The Gift of Spring, the Element WoodIn Nature After a long and dark winter season, the days are finally getting longer. The return of the life-giving light is fulfilling the long-awaited promise made at the winter solstice celebration. The increase in light is creating an atmosphere of confidence and hope. Now is the time for … Continue reading Gifts of Spring
Who Am I?
Ghassan Manasra recently spoke of the three types of mureeds. “There are those that think they know and do not know ~ Those that know they do not know. ~ And there are those that do not know and don’t know they do not know. ” These are not merely types of mureeds but they are the mode of learning each mureed is attached to. (Continues with HIK Quotes and Discussion)
”A Sufi is good at things but not too good.”
I don’t recall exactly how it came about but they were trying to design a poster for a Shahabuddin event and they were trying to make is so perfect and he said, "A Sufi is good at things but not Too Good.". What did he mean by this? Or what did my Dad mean by … Continue reading ”A Sufi is good at things but not too good.”
Care enough but no too much
A COMMUNITY SECRET: — THE ASSOCIATED PERSONAL SECRET —
Section 2
This is the second section which is called The Routine.This is the second section which is called The Routine.This is the second section which is called The Routine.This is the second section which is called The Routine.This is the second section which is called The Routine.This is the second section which is called The Routine.This … Continue reading Section 2
Section 1
What is this thing we call, ‘Spirit’ or ‘Soul’?
These word, these concepts are just pointers to some kind of essence. This essence is by its very nature in has its roots in The Formless and as such it itself is unknowable, unwordable and a mystery.
Heather Richardson Cox ~ Perspectives
November 10, 2024 In 1918, at the end of four years of World War I’s devastation, leaders negotiated for the guns in Europe to fall silent once and for all on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. It was not technically the end of the war, which came with the … Continue reading Heather Richardson Cox ~ Perspectives
Art by Kali Levitov
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The Gifts of Autumn
- - - A prepublication work by Dirk Phirose Hien - - - Chapter 6 Element Metal, the Gift of the Season Autumn Now, the harvest is in, and the food has been stored away for times of need. The plant has produced and given away its fruit as nourishment and completed its function as … Continue reading The Gifts of Autumn
Chapter 5
Element Earth, the Gift of the Season Late Summer Toward the end of summer, it seems as if time has slowed and the bustling activities in our world have calmed down. The air is different. The searing summer heat that felt like it came down from above now has softened like it is being reflected … Continue reading Chapter 5
It is Unwordable ~ Unknowable and a Mystery*
- - - What does this all mean to me - - - ~ PRACTICE ~ PRACTICE ~ PRACTICE ~- - - Be Still and Know That Which Cannot Be Spoken Of - - - "The sincere seeker listens and follows that inner wisdom that is unspoken, unheard " Ghassan quote * "The Truth is … Continue reading It is Unwordable ~ Unknowable and a Mystery*
Our Individual Spiritual Purpose Is Within Our Self
HIK: "Thus, the ultimate purpose, for which we should seek every moment of our life, is our spiritual purpose. And you may ask how to attain that purpose. The answer is that what you are seeking is within yourself. Instead of looking outside, you must look within. The way to proceed to accomplish this is … Continue reading Our Individual Spiritual Purpose Is Within Our Self
One World 