Talk with Dr. Yannis Toussulis Author of Sufism and the Way of Blame: Hidden Sources of a Sacred Psychology. By David Paquiot & Dr. Yannis Toussulis (Read Part 1) _____________________ Dr. Toussulis, You said “During the Rumi craze the premises of Sufism were almost completely reversed in the interest of spiritual consumerism.” What is spiritual consumerism?…
One of the cornerstones of my ideology was always that mankind is moving towards some point. The history of mankind, our human story has always shown to me that at key points in our history, we come together in a certain way that have existed before irregardless of race color creed and gender and from…
I am a firm believer in the power of words and I have always endeavored to be mindful of what I say especially on this blog. By virtue of sharing my experiences with you about my involvement with Sufism, my experiences on the ’path’, I feel in some way that an inappropriate comment from me…
I have been letting this post marinate in my head for a while and Its about done. I wanted to take a second to talk about blogging and in particularly about spiritual topics or traditions. In my travels in the world and my readings I have always come across the fact that people, traditions, nations,…
Oftentimes periods of intense activity both outwardly and inwardly keep me from writing here no matter how much I would want to. We are indeed given every opportunity and chance to die to the illusion of being before we finally go. While I wouldn’t even have the words or the wherewithal to say where I’ve been or whats been going…
“The secret that nobody is saying is that the ecological crisis is founded upon a very deep spiritual crisis in creation. It comes from a very foundational attitude that we have in our culture towards creation.” Excerpted from the talk Spiritual Ecology given at the Mercy Center in Burlingame, CA on December 3, 2011. DVD…
