An Introduction to the El_Yasin’s Activities
(Part 1)
After a huge increase of the number of audiences of Master Elia’s lectures throughout the years; some of his students decides to introduce the Master’s doctrines to others; therefore, the biggest NGO (Non- Government organization) in Middle East called The El-Yasin Community with more than 140,000 members established gradually.
The founding of this particular NGO was the biggest reason for government’s administrations to accuse Master Elia that he is trying to establish a mysterious (undercover) organization.
These institutes and foundations were organized spontaneously and they were self – standing. The products of these organizations varied from publishing magazines, books, articles about environmental issues, to cultural issues, and also contemplative issues. But some of them got banned and their activities were stopped just in accusation of having relationship with Master Elia.
The publications and products of these organizations were not enough for people to know Master Elia better, and still so many people and fans are eager to be in direct contact with him via his lectures and his teaching sessions.
A significant number of his previous students as researches, lecturers, speakers, and writers joined these organizations and some of them are still working in other different socio – cultural areas.
El-Yasin Publications
Amongst many significant cultural products of El-Yasin Community, it’s worth to mention about publishing of several professional and applicable magazines in different topics.
These publications were founded mostly by some well – known researchers who also were familiar to the Master’s insights; therefore they have wondered if they could benefit from his viewpoints in these publications.
Master Elia’s major influences on these publications were mostly based on his insights and doctrines. Applying his unique point of views and ideas for various subjects made these publications one of the most popular among of all.
Some of the publications are as follows: “The art of sublime Living”, “Esoteric Knowledge”, “Sublime Thinking”, “Art of Living”, “Science of Success”, “Motivators” and “Childish news”.
El–Yasin Publishers
“Divine Teachings” is a well – known publisher for those people who seek for Gnosticism and spirituality. But this publisher has been banned to exhibit its publications in annual book exhibitions since 5 years ago and the owners have a problem to renew its license as well.
It is been more than 10 years that “Divine Teaching “ Publishing House is publishing books in the field of Gnosticism and spiritually. This publisher is trying to introduce new views from great teachers and masters around the globe to those whom seek this type of materials. The publisher’s main purpose is to broad casting more materials in these fields.
This publisher has a very professional method in term of choosing the right material to publish based on the socio–cultural needs of our current society; and we are so confident to add that “Divine Teaching” publishing house has done a very unique and self – sufficient effort to introduce this type of material to the society ever.
However after few years of successful activities and having thousands fans; this publisher has been accused in charge of introducing and broad casting non-Islamic materials and thoughts. This propaganda increased so dramatically that an official newspaper like Keyhan even got involved against these activities as well.
But ironically, other publishers were publishing the same materials without any problems. Some of the books that have been published by “Divine Teaching” could obtain the permission to get published by other publishers!
It seemed that we are the only one who is just not allowed to publish this type of materials, but others could do. This procedure continued until they closed Divine Teaching’s booth on Tehran International Book Exhibition on 2005, even without notifying us and showing us any legitimate reasons.
After 2 years follow up, the court condemned this action of Ministry of Guidance and Islamic Culture and ordered to compensate the damage to publisher.
However, this publisher has never received any compensation, and its license is still suspended without having any legitimate reasons.
Bases on several unofficial discussions with Minister of Guidance and some other authorities, the minister has clarified that the reason of suspension and other obstacles for this publisher is due to having relationship with Master Eliya and publishing materials and books related to Master.
“Ha- Mim” publishing house has had to face the same problems as well. This particular publisher within last two years was responsible to publish materials about a specialized topics like metaphysics, complementary medicine, religious and divine narrations, and etc. But it was banned to participate in Teheran’s International Book Fair and its license is still suspended as well.
It is worth to mention that other publishing houses such as “Ya_hou” is been threatened also, because of publishing some materials that are somehow related to Master Elia.
El-Yasin Institutions
By increasing the number of Master Elia’s students, some of them decided to legally establish several institutions to take advantage from scientific methods and to improve research activities.
Some others who already had related working institutes or publishing houses showed their interests to take a benefit from Master’s revolutionary ideas in their activities. They applied Master’s thoughts and doctrines as a foundation for their books and articles.
Some of these institutions and societies are: Cultural Institute of Yasin’s Commands, Professional Management Research Group, Professional Association for Thinkers and Probers, Nature Front Society. Each of these institutions has thousands fans which all of them are somehow student of Master Elia.
Due to tremendous amount of pressure against all these institutions, it seems necessary to take a close look at the goals and activities of each and to determine how they’ve got established.
Professional Association for Thinkers and Probers (PATP)
All members of this society have based their research and studies on Applicable Reasoning and scientific methods of Thinking. Based on strong evidences, this is the only group in country that is able to conduct advance training courses on theoretical and practical aspects. It has also the ability to offer different thinking services and workshops at international standard levels.
This association has been established by Master Elia’s students based on Master’s guidance of divine thinking lessons. This doctrine is the most applicable and effective way to elevate the cultural values and purifying the society based on self- awareness and being aware of the presence of the God.
In fact, this doctrine can be the only way to change the mankind’s destiny and a nation’s destiny. Spreading this thought can be the greatest devotion and the most important service to all populations especially the youngsters.
Professional Association for Thinkers and Probers has different activities, some of them are as follows: Teaching the knowledge and rules of thinking, educational and management consultation services, preparing different educational workshops, and conducting various research studies related to the field of thinking. Some of the results of these types of studies have been published already and some others are ready to publish.
It is important to add that this society has numerous active branches in U.S., Canada, Europe and Asia as well.
Nature- Front Society (NFS)
Nature-Front Society is a non-governmental, non-profit environmental foundation which was founded by Master’s Elia’s students on 1998.This NGO works in different environmental issues officially.
The original founders and researchers of this society had started their attitudes and studies many years before establishing the society officially, based on Master’s Elia’s advices in this regards. The original goal of this society and its researchers is restoring the environment.
In order to reach this goal, different departments have been organized in this society, in which related specialists and environmental activists are working.
Some of this society’s activities are as follow: public educational services, preparing specialized workshops in animal’s Psychology and Para- psychology, animal’s phonology and applicable analysis of animal’s sounds, studying animal’s motions and behaviors and its applicable analysis, plants and animal semiology, studying animal’s communication methods to understand better ways to protect and restore the environment.
Preparing and translating numerous books and articles in different field related to nature, animals and plants; preparing audio and video reports from different aspects of animals life especially birds; preparing applicable software and computer programs; encyclopedia; establishing bird gardens and organizing natural fairs and exhibits, seminars, conferences, research and study projects that all are related to nature and environment.
Avamer-e-Yasin (Yasin’s Commands) Institute
The cultural institute of Yasin’s Command has established at 2000, and got its license at the same year.
The main goal of this institution is to promote and circulate the transcendental theologies for increasing the level of knowledge and expanding the level of insight of the society. This was possible by using the cultural research and studies, translating different books and materials to Persian or vise versa, and establishing a correspondent publisher to publish all the products of these researches and studies.
This institution is a self – standing and private organization and has never used any governmental grant for its activities. However, this institution tried so hard to offer cultural issues in terms of modern scientific methods and to produce reasonable and updated materials for public audiences.
This institute was very successful because of paying a good attention to the public interests and publishing materials that were based on society needs. Therefore it could establish an excellent relationship with people in different levels such as highly educated, spirituals and even religious people. This good relationship even made a bigger step forward and caused a spontaneous excitement among youngsters and students in all level.
In order to publish the materials, this institute made a good connection to different publishers as well.
Some of Yasin’s Commands Institute’s products are as follows: conducting studies about divine narrates like translating, and paraphrasing to make its language suitable for all readers; creating specific research groups to study Quran’s facts; comparing holly narrates with scientific facts and findings, different methods of thinking, praying and connecting to God; individual studies, translating, editing and writing articles and materials in field of psychology.
The Science of Success Institution
This institution has established on 1998 and right after that started to create educational workshops and speeches, conducting researches and different studies, and publishing books and articles in Sublime Thinking fields. Other activities are including research in different self- meditating methods, defeating psychological pressures by using divine and classic science, restoring transcendental values and God- awareness, and conducting research and studies about all above mentioned fields.
One of its biggest products was about creating and setting up public gatherings in different places. This institute was responsible to set up and open Master Elia’s public speeches for tens of thousands of his fans - in huge gatherings in different occasions.
Professional Management Research Group (PMRG)
Improvement of the intellectuality in human can be a foundation for all intellectual developmental aspects. In fact, most of the individual or social problems can be solved if people gain the knowledge of proper thinking, and improving their perceptions’ ability.
This healthy and applicable thinking procedure would not happen unless one can take advantage from scientific, reliable methods, whilst having a healthy spiritual background.
This cultural and scientific institution offers counseling services, and applicable-scientific workshops in field of thinking, by using more than 120 researchers and experts. The main goal of this institute is to increase the ability of goal-oriented thinking, and to elevate the level of awareness by educational techniques.
Setting up seminars and workshops in thinking and management skills; and offering counseling services is one of several services offered by this organization.
El-Yasin Human Rights and International Affairs (UHRIAE)
After increasing of conflicts with Master Elia and El-Yasin Community by DARRM (Department Against Religions and Religious Minorities -part of Iranian Ministry of Intelligence) in 2007, several educational, supportive and protective unions were formed by master’s admirers to spread out his doctrines and insights.
This was also the basic reason of establishing Union for Human Rights and International Affairs of El-Yasin. This organization has established and started its activities since 2008.
Headquarter of this particular organization is based in U.S., and its works are under the supervision of 12 active members of El- Yasin located all around the globe. This organization has had an active communication with international organizations and human rights activists so far. The main responsibilities and duties of this organization are to protect the right of political and conscience prisoners, religious minorities, spiritual activist, women rights; and defending freedom of expression.
El-Yasin’s Women Movement
El- Yasin Community is one of the largest cultural and spiritual societies in Iran which contains a very significant number of women as member and activist in different subgroups.
This community has introduced a significant number of researchers, writers, lecturers and speakers to Iranian society from intellectual females so far. Hence, the active female members of El- Yasin like most of the just-seeking women are still under tremendous amount of pressure and restrictions of Religious Taliban of Iran.
Therefore, El- Yasin’s Women Movement which is part of El-Yasin Human Rights and International Affairs announced its existence exactly at the 98th anniversary of World Woman Day. The major responsibility of this organization is to restore all trampled and suppressed rights of Iranian women. These rights are including equal participation for women in social, cultural, and political activities; civil rights; equal rights for child custody, eye-witnessing, blood money, inheritance ,etc.
To be continued ….