Category: English
Awhad al-Din Kirmani: Swept Away
For some information about the 13th c. Persian Sufi Awhad al-Din Kirmani, see this post. At first, the way of your loveseemed easy. I thought I’d reachyour unionwith speed. After Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat : The certitude of life in the hereafter pt II
Hazrat Inayat Khan now gives a brief summary of the way in which we may become confirmed in our awareness of that which is beyond mortality. The previous post is Continue Reading →
Tales : The mullah shares his gains
It happened once upon a time that Mullah Nasruddin decided he would like to speak to the king. Since he had never been to the court, this seemed to be Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat : The Certitude of Life in the Hereafter pt I
With this post we begin a lecture by Hazrat Inayat Khan on the fundamental principle of the continuity of life. In the last paragraph below, the Master speaks of two Continue Reading →
Ikkyu : only one koan matters
The acidic, iconoclastic zen monk, poet and calligrapher, Ikkyu Sojun had no patience with false piety and formalistic religion. For a little more about him, see this post. only one Continue Reading →
Tales : Birbal’s test of honesty
It is said that once upon a time the great Emperor Akbar had a discussion with his advisor Birbal about the character of his ministers. Birbal was blunt in his Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat : The Philosophy of Form pt III
This instalment concludes Hazrat Inayat Khan’s brief explanation of the philosophy of form from the Sufi point of view. The. previous post is here. The various forms are differentiated from Continue Reading →
Yogananda : Thou hast many names
Paramahansa Yogananda (1893 – 1952) was a Hindu yogi and guru who was born in India but who spent the greater part of his life in the United States. He was Continue Reading →
The answer to every question
Perhaps we can all recognize something familiar in this scenario. Two people meet; one begins to complain about something; the other person suggests a way to fix the problem; the Continue Reading →