Category: Letters to mureeds

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 →

A question arose recently about devotion, saying — more or less — ‘If all is One, does not devotion encourage duality, inasmuch as it describes a relationship between the devotee Continue Reading →

A few days ago, with celebrations, tears, laughter and many Sufi hugs, the thirteenth annual Spanish language ‘PanLatino retreat’ concluded.  It was held this year in Quito, on the theme Continue Reading →

A recent post offered three poems by the Kashmiri Sufi Nuruddin Rishi, poems about the experience of coming face to face with Reality.  With profound simplicity and humility, the poet writes that Continue Reading →

August 6th is the birthday of Murshid Hidayat Inayat-Khan; on this day he turns 99 years of age. Today is also the day on which a message has been sent to the members Continue Reading →

The first word of the prayer ‘Saum’ is ‘Praise,’ and it is an excellent way to begin a prayer, inasmuch as ‘praise’ is a word that can unlock the gates Continue Reading →

During this year’s International Summer School in the Netherlands, a Universal Worship service was held at Murad Hassil in Katwijk.   The texts, on the theme of ‘Impressions of Beauty,’ are below, and Continue Reading →

Dear friends, This is to let you know that it won’t be possible to continue regular posting for a few weeks.  Various commitments, including the International Summer School in the Continue Reading →

After posting the explanation of the allegory of the play ‘Una’ yesterday, a very interesting statement appeared unexpectedly in a letter written by Ibn ‘Abbad of Ronda.*  A student had Continue Reading →

A recent post (Hazrat Khwaja Usman Harooni: The Signs of the Enlightened) gave the answer of Khwaja Usman to the question, ‘What are the signs of the enlightened?’ In his reply, Continue Reading →