Category: Letters to mureeds

The recent post of Hazrat Inayat’s ‘What Every Moment Demands of Us’ produced an interesting comment-thread, touching on the application of firm principles, the impossibility of drawing a border around Truth, Continue Reading →

In a chapter of the series of lectures called ‘Cosmic Language,’ and in other lectures as well, Hazrat Inayat talks about the aspects of the heart, and the relationship of Continue Reading →

“Well, what is the difference between a spiritual person and a non-spiritual person?” Pause. “From the point of view of the spiritual person?  No difference.” “Then, from the point of Continue Reading →

People spend a great deal of energy, although never enough, it seems, on trying to solve the problem of God.  Is there a God?  Or perhaps there is no such Continue Reading →

A recent, much appreciated comment on one of the posts here mentioned the ‘pearl’ of wisdom, a thought that opens the door to a consideration of the metaphor of the pearl, and further, to Continue Reading →

A recent post from the teachings of Hazrat Inayat Khan underlined the importance of responsiveness, telling us that the person who is not responsive will be disappointed in all affairs Continue Reading →

When the divinely inspired breath of Sufism began to blow across Persia a thousand years ago, it became perfumed, so to speak, by the intoxicating spice of poetry.  The astonishing, heart-opening Continue Reading →

Since the beginning of time humanity has pondered over the consequences of actions, and tried to determine good strategies for all circumstances.  This applies to practical affairs, as for example Continue Reading →

As the coffee break was ending, one participant in the retreat was overheard saying, “It says in this book, ‘false ego’. False ego?  What is that?” There wasn’t time to Continue Reading →

This post is only to let you know that the Events and Engagements page has been updated.  It now includes more information on the Summer School and the two day Continue Reading →