About Harmony and the Mouth of the Dragon
For many people in the modern world, crossing cultures is an enjoyable pastime. People seek out that which seems to them unusual for their holidays (so long as certain comforts are Continue Reading →
hearing the message of spiritual liberty
Letters to mureeds on the Sufi path
For many people in the modern world, crossing cultures is an enjoyable pastime. People seek out that which seems to them unusual for their holidays (so long as certain comforts are Continue Reading →
Pir-o-Murshid Hazrat Inayat Khan left an enormous treasury for those who feel the call of the Message – innumerable lectures which so often sound like our own heart speaking to Continue Reading →
People often feel dissatisfied with the unevenness of life. While some folk seem to stroll along easily in the sunshine, others stumble over one hard stone after another; a few Continue Reading →
During the first week of May, we may remember Amina Begum, the wife of Pir-o-Murshid Inayat and the mother of their four children, for she was born in Albuquerque on Continue Reading →
Readers of the Inner Call are kindly reminded of the possibility of an eight day retreat at Dargah Sufi Inayat in New Delhi. For details about the retreat, see https://innercall.towardthe1.com/dargah-retreat-october-2025/ Continue Reading →
On the 7th of May, 1921, the first first Universal Worship service was performed in a house in London. It was conceived as a gift to the world so that Continue Reading →
In one stream of Zen Buddhism, it is customary for the teacher to offer the student a koan – a seemingly unanswerable question, like “Show me your face before your Continue Reading →
Recently, a friend asked, “What quality could we cultivate that would be most pleasing to God?” It is a worthwhile question; any believer should want to gladden the heart of Continue Reading →
Recently the Inner Call posted an exchange between the 18th c. Japanese Zen master Seisetsu and a merchant who had come to offer a substantial donation to the project to Continue Reading →
In the story of Aladdin – or at least in one version of the tale, for like all well loved stories it is told by different tellers in different ways Continue Reading →