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sufism and ideology
Thoght plus emotion=belief Sufism and ideology Being based on direct experience Sufi thought resists being converted into an ideology. In ideologies, right and wrong, tolerable and intolerable, etc., become absolute categories, already known or written down. What, one wonders, would … Continue reading
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Lao Tsu and Sufism
Was Nasruddin wise or an idiot, or both or neither ?
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The Detour A Japanese proverb : “If you are in a hurry, take a detour, ,” isogaba maware.” An obscure tappa goes: you have done a great deal of Musulmani, now become a kafir ( non believer or skeptic, or … Continue reading
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Nasruddin and the Earnestness of Being Important
by Modaser Shah Once, while traveling during his younger years, the Mullah found himself empty-handed, penniless, and unable to return home. He managed to obtain part-time employment at an inn. His job was to keep track of the number of … Continue reading
Nasruddin’s dialectic and the fear of freedom
by Modaser Shah There have always been, whether in religious or secular domains, two ways of thought: the scholastic, where thinking is limited to what has already been “decided” or determined by eminent texts or thinkers, who came before. … Continue reading
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The 84th problem
by Modaser Shah This is a story related about the Buddha, considered by some Muslim scholars in the Middle Ages as one of the myriad prophets sent by God to various nations. A farmer came to the Buddha, having heard … Continue reading
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A Unilateral Peace
by Navid Zaidi St. Catherine’s Monastery, officially Sacred Monastery of the God-Trodden Mount Sinai, is the oldest monastery in the world (est. 565 AD). It is located at the foot of Mount Sinai near the town of Saint Catherine, Egypt. It … Continue reading
The Mullah and Trump: Losers and Winners
by Modaser Shah Susan Sarandon, the well known Hollywood star, is reported to have said that (the American) people were more awake because of Trump. This reminded me of a story about Mullah Nasruddin, the wise-fool of Sufi lore. … Continue reading
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Musashi’s way; Trump as the Other.
by Modaser Shah In order to see, act… In order to stay the same, change (Heinz von Foerster) You can’t face yourself or turn away from yourself because you are IT What do you need to understand? Can the … Continue reading
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Absorbing Information
by Navid Zaidi The subatomic particles that make up everything in the cosmos, or the laws of Physics, Gravity, Thermodynamics and so on, are considered to be the basic building blocks of the universe. However, some physicists now claim there … Continue reading
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Sufi Ways 