New Podcast released
Recently Debbie Ison of Tranquil Awakenings interviewed Nawab Pasnak about various aspects of Sufism and spirituality, and the resulting podcast is now available here :
Category: English
Chuang Tsu : Distinguishing ego from self
For more about the Chinese philosopher Chuang Tsu, see this post. All that is limited by form, semblance, sound, color is called object.Among them all, man alone is more than Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat : Confessions pt V – My Indian tour
Hazrat Inayat Khan continues with his recollections of a very meaningful tour of India, begun when he was 18 years old. ‘He who though dressed in fine apparel exercises tranquility, Continue Reading →
Tales : The wish of the blind woman
There was, once upon a time, a blind woman who lived with her son and her daughter-in-law. They were very poor, with barely enough to eat, but the woman was Continue Reading →
Julian of Norwich : God’s Creation
Mother Julian or Juliana of Norwich (ca. 1343 – post 1416) was an English anchoress, living in seclusion in a cell attached to St. Julian’s Church in Norwich. During a Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat : Confessions pt IV – My Indian tour
After concluding his resume of world religions, Hazrat Inayat Khan now begins to describe his tour through India. ‘The world shall live in me, not I in it.’ – Akhlaq-i Jalali. Continue Reading →
Sumangalamata : A Woman Well Set Free
Sumangalmata (6th c. BCE?), the wife of a maker of shade umbrellas and hats, was a member of the earliest community of women followers of Shakyamuni Buddha. Many of these Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat : Confessions, pt III – My Study of Religions
Hazrat Inayat Khan here concludes his brief ‘Study of Religions’ begun in the previous post. Muhammad’s saying, ‘None but God exists’, explained the essence of all previous messages most clearly. Continue Reading →
Tales : No more room
It happened once that a certain man came to visit a Zen Roshi. After exchanging greetings, the man said, “Roshi, I have studied philosophy for many years, learning from many Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat : The Five Great Degrees of Initiates, pt II
This post concludes Hazrat Inayat Khan’s clarification of the five higher initiations. The first post is here. Question: How does one recognize the different grades of initiates, the different Masters? Continue Reading →