Tales : How Parvati became Durga Ma
In Hindu mythology Parvati, the wife of Lord Shiva, is worshipped as the beautiful and tender goddess of love, for it was her steadfast devotion to her lord that at Continue Reading →
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Hazrat Inayat : The Philosophy of form pt I
In the lecture begun with this post, Hazrat Inayat Khan gives clarity to the philosophy of material form, relating it to the unseen, unformed world. The activity in the plane Continue Reading →
God’s plan
When we make a plan, whether a simple shopping list before we go to the market, or something as serious as charting a multi-year course of study, we take into Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat : Duality in Nature pt II
With this post, we conclude this short lecture, which was begun here. As soon as there is manifestation there are these two forces. The forward swing of the pendulum has Continue Reading →
Nagarjuna : Body
Nagarjuna ( c. 150 – c. 250 CE) was an Indian Buddhist monk in the Mahayana school, and is considered one of the most important of Buddhist philosophers. Virtually nothing is certain about his Continue Reading →
Tales : The heads of Brahma
In the Hindu Trimurti or divine trinity, Brahma is the creator, Vishnu is the sustainer, and Shiva is the destroyer, or the one who brings things to their completion. Brahma Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat : Duality in Nature pt I
With this post we begin a short lecture by Hazrat Inayat Khan on the philosophy of duality. All philosophies have recognized the duality in nature. However much we may differ Continue Reading →
Remembering to forget
A group of friends recently spent some time together, seeking to tune themselves to the fine vibrations of the Sufi path, keeping silence for part of the day in addition Continue Reading →
Ibn Abbad : How is it possible?
Ibn Abbad of Ronda was a fourteenth century Shaikh of the Shadhili Order who wrote a number of instructive letters. This brief quote, referring to two renowned ascetics, is a Continue Reading →
Tales : What is humility?
It happened once upon a time that the ruler of a certain region came to visit a Murshid, hoping to improve himself. In the course of their conversation, the ruler Continue Reading →