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& Part 2) _________ Murshid Mehmet Selim Bey says in your interview with him that “It is imperative that mystics of the world’s religion come together in dialogue…
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…
ABU AL-HASAN AL-SHUSTARI: SONGS OF LOVE AND DEVOTION translated and introduced by Lourdes Maria Alvarez. New York: Paulist Press, 2009. This book review originally appeared in a modified form in Issue 81 – Summer 2011 of Sufi Magazine. There are many more great reviews and articles that appear in that issue Sufi Magazine Sufi is a semi-annual journal for…
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…
