Hazrat Inayat : The Message and the Messenger pt VIII
Now approaching the conclusion of this series of lectures, Hazrat Inayat Khan looks at the source of the opposition which arises when the Message is given. The previous post is Continue Reading →
Category: English
Glimpses : Murshid in Arnhem
Salima van Braam was a mureed of Hazrat Inayat Khan, meeting him in 1922 in Arnhem, which was one of the first centers of Sufism in The Netherlands. After his Continue Reading →
Kalidasa : Exhortation of the Dawn
For some information on the classical Indian poet and dramatist Kalidasa, see this post. Listen to the Exhortation of the Dawn!Look to this Day!For it is Life, the very Life Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat : The Message and the Messenger pt VII
Hazrat Inayat Khan continues his evocation of the nature and qualities of the Messenger begun in the previous post. The claim of Christhood seemed to the people too great for Continue Reading →
Tales : Nasruddin and the Astrologer
It happened once upon a time that Mullah Nasruddin was invited to the governor’s palace. When he arrived there, the governor said to him, “Nasruddin, I want your advice. There Continue Reading →
Dargah Flood Recovery – Donations Welcome
As we reported last month, the Dargah of Hazrat Inayat Khan in New Delhi, along with extensive parts of the neighbouring Basti Hazrat Nizamuddin, suffered serious flooding after an exceptional Continue Reading →
Dhul Nun : Where are you going?
It is reported that Dhul Nun, returning from Jerusalem, saw a figure in the distance. and felt a desire to question whoever it was. Drawing near, he saw that it Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat : The Message and the Messenger pt VI
Hazrat Inayat Khan now speaks of the instruments of the message, and specifically;ly of the human instrument. The previous post is here. As to the instrument of the message, in Continue Reading →
Sivavakkiyar : In such a worthless body
For some information about the 10th c. Tamil poet and mystic Sivavakkiyar, see this post. When a clay vessel falls , they still save the shards;When a bronze vessel falls, Continue Reading →
Tales : Nasruddin and the Book of Philosophy
It happened once upon a time that Nasruddin went to the mosque, and as it was Friday, found it was very crowded. At the entrance, he observed the large piles Continue Reading →