Hazrat Inayat : Duality in Nature pt I
With this post we begin a short lecture by Hazrat Inayat Khan on the philosophy of duality. All philosophies have recognized the duality in nature. However much we may differ Continue Reading →
Category: English
Remembering to forget
A group of friends recently spent some time together, seeking to tune themselves to the fine vibrations of the Sufi path, keeping silence for part of the day in addition Continue Reading →
Ibn Abbad : How is it possible?
Ibn Abbad of Ronda was a fourteenth century Shaikh of the Shadhili Order who wrote a number of instructive letters. This brief quote, referring to two renowned ascetics, is a Continue Reading →
Tales : What is humility?
It happened once upon a time that the ruler of a certain region came to visit a Murshid, hoping to improve himself. In the course of their conversation, the ruler Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat : Man’s aim in life pt II
This post concludes Hazrat Inayat Khan’s brief lecture on the role of desire in our journey toward the goal. The first instalment is here. This whole creation is the result Continue Reading →
Are you on your own?
We assume that we are independent beings, self governing (except for all the aspects of life we don’t know how to control), and we jealously guard ourselves against any perceived Continue Reading →
Shabistari : A blind man won’t believe
For more about the 13th c. CE Persian mystic Mahmuyd Shabistari, see this post. A blind man won’t believe what you say about coloureven if you spend a hundred years Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat : Man’s aim in life pt I
With this post we begin a short lecture by Hazrat Inayat Khan on the subject of desire and fulfilment. If we have studied the chapter on the Silent Life in Continue Reading →
Kabir : This body is like a string
For more about the 15th c. CE mystic and poet Kabir, see this earlier post. Seekers, this body is like the stringOf a musical instrument Twist the peg,Tune the stringThe Continue Reading →
Tales : Who was your great-grandfather?
Lord Shiva is said to be beyond birth and death, and that he first manifested as a pillar of light when Brahma and Vishnu were arguing between themselves as to Continue Reading →