Category: Letters to mureeds

The concept of wisdom is found in every tradition, but, unlike law, which draws clear lines between right and wrong, (no stealing, for example)  just what wisdom might be remains difficult to Continue Reading →

“Is God a person?” The question came up in a very interesting conversation recently. (Needless to say neither one of us was able to resolve the question before the conversation, Continue Reading →

Hazrat Inayat Khan talked about the use of symbols by the wise, particularly those with a prophetic mission.  Since it is never really possible to put the infinite Truth into Continue Reading →

In the recently posted text about the need of the world today, Hazrat Inayat Khan tells us that to rise from a religion, one that is distinct from other religions, to the Continue Reading →

The phrase popped up unexpectedly during a search for something else on this ‘first day of the year,’ and as sometimes happens with a voice heard in passing through a crowd, Continue Reading →

We take the opportunity to send kindest wishes to all the friends who follow these pages.    May your hearts be open to the beauty of life, and may your Continue Reading →

We are approaching the Christian celebration of the Nativity of Jesus, and as happens every year the familiar stories are being re-told.  In addition to the central event of the birth Continue Reading →

In a recently posted poem, Awhad al-Din Kirmani says that on the pathway of God there are two Ka’bas, the physical one and the heart.  He tells us that the Ka’ba Continue Reading →

There are various Sufi stories about the prophet Moses; according to tradition, he had regular conversations with God, and because Moses is associated with the Law, the stories often deal with Continue Reading →

In the recent post about prayer, the anonymous Hasidic master tells us that sometimes, when the love of God is burning fiercely within us, it is not we who say the Continue Reading →