Shams’s: “My Spirit of Guidance has come primarily from Shahabuddin and his associated collection of teachers:: HIK ~ Pir Vilayat ~ Murshid Sam ~ Joe Miller ~ and several Sufi Masters of ancient lineage. Now, as I near my 80th birthday I am desperate to complete the journey they have pointed me to. Of course all along there has been my own personal way of seeing, of hearing, of remembering which in our lineage we refer to as, ‘The Spirit of Guidance’. These posts here is my last ditch efforts to complete that journey. But you have your own journey you are making and these posts here will likely be of little use to you but it helps me pretend they might help you because I have always had trouble doing anything just for myself. I chose not to password protect these even though some of it APG stuff and normally is protected. I apologize to Shahabuddin if this is a breech of APG policy.” – – – Bowl of Saki Quote: “The perfect life is following one’s own ideal, not in checking those of others: leave every one to follow her/his own ideal.” – – –