Category: Letters to mureeds

In the prayer Nabi we find the moving words, ‘comforter of the broken hearted, support of those in need, friend of the lovers of truth…’ Without doubt we have all Continue Reading →

The first week in May is an appropriate time to remember Amina Ora Ray Baker, the devoted wife, or Begum, of Pir-o-Murshid Hazrat Inayat Khan. They met in America, when Continue Reading →

This week came the sad news that Sufi Noor Alaam Sahib, familiar to many visitors to the Dargah Sufi Inayat, has passed away. Although not of advanced age, he had Continue Reading →

In the tale recently posted in the Inner Call, at a critical moment in the search for Lord Rama’s kidnapped wife Sita, Hanuman, the Hindu model of total devotion, is Continue Reading →

In this maxim, the Buddhist teacher Han Shan contrasts the caution people show around a dangerous creature like a tiger with the heedlessness of those who lust after possessions. He Continue Reading →

Hazrat Inayat Khan tells us that hope may be of two types, dependent and independent. Dependent hope requires results to stay alive, and if results are not forthcoming, hope dies; Continue Reading →

A Dutch translation of this article is available in the online journal Soefi Gedachtes. The first part of the article is here. The paradox of the spiritual path is that Continue Reading →

How do you receive a visitor in your home? The answer depends very much on your relationship with the person – a family member, near or distant, a friend, a Continue Reading →

A Dutch translation of this article is available in the online journal Soefi Gedachtes. If it were not for the pains of life, probably very few people would ever look Continue Reading →