Muso Soseki : Clear valley
Muso Soseki was a 14th c. Japanese Zen master, poet and designer of meditative gardens. ‘The Sixth Patriarch’, mentioned in this poem, is the Chinese Chan master Hui Neng, who Continue Reading →
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The rhythms of life
There are certain activities – dancing is an example – in which it is not only what we do that is important but how we do it. If the choreography Continue Reading →
Tales : Nasruddin and the power of fear
It happened once upon a time that the great Emperor Tamerlane, in the course of his journeys, came to the village where Mullah Nasruddin was living. Thinking that it would Continue Reading →
Attar : You need patience for this quest
For some background on the 12th c. Persian Sufi poet Fariduddin Attar, see this post. You need patience for this quest.Not everyone is a patient seeker.Not until the quest appears Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat : God the Infinite
Hazrat Inayat Khan here gives a short teaching on the infinite Being of God and the prayerful attitude of all beings. The infinite God is the Self of God, and Continue Reading →
Urs 2025 – The Voice of the Messenger
In the morning of February 5th, 1927, Pir-o-Murshid Hazrat Inayat Khan passed from this world in Tilak Lodge, Delhi. For those who have felt the blessing of the Message to Continue Reading →
Shah Latif : What use is talking about him?
Shah Abdul Latif (1689 – 1752 CE) was a highly respected Sufi poet who lived in Sindh, in present day Pakistan. These verses are taken from his revered classic, the Continue Reading →
Urs 2025 – Preparing for the guests
Some photos of the preparations for the Urs festival.
Hazrat Inayat : The Coming World Religion pt III
This instalment concludes this lecture series by Hazrat Inayat Khan on the journey toward the unity of religious ideals. The previous post is here. The fourth aspect of religion is Continue Reading →
Urs Program at the Dargah 2025
Visalat Day, the annual commemoration of the passing of Hazrat Inayat Khan, which occurred on the 5th of February, 1927, is always observed with a number of activities at the Continue Reading →