Tales : The story of Harisarman pt II
When Harisarman performed the apparent miracle of recovering the horse of the bridegroom, the king was overjoyed, and began to treat Harisarman like one of the nobles of the court. Continue Reading →
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Hazrat Inayat : The mystery of sleep pt II
Hazrat Inayat Khan now begins to reveal the depth of the mystery of sleep. The first instalment is here. Besides the dream and the fast sleep, there are the visions. Continue Reading →
Ramana Maharshi : Be immersed in it
The yogi and mystic Sri Ramana Maharshi taught a very clear form of self inquiry. The verses here are from Sri Ramana’s translation from Sanskrit of a work entitled ‘Self Continue Reading →
Tales : The story of Harisarman pt I
There was, once upon a time, a certain poor and rather foolish Brahmin with no wealth whatsoever and very many children. His name was Harisarman, and to keep his family Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat : The mystery of sleep pt I
Hazrat Inayat Khan begins to explore what is revealed by sleep and by our need for it. We see in our daily life that the greatest friend of the child Continue Reading →
Angelus Silesius : God is my final end
Angelus Silesius was the monastic name of the Polish philosopher and mystic Johannes Scheffler (1624 – 1677 CE). He was born into a noble Lutheran family, later converted to Catholicism, Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat : The life of the sage in the east pt II
Hazrat Inayat Khan here concludes his description of the life of the sage in the east, and importantly, the way in which the sage is respected there. The first portion Continue Reading →
Tales : The birth of Siddhartha
Mayadevi, the wife of the king Suddhodana, has just given birth beneath a sala tree in a grove at Lumbini, and there have been many remarkable signs, including the appearance Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat : The life of the sage in the east pt I
Hazrat Inayat Khan spoke several times about the sages of the East. This short talk was given to a small group of more advanced students. The life of a sage Continue Reading →
Kabir : This day is dear to me
For some background on the Indian mystic and poet Kabir Das, see this post. This day is dear to me above all other days, for to-day the Beloved Lord is Continue Reading →