Attar : You need patience for this quest
For some background on the 12th c. Persian Sufi poet Fariduddin Attar, see this post. You need patience for this quest.Not everyone is a patient seeker.Not until the quest appears Continue Reading →
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Hazrat Inayat : God the Infinite
Hazrat Inayat Khan here gives a short teaching on the infinite Being of God and the prayerful attitude of all beings. The infinite God is the Self of God, and Continue Reading →
Urs 2025 – The Voice of the Messenger
In the morning of February 5th, 1927, Pir-o-Murshid Hazrat Inayat Khan passed from this world in Tilak Lodge, Delhi. For those who have felt the blessing of the Message to Continue Reading →
Shah Latif : What use is talking about him?
Shah Abdul Latif (1689 – 1752 CE) was a highly respected Sufi poet who lived in Sindh, in present day Pakistan. These verses are taken from his revered classic, the Continue Reading →
Urs 2025 – Preparing for the guests
Some photos of the preparations for the Urs festival.
Hazrat Inayat : The Coming World Religion pt III
This instalment concludes this lecture series by Hazrat Inayat Khan on the journey toward the unity of religious ideals. The previous post is here. The fourth aspect of religion is Continue Reading →
Urs Program at the Dargah 2025
Visalat Day, the annual commemoration of the passing of Hazrat Inayat Khan, which occurred on the 5th of February, 1927, is always observed with a number of activities at the Continue Reading →
Tales : Nasruddin and the inevitable
It happened once upon a time that Mullah Nasruddin was invited to have a meal at the home of the local magistrate. This was very unusual, as it was known Continue Reading →
Abul Hassan : A shimmering bar of gold
For some background on the 10th c. CE Persian mystic Abul Hassan Kharqani, see this post. I did not stop my penancestill I held my hand out and a shimmering Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat : The Coming World Religion pt II
At the conclusion of the first instalment of his lecture, Hazrat Inayat Khan was speaking of the forms of worship around the world and the differences which may be observed Continue Reading →