Hazrat Inayat : Confessions, pt II – My Study of Religions
For part I of the Confessions, which gives some recollections of the Master’s childhood, see this post. ‘Wisdom which is the worker of all things taught me, for in her Continue Reading →
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Eihei Dogen : Treading along in this dreamlike, illusory realm
For some information about the Buddhist monk and poet Eihei Dogen, also known as Dogen Zenji (1200 – 1253 CE) see this post. Treading along in this dreamlike, illusory realm,Without Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat : The Five Great Degrees of Initiates, pt I
In a recent meeting of some members of the Universal Worship, the ‘five degrees of initiation’ came up in conversation, and the following address of Hazrat Inayat Khan may put Continue Reading →
Tales : A miser goes to paradise
One night a man was sleeping when he was awakened by an angel. “Come,” the angel said. “It’s time to go.” “Go where?” the man asked. “To the next world,” Continue Reading →
Dargah Repairs Continue
Repairs to the Dargah of Hazrat Sufi Inayat Khan after the recent extraordinary flood are continuing. The water particularly affected the electrical panels and meters inside the front gate, and Continue Reading →
The Shadow and the Real
Students of the Sufi path may know that there are a number of qualities that begin to shine as one advances toward the goal, such as modesty, courage, hospitality, kindness, Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat : Confessions pt I, My Early Life
In early 1915, while Hazrat Inayat Khan and his family were sheltering in England from the war, he produced a short autobiography which he called ‘Confessions.’ This was printed privately Continue Reading →
Tales : What does Jesus eat
It happened once upon a time that Mullah Nasruddin gave a speech in which he told the people assembled there about Jesus, and said that Jesus was living in heaven. Continue Reading →
In search of the infinite
In Hazrat Inayat Khan’s short lecture on ‘The Tragedy of Life,’ he tells us that what is desired is limited, but the power of desire is unlimited. This is the Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat : The Tragedy of Life
In this brief passage, Hazrat Inayat Khan explains why virtually everyone is dissatisfied with life, and what the remedy would be. When we look around us we cannot but notice Continue Reading →