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…
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…
This Sunday, Feb 5 at 2:00PM EST join Alex Warden — a Sufi mystic born in Argentina who now oversees the ESSENTIAL ONENESS project in northern California. Its mission: “to foster a consciousness of the fundamental unity of Everything.” Interviewed by the Godspeed Institute: http://www.progressiveradionetwork.com/godspeed/
Asking Hard Questions About Islam and Muslims in America Many Americans remain confused about Islam and Muslims in America in the wake of anti-mosque protests, anti-Shariah legislation and related controversies. Starting at 7:30 pm EST tonight, we¹re hosting a town-hall style program where a live audience and online viewers will have an opportunity to ask…
I have had the chance to talk to Dr Toussulis and very rarely have I met someone as knowledgeable about Sufism His book has so much to offer please if you haven’t read it yet please pick it up. Yannis Toussulis, Quest Books, Wheaton, USA, 2010. ISBN 978-0-8356-0864-0 Yannis Toussulis writes, “Over the last several…
