Tales: From within an anthill
The great Indian epic The Ramayana was first written down sometime between the 8th and the 5th c, BCE, but its origins are much further back in time. It tells Continue Reading →
Tales : Divine protection of the devotee (Spanish version)
Cuentos: La protección divina del devoto No hay duda de que Dios cuida de Sus devotos, como lo demuestra esta historia. Sucedió una vez en la India que a un Continue Reading →
We greet Thee
When Hazrat Inayat Khan visited Scotland in 1919, at the conclusion of his address in Edinburgh he was asked to say something about how to live in the world. He Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat : The Mysticism of Sound pt XXVIII (Italian version)
Hazrat Inayat: Il misticismo del suono, Pt XXVIII Hazrat Inayat Khan prosegue la sua riflessione sul misticismo della musica e inizia a descrivere lo strumento musicale perfetto: la voce. Il Continue Reading →
Shustari : The night’s journey (Spanish version)
Shustari: El viaje de la noche Abu al Hassan al Shustari (1203–1269 d. C.) nació en la provincia de Granada y se convirtió en un poeta y místico muy influyente, que viajó desde Andalucía hasta el norte de África y La Meca. Recibió la influencia de varias escuelas sufíes, entre ellas las órdenes Surawardi y Shadiliyya. Está enterrado en El Cairo. Tú, que te miras en el espejo. ¿Ves a quién ves allí? ¿Es el que mira alguien distinto a ti, o un reflejo de tu fantasía? Dirige tu mirada hacia la mirada misma, pues en ella se esconde una sabiduría desconocida para los demás. Cuando amanezca, que la gente alabe el viaje de la noche. Continue Reading →
Kabir : Who are you and whence do you come?
For some background on the Indian mystic and poet Kabir Das, see this post. Who are you, and whence do you come?Where dwells that Supreme Spirit, and how does He Continue Reading →
Attar : Love must first drag you
For some background on the 12th c. Persian Sufi poet Fariduddin Attar, see this post. Love must first drag youbeyond wisdom and common sensebefore it flips you inside out,turns you Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat : Love, Human and Divine pt XXIII
In the previous post, Majniun sent a message to Leila but accompanied the letter carrier all night long addling to his message. When the letter-carrier entered the house of Laila’s Continue Reading →
Tales : Lal Ded weighs praise and blame
During the 1300’s, in the valley of Kashmir a woman named Lalla or LalDed left her abusive husband and cruel mother-in-law and became a wandering, homeless seeker on the spiritual Continue Reading →
Kabir : Hang up the swing of love
For some background on the Indian mystic and poet Kabir Das, see this post. Hang up the swing of love to-day! Hang the body and the mind between the arms Continue Reading →