Category: Letters to mureeds

Our first meeting of the Sufi Movement Serai was held yesterday, with the theme from the Gayan, Boulas : It is easy to become a teacher, but difficult to become Continue Reading →

I haven’t come here to settle down, said Yunus Emre in this poem. I’ve come here to depart. Most of us, though, live in a different way, seeking every method possible Continue Reading →

In Nirtan, Gamakas, Hazrat Inayat Khan says, “The essence of today’s Message is balance.” No doubt many have read that with a feeling of relief, and perhaps even some smugness Continue Reading →

If we are asked to think of an example of harmony, we probably envision some relaxed and peaceful situation, a moment in which we feel no pressure, when we are Continue Reading →

Close to half the population of the world is presently confined in one way or another. Some have spent many weeks at home, without even passing their front door, while Continue Reading →

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 →