Hazrat Inayat : Seeking for the Ideal pt I
Hazrat Inayat Khan often spoke about the need for religion in life, and here he addresses the subject from the point of view of several universal longings, including our search Continue Reading →
Category: English
Tales : Hanuman and the Sun
In the Hindu religion, Hanuman is the divine Monkey-King who came to the aid of Lord Rama when he battled with the demon Ravanna to rescue Sita. There are many Continue Reading →
Water and Rock
A group of friends recently had an interesting conversation about one of the Aphorisms of Hazrat Inayat Khan: In order to acquire spiritual knowledge, in order to receive inspiration, in Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat : The Certitude of Life in the Hereafter pt III
Hazrat Inayat Khan’s lecture concludes with a question and answer session in which he explains something about ‘playing death.’ The previous post is here. Q. How can you rise above Continue Reading →
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 →