Monthly Archives: May 2013

Zen, Tao, Sufism, Wittgenstein (and Lacan?)

Posted on May 17, 2013 by sufiways

by Modaser Shah A big subject, indeed. I have been thinking about writing a post on it for some time but have been shrinking from it, looking for some inspiration in books and our local small Sufi group discussions. When I … Continue reading →

Posted in Classic Teaching, Modaser Shah, Original Essays | Tagged Bastami, Dogen, Hakuin, Lacan, Lao Tzu, Tao and Sufism, Tractatus, Wittgenstein, Zen and Sufism | 3 Comments

Sufi Snaps: Immanence (A photo and a poem)

Posted on May 15, 2013 by sufiways

by Ali Hammad Shipless a sea Gravid a zephyr A road at its tail Or maybe the mouth You on your Red Adirondack Dozing away The rising day Your breath deep And ponderous Pulling me in Ship unwitting Vortex unseen … Continue reading →

Posted in Ali Hammad, Original Photography, Original Poetry | Tagged immanence, mystic photography, Oneness, poetry, postaday, Sufi photography, Sufi poetry, Wahdat-ul-wujood, Weekly photo challenge: Escape | Leave a comment

Personality, Love, and Asking

Posted on May 12, 2013 by sufiways

A View Counter to the Sufi Philosophy of Cosmic Absorption (Fana Fillah) in Dr Allama Iqbal’s poem ‘Secrets of the Self’ (Asrar-e-Khudi) by Navid Zaidi Napoleon said, ‘ I am a thing, not a person. ‘ So, what am I? … Continue reading →

Posted in Classic Teaching, Navid Zaidi, Original Essays | Tagged Asrar-e-khudi, cosmic absorption, Development of ego, Fanafillah, Iqbal vs Sufis, merger with God, Secrets of the Self | 2 Comments

Mystic Door

Posted on May 9, 2013 by sufiways

by Ali Hammad The wind was picking up when I left office. By the time I got home, it was turning into a gale. The wind in Kansas is always strong. Sometimes I have thought of hitching a ride on … Continue reading →

Posted in Ali Hammad, Original Fiction, Original Photography | Tagged door photos, DPchallenge, home and heaven, mystic door, Sufi door, Sufi Stories, Sufi tales | Leave a comment

The Relativity of Truth

Posted on May 7, 2013 by sufiways

by Ali Hammad In The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether, Edgar Allan Poe relates the story of a lunatic asylum where the patients have taken over, but the visitors to the asylum are unable to discern the switch. … Continue reading →

Posted in Ali Hammad, Classic Teaching, Original Essays | Tagged Direct Path to God, doctor tarr, Edgar Allan Poe and Sufis, Nasruddin on Truth, professor fether, Protagoras and Sufis, Regionality of Truth, Sanity and Truth, Sufi Lore, Sufi on Truth, Territorial Truth | 5 Comments

Silence is Golden

Posted on May 4, 2013 by sufiways

by Navid Zaidi چُپ کر کے کریں گزارے نوں سچ سن کے لوک نہ سہندے نیں سچ آکھیے تاں گل پیندے نیں پھر سچے پاس نہ بہندے نیں سچ مٹھا عاشق پیارے نوں چُپ کر کے کریں گزارے نوں Pass … Continue reading →

Posted in Classic Poetry, Navid Zaidi, Original Essays | Tagged Bulleh Shah, ego's attachments, Ego's hurdles, Silence is golden, Sufi poetry | Leave a comment

Sufi Snaps: Existence

Posted on May 3, 2013 by sufiways

Our existence is but a bubble, this show but a mirage (Mir Taqi Mir – 18th Century Urdu poet) Photograph by Ali Hammad

Posted in Ali Hammad, Original Photography | Tagged Ali Hammad's photography, Bubble of existence, illustration, Mirage of existence, Sufi art, Sufi photography | Leave a comment

Quest for Reality and the Meaning of Prayer

Posted on May 1, 2013 by sufiways

by Navid Zaidi The Sufi’s book is not composed of ink and letters: It is not but a heart white as snow. The scholar’s possession is pen-marks. What is the Sufi’s possession? – foot-marks. The Sufi stalks the game like … Continue reading →

Posted in Classic Poetry, Classic Teaching, Navid Zaidi, Original Essays | Tagged East and West, Iqbal and prayer, Mystic's quest, prayer and ritual, Rumi and musk, Sufi's quest | Leave a comment