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Sunday, July 15, 2018

The Breeze at Dawn

The Breeze at Dawn The great mystic poet, Rumi, wrote that ‘the breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you.’ This same insight is captured in the cultural wisdom, ‘the early bird gets the worm.” These hours before dawn are magic. The silence is not just physical, but there is a quietness on the mental... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 12, 2018

Truth Alone

GAYAN 124 - BOULA -083 - Truth alone is success, and real success is truth. The work of the Sufi Movement is not to collect all the rainwater in its own tanks, but to work and make a way for the stream of the message to flow, supplying water too the fields of the world. The work of the Sufi mission... Sign in to see full entry.

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I Raise a Glass

I Raise a Glass..... To all those, whether known or unknown to the world, who have held aloft the Light of Truth amidst the darkness of human ignorance. Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Forgiveness

Forgiveness Muslims say that Allah’s very essence is mercy and compassion. Christian say that God is one whose property is always to forgive and Christ has paid the price of righteousness. Hindus have many ceremonies which offer forgiveness. Jews have the day of atonement. Buddhists offer the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 9, 2018

When worship becomes rote

When worship becomes rote If one does any kind of daily prayer or practice, inevitably times will occur when the prayers or practices go on autopilot. We often do not even notice it until several days, hours, or minutes have passed. Then we notice our words are hollow, our practices rote. This is... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, July 8, 2018

Salat A Sufi Prayer

Salat = Another Prayer from Pir o Murshid Hazrat Inayat Khan Salat Most gracious Lord, Master, Messiah and Savior of humanity, We greet Thee with all Humility. Thou art the First Cause and the Last Effect, The Divine Light and the Spirit of Guidance, Alpha and Omega. Thy light is in all forms, Thy... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, July 7, 2018

The morning prayer of Hazrat Inayat Khan

The morning prayer of Hazrat Inayat Khan Saum Praise be to Thee, Most Supreme God, Omnipotent, Omnipresent, All-pervading, the only Being. Take us in Thy Parental Arms, Raise us from the denseness of the earth. Thy Beauty do we worship, To Thee do we give willing surrender. Most Merciful and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, July 6, 2018

Sufi Invocation of Hazrat Inayat Khan

Sufi Invocation of Hazrat Inayat Khan Toward The One, the perfection of love, harmony, and beauty. The only Being, united with all the illuminated souls, who form the embodiment of The Master, the Spirit of Guidance We begin in the Name of The One, Who is Mercy and Compassion. Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 5, 2018

Sufism works if you work it

Sufism works if you work it All the teachers say progress on the Sufi path is in direct proportion to doing your practices Regularly. That has been my experience over the past twenty some years. No surprise, most things are that way. Practice makes perfect. Sign in to see full entry.

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Sufism works if you work it

Sufism works if you work it All the teachers say progress on the Sufi path is in direct proportion to doing your practices Regularly. That has been my experience over the past twenty some years. No surprise, most things are that way. Practice makes perfect. Sign in to see full entry.

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