Perceptions and ideas around Muslim identity and culture vary widely and too few are aware of the significant works of art and architecture that make up a large part of Islamic civilization’s legacy. Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World, is a new documentary from award-winning Unity Productions Foundation (UPF) that brings to life this legacy and will be broadcast nationally on…
Aluna The Movie Trailer Aluna Trailer from Alan Ereira on Vimeo. ALUNA is being made by and with the KOGI, a genuine lost civilization hidden on an isolated triangular pyramid mountain in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, nearly five miles high, on the Colombian-Caribbean coast. The Kogi say that without thought, nothing could…
This article was Written by Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee PhD is a Sufi teacher who has written many books, His latest work focuses on mysticism & spiritual responsibility in the context of ecological crisis & cultural transition. It originally appeared here ________________ On Spiritual Ecology Part 2 A Midsummer Night’s Dream: a lament for the loss of a whole inner world. EB: Thomas Berry…
This article was Written by Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee PhD is a Sufi teacher who has written many books, His latest work focuses on mysticism & spiritual responsibility in the context of ecological crisis & cultural transition. It originally appeared here ________________ Part 1 Ecobuddhism: ’Spiritual Ecology’ is a concept you have put forward that we also find very relevant. Could you…
The early Sufis used to live in communities where they would farm together, or work copper together. Some would live within the community until they got married. Suffice it to say that social involvement and community were very important in Sufi practice both presently and in the past. Take a look at the following excerpt from the book The Sufi Orders…
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…
