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…
Friends, I had the great honor of being asked to review the following book, and I would like to share with you all an experience that happened to me when I was reading it. Stay tuned for my official review. SUFI TALKS Teachings of an American Sufi Sheikh July 2012 • ISBN 978-0-8356-0893-0 • $19.95 pb •6×9 •…
A lot is said in sufism about the relationship between Shaikh as dervish, but very little is said about the relationship between dervishes. So I am going to say something about it. When I went to the Sufi house I didnt go to make friend I went to quench my thirst. However I met some…
I have received many questions both online and offline about Sufism and while I always try to refer to book and citations, sometimes I feel compelled to share my opinion today I plan to share my opinion on two common misconceptions I have encountered in the questions I have been asked. The Sufi Sheikh Many…
As a blogger who has posted and reposted , tweeted and re-tweeted Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee articles about the End of the Era and the Light going out of Civilization, I have been witness to the wide panoply of reactions both within myself and also into those of the many comments and readers worldwide. I have learned…
There is a beautiful thing I read in Rumi’s Son : The Teachings of Shams of Tabriz by Camille Helminksi and Refik Algan I thought I would share with you all, page 193. Show Us things as they Really Are Those who don’t understand the inner meaning of the prayer of the Blessed Prophet ”…
