Category: Letters to mureeds

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 →

The question often arises, ‘What is the origin of Sufism?’ but it is difficult to give a satisfactory answer.  If we understand ‘Sufism’ to mean a search for Truth, then we can Continue Reading →

When Hazrat Inayat Khan first arrived in New York, it made a deep impression on him.  The crowded masses of buildings rising ever higher, the busy hooting of ships in the Continue Reading →

Once a mureed expressed puzzlement about the methods taught in the Inner School of the Sufi Movement.  “Other groups,” he said, and perhaps he was thinking of Buddhists or of Continue Reading →

There is a story sometimes told in the east, that once there was a man lying by the side of the road, completely oblivious to the activity of the world around Continue Reading →

The third of the ten ‘Sufi Thoughts’ given to us by Hazrat Inayat Khan says that ‘there is one Holy Book, the sacred manuscript of nature, the only scripture which Continue Reading →

The story which Hazrat Inayat told, mentioned in the previous post, about Machandra throwing away his gold in order to throw away his fear, makes it clear that fear is Continue Reading →