Who is master ILIYA?
His followers have called him by many appellations such as the Avatar –
meaning the personification of flow of the truth, the embodiment of the Spirit of truth, or the Divine Personification, and also Bani Sama or the son of Heaven.
He is about 25 years old and has little if not much academic education; according to him, "One day I burnt that little acquired knowledge and left it to oblivion."
There is an amazing story about his birth that for some reasons it will not be described here.
He has appeared under many and sometimes seemingly different guises in society; he has a very enigmatic and manifold personality causing others to waver between faith and doubt. He has lived with simplicity and has kept his anonymity. He has assumed various outer roles among his friends, relatives and even disciples. He considers this many-sidedness as a factor of remaining unseen by untrustworthy eyes and also as an essential asset of instructing and suggesting the presence of the Lord.
Avatar is one of "Maha…'s" five links. Maha… is the unique universal teacher and the Divine Pole on earth; he has been called by various appellations in different regions of the world.
Master Ram Allah is one of Maha's five divine masters of our present era.
His disciples have very strange stories about him. For example amazing experiences have been stemming from his extraordinary interventions.
There are also many observations and reports regarding manifestations of his holy power and divine intelligence. Those who have witnessed these experiences are still alive and have stories about the creative and destructive manifestations of Avatar's words of spiritual power. They acknowledge that," Whatever he says shall happen," and also," He has a special inner knowledge of people and events." They believe," He disposes divine will." These disciples speak about his prophecies and his ability to foresee events.
However, those followers who did not belonged to his immediate circle have also considerable experiences. For instance, Avatar gas revived divine love and faith God and in the unseen in whomever he wished; and he has spread divine presence into the life of people ignorant of religion and spirituality. A wonderful strength and energy flow from his words and presence, a kind of " divine magnetism " and " energizing waves."
He disposes an immense authority…
The Master has special disciples who also possess extraordinary spiritual abilities…
He is a genuine divine strategist and theoretician. He has original opinions and amazing point of views concerning problems and issues that man and society are confronted with… Also, his mastery of esoteric sciences, metaphysical issues, and methods of thinking and observing are truly exceptional.
Far from any pretension, he presents himself as a servant of the Lord. He frequently refers to himself as an ordinary and normal person and attributes all extraordinary phenomena to the Spirit of God who he considers to be his patron and guide.
There are different opinions about his identity, but he considers all these sayings as chimerical and absurd.
When asked about his identity, he once answerer," I am not somebody else, I am who I am."
The Master has thousands of followers in different regions, yet he considers that his true disciples are very few. He is especially concerned about people who are astray and in deviation - that majority caught in darkness and ignorance. He points out that he has completely explored and fully known their world; therefore, he has a very deep and strong relation with them. However, he avoids arrogant, fanatic, pessimistic, hesitant and so-called wise people.
Avatar's teachings are called "the art of elevated life," and also "divine movement." The essence of his instructions is perception of divine presence and revelation of love for the Lord or "living lovingly in the divine presence."
Avatar's teachings are based upon determined principles and clear basis.
The art of elevated life is neither a new sacred law – shariat – nor a new spiritual path; but it is interpretation and significance of the words of the Living Lord in the present time." The basis of Avatar's teachings consist of "tendency towards the truth" and this means to be inclined towards existence and presence instead of to lean towards illusion. That is to say being inclined toward God – God- worshiping, God- seeking, God- centeredness, God-infatuation, God-mindfulness, God-observance, God-infatuation – instead of being inclined towards oneself – self-worshiping, selfishness, self-conceit, self-infatuation and self-centeredness. In the art of elevated life, the emphasis is on quality, introversion and worship of the Lining One rather than extroversion and worship of dead.
Teachings of the Master M.Ram Allah are carried on two levels. The first level consists of simple and general instructions and is called the stage of "revival and rebirth." This is the cycle of awakening, of opening of eyes and ears, of mobilization of minds and activation of hearts. The second level which is called "transcendental arts" consists of teachings of mysteries and it is meant for the selected and admitted individuals.
Teaching of the transcendental arts has begun since many years; but public and open instructions have just begun about tow years ago.
Avatar expresses the essence of his teachings with these divine words, "There is no deity but Him/Her,"* and he considers teaching and realization of this statement as being his vocation. He lays stress on union and reconciliation of religions, nations and various trends.
He has repeatedly, clearly and seriously talked about the necessity and realization of a global revolution; and he constantly points out that we ought to prepare the world and be ready for "the Divine Manifestation and a great evolution."
* In many cultures and among many nations a biased and negative attitude exists against the Koranic statement of "There is no deity but Allah."
This may be a possible reason for laying stress on the statement of," There is no deity but Him/Her."
He once stated, "Humanity needs desperately a revolution of awareness and an inner evolution – a great evolution resulting in the revelation of the Truth and the Divine Presence in the world. The Lord is going to answer to this vital human need and to rescue humanity from death, pain and disease. Man's rescue and exaltation reside in his return to the Divine Presence and his deliverance lies in his union with Him/Her."
A group of devotees to Master M. Ram Allah
Few remarks:
"The Flow of Divine Guidance" or "Teachings of the Truth" which first volume is available to readers is a collection of E. M. Ram Allah at age 23; right now he is 25 years old.
Avatar's teachings are based upon general principles rooted in truth and existence; therefore, their essence stems from the Presence of the Lord and divine love.
The collection of Avatar's teachings are referred to as "the art of elevated life," "the divine movement," "the flow of the truth," and still other names…The first level of these teachings is public and is called the art of living while the advanced level or the transcendental arts is considered as confidential and private. Respecting anonymity is the first characteristic of its students.
Some of the Master's students have undertaken the arrangement of this book; while the writing and compiling of this work and many other texts concerning Avatar have been executed by the writer, Peyma Elahi. Therefore any shortcoming and flaw is definitely due to the inadequacy of my pen and to my lack of experience.
Since this book is a collection of Avatar's speeches addressed to all categories of people- educated, illiterate, old and young generations, religious and pagan, intellectual and fanatic individuals – therefore, he has formulated his teachings in a way to be understood by these various sections of society each with a different capacity and discernment.
Teachings of the truth have, in general, various dimensions and they are at each level adapted to conditions of time and space, capacity, needs and characteristics of its audience. Therefore, it seems necessary for those who will later come in contact with other aspects and levels of the Master's teachings, to take this fact into consideration. Otherwise they may assume that the Master's teachings are modified and are not the same as before.
Consequently, it is indispensable to receive his full and complete cycle of teachings before delivering any kind of judgment.
Since reading of this book may be a starting point in returning to the path of the Lord, it will be better to help others to profit and receive these divine teachings as well. Therefore, it is the duty of every friend of the Lord to take useful steps towards revelation of the Divine Presence by providing an opportunity for others to hear divine messages.
Peyma Elahi