuous meditation on God are Muslims. Islam is a word which denotes, not a particular religion but a state of mind, the state of total surrender to the Will of God. Islam means dedication, surrender, peace and tranquility.

Islam denotes the social community whose members have achieved supreme peace through surrender to the All-Merciful, All Powerful God and have vowed to live in peace with their fellowmen. Later, it came to be applied to the communities that consider themselves separate different and so hostile to the rest. Islam taught something higher. It directed attention to the One in the Many, The Unity in Diversity and led people to the reality named God.


                                      The Aathma can never be hurt by insult

Every human being has three needs: food, clothing and shelter. Seeking to fulfill them, man has developed a variety of foods to fill his little stomach ignoring the purpose of eating them. Clothing has to be worn to protect the body from cold. But we are attaching enormously exaggerated value to clothing. Of course, one must have to live and lay the body down to rest. The Muslim, Gibran, asks why build these gigantic dwellings then. They are erected not for oneself but to hoard one's treasure and riches. Gibran says these mansions are tombs erected by the dead for the living.

Hazrat Muhammad announced the message of God that he had heard to the townsmen of Mecca. At that time, people did not give heed to the Divine Declarations. They forced him to leave the place. But Hazrat Muhammad knew, that the insult and the injury were only for the body; the Aathma can never be hurt.

The Ramzan month is set apart for their holy task of bringing into memory and practice the teachings that Hazrat Muhammad conveyed and attaining that stage of unity and purity that is truly Divine. Islam gives importance to the Moon which regulates the months. Hindus consider the Moon as the deity presiding over the mind. With darshan of the New Moon the Ramzan fast begins, and when the New Moon is seen again, the fast ends. 'Fast' does not consist merely desisting from food and drink. The fast starts at sunrise and is broken only after sunset, and is observed most rigorously.

During Ramzan rivalry is avoided

Waking as early as three or four, in the Brahma Muhuurth, prayer is started, and throughout the day, the constant presence of God is sought to be experienced. This is the meaning of 'Upavaasa' (fast). Also during the Ramzan month, rivalry is avoided hatred is suspended, husband and wife live apart though in the same house, mother and children both follow the same spiritual regimen and an attitude of brother hood is maintained. The body, the senses and the mind are subject to rigorous discipline.

Periods of fast comprising a month are prescribed in all religions. The Hindus observe it in Maagh and Shraavan months. Zoroastrians and Christians have allotted for themselves months for the same purpose.

The Quran lays down that all men should cultivate the sense of unity, of interdependence, of selfless love and the immanence of Divinity. Generally, ll men take food of some kind or other for the body five times a day: an early cup of coffee in bed, breakfast two hours later, a heavy lunch at noon, tea at four and a fat dinner at nine. Islam prescribes food for the spiritual nature of and directs it be taken five times a day, as prayer. For the arousal of the Aathmic consciousness, for earning spiritual joy and for promoting the manifestation of Aathmic illumination, prayer is prescribed as many as five times a day, from the dawn of discretion until the moment of death.

Unity is the basic teaching of every religion

Prayer in Islam, is also a congregational activity. Prayer in a group produces beneficial vibrations. Islam promises a greater flow of ecstasy when God is adored by a huge concourse of yearning hearts. All of them bow low at the sight of the Masjid. They sit in rows on bended knees and lean forward until their palms and foreheads touch the ground in humble submission of God's Will. Misunderstanding, conflict and enmity should not disturb the serenity of the occasion.

Thus Islam emphasises the one in the Many, the urge for God which manifests in various degrees in various minds. Unity is the basic teaching of every religion Faith in Unity is cardinal. Without it, no system of belief and conduct can be religion. God is One and the teachings in all faiths that exalt him are all on Love, Compassion, Tolerance and Sympathy. The tragedy is neither the Muhammadans, nor the Hindus, nor the followers of other religions are practicing these qualities in life.

Islam teaches that God's Grace can be won through justice and righteous living; wealth, scholarship and power cannot earn it. Holy Love can alone please the Lord. This is the message of every religion. But mankind has ignored this crucial point. Ramzan brings together in bonds of love, kith and kin, near and far, friend and foe. This type of negligence is happening in every religion. The followers adopt the rules they like and break those which that find exacting. So, they become narrow-minded and crooked. And, they nationalize their defects and justify their failings. They have become habituated to this practice of self-deceit.

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Demonstrate love and tolerance in daily activity

Since Islam means surrender to God, all who in a spirit surrender to God. All who in a spirit of surrender and dedication. Live in peace and harmony in society, do really speaking, belong to Islam. Islam insists on full coordination between thought, word and deed. Muslim holy men and sages have been emphasising that we must inquire into the validity of the 'I' which feels it is the body and the 'I' which feels it is the mind and reach the conclusion that the real 'I' is the Self yearning for the Omniself, God. The Ramzan month, the fast and the prayers are designed to awaken and manifest realisation. Whichever may be the religion, its emphasis is on unity, harmony and equal-mindedness. Therefore cultivate love, tolerance and compassion, and demonstrate the Truth in every daily activity.

This the message I give you with My Blessings.