Hsuan Chueh : When you truly awaken

Hsuan Chueh (665 – 713 CE) was a highly influential; Zen monk and teacher in south-east China. Among his works was a collection of Zen teaching poems, such as this Continue Reading →

The Necessary (Spanish version)

Lo Necesario  Parece que cada día nuestro mundo está más desordenado. La humanidad sufre tormentas e inundaciones, sequías, epidemias, hambrunas, opresión política, disturbios civiles y guerras. La lista podría ampliarse Continue Reading →

Tales : The proper place

It is told that Khwajah Mohammed Taunsvi made many journeys accompanied by his mureed Shamsuddin Sialvi. Once, as they travelled, with the Murshid riding on a horse and the mureed Continue Reading →

Hazrat Inayat : Confessions pt XIX – Eastern training (Spanish version)

Hazrat Inayat: Confesiones pt XIX, Formación oriental  Hazrat Inayat Khan comienza ahora el último capítulo de sus «Confesiones», en el que describe la formación tradicional del niño y del buscador Continue Reading →

Hazrat Inayat : Idolatry pt III

In the last portion of this lecture, Hazrat Inayat Khan considers the relationship between the worship of an idol and the God ideal. The previous post in the series is Continue Reading →

Tales : This retreat has not helped you (Spanish version)

Cuentos: Este retiro no te ayudó  Se dice que Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya contó la historia, de que cierto Pir muy familiarizado con el camino Sufi tenía un hijo, llamémoslo Mohammed, Continue Reading →

Tales : How Bhima learned humility

Long ago, in the times recounted in the great epic the Mahabharata, King Pandu had five sons, the Pandavas. Each son had special qualities, and among them Bhima was known Continue Reading →

Asking permission (Spanish version)

Pedir permiso  En la India, los músicos suelen observar una costumbre muy hermosa: una vez realizados todos los preparativos prácticos, como la colocación de los micrófonos y los cables y Continue Reading →

Akho : No sense of the world

For some information on the 17th c. CE Gujarati poet and mystic Akho, see this post. Where there is no sense of the world,What can one preach of true and Continue Reading →

Hazrat Inayat : Confessions pt XVIII – East and West (Spanish version)

Hazrat Inayat : Confesiones pt XVIII – Oriente y Occidente  Hazrat Inayat Khan reflexiona sobre las actitudes que encontró en Occidente con respecto al misticismo y la espiritualidad. La publicación Continue Reading →