Diary 1963 - Murshid Sam's Living Stream

Diaries 1963-2On top of that, my wealthy Khalifa is being looked up to more and more. On top of that, theUniversity of Islamabad and the parent Sufi body, the Islamiyya Khidri Ruhaniat Society is not onlyoversubscribed, it has become one of the wealthiest and more powerful groups in Pakistan. All onehas to do is to pack up and could be sitting pretty. But I shall not do that at least until I can get moreof Pir-o-Murshid’s writings.I am the first Occidental to whom the spiritual teachers of have looked to for guidance; I havepictures with the Wali of Multan whom I taught, not realizing at the time that this was to be a precedent.One is almost afraid to copy passages from letters received and I shall make one effort to find awandering god-son to whom to entrust my diaries, etc., if I have to leave these parts. As Major Sadiqand Pir-o-Murshid Dewwal Shereef have given July 29 as the climactic day I hold out till then.The possibility of establishing a large sector of Pakistan’s educational system upon HazratInayat Khan’s writing is not only beyond my capacities but is beyond the concepts of those peoplewho think they are his disciples. Concerned with personalities, there is no regard for spiritual truths.Indeed the future world will have to chose between Hazrat Inayat Khan and Sri Aurobindo, or acompilation of the two. We are stuffing minds today, but do not keep people on even keels, so unsanityincreases.The return to Can Francisco of an Asia Foundation official may, a little later on, change thepicture. I do not want to force him and he did not know that I am also a protégé of his superiors. Iseldom use names—I did not here until a success was made; and the same at Indio, after a thoroughbond made with almost everybody there I pulled a name out which ensures the acceptance of “HowCalifornia Can Help Asia” in those parts.The need for me to retain an off-beat character is part of the dharma I am supposed to fulfillhere. Hazrat Inayat Khan refused to change Rabia; and Pir-o-Murshid Dewwal Shereef discoveredmy roll and apologized because he even criticized me. As to the group at Salarwala, as they have thedirect insight on all planes, this is perhaps leading to new experiences. One of the Khalifs is a cousinof the Mir of Hunza and wants to be my guide when I return and it happens that if the leaders atSalarwala predecease me I shall have to take on the responsibilities of a Pir-o-Murshid, or rather aroll, let us say—not quite true—on the theme of Buzurg. The Buzurg is concerned more directly withpersons and my work is also in the sciences.The magnetization of tasbihs can only be done by one who has the magnetism. I have givenaway enough. It has taken months to convince the Pakistani authorities but that is more than accomplished.With the Hindus and with the Muslim diplomats of other countries, there has been mostcordial contact, and this covers all of Asia.There is never any time for real rest or relaxation even though a week was spent in Mendocino.That proved to be a series of spiritual errands. If I were to retreat there there would be a Sufi centeralmost overnight—but whether this is God’s will or not has been given no meditation.God bless you,S. A.M.