Dargah : Before the wedding
The celebration of the Urs of Pir-o-Murshid Hazrat Inayat Khan is only a few days off now, and as the word ‘Urs’ means wedding – for it commemorates the moment Continue Reading →
Category: English
Hazrat Inayat : The Coming World Religion pt I
Hazrat Inayat Khan considers the concept of a world religion from a Sufi point of view. There are many prophecies and several beliefs concerning this subject, but what is most Continue Reading →
Hsuan Chueh : When you truly awaken
Hsuan Chueh (665 – 713 CE) was a highly influential; Zen monk and teacher in south-east China. Among his works was a collection of Zen teaching poems, such as this Continue Reading →
Tales : The proper place
It is told that Khwajah Mohammed Taunsvi made many journeys accompanied by his mureed Shamsuddin Sialvi. Once, as they travelled, with the Murshid riding on a horse and the mureed Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat : Idolatry pt III
In the last portion of this lecture, Hazrat Inayat Khan considers the relationship between the worship of an idol and the God ideal. The previous post in the series is Continue Reading →
Tales : How Bhima learned humility
Long ago, in the times recounted in the great epic the Mahabharata, King Pandu had five sons, the Pandavas. Each son had special qualities, and among them Bhima was known Continue Reading →
Akho : No sense of the world
For some information on the 17th c. CE Gujarati poet and mystic Akho, see this post. Where there is no sense of the world,What can one preach of true and Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat : Idolatry pt II
Hazrat Inayat Khan continues to unfold the spiritual truth hidden with the forms of idolatry. The previous post in the series is here. Man in all ages has been dramatic. Continue Reading →
Abul Hassan : All of our longing and tears
For some background on the 10th c. CE Persian mystic Abul Hassan Kharqani, see this post. Master said, “I begged my Creator to let me see myself as I am,and Continue Reading →