NY Nimatullahi Sufi Center News The Master of the Nimatullahi Sufi Order, Dr. Alireza Nurbakhsh, will visit the New York Sufi Center from December 24 through December 27. Anyone who is interested in the Sufi path and who wishes to meet with him is invited to call 1-(212)-924 7739. To learn more about Sufism and the…
What is balanced living? From the point of a spiritual search, why is balance important? by Michael Greenstein Much spiritual practice can be defined as an attempt to reach and maintain balance, on a worldly level, so that the spiritual consciousness might awaken and come forward. One of the characteristics of our physical body is the continual effort to maintain…
There is a quote by J Krishnamurthi that has been coming to my mind frequently. He says something to the effect that it is no sign of good health to be well adjusted to a sick society. I wont go so far as to say that our society is sick on a whole as I…
What is balanced living? From the point of a spiritual search, why is balance important? by Dr. Stewart Bitkoff To a person who is “balanced” this is not a question at all. We do not question the air we breathe, the food we eat, the way we go about our daily lives until something stops…
The marketplace always stuck out to me as a very important image in both Sufi oral histories as well as writing. It symbolized for me all the complexities of daily life. There are goods to be bought and sold and a myriad of transactions going on at every moment. In many ways the marketplace symbolizes…
Sheikh Roger Frager’s latest book Sufi Talks: Teaching of an American Sufi Sheikh is a beautifully woven tapestry that illustrates how the threads of both the spiritual aspects of life and the practical reality of our day-to-day struggles can intricately come together in a living spiritual tradition. This book is a collection of formal talks…
