Basava : Don’t make me hear all day
For more about this 12th c. CE Shaivite from south India, see this post. Don’t make me hear all day ‘Whose man, whose man, whose man is this?’ Let me hear, Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat : The Certitude of Life in the Hereafter pt II (Spanish version)
Hazrat Inayat: La certeza de la vida en el más allá II Hazrat Inayat Khan ofrece ahora un breve resumen de la forma en la que podemos llegar a confirmar Continue Reading →
Tales : Nasruddin makes a prediction
It happened once upon a time that Mullah Nasruddin was visited by his two married daughters. After all the usual warm greetings, Nasruddin asked them, “What are you and your Continue Reading →
Indifference and Independence (Spanish version)
Indiferencia e independencia Aquí tenemos una pregunta enviada recientemente por un buscador: ¿Cómo puede una persona ser “indiferente” e “independiente” cuando tenemos carrera, familia, hijos y obligaciones sociales que atender? Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat : Deity and Divinity pt I
To distinguish between ‘deity’ and ‘divinity’ may seem an abstract exercise for some, but Hazrat Inayat Khan shows it to be an important consideration. When distinguishing between these two concepts Continue Reading →
Tales : The Conversion of Liu Haichan (Spanish version)
Cuentos: la conversión de Liu Haichan Liu Haichan fue un filósofo del siglo décimo d. C., actualmente recordado como un taoísta “inmortal” y patriarca del taoísmo, pero antes de entrar Continue Reading →
Andal : The Lotus is Greeting the Rising Sun
For some background on the 9th c. CE Tamil yogi Andal, see this post. The lotus is greeting the rising sun and the lily has closed its petals;Wearing their saffron Continue Reading →
Tales : The Mullah Defeats the Scholar (Spanish version)
Cuentos : El mulá derrota al Erudito Sucedió una vez que el gobernador de la provincia donde vivía el mulá Nasrudín fue abordado por un erudito que viajaba. El erudito Continue Reading →
Hazrat Inayat : Divine Manner pt II
Hazrat Inayat Khan concludes his explanation of the Divine Manner, telling us that in its fulfilment it proves the action of God through man. The. previous post is here. Nothing Continue Reading →
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 →