Teachings of His Holiness Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi
His Holiness Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi's teachings are profound, unique, and straightforward. The essence of his message is: "Awaken your heart's spirit and connect with God through it." When the heart chants the name of God, God’s love automatically enters the heart, filling it with divine light and serenity.
In his book "Religion of God", His Holiness begins with several enlightening points that highlight the principles of spirituality and divine connection:
- The religions established through celestial scriptures are correct, provided they have not been adulterated.
- Religions are like sailboats, and the scholars are like sailors. Reaching the destination is difficult if either one is defective. However, the Saints can safely guide even damaged ‘sailboats’ to the shore. People with spiritual incapacity gather around Saints for this reason.
- God’s love supersedes all religions and is the essence of every faith. It is the core of all religious paths, while God’s Light serves as the guiding lantern along the way.
- There are three parts of exoteric knowledge and one part of esoteric knowledge, and Khidr (Vishnu Maharaj) dispensed this knowledge. God’s love is the means of obtaining God’s nearness. Dogs are better than the hearts empty of God’s love because the dogs love their master, and this love earned them the nearness of their master. Otherwise an ‘unclean’ dog and a divinely ordained human cannot be compared.
- If your desire is to achieve paradise and its rewards, then worship extensively and strive to reach the highest levels of heaven.
- If you seek union with God, then learn spirituality and follow the Prescribed Divine Path. Through spirituality, you may attain the ultimate nearness and connection with God.
His Holiness Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi teaches the science of producing divine light which purify human Heart and body
In the olden days, fire used to be produced from the method of rubbing stones together. The rubbing of iron objects together also produces a spark. The splashing of water also produces electricity. Similarly, in human beings the circulating blood, meaning the throbbing of the heart, also produces electricity. A human body possesses 1-1½ volts of electricity, which sustains agility in him. The electricity and agility is lessened in the old age due to the falling speed of throbs. Initially the heartbeats have to be made prominent. Aspirants have utilised various methods, such as dancing, sports activity, exercise-work out, and through loud chanting with strike of God’s name also.
As the heartbeats get prominent, try to synchronise ‘Allah Allah’ with every beat or ‘Allah’ with one heartbeat and ‘Hu’ with the other. Place your hand on the heart sometimes, feel your heartbeats and try to synchronise the name ‘Allah’. Occasionally, synchronise ‘Allah’ with the pace of the pulse. Imagine the word ‘Allah’ is entering your heart. Dhikr (chanting) of ‘Allah-Hu’ is better and more effective than that of Dhikr-Allah. Those reluctant and afraid of ‘Hu’, instead of deprivation, they might as well synchronise just ‘Allah’ in their heartbeats. People of Dhakuriyah (science of God’s remembrance), and Wird-o-Wadhaif (verbal chanting with the rosary) ought to stay as clean as possible.
‘Those who show respect, they obtain the benevolence. And those who don’t show respect, they remain deprived.’The First Method
On a piece of paper, write the word, ‘Allah’ with a black pen or pencil for as long as you feel comfortable. Do this exercise every day. One day, the word ‘Allah’ will begin to float before your eyes. Then, try to bring it in your heart from the eyes through visualising it.
The Second Method
Write the word ‘Allah’ in a yellow colour on a white bulb (zero watt, a type of bulb that we normally use at night time in bedrooms). Try to absorb it in your eyes by looking at it, any time during the day or just before you sleep. Once it is absorbed within your eyes, visualise it to bring it in your heart.
The Third Method
This method is suitable for those that carry out this practice under the guidance of a Spiritual Guide, and acquire spiritual help from their guide due to their spiritual relation and connection. Sit in isolation. Use your index finger to visualise and to write the word ‘Allah’ on your heart. You may as well seek help from your Spiritual Guide in this matter, and visualise he is holding your finger and writing the word ‘Allah’ on your heart.
Practice this daily until the word ‘Allah’ is seen written on your heart. Through the earlier mentioned methods, ‘Allah’ is inscribed as seen written outside on the paper. When the word ‘Allah’ begins to synchronise with the heartbeats, it gradually begins to glitter. Since in this method help of the Spiritual Guide is available, the word ‘Allah’ is seen beautifully written and shining on the heart from the beginning.
Many Prophets and Saints came in this world. During loud chanting, as a test, you may visualise all Prophets and Saints, one by one. Whoever your destiny is attached with will appear before you. Your heartbeats will rise in chanting, and you will see spiritual growth also. Then, select him for visualisation because every Saint is related to a certain Prophet in the spiritual system, though a living Prophet is not a condition. The destiny of every devout lies with a certain Saint. For spiritual benevolence, the Spiritual Guide must be physically alive. Occasionally, some lucky aspirant is granted Malakutee Faiz from the Kamil Dhat (Divinely Accomplished Guide) who is living, but not physically; however, it is rare. Verily! The tombs of the departed Saints may render mundane benevolence. This is known as Owaisi Faiz. Owaisi Faiz is a form of spiritual training where the guide renders spiritual grace in dreams and by esoteric means, whether or not the guide is living. Aspirants in Owaisi Faiz are often troubled and confused by what they see in dreams, and Kashf (spiritual unveiling). This is because their guide is in Batin (Esoteric Realm), and the Satan is also in Batin, and it becomes so difficult to recognise who is who.
The concerned knowledge is as important as the Faiz (spiritual grace) itself. And a living Spiritual Guide is more suitable. Faiz without the required knowledge will turn the aspirant into a Majzoob (an enlightened person who lost the intellect in God’s love). Faiz accompanied by Ilm (the required knowledge) turns the aspirant into a Mehboob (Beloved of God). Mehboob renders Dunyawee Faiz (mundane benevolence) and Ruhaani Faiz (spiritual grace and training) to people through his Ilm. Whereas the Majzoob renders Dunyawee Faiz to people by beating them with sticks and swearing at them.
If none in your visualisation appears to help you, you might as well turn to His Divine Eminence Ra Gohar Shahi for help!
Religious affiliation is not mandatory; however, one must not be predestinedly ill-fated. A large number of people may obtain the grace of God’s name (initiation of the heart) from the image of His Divine Eminence Gohar Shahi on the Moon also. The method of obtaining the spiritual grace from the Moon: when the full moon is in the east, look at it carefully, say ‘Allah’ thrice as you see Gohar Shahi’s picture on the Moon. And now, you are blessed! Now, start the exercise without any worries or fear according to the method mentioned here. Verily! The image of His Divine Eminence Gohar Shahi on the Moon has spoken with many individuals in all languages. You also may speak with the image on the Moon.