The Necessary
It seems that every day our world is more disordered. People suffer from storms and floods, droughts, epidemics, famine, political oppression, civil unrest and warfare. The list could easily be Continue Reading →
hearing the message of spiritual liberty
It seems that every day our world is more disordered. People suffer from storms and floods, droughts, epidemics, famine, political oppression, civil unrest and warfare. The list could easily be Continue Reading →
For more about the mystic and poet Khwaja Shamsuddin Muhammed Hafiz of Shiraz, see this post. Where have you taken your sweet song?Come back and play me a tune. I never Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat Khan now begins the final chapter of his ‘Confessions,’ in which he describes the traditional training of the child and of the spiritual seeker in the East. The Continue Reading →
Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya is said to have told the tale, that a certain Pir well acquainted with the Sufi path had a son, let us call him Mohammed, who had Continue Reading →
In India, musicians often observe a very beautiful custom: after all the practical arrangements have been dealt with, such as the placement of microphones and cables and checking the sound, Continue Reading →
Lalleshwari or Lal Ded was a 14th c. Kashmiri yogini in the Shaivite tradition. She is deeply loved in Kashmir, both by Hindus and Muslims, and it is said that Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat Khan made several sayings on this theme. A portion of this saying has been incorporated in the Sangithas. What is a Sufi? One who does not separate himself Continue Reading →
A farmer came to a Buddhist priest and asked him to recite sutras for his wife, who had just died. The priest did so, and when the recitation was over, Continue Reading →
As this is now the celebration of the Urs of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya (1238 – 1325 CE), the great Sufi master known as Mahbub-e-Ilahi, the beloved of God, this short Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat Khan reflects upon the attitudes he found in the West regarding mysticism and spirituality. The previous post in the series is here. I have also found some religious Continue Reading →