It has been said that there are three cornerstones to the Sufi Path. One cornerstone is that of knowledge as evidenced by Ibn el Arabi, the other is that of Love as seen in the life of Rumi and the last is that of power or moral application as evidenced in the life of Gilani.…
“Mysticism as been in the world long enough to justify us in regarding it as a fact in world history. It is no longer considered as the crazy belief of a few fanatics of erratic mind and irresponsible action. It is recognized as a branch of knowledge and a way of life.” - Raymund Andrea The Mystic Way…
It’s really difficult to have a live and let live attitude about things that are close to your heart. I noticed that a sore point for me has always been the misappropriation of spiritual materials. Like for instance the picture of someone hugging a tree with the Ibn arabi quote right beneath it saying My…
One of the most painful part of being a dervish is watching all your ideas and expectations get ripped to shreds. One cannot as Shah Nimatullah has said hold an opinion to sit in the circle of the Friend. Please don’t think it means that I can’t believe that the Knicks wont do well the…
The “creed of love” is not a free-floating, universalistic form of mysticism. Sufism is a complex phenomenon that includes a number of irreducible cultural, political and psychological elements as well as spiritual ones. Sufism is multiplex phenomenon and the essence of Sufi spirituality can not be fully examined outside of its varying interpretations and socio…
Fana in Sufism has been defined as the extinction of the Self. It has also been described as the experience where One realises One’s own NonBeing and God‘s Existence as the true self. It is often mentioned in Sufi poems and treatise. I thought it might be nice to look at some things on Fana.…
