Tales : Better to be Sleeping
There was once a young boy whose father was a very pious man that used to invite the family and the neighbours each night to pray together and to listen Continue Reading →
Category: English
Lalon Shah : The moon is encircled by moons
Lalon Shah (c. 1774-1890 CE) is one of the most important of the mystic-poets of the Baul tradition. He lived in western Bangladesh, and hundreds of his songs are still Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat : From Limitation to Perfection pt VI
In the journey to the perfect, which is innate in every soul, Hazrat Inayat Khan explains to us that we must leave behind the world of limitations. The previous post Continue Reading →
Tales : The Master of Time
In the great Hindu epic of the Mahabharata, the eldest of the five brothers of the Pandava was Yudishthira, and he ruled the great city of Indraprashtra. One day it Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat : From Limitation to Perfection pt V
After speaking of the role of a teacher or guide in the context of religion, Hazrat Inayat Khan now outlines several other aspects of religion that lead the student toward Continue Reading →
The Beam
Hazrat Inayat Khan spoke with deep feeling about the need to ease the pains of a world that was cruelly divided by war, injustice and inequality. Remember that he and Continue Reading →
Jacopone da Todi : How the Soul Through the Senses Finds God in All Creatures
For information about the 13th c. CE Italian mystic Jacopone da Todi, or Jacopone Benedetti, see this earlier post. O Love, divine Love, why do You lay siege to me?In Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat : From Limitation to Perfection pt IV
Having recounted a brief moment from the tale of Layla and Majnun, Hazrat Inayat Khan now gives another story, and continues with his explanation of our journey to the Perfect. Continue Reading →
Sant Dariya : Blessed is the eye
For some information about Sant Dariya Sahib of Bihar, see this previous post. Blessed is the eye which is permeated with love.Without love it is like a pebble or stone.Like Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat : From Limitation to Perfection pt III
After speaking about the need to seek for perfection, Hazrat Inayat Khan now sets forth the necesity for each person to conceive his or her own ideal of God, according Continue Reading →