The Problem of the Day pt X
We continue with the series of lectures given by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan a hundred years ago, during the Dutch Summer School of 1922. This cenentary was recently celebrated in the Continue Reading →
Category: English
Five Wishes, pt I
There is a common theme in fairy tales about a person who is granted a wish – or sometimes three wishes. Just how such a special gift is gained varies Continue Reading →
Ibn Ata’illah : For You are responsible for me
For more about the 13th c. Egyptian Sufi and sage Ibn Ata’illah, see this earlier post. My God,how can You leave me to myself,for You are responsible for me?And how Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat : The Problem of the Day pt IX
Continuing his theme of the solution to the problem of the day, Hazrat Inayat Khan now considers the concepts of right and wrong, and the associated questions of courts and Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat : The Problem of the Day pt VIII
Having discussed the foundation of morality, which is in fact the search for true happiness, Hazrat Inayat Khan now considers the related theme of the difference between right and wrong. Continue Reading →
Ayn al-Quzat : As long as I live
For more about the Persian Sufi, mathematician and jurist Ayn al-Quzat Hamadani (1098 – 1131 CE) see this earlier post. As long as I live I will eat and drinkThe Continue Reading →
A Century of Inspiration
This month a hundred years have passed since Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan gave a Dutch Summer School in the seaside village of Katwijk. During that time, he gave two series of Continue Reading →
A rule for practice
The Inner Call recently posted a short excerpt from Theophan the Recluse’s thoughts about a rule of prayer, and it seemed to resonate with some readers, and generated a question Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat : The Problem of the Day pt VII
In the previous post, while discussing the question of morality Hazrat Inayat began to speak of the joy which every soul is truly seeking. In the Vedanta this joy is Continue Reading →
Linji : Faith in Yourself
For more about the influential Chan monk Linji or Lin-chi (d. 866 CE), see this earlier post. When students today fail to make progress, where’s the fault? The fault lies Continue Reading →