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Monthly Archives: June 2013
A Sufi Thought for the Week (Zhuangzi)
“Once upon a time, I, Zhuangzi, dreamt I was a butterfly, fluttering hither and thither, to all intents and purposes a butterfly. I was conscious only of my happiness as a butterfly, unaware that I was Zhuangzi. Soon I awakened, … Continue reading
Posted in Ali Hammad, Classic Teaching, Original Photography
Tagged Butterfly, Chuangtzu, dream and reality, Taoism, Zhuangzi
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Sufi Snaps: Curves
Look always for ensō, the circle, the perfect curve, in your life. Photo and thought by Ali Hammad
What is Sufism? Part 3: The State of Trance
by Navid Zaidi As the soul is completely withdrawn from the body and concentrated within, it is said to be in a state of trance. It has awakened from deep sleep. It is at this stage that man is able … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Poetry, Classic Teaching, Navid Zaidi, Original Essays
Tagged Amir Khusrow, Bayazid Bastami, Born again, Buddha, Bulleh Shah, Fanafillah, Jesus, Know thyself, Mansur Hallaj
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A Sufi Thought for the Week (Brecht)
“What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone.”— Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956, German poet and playwright) This quote may be treated as a modern koan. Contributed by Modaser Shah
Posted in Classic Teaching, Modaser Shah
Tagged Bertolt Brecht, modern koan, Zen and Sufism, zen koan
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Evolution of the Self: The Qur’anic Viewpoint
by Navid Zaidi Darwin’s theory of evolution explains how life progressed through stages leading to the development of humans. But what about the future of individual human life? Has life reached its climax in the humans or are we going … Continue reading
Salvation, Heaven, and Hell: The Qur’anic Viewpoint
by Navid Zaidi Heaven and Hell are not places. They are states, or conditions of the soul’s existence, in the life after death. Their descriptions in the Qur’an are visual representations of an inner fact, i.e., their character. Hell, in … Continue reading
A Sufi Thought for the Week (Gandhi)
“You must be the change you want to see in the world.” —Mohandas Gandhi Contributed by Kamran Zafar
Posted in Classic Teaching, Kamran Zafar
Tagged change, change the world, community, Gandhi
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Sufi Snaps: The Sign Says (A photo and a thought)
by Ali Hammad Live your cake and eat it, too: the sweetness of an idyllic life Photo and message by Ali Hammad
Posted in Ali Hammad, Original Photography
Tagged dp challenge, DP Challenge: The Sign Says, food, idyllic life, postaday, the cake of life
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Sufi Ways 