Ravidas : If You are a mountain
The 15th c. CE mystic and poet Ravidas was a contemporary of Kabirdas. For a little more about him, see this post. In the first verse, the mountain represents the Continue Reading →
Category: English
Tales : Bahlool and the Gravedigger’s Wife
It happened once upon a time that Bahlool, the one who was known as a lunatic, was sitting in the cemetery with only the company of a stray dog, when Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat : Cosmic language pt XLIV
Hazrat Inayat Khan now concludes the questions in this section. The previous post is here. Question: What is indifference? Answer: This is a word that I always find difficult to Continue Reading →
Kabir : Tell me, O Swan
For more about the 15th c. CE mystic and poet Kabir, see this earlier post. Tell me, O Swan, your ancient tale.From what land do you come, O Swan? To Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat : Cosmic languages pt XLIII
Hazrat Inayat Khan continues to answer questions about the mind and the heart. The previous post in the series is here. Question: Is the heart one of the soul’s bodies? Continue Reading →
Tales : The Mullah honours the Governor
It happened once that Mullah Nasruddin received a summons from the Governor of the province where he lived. As he brushed off his turban and hurriedly prepared to go to Continue Reading →
Guru Nanak : He cannot be reduced
Guru Nanak (1469 – 1539 CE) was an Indian spiritual teacher and the founder of the Sikh religion. ‘Hokum’ in the final line means command or order. By thinking, He Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat : Cosmic languages pt XLII
In the previous post, Hazrat Inayat Khan stated that there are three methods of perception, and mentioned two of them, ‘the mind’, and ‘feeling’. He now concludes his talk, describing Continue Reading →
Tales : Nasruddin and the lunatic asylum
It happened once that Mullah Nasruddin was hurrying to get somewhere and unintentionally bumped into a well-dressed gentleman. The collision apparently disturbed the man, and he said angrily to the Continue Reading →
Julian of Norwich : The day of my spiritual awakening
For some background on Mother Julian of Norwich, see this post. The day of my spiritual awakeningwas the day I sawand knew I sawGod in all thingsand all things in Continue Reading →