M Often a general statement is made with reference to a Holy Scripture or Narration and the name of an individual as relating to some form of indication. The...
M Often a general statement is made with reference to a Holy Scripture or Narration and the name of an individual as relating to some form of indication. The...
Gasho Big A and Friends As Woody Guthrie said, "you can't scare me, I'm working for the Union." K among the flintrocks a little spark here and a little spark...
... The difference is that in scientific papers of the type you describe, there are no invented pseudonyms involved to suggest the existence of independent...
Gasho "Dwelling in all bodies, the Self can never be slain. Therefore you should not grieve for any creature." Bhagavad Gita "All things are in process,...
Dear Kirk, Sometimes I can be scared, but only temporarily. Then I remember, I have stared the devil in the face and lived to tell about it. ;) Oh, and I,...
... awhole a mile wide ! ... teachers, free from dogma, denomination, culture and other such limitations... a true teacher takes what you do not have and gives...
Dear M, When one asks God for the sight to see, it is often regretted due to what one sees. The idea behind it is to withold judgment and that is the most...
Hi Scott, ... Exactly, that is why it is so interesting that Shah would publish a book in which this behaviour is so clearly depicted, and described as having...
... Fear Fear is The greatest obstacle To love's Free Flow. "Hate" Is merely an emotion Arising From it. But fear , Rooted in identity Seizes the heart ...
... much ... ... well, i did not read kate's book, but remember having read and enjoying "journeys with a sufi master" a lot, even finding some of the...
... Oh, I agree. It's a lovely book. This is one of my favourite bits: --o0o--- 'He said, "Your dilemma is not whether you can trust this man or anyone else....
In a message dated 11/14/09 1:28:38 PM, jayen466@... writes: << his brother used "linguistic judo". >> I've also been lifted up off my feet and thrown...
... Nope. What you need are people who are afraid of making mistakes and who want someone else to make their life decisions for them. Or to put it more...
I bow to you M! I had missed that one. I thought that now we had to follow the same etiquette as SWB .... nope! I got it: ALL BOZOS ABSOLVED FROM DOING SO! ...
... First off, you need proof that they are pseudonyms. The only one that there is actually proof of for Idries Shah is the Jack Bracelin name. If you are...
Why does any teacher let their students write a book? Why would Shah let some students write a book? I have no clue. At a guess I would say that both Shah...
... I believe Idries Shah once wrote that some people can tell when they are actually making progress, other people can't tell when they are making progress,...
Something that is sometimes mentioned in writings in sufism is that some students get such an intense spiritual experiences in the presence of their teacher...
There is a small category of science fiction that is sometimes labeled "transcendental science fiction". Some of them with sufi overtones and concepts, to my...
hello scott , friends ... this sounds quite reasonable , in general ; some "groups" (sufy or other) though DO pass through the fana f'ash-sheikh , & in & only...