Yunus Emre : If I told you
For more about Yunus Emre, the 13th c. CE Sufi and poet of Turkey, see this post. If I told you about a land of love, friend, would you follow me Continue Reading →
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Dargah Retreat Reminder
Readers of the Inner Call are kindly reminded of the possibility of an eight day retreat at Dargah Sufi Inayat in New Delhi. For details about the retreat, see https://innercall.towardthe1.com/dargah-retreat-october-2025/ Continue Reading →
Han Shan : Suffering and Happiness
For some information on the Buddhist monk and teacher Han Shan Te Ching (1546–1623 CE) see this post. People crave sensory stimulation. They enjoy this kind of external excitement. But Continue Reading →
Tales : Shiva as the Lord of the Dance
Many people know the image of Lord Shiva dancing: poised on one leg, the other leg lifted and bent, the body turned in a subtle spiral, four arms extended, hair Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat : The Prophetic Soul pt II
At the close of the first instalment of the series, Hazrat Inayat Khan suggests that the best way to follow a prophetic message is to adopt the manner of the Continue Reading →
Celebrating Spiritual Liberty
On the 7th of May, 1921, the first first Universal Worship service was performed in a house in London. It was conceived as a gift to the world so that Continue Reading →
Bedil : Why ask me of the difference?
For some background on the Mughal poet and Sufi known as Bedil Dehlvi, see this post. Why ask me of the differencebetween the Kaaba and the Christian monastery?Enslaved by this Continue Reading →
A Sufi koan
In one stream of Zen Buddhism, it is customary for the teacher to offer the student a koan – a seemingly unanswerable question, like “Show me your face before your Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat : The Prophetic Soul pt I
Perhaps in our time few people think about the nature and character of prophets, but they have an essential role in the spiritual life of humanity, and here Hazrat Inayat Continue Reading →
Hallaj : Your spirit is mingled with mine
For some information about the Sufi mystic, poet and martyr Mansur al Hallaj, see this post. Your spirit is mingled with mineas wine is mixed with water;whatever touches you touches Continue Reading →