Interviewer: Welcome to the Ostad Moein branch, Master. We’d like to take this opportunity to ask you a few questions.
Master Amin Dezhakam: Thank you, and power to your elbow!
First question: Master, you hold a Master's degree in physics. Is there a real connection between your academic background and the concepts you teach at Congress 60?
Master Amin: To put it simply, absolutely yes. Much of what I learned in Worldview was because of physics, as it provided the tools and understanding to grasp many concepts.
To give a concrete example, the Gauss's Divergence theorem, in Worldview is straight from physics: if there’s no charge in a space, the output coming from that point is zero, regardless of any negative charges outside and vice versa. It means that whatever negative charges are around a particle, these negative charges have not effects on the output of that particle. In other words, "what’s inside the jar is what pours out." A person’s production and output depend entirely on the charge within them, not on their environment, whether this environment is good or bad, it has no effects on the production within a person, our production depends on our own charge.
Another example is the Work done in physics [W=FD, the work equals the product of the force strength and the distance traveled] in Worldview can be interpreted as Energy equals “Emotion [force] × Path of Movement,” which is based directly on Newton's work. It means the energy we gain, equals [the status of our feeling, whether negative or positive] multiplied by the actions we do.
In one of your audio file, you mentioned that you’ve been working on the 14th Valley for a few years. Could you explain the main reason behind this?
Master Amin: The main reason is that the 14th Valley is the final valley, and ultimately, that is the destination we are all striving to reach. If you read the 14th Valley carefully, you will see this valley shows the steps required for a person to reach love and affection. It is enough to be free of malice to receive love. In the penultimate stage, one falls in love with the Creator and loves everything in existence. The final stage is when God loves the human being—all of which are outlined in the 14th Valley.
So when I say I've been dealing with this valley, it means I am trying to learn these things so I can love humanity and existence without holding any grudges. something I didn't have before, and I am currently working to attain it.
Many of us find it fascinating how well you understand and are aware of every state and struggle of a substance user, as evidenced by your words and teachings. You seem to have reached the level of 'Absolute Certainty' regarding addiction. This brings up the question: where does your deep experience and complete understanding of this subject come from?
Mr. Amin: One reason is that I grew up around substance users since childhood, and many people I knew were users. Living alongside loved ones who struggled with addiction is certainly part of it—I reached the level of 'Absolute Certainty' regarding this disease through that experience.
Another reason is that I underwent the journey in Congress 60 myself; that is, I became a drug abuser and then went through the recovery process [using the DST method and Opium Tincture] and my addiction was cured.
What is the main reason we blame others for our problems? For example, I don’t want to take responsibility for any problem or mistake, and I always want to blame other people or things rather than myself.
Mr. Amin: There are a few reasons for this, but a big one is grandiosity and pride. Admitting you're wrong feels like putting a label of weakness on yourself, and a person with the sense of grandiosity just won't accept that. So, someone with a lot of pride will always refuse to take the blame. Grandiosity and pride stop the person from accepting the responsibility and saying 'I didn't know' or 'I made a mistake', this person won’t allow to lower the position they have assigned to themselves. The Structure of Grandiosity won’t let it.
You spend so much time teaching at Congress 60 and work really hard. What keeps you so passionate and willing to help without expecting anything in return?
Mr. Amin: After coming to Congress 60 for a while, this sense of love is made and you naturally start caring and wanting to help ease other people's pain. The love here brings everyone together. I felt I was needed in a few areas and had the drive for it, so I decided to give some of my time to Congress 60. Even when it gets tough, I feel it's the right path. Just like in the process of liberation from addiction, you know you're on the right track because you see how much good it does for you and others.
What’s the main thing someone needs to help fix another person’s broken mindset or worldview?
Mr. Amin: First off, it’s all God's blessing—without it, none of this happens.
Second, you have to be able to turn poison into an antidote. Everyone carries poison in their thoughts and feelings, but most people don't have the antidote.
A Worldview teacher experiences that poison and, with God's help, turns it into the antidote and this heals others either. A person has to be able to endure the poison first, many people may have this ability [to endure the poison and therefore, make the antidote] and if they can do that, they will be helpful and effective to others. In this way, their words will have good effects on people’s sensation and contemplation. This law is what is practiced in many sciences. Negative thoughts are just like poison, and there's always an antidote for them.
What do you think about comparing yourself to others? Like thinking you’ll be more successful just because you’re at a certain branch?
Mr. Amin: Comparing yourself to others isn't good at all. We can say we worked hard, did a great job, and got good results. But when we start comparing ourselves to other places, that's where darkness, Fall and failure begin. Just like you shouldn't pit people against each other, you shouldn't compare branches of Congress 60 against each other either. Saying someone has better handwriting or that a branch is good at sports doesn't mean one is better or worse overall. Direct comparison is just wrong.
Thank you for giving us this opportunity. In closing, if you have a final message for us, we would be delighted to hear it.
Mr. Amin: We should follow the rules as best as we can in whatever role we have. Following rules is important, but how we enforce them is sometimes even more important. Enforcing a good rule in a bad way can do a lot of damage.
For example, there is a good rule that says you must wear white clothing to certain meetings. But if we enforce it too harshly, we might drive someone away so they never come back. So, let’s follow the rules, but be very careful about how we do it.
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Interviewer Traveler Matin
Photography by: Traveler Saeed
Translated by companion Masoume, Lavasan branch of Congress 60
Revised and edited by Elahe