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Category Archives: Original Photography
Sufi Lives: Adhem (Sufi and the Shriner)
by Ali Hammad There was once a man within whom resided dreams, such that it was hard to tell where dreams ended and real life began, or vice versa. Life, it seemed, was a set of questions, and dreams were … Continue reading
Nasruddin’s Incompleteness Theorem: Can the “Great” Past/the Promised Land be Realized?
by Modaser Shah Mullah Nasruddin, the wise fool of Sufism, had a narrative that was often obscure. Once when he left something incomplete and unexplained people asked him for more. He said, “The cause and effect cannot be … Continue reading
Confusion and Clarity and the In-between
by Modaser Shah Heinrich Racker, the well-known psychoanalyst from South America, notes in passing in a book that “clarity cannot be attained except through confusion,” a remarkable sentiment from a rather unexpected corner. Usually one expects this kind of insight … Continue reading
Puzzled and/but Aware
by Modaser Shah Idries Shah says, “Religious thinking requires one to become worthy of something; magical thinking tries to cause or to create effects.” (Knowing How to Know) The Buddha is reported to have said that life was not a … Continue reading
Posted in Modaser Shah, Original Essays, Original Photography
Tagged Mullah Nasruddin tales, philosophy, Photography, Sufi teachings
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God and Dice: What Would Nasruddin Say?
by Modaser Shah “To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong.” —Joseph Chilton Pearce Mullah Nasruddin, as can be seen in the Sufi tales relating to his mis-adventures, embodied the creative life in this sense; he was … Continue reading
Sufi Snaps: Saturated (A photo and a story)
DREAM TRAP by Ali Hammad The sky was about saturated with nimbus, the lake with boats, and my head with thoughts. A fine summer morning it was. It was quiet. Quiet except the susurration of a morning breeze. The boats … Continue reading
Posted in Ali Hammad, Original Fiction, Original Photography
Tagged 2013, dp challenge, dp challenge: saturated, fiction, Inspiration, postaday, The Daily Post, writers, Writing
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A Heart Gathering the Scattered Thoughts of a Brain
by Modaser Shah The Sage of Hannibal, Mark Twain, said: “My life has been full of misfortunes, most of which never happened.” Here Mark Twain shows us how hard it is to surrender; the mind is very creative in inventing … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Teaching, Modaser Shah, Original Essays, Original Photography
Tagged Nasreddin, philosophy, religion, spirituality, Sufism
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Sufi Snaps: Sea (A photo)
by Ali Hammad Photo by Ali Hammad Written in response to WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge:Sea
Posted in Ali Hammad, Original Photography
Tagged dp challenge, DP challenge: Sea, fiction, postaday, short story, spirituality, The Daily Post, the vortex of oneness, writers, Writing
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An Open Letter to the Name Chameleon
by Ali Hammad LETTER: TO THE ONE WHO REVELS IN NAMES Dear Name Chameleon, Here’s a question: To what purpose your myriad names—names that fuel feuds, battles, and wars; each name a group identity; each group suspicious of other groups; … Continue reading
Sufi Ways 