Category: Letters to mureeds

The short passage from the Song of the Dervish by Abdullah Ansari that was posted yesterday points energetically, with an uncompromising finger, toward the One, the perfection of Love.  But it Continue Reading →

Some days ago, a question was posted asking how, in a very practical way, we can work to awaken the God ideal in our life.  This was an essential theme for Hazrat Continue Reading →

The recent post in which Hazrat Inayat talked about the difficulties encountered by some mureeds on the spiritual path provoked interesting reactions, both in comments here and in private communication. Continue Reading →

Recently a question was posted about the term so central to the teaching of Hazrat Inayat Khan: the Message.  Sometimes it is spoken of as  ‘the Message of God,’ sometimes ‘the Continue Reading →

Recently, in a retreat surrounded by noble mountains and green nature, blessed by a brilliant sun, we worked with a phrase from the Gayan: Beauty is the object that every Continue Reading →

In a recent post, Hazrat Inayat Khan said that the inner work is a process of melting: the personality of the student is first put to melt by the Murshid Continue Reading →

Life extends so far beyond the horizon of our personal view that we often rely on metaphors to explain the mystery to ourselves.   We must be careful in their use, though; to study Continue Reading →

A question came, once, from someone who was engaged in learning the prayer Saum.  That is not surprising; to learn the prayers is more than committing to memory a string Continue Reading →

A recent post discussing the cultivation of the heart mentioned the example of paleo-farmers adapting to their purpose when learning to grow crops; the rhythm of life of a wandering hunter-gatherer Continue Reading →

The recent post about devotion (Devoted? To Whom?) mentioned that an aspect of the Sufi path is the cultivation of the heart.  How does one do that? We certainly know from Continue Reading →