hearing the message of spiritual liberty
After his explanation of the importance of symbology, Hazrat Inayat Khan now considers the biblical account of Jacob from the Book of Genesis. The wrestling with Jacob signified the wrestling Continue Reading →
Abu Yazid Bistami was a deeply mystical Persian Sufi of the 9th c. CE who had great influence on the Sufis of his time. For a little more about him, Continue Reading →
After his explanation of the importance of symbology, Hazrat Inayat Khan now completes his explanation of the symbolic meaning of wine, which began here. Then there is Manomaya akasha, which is Continue Reading →
Candaka (290? – 365? CE) was an Indian Vaishnavite poet, but there is no information about his personal life. Krishna went out to playMotherand he ate dirt Is that true Continue Reading →
Mullah Nasruddin used to go once a week to the market to buy the provisions he and his wife would need. As he usually gathered a rather heavy burden of Continue Reading →
After his explanation of the importance of symbology, Hazrat Inayat Khan now unfolds the symbolic meaning of wine. Wine is considered sacred, not only in the Christian faith, but in Continue Reading →
Imadeddin Nasimi (1369? – 1418 CE) was born in Azerbaijan, and became a member of the Hurufi sect, which proclaimed that the individual and God are essentially one. He was Continue Reading →
After his explanation of the importance of symbology, Hazrat Inayat Khan now unfolds the symbolic meaning of water in the spiritual context. In the old scriptures, such as the Vedanta Continue Reading →
People often feel dissatisfied with the unevenness of life. While some folk seem to stroll along easily in the sunshine, others stumble over one hard stone after another; a few Continue Reading →
During the first week of May, we may remember Amina Begum, the wife of Pir-o-Murshid Inayat and the mother of their four children, for she was born in Albuquerque on Continue Reading →