Friday, October 20, 2006
The End of the Borrowed Truck Drama
I am in Arkansas. I am returning the truck that my 83 year friend has let me borrow. His kindness in doing so, is deeply appreciated. Having said this, I must also say that if I had the choice again, I would absolutely refuse. Why? In a word, melodrama. It seems that this truck was the only new...
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Sunday, October 15, 2006
The Sufi Heart and Wings
The Sufi sees the truth in every religion If invited to offer prayers in a church, a mosque, a synagogue, or a temple, the Sufi is ready to do so, knowing that all people worship the same God, the Only Being, no matter what Name they use. Yet the Sufi's true house of worship is the human heart, in...
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Friday, October 13, 2006
The Beauty of Heartsong
Heartsong Shrine A House of Prayer for All People Come Visit
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Thursday, October 12, 2006
Heartsong Retreat Center in NW Arkansas
We are a non-profit spiritual retreat center based on the Sufi teachings of Hazrat Inayat Khan, Samuel Lewis, Jelaluddin Rumi, Murshida Vera Corda and various spiritual masters. We were founded in 1981 on land next to the Ozark National Forest in Arkansas. Classes are held weekly along with...
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Thursday, October 5, 2006
THE WORK OF THE SUFI WAY
THE WORK OF THE SUFI WAY “I think there's no more crucial a problem for our day than to be able to cross religious frontiers while preserving our own integrity. In fact, I think this is the only exciting intellectual adventure of our times.” ~Seyyed Hossein Nasr Universal Sufism The Sufi Way-and...
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Monday, October 2, 2006
The Universal Worship
In 1921, Sufi Inayat Khan developed a multi-faith worship service that acknowledges and pays homage to the expressions of divine truth as they are revealed through all religions. This inspiring service, called the Universal Worship, honors the “unity of religious ideals,” and is celebrated on...
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Monday, September 25, 2006
A Sufi Tale from the Chishti's
A CHISHTI TALE A parrot, called Tuti, was asked by Khojasta, its mistress: “I like to hear a Sufi tale. Why don’t you tell me one?” Tuti answered, “Oh mistress, no evil will come to one who avoids these four things: first, anger; second, temper; third, indolence; fourth, haste. Although love and...
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Sunday, September 24, 2006
THE ONE GOOD HOUR: A Sufi Story
There was once a hard-hearted moneylender who always charged his debtors usurious interest. To collect a debt from a poor farmer, he went one day to the farmer’s village and told him roughly: “The time has come to pay me. Give me the money I lent you, plus all the interest”. The sum was so large,...
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Wednesday, September 20, 2006
A Funny Sufi Story
What’s in the Bag? Nasreddin, carrying a brown paper bag, goes into a coffee shop and orders a coffee. The owner of the shop smiles, gives him the coffee and then, unable to contain his curiosity, says, “So, what’s in the bag?” Nasreddin gives a little laugh and says: “You wanna see? Sure, you can...
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Tuesday, September 12, 2006
SHAH JAHAN'S HUMILITY: Another Sufi Story
SHAH JAHAN'S HUMILITY While resting one summer’s day during the heat of the noon hour, the great Mogul king, Shah Jahan, was suddenly overcome with thirst. He clapped his hands for a servant to bring him water, but none of the palace servants happened to be nearby. Rising from his couch, he looked...
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