Tales : Nasruddin makes a prediction
It happened once upon a time that Mullah Nasruddin was visited by his two married daughters. After all the usual warm greetings, Nasruddin asked them, “What are you and your Continue Reading →
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Hazrat Inayat : Deity and Divinity pt I
To distinguish between ‘deity’ and ‘divinity’ may seem an abstract exercise for some, but Hazrat Inayat Khan shows it to be an important consideration. When distinguishing between these two concepts Continue Reading →
Andal : The Lotus is Greeting the Rising Sun
For some background on the 9th c. CE Tamil yogi Andal, see this post. The lotus is greeting the rising sun and the lily has closed its petals;Wearing their saffron Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat : Divine Manner pt II
Hazrat Inayat Khan concludes his explanation of the Divine Manner, telling us that in its fulfilment it proves the action of God through man. The. previous post is here. Nothing Continue Reading →
Tales : The Future Buddha as a Wise Judge
The following is a Jataka tale, meaning an illustration of virtue in a previous life of the one who was destined to be Gautama Buddha. It is a clear parallel Continue Reading →
Yogananda : What bliss at the sight of Thy light!
For background on the yogi Paramahansa Yogananda, see this post. As I muse on Thee a thrilling fountain spray lightninglike spreads from my heart to all cells of my body, Continue Reading →
Tales : Lord Shiva rescued by a dancer
It happened once upon a time that a certain rakshasa or demon named Bhamasura spent years in the snow-bound Himalayas performing austerities in devotion to Lord Shiva. In time, his Continue Reading →
Ramakrishna : Please turn the light
For some background on Sri Ramakrishna, see this post. One cannot see God without His grace. Is it an easy thing to receive grace? One must altogether renounce egotism; one Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat : Divine Manner pt I
In Sufi terms the divine manner is called Akhlaq-i Allah. Man thinks, speaks, and acts according to the pitch to which his soul is tuned. The highest note he can be Continue Reading →
Hallaj : Vanishing Ascension
For some background on the Sufi mystic and martyr Mansur al Hallaj, see this post. I went up so high that his existence vanished from me Then I vanished from the Continue Reading →