A Masterclass in Presence

 A Masterclass In Presence -

Farzana

This module couldn't have come at a better time.. The number of times I was presented with situations to walk the talk of Allah tawakkul and surrendering all matters to him and let go of the need to be certain and control the outcome. Some of the mirrors were painful to see. There were times I have fallen apart.  These instances served as reminders, reinforcements and opportunities to see what needs to be seen. The times where there is suffering with resistance and the times where there is freedom within to explore and create in response to it.  

As you have helped us explore in such detail that there is no other way around it except to being the presence. Collapsing the gaps between the doer and thinker and feeler. As each session unfolded the there grew greater appreciation  for the aptly chosen topic/ theme: Masterclass in Presence .

It will take quite a while to master this skill of liberating yourself from your thoughts and what you create on loops because of that, vs  being alert and aware in presence and create a newness and perhaps do away with suffering.

"The universe meets you at the depth of your surrender , not the height of your struggle "

Zarmeeneh

I believe I have better learnt how to arrest thought spirals, how to stay in the moment. And to find my center of calm during an external or internal storm. I feel I have understood how to engage with the present - focus on listening - really listen - without judgment and past stories colouring the moment- with people who are closest to me and tend to trigger me the most. I remind myself more often that these are not my problems to solve or my responsibility to fix when issues arise. Rather than rise to others stress or panic I can see the value of my presence rather than feel failure of not being able to make things better. This has given me an ability to manage an overall feeling of peace that I had found very difficult to achieve as I was in fight or flight for many many years.

Ammara

I’ve struggled with dual awareness for the longest time. When I settle into my body, there’s a quiet...no thought, just stillness. But the moment I drift toward thought, I lose my body entirely. It has always felt like an oscillation I couldn’t reconcile.

Somewhere along the way, I realised I was splitting myself becoming both the thinker and the observer, standing slightly outside my own experience.

But when Tahir gently suggested that I allow myself to simply be the emotion, something shifted.

It was unexpectedly powerful.

For the first time, I didn’t watch the emotion or analyse it,'I became it'. I could feel its intensity rise from within the body, travel upward toward the head, and then slowly dissolve, almost like a wave completing its journey.

In that moment, I understood something I had only ever conceptualised before ,what it truly means to be present.

Janta

Thank you so much, Tahir bhai, for always conducting such profound modules. I’ve realized they show me another version of me.

With this module, I can see my life clearly. I’m taking responsibility for every breath I’ve taken out of coherence — every moment I lived in resistance, away from my center.

That center is where my power to create my life lives. No one can do this work for me. The breath I gave away in doing, in distraction, I must breathe back in to return to myself.

This can only happen in silence and stillness. I cannot create my life without slowing down.

With our group’s support, I’m reclaiming my power. My only job now is to relax my nervous system. That’s my responsibility. And I’m already seeing the change.

Looking forward to continue this work with the group.

Sana

This module was very subtle in terms of bringing a shift in energy in me. It almost felt like water gently eroding some solid rock.

At first, i thought it was all just a natural flow of life where i was shedding some stiff layers of shyness and hesitation. At the same time, i felt that my anxiety got a little more intense. But the last session changed everything for me. It was gentle, but also served as an honest mirror that shook me to the core. I didn't expect to be moved that much by it, but it totally surprised me.

I felt some massive movement in me, which physically appeared in my neck and shoulders too.

The best change that i feel in myself after the last session is the silent space created in my mind. The space that allows one to visit the depths of consciousness, letting them collect some gorgeous gems of wisdom and creativity.

Mahwash

Most of my problems rooted from not being able to accept/say 'I don't know'. But now I may be able to

Saba

The Power is in My hands and My hands Only 
I Take Complete I Charge / Responsibility for My Life 
I am the Signal / State from which My Life Reflects/ Generates the Reality I Live in

There has been this huge realisation 

This module for me was/ is : 

- I Cracked the Father Wound . It's huge and it's ancestral

- The Victim mentality/mindset

 It hit me hard and I was stunned for sometime

Neda

So, what resonated for me best was the feeling of being present. Also, then what stems out of this was no thoughts / feelings of past and future - no movement…

Slowly fading. And just being.

Beautiful and empowering last session and module, Tahir. Thank you, truly. 

God bless. More power to you and us all .

Sumbal

While in this module, my awareness deepened around dissolving the gap between the experience and me, gently discerning what is mine and what is not. In this witnessing, I find myself resting in compassionate presence, holding space without engaging or needing to fix. Even when it is mine, I allow WHAT IS to simply be, without interference or change. In the pause, I sit, wait, and trust — knowing clarity emerges on its own when nothing is forced

Aradhna

This module helped me see how much of my experience is shaped by my patterns; my thoughts and emotions. I learned the importance of attention, and how simply pausing and becoming aware can change the way I perceive and respond to situations.

With practice, even small moments of awareness have started to help me shift these patterns and become more conscious in my daily life. I’ve also noticed that I’m more aware of my reactions now, and I feel like I’ve slowed down compared to before, when I used to feel more hyperactive.

Overall, this module taught me how important it is to pause, slow down, and stay aware.

Asma

The Masterclass in Meditation - was all that I needed to reconnect with my spiritual sense. A part that had gotten lost in the chaos of the world. The 7 session program, brought me back to my presence, to hold back my storms, introspect and really observe what that storm approaching is even trying to say to me. We as humans, are mostly reactive; but seldom master the Art of Observation which comes through wisdom and working through those darker moments of ourselves when we split into someone or something that we cannot even recognise. 

The Module has been able to provide a whole lot of clarity and so much more openess. The openess to listen beyond words. Thank You Tahir for such a profound program and to hold us all together.

Amna

In one line: these sessions set me free . They say with great power comes great responsibility, the greatest power is freedom of the soul. This module gave me the best gift ever, it finally set me free.

I used to often ponder over and write a line at the end of my poems/nazms: 

" Kar day mujhe mujh say hee reha" 

This module did. Waking up is neither easy nor comfortable but it was necessary for me. I can breath again without the constant chatter getting in the way- the chatter( and other thoughts) remain and come and go but there's no entanglement because the gap is collapsing bit by bit at times, with the force of a cannon ball at other times.