Tales : The Future Buddha as a Wise Judge
The following is a Jataka tale, meaning an illustration of virtue in a previous life of the one who was destined to be Gautama Buddha. It is a clear parallel Continue Reading →
The Light of Christ – Sermon (Spanish version)
La Luz de Cristo – Sermón A medida que nos acercamos al final del año, y mientras muchos se preparan para celebrar el nacimiento del Niño Jesús, el Movimiento Sufi Continue Reading →
Tales : Hanuman and the Sun (Spanish version)
Cuentos: Hanuman y el sol En la religión hindú, Hanuman es el divino Mono Rey, el que ayudó al Señor Rama cuando luchaba contra el demonio Ravanna para rescatar a Continue Reading →
Yogananda : What bliss at the sight of Thy light!
For background on the yogi Paramahansa Yogananda, see this post. As I muse on Thee a thrilling fountain spray lightninglike spreads from my heart to all cells of my body, Continue Reading →
Water and Rock (Spanish version)
Agua y roca Hace poco, un grupo de amigos sostuvo una interesante conversación sobre uno de los aforismos de Hazrat Inayat Khan: «Para adquirir conocimiento espiritual, para recibir inspiración, para Continue Reading →
Tales : Lord Shiva rescued by a dancer
It happened once upon a time that a certain rakshasa or demon named Bhamasura spent years in the snow-bound Himalayas performing austerities in devotion to Lord Shiva. In time, his Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat : The Certitude of Life in the Hereafter pt I (Spanish version)
Hazrat Inayat: La Certeza de la Vida en el Más Allá pt I Con esta publicación comenzamos una conferencia de Hazrat Inayat Khan sobre el principio fundamental de la continuidad Continue Reading →
Ramakrishna : Please turn the light
For some background on Sri Ramakrishna, see this post. One cannot see God without His grace. Is it an easy thing to receive grace? One must altogether renounce egotism; one Continue Reading →
Ikkyu : Only One Koan Matters
Ikkyu: solo importa un koan El cáustico, iconoclasta monje Zen, poeta y calígrafo, Ikkyu Sojun, no tenía paciencia con la falsa piedad y la religión formalista. Para saber un poco Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat : Divine Manner pt I
In Sufi terms the divine manner is called Akhlaq-i Allah. Man thinks, speaks, and acts according to the pitch to which his soul is tuned. The highest note he can be Continue Reading →