Stay in the spiritual fire. Let it cook you. Be well-baked loaf and lord of the table. Come and be served to your brothers. You have been a source of pain. Now you`ll be the delight. You have been an unsafe house. Now you`ll be the One who sees into […]
Throughout their nomadic life, Harith the Bedouin and his wife Nafisa used to plant their worn tent where they could find some date palms, some withered twigs for their camel, or a pool of brackish water. They had lived this life for years and every day Harith completed the […]
“If you refuse all and accept the One, You are not proud. If you accept all and refuse the One, you are proud.” “Doubt comes from pride. You doubt when you are not humble enough to believe”. “Pride is the greatest obstacle standing between us and our Destination.” “The […]
Al-Hakim The Wise Exalted and Glorious And if you slide back after the clear signs have come to you, then know that Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise. (2:209) And if Allah had wished, He could have put you into difficulties. Truly, Allah is All-Might, All-Wise. (2:220) Allah wishes to make clear […]
First of all in our tradition we do not distinguish between the city, the desert or the jungle, the ocean, Mars or the moon or the Earth. The spiritual path must be able to adapt to any life circumstances for you. If it is too difficult to create a situation […]
–Mullah! What do they do with the old full moons? They cut them up into small pieces and make the stars.
Listen: this world is the lunatic’s sphere, Don’t always agree it’s real. Even with my feet upon it And the postman knowing my door My address is somewhere else. Hafiz
A certain famous, well-liked and influential merchant came to Bahaudin Naqshband. He said, in open assembly: ‘I have come to offer my submission to you and to your teaching, and beg you to accept me as a disciple.’ Bahaudin asked him: ‘Why do you feel that you are able to […]
The Holy Masters have promised me that whoever sits with us and listens with his heart full of love must come to that same level; their hearts must open to Divine Love. The Masters are not going to abandon us, and we are not going to turn from them as […]
Al-Wasi’ The All-Embracing Exalted and Glorious To Allah belongs the east and the west, so wherever you turn there is the Face of Allah. Surely! Allah is All-Sufficient for His creatures’ needs, All-Knowing. (2:115) He said, “Verily, Allah has chosen him above you, and has increased him abundantly in knowledge […]
While Nasrudin was staying in another town, a local man asked him what three times two was. “Four,” Nasrudin replied. “You are wrong,” the man said. “The answer is six.” “Actually,” explained Nasrudin, “I am not wrong. We use different type of math where I am from.”
Now be silent. Let the One who creates words speak. He made the door, He made the lock, He also made the key. Rumi
Gurdjieff used to tell a parable…. There was a magician who was also a shepherd. He had thousands of sheep to look after and he was a very miserly man so he didn’t want many servants and he didn’t want many watchmen. He did not want to pay anybody […]
Al-Mujib The Responsive Exalted and Glorious He brought you forth from the earth and settled you therein, then ask forgiveness of Him and turn to Him in repentance. Certainly, my Lord is Near, Responsive. (11:61) This name is an attribute of Allah which means the One Who answers prayer. He […]
The masters are not ordinary people, they come with a power in their heart and they take us because we are on their list. Every soul is entrusted to the hands of a master. Who is ready, shall hear in his own heart the echo of his call and will […]
A man noticed Nasrudin digging a hole, and asked him about it. The reply was, “I buried something in this field last month, and I’ve been trying to find it all morning.” “Well,” said the other, “did you have some kind of marking system for it.” Nasrudin said, “Of course […]
No one can keep us from carrying God wherever we go. No one can rob His precious name from the rhythm of my heart, steps and breath. Hafiz
It is reported in the life of a great Sufi mystic, Farid, that a king came to see him. He had brought a present for him: a beautiful pair of scissors, golden, studded with diamonds — very valuable, very rare, something unique. He brought those scissors to present to Farid. […]
“Even if you are photographed in 20,000 poses, You are still one. Great wisdom lies in this. To reach your one essence, you must die to yourself while you are still alive. Die before you die’, means to be in connection with the original”.