... Eric - Thank you for reminding me of one of my favorite pieces: I AM (SUFI POEM OF MIRZA KHAN, ANSARI) Oriental Magic Idries Shah HOW SHALL I DEFINE WHAT...
... that ... omar - I don't know if it is what you are looking for but a great story along the lines of the one you describe is "Catherine's Fate" in World...
" Teachers talk about teachings. Real teachers study their pupils as well. Most of all, teachers should be studied. " ... Solitary Contemplation Themes, The...
Thanks, Jeffrey: the poem strikes a wonderful chord with me, too. Speaking of points of view, part of my time at the moment is engaged in a very broad...
... told ... that IT ... times, this fluidity ... which it is ... Hello obo and all, The water of life, container and content, being able to tell one thing...
" For him who has perception, a mere sign is enough. For him who does not really heed, a thousand explanations are not enough. " ... Solitary Contemplation...
"jirjis" wrote: << ? >> " My heart has become confused from the world and what is in it. *Within* my heart there is nothing but the Friend. If perfume from the...
In a message dated 12/3/04 1:57:00 AM, dekalb_blues@... writes: << WE'RE the stuff of which the rest of the story is made on, as I'm sure we're all more ...
" Sufism is truth without form. " ... Solitary Contemplation Themes, The Way of the Sufi, Idries Shah. ... Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by...
" To be a Sufi is to become what you can become, and not to try to pursue what is, at the wrong stage, illusion. It is to become aware of what is possible to...
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" 'Being' is absolutely good. If it contains any evil, it is not Being. " ... Solitary Contemplation Themes, The Way of the Sufi, Idries Shah. ... Outgoing...
" Your medicine is in you, and you do not observe it. Your ailment is from yourself, and you do not register it. " ... Solitary Contemplation Themes, The Way...
" The world has no being except as an appearance; From end to end its state is a sport and a play. " ... Gulshan-i-Raz, Solitary Contemplation Themes, The Way...
Hello Obo, Apologies for the delay. I did hesitate to respond. Some comments to consider or not as you please. ... more than ... It could be an inquiry or it...
" If your teacher so directs, dye your prayer-carpet with wine. The seeker should not be ignorant of the techniques of the Stages. " ... Solitary Contemplation...
" There are three ways of presenting anything. The first is to present everything. The second is to present what people want. The third is to present what will...
" Only the bird understands the textbook of the rose: For not every reader knows the inner meaning of the page. O you who would learn the section on love from...
" He takes the tongue from those who share the secret: So that they may not again speak the king's secret. " ... Solitary Contemplation Themes, The Way of the...
" What do ordinary people know of the value of the precious pearl? Hafiz (protector), give the unique essence only to the elect. " ... Solitary Contemplation...
" Whoever gets some knowledge, however little, is happy. Whoever has it taken from him [or her] is sad. " ... Solitary Contemplation Themes, The Way of the...
" Better than being what you imagine to be good is to be with those who really are good. Worse than doing something evil is to be with those who are evil. " ...
[SCT 28] Death " Sleep with the remembrance of death, and rise with the thought that you will not live long. " ... Solitary Contemplation Themes, The Way of...
In Sufism, eight qualities must be exercised. The Sufi has: Liberality such as that of Abraham; Acceptance of his lot, as Ishmael accepted; Patience, as...
" I saw a child carrying a light. I asked him where he had brought it from. He put it out, and said: 'Now you tell me where it is gone.' " ... Solitary...
" People who are alike feel an affinity. The attraction of opposites is a different case. But people who are alike are often mistaken by superficialists for...
" Aim for knowledge. If you become poor it will be wealth for you: if you become rich it will adorn you. " ... Solitary Contemplation Themes, The Way of the...
" With a Guide you may become truly Human. Without a Guide you will remain mainly Animal. If you can stil say: 'I could not submit to any man' -- You are still...
" Knowledge proceeds from : 'What am I?' To: 'I do not know what I am.' To between 'Perhaps I am not' and 'I will find myself'; to between 'I will find myself'...
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