Category: The Jewelled Garden

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 →

For some background on the Indian mystic and poet Kabir Das, see this post. Who are you, and whence do you come?Where dwells that Supreme Spirit, and how does He Continue Reading →

For some background on the 12th c. Persian Sufi poet Fariduddin Attar, see this post. Love must first drag youbeyond wisdom and common sensebefore it flips you inside out,turns you Continue Reading →

For some background on the Indian mystic and poet Kabir Das, see this post. Hang up the swing of love to-day! Hang the body and the mind between the arms Continue Reading →

For more about the deeply venerated mystic of Kashmir, Nuruddin Rishi, see this earlier post. The true knowledge emerges from that which permeates one’s nature with love.If the heart is Continue Reading →

For some background on the Indian mystic and poet Kabir Das, see this post. This day is dear to me above all other days, for to-day the Beloved Lord is Continue Reading →

For some information on Han Shan and his maxims, see this post. What do people strive for? Money, or fame, or successful relationships, or the Dharma. Well, one man may Continue Reading →

In the traditions of Islam it is said that God revealed to Jesus (Peace be upon him!), “When I consider the secret thoughts of a worshipper and do not find Continue Reading →

For some background on the poet and mystic Abu al Hassan al Shustari (1203–1269 CE) see this post. A faqih is a Islamic jurist, and the hard is a collective ritual Continue Reading →

These verses are taken from The Crest Jewel of Wisdom. For some information about the Advaita master Shankaracharya, see this post. Recognising as thine own the hidden Self, the witness Continue Reading →