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The Munajat of Imam ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ع is one of the most trembling supplications, and is recommended to…
Our Nature of Death – The Nature of our World This world is characterized by falling away. Everyday we get…
Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad, in his masterful lecture, Imam Malik – Abdal Hakim Murad: Paradigms of Leadership, provides an in-depth summary…
"If you seek in this world what suffices you, then the least of it will suffice you; but if you seek from this world what will fulfill you, and you are not fulfilled by what suffices you, then there is nothing in this world that can fulfill you." - Abu Hazm
Below is the introduction to the remembrance of death from the Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din (11 C.E.) of Imam al-Ghazali, translated…
Continuing from the previous post, Enlightenment By Means Of The Return to Oneness, summarizing some of Murata’s writings in Chinese Gleams…
Chinese Gleams of Sufi Light investigates the 1400 year tradition of Islam in China, and how through mutual cooperation between…
With the syllable Om as their sole support, the wise person attains that which is peaceful, un-ageing, deathless, fearless, The…
He then also sees the light, which is in the form of a flaming lamp. It is seen to be…
One who constantly meditates upon this chakra attains a peaceful mind. One becomes very knowledgeable and fluent in speech. One…
This heart lotus is like a wish fulfilling tree. Whoever meditates upon anahata becomes capable of protection and destruction, like…
At the base of the naval lies manipura, shining with the brightness of a heavy rain cloud. -Shat Chakra Nirupanam…
One who meditates on swadhisthana gains mastery over their internal enemies (false identifications) and all other Doshas (unique physical and…
One who meditates on muladhara chakra shines with the brilliance of ten million suns. Shat Chakra Nirupanam – Schlokas 13…
Continuing from the previous post on the phenomenology of color, what we understand as color is not a positive quality,…
The words that comprise language, and thus language itself, are merely symbols, and symbols denote meaning. The meaning is what…
The phenomenology of colors is a vast topic that transcends mere philosophical and scientific discourse, and enters into the realm of…
From the book “Allāh: An Explanation of the Divine Names and Attributes” by Ahmad ibn ‘Ajiba al-Hasani, translated by Abdul Aziz…
As far as the human mind is concerned, God is that which reflects as a manifested experience within the mind…
When the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge was eaten, the knowledge of God descended into images, which make up this…
The process of thought is hurt. And how do you prevent future hurt? Not by resistance, not by withdrawal, not…
The above dialog is from the movie Bab Aziz, which is the story of the final days of a man…
We have two fundamental needs – the need for healthy attachment (connection, sense of belonging, acceptance, freedom) and the need…
"Help others, and God will help you. Forgive others, and God will forgive you." - Imam Ali
"Intellect takes you to the door, but it does not take you into the house." - Shams Tabriz
Do not be ashamed of your pain. It shows you the way to your Heart. So now that you are…
"The Highest Thought is always that thought which contains joy. The Clearest Words are those words which contain truth. The Grandest Feeling is that feeling which you call love. Joy, truth, love. These three are interchangeable, and one always leads to the other. It matters not in which order they are placed." - Neale Donald Walsch
"Do not seek to know the Truth according to other people. Rather first come to know the Truth — and only then will you recognize its people." - Ali ibn Abi Talib (Recorded by Imam Abu Hamid Al-Ghazzali in his autobiography Munqidh min al-Dalal - Deliverance from Error)
Reoccurring Dreams For the past two weeks I have been having a sort of reoccurring dream. It hasn’t been exactly…
“The lover seeks the Vision in order that he might pass away from existence; he knocks on the Door of Nonexistence, for there he was once at peace. There he was both seer and seen, both viewer and viewed. Coming to be, he became the veil of his own sight and was deprived of the Vision. His existence is merely a screen to hide this sight.” - Fakhruddin ‘Iraqi
What is this place? It’s dark. I stare into it. As my eyes adjust to the darkness I begin to…
"Love is not madness; all else is." - Abdul Hakim Murad (Timothy Winters)
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This post follows from the Devalued Self, and explains development of the Self based on the same Principles but with…
Who is in the house of my heart, I cried in the middle of the night. Love said, “It is…
“When force of circumstance upsets your equanimity, lose no time in recovering your self-control, and do not remain out of tune longer than you can help. Habitual recurrence to the harmony will increase your mastery of it.” - Marcus Aurelius
Our anxiety is often said to be from us wanting completion from what is external to us. This is essentially…
"The light which shines in the eye is really the light of the heart. The light which fills the heart is the light of God." - Rumi
When we internalize shame and let it fester it can manifest externally as maladaptive and unhealthy emotional and behavior patterns….
Human love is a glimpse of the Divine. After the physical forms disappear, the love that we felt is all…
I wanted to share some thoughts on some of the key concepts that play a role in the development of…
"Your weakness is in proportion to the number of things you crave." - Abdal Hakim Murad (Timothy Winters)
"Whatever disappears from your life that you thought was the reason for your happiness, be sure that God took it away from you before it was the reason for your misery." - Imam Ali
"Lose your Soul in God's Love, I swear there is no other way." - Rumi
"The desire to know your own Soul will end all other desires." - Rumi