It is an established and unequivocal fact that when a person attempts to understand realities with an impartial viewpoint, then according to the law of Loh-e-Mahfooz, the human consciousness succeeds in accessing the inscribed impressions of the unconscious and the infra-unconscious. These inscribed impressions are the allegorical forms of Divine decrees that manifest in their true meanings at their appointed time.
The law governing human consciousness is that as maturity increases, a person’s involvement with surrounding objects also increases. Everything around a person becomes stored in the mind like a catalogue, and whenever anything is needed, the mind retrieves it easily.
All necessary movements and life activities remain arranged in the conscious mind, which shows that the constant onrush of external surroundings keeps occupying the mind. This continuous engagement with the environment prevents the mind from entering the realm of the unconscious.
The guiding principle is that if one wishes to enter the realm of the unconscious, one must first free oneself from the grip of external pressures. Only after distancing oneself from the conscious mind and its surroundings does the human mind naturally begin to enter the realm of the unconscious.
This activity of the mind is called Istaghna, the state of detachment. This state reflects the Divine Attribute of Independence. Vacating the mind is essential for anyone who wishes to explore deeper spiritual realities. Anyone can experience this through religious disciplines performed as devotional duties.
All lessons taught in spiritual companionship are designed to help a person achieve a free and unburdened mind. An empty state of mind can be entered at any time through intentional Muraqbah.
Muraqbah is the focused conceiving of an idea with closed eyes. For example, when a person intends to meditate on self-annihilation, he imagines that he has become free from all signs of physical life and that he exists only as a single point of living essence. He imagines himself detached from the world of his personal self and belonging solely to the timeless realm where all activities from Eternity to Infinity unfold.
The more one practices, the more impressions of Loh-e-Mahfooz begin to appear upon the mind. Gradually, the meditator becomes capable of perceiving how the unseen impressions are arranged, and their true meanings begin to unfold in the conscious mind. Only a few days of consistent Muraqbah are sufficient to begin observing and studying these Divine inscriptions.