Category: Letters to mureeds

There are certain predictable themes that arise in conversations with any group of spiritual seekers. In such a gathering, there is usually some sensitivity and a longing for change, and Continue Reading →

Hazrat Inayat Khan taught a message that he described as one of love, harmony and beauty. We respond easily to the word ‘love’ and we may light up at an Continue Reading →

For a century or more, it has been a custom in the Sufi Movement for the members of a center to gather as the New Year approaches, and pray for Continue Reading →

Here is a question that was expressed recently : God created us in His own image. Then how can we be imperfect? It is a question that touches our own Continue Reading →

Here is a question that was recently sent by a seeker : How can a person be “indifferent” and “independent” when we have career, family, children, social obligations to cater Continue Reading →

As we move toward the end of the year, and as many prepare to celebrate the birth. of the baby Jesus, the International Sufi Movement recently held an online Universal Continue Reading →

A group of friends recently had an interesting conversation about one of the Aphorisms of Hazrat Inayat Khan: In order to acquire spiritual knowledge, in order to receive inspiration, in Continue Reading →

Perhaps we can all recognize something familiar in this scenario. Two people meet; one begins to complain about something; the other person suggests a way to fix the problem; the Continue Reading →

When we make a plan, whether a simple shopping list before we go to the market, or something as serious as charting a multi-year course of study, we take into Continue Reading →