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?…
Dr. Yannis Toussulis and I ‘sat down’ Spring 2011 for this following interview. I would like to take a moment to thank him firstly for taking time from his daily affairs to do this, and more importantly for the painstaking effort he has taken to write Sufism and the Way of Blame. I’m not alone…
I was reading this and started thinking about how we often times get what we deserve and the role our inner attitude plays in the shaping of things. ____________________ Self-deception in spiritual practices is most often attributed to an inappropriate inner attitude on the part of the seeker. This includes those who in Hz Mevlana…
“You may follow one stream. Know that it leads to the Ocean, but do not mistake the stream for the Ocean.“ Jan-Fishan Q: To study Sufism, do I need to become a Moslem and convert to Islam, or join a Sufi Order? A: No. This is not necessary. While some westerners find joy in following this Path; the…
Dear friends, I got some great feedback and commentary from Marc at the http://contemplatingtruth.wordpress.com blog. Please check his blog out. His comments came from this post that you can read here entitled: My Responce to the recent Writings of Llewellyn Vaughan Lee (1). I will post the comments sequential with the repsonces they have generated. My many…
This was written by Dr. Stewart Bitkoff in responce to this post where I ask for some responce to the following quote from Idries Shah: People in this civilization are starving in the middle of plenty. This is a civilization that is going down, not because it hasn’t got the knowledge that would save it,…
