Fruit and fragrance at the Dargah
Since news about the flood damage at the Dargah Hazrat Sufi Inayat provoked a generous response from mureeds around the world, repair work has mostly put things back to normal. Continue Reading →
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Tales : Still further to go
Once, long ago, there was a great sage whose name was Parnada. Through study, abstinence, holy sacrifices, long meditation and difficult disciplines he had trampled human limitations underfoot and earned Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat : Confessions pt XIV – My tour abroad in the west
Continuing his journey through the west, Hazrat Inayat Khan now travels from America to Europe. The previous post is here. Praise be to the name of God, that those who Continue Reading →
Fikirchand : Snared by the beauty
Fikirchand was a 19th c. Baul mystic and poet. My soul cries out,Snared by the beautyOf the formless one.As I cry by myself,Night and day,Beauty amassed before my eyesSurpasses numberless Continue Reading →
Dhammapada : The World
An excerpt from The Dhammapada, the sayings of Gautama Buddha. Do not follow a bad law. Do not live in thoughtlessness. Do not follow wrong ideas. Do not be attached to the world. Continue Reading →
Tales : Why avoid the world?
It happened once that two students came and greeted their guru, and respectfully requested that he resolve an uncertainty they had. ‘Guru-ji,’ said one, ‘we have a doubt about the Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat : Confessions pt XIII – My tour abroad in the west
At the beginning of his journey in the west, Hazrat Inayat Khan describes something of his experience in the United States, which he naturally,y found to be so different from Continue Reading →
Seeking guidance everywhere
In Gayan Boulas, Hazrat Inayat Khan says, “You need not look for a saint or a master:a wise man is sufficient to guide you on your path.” It is counsel Continue Reading →
Allama Prabhu : Looking for your light
For more about Allama Prabhu, see this post. Looking for your light,I went out: it was like the sudden dawn of a million million suns, a ganglion of lightnings for my wonder. Continue Reading →
Tales : How the storyteller learned zen
It happened once long ago in Japan that there was a storyteller who was famed for his skill. Those who listened to his stories seemed to experience the events as Continue Reading →