You can find God only if you want Him with all of yourself, whatever you’re doing. The dervish wants always God; when he goes to the cinema wants to find him there, when he goes to the grocery store, he wants to find Him there. Whatever he does, he cannot be separated from his […]
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There is a big difference between belief and faith. The belief is something we take from someone, it is not our personal, real experience. A drop does not know, cannot not see, invites the other to believe in the ocean, but neither has ever diven in its waters. They are separated from each other. The belief has always limits since it arises in the mind; and the mind, we know, wants to divide, to separate, to keep us in the judgment, not in truth. This means isolation, incompatibilitiy. If […]
Islam literally means surrender to God. This is all there is to do. Becoming a zero: only a zero does not hurt. Only a zero can defeat evil. The word Islam comes from the same root as salam, “peace”. Today, however, is not with the peace that most people associate Islam. The intention […]
The scriptures say that God created us in His image and likeness. So why are we so imperfect? The greatest joy of the parents when they look back at the history of their children is to remember them when they were young and dependents, not autonomous and adults. The most tender period is when they learn […]
As the match potentially contain the fire, we hold the Divine within us. It’s our nature. The will power is a divine attribute present in each of us. Just one person is enough to destroy the entire world, as well as just one is enough to save it. This is our […]
How much of what we do is determined by fate, and how much of our own free will? What is written is written, but we can not see it. So we think we have a free will. In relative terms, we are free: God gave us His will and we can […]
It is not easy to answer to the question ‘what is Sufism’. It is like being asked to answer to the question ‘what is love’ or ‘what is life’. Words are limited while Sufism attains to the essence of life itself. Sufism describes a person who is in love with […]
The dhikr is the chanted repetition of the Divine Names and the praises of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). It is the divine code in action on our system. It is an energetic phenomenon that opens up our inner senses and puts us in connection with the celestial […]
Let me tell you what your true mission on Earth is: to spread love. Not only this is your mission, it is also mine, it is the mission of everyone. But how can you spread love if all you do is enthrone yourself, and criticize, insult, judge, condemn everyone except yourself? How […]
It is crucial that you understand one thing: we are here only to serve the King. This is our natural condition, that makes us happy. You’re here to forget yourself and to listen to the divine call. God tells you: ‘Serve and praise. If you do that, I’ll take care of […]
Can we claim that we have always been the masters of our decisions? It is difficult to state to have the full control over our outer life, because in reality it is not in our hands. The only thing we can control is how to behave inside our lives. Making a decision it is already in itself an act […]
Many believe that a spiritual path should necessarily bring a change in the character, but it is not true. In the dervish path we do not work to transform the character. Rather we try to make it as transparent as glass, so people may have a clearer view, to receive and perceive the divine light without filters. If you think how you […]
God invites us to pray because this is our service. To get closer to the King, you must serve him. When it comes the time for prayer the dervishes align up in serried ranks, shoulder to shoulder, side by side. Then their own personal stories no longer matter and they all feel the same. It is like in war: […]
The role of the servant is the most relaxing, you let it go and you are inside the will of God, His wisdom, you live in His kingdom, what do you want more? There, the ego can not reach you. We always try to convey the divine in our lives, but in doing […]
Where is the heart? We start from here. When we say: “My heart tells me that …”, often it is not the heart, it is the mind to speak. Mental activity provides the ability to perceive only dimly what happens in the heart. The images of the mind are misleading as well as the perceptions of the five senses. Therefore, it is hard to look in your heart, even to figure out where it is located. The heart is the center; is […]
If you listen with the ear of the heart, if you look with the eye of heart, if you speak with the tongue of the heart, you will find out that there is not a second voice, another option. You will never be uncertain what to choose, you will be […]
God exists. Angels exist, let’s accept it for now as a matter of fact. But if you do not know the ways to rise up to them, you end up denying their existence. The dead ones can see us, but we do not see them, because they vibrate at a higher frequency. […]
Adab is an Arabic word not easy to translate. Literally it means to invite someone for food or to gather people around the table. It shows us that we have to present ourselves to the people and the presentation should happen in a proper way. The adab is a very […]
“If they announce a three hours delay of my flight, I am happy. It is not a distress, it is a celebration! Because now i can relax, i have in front of me all the time i need for my practice, i close my eyes and I sink in it. […]
“Laziness does not exist. It is a mental concept. What exists is only the will. If you really want something who can stop you? So the question you have to ask yourself is only one: I want it or I do not want it? And if you really want it, you get up and run to do it! Whatever it is. […]