Category: Letters to mureeds

It appears that the recent post about what we can offer to friends and acquaintances who may be searching for some spiritual help in the present crisis did not make Continue Reading →

“Are there any prayers we can offer to people during this epidemic?” The question arose from a phone conversation between friends who had been out of touch for a long Continue Reading →

There is a saying in Vadan, Alankaras that speaks directly to the situation many around the world are facing just now : Though the ever-moving life is my nature, thou Continue Reading →

In the poem – or prayer – of Abu Saeed posted here, he asks to be granted a great privilege, to become so content with the Divine Presence that all Continue Reading →

Because of the present upheaval in the world, it is common to have conversations about deep subjects – for example, about the purpose of suffering – or does it have Continue Reading →

In one of the instalments on the theme of initiation, Hazrat Inayat Khan sets out five principal steps the student must pass through on the journey to the goal. Some Continue Reading →

In this post in the continuing series on initiation, Hazrat Inayat Khan mentions two paths by which Sufis seek attainment, that of the salik, and that of the rind. He Continue Reading →

In the quotation from Uwais al Qarani, recently posted here, we are told that ‘safety lies in solitude.’ This would mean safety in the spiritual sense. No doubt, life in Continue Reading →

The world today faces a growing number of difficulties. In addition to the suffering caused by assorted oppressive regimes and the tension of various geo-political disputes, many of which are Continue Reading →

In spiritual traditions around the world, it is more or less universal to identify someone who has advanced on the path as a ‘teacher’. Hindus have gurus, for example, and Continue Reading →