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What is Time | Kenza Saadi | guest blogger post 2007-07-19 22:41:00 in Inspirations and Creative Thoughts i love to share your thoughts to the readers as well. aligning to that intention sometime back i posted a post welcoming guest blog entry.What is Time | time is one of the most intriguing mystery of mankind. not only to theoretical physicist of modern time but also to ancient thinkers - the idea of time is something really special. personally i think time holds the key of mystery of many things including that of free will. as of personal interest, i often ask my special friends this question, 'what is time?'. What follows is a beautiful thinking piece shared by Kenza from Mexico.We can talk and exchange ideas about “time” forever. It may make for an interesting conversation where the objectivity and subjectivity of time are considered; where famous poets or holy books are quoted; and where philosophical dogma and the weight of history are debated. Yes, that would make for an interesting time indeed.But I will leave that option aside as I sinc
Make God a reality 2007-07-23 10:17:00 Among a million believers in God there is scarcely one who makes God a reality
. - Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Of all the millions of believers in God perhaps only one makes God a reality, and that is because the picture man makes of God is as limited as himself. The knowledge of God is beyond man's reason. Man only perceives things he is capable of perceiving. He cannot raise his imagination above what he is used to, and he cannot reach beyond his imagination to where the being of God is.. from http://wahiduddin.net/mv2/IX/IX_1.htmAmong millions of believers in God, there is hardly one who makes God a reality. To so many He is an imagination, to many He is in a mosque, a church, or a temple. Many wonder if God is really. Many others think God is goodness, He is a personality separate from us, He is most high, most pure, most beautiful, but He is separate and difficult to reach. Many think that as it takes so long to reach this planet or that, God must be further away still. Th
"All that is sacred" can not be created by us 2007-07-22 06:26:00 The field of thermodynamics studies the behavior of energy flow in natural systems. From this study, a number of physical laws have been established. The laws of thermodynamics describe some of the fundamental truths about physical energy observed in our Universe.The first law of thermodynamics is often called the Law of Conservation of Energy. This law suggests that energy can be transferred from one system to another in many forms but it can NOT be created or destroyed. Thus, the total amount of energy available in the Universe is CONSTANT. Einstein's famous equation describes the relationship between energy and matter: E = mc2In the equation above, energy (E) is equal to matter (m) times the square of a constant (c). Einstein's equation also suggests that the quantity of energy and matter in the Universe is fixed.MysticSaint thoughts: Although any casual students of science may take this first law of thermodynamics for granted, but this is one of the most elegant mysteries and in Read more:sacred
Meditative Quranic Verse | Meeting Lord's Manifestation 2007-07-22 05:00:00 Ala innahum fee miryatin min liqa-i rabbihimala innahu bikulli shay-in muheetunAh Indeed! Are they in doubt about the meeting of their Lord's manifestation? Lo! Is He not encompassing all things!- The Quran, 41:54. Search all previous meditative quranic verses posts. introduction to the series. Quranic verses on meditation Read more:Meditative
Prove or disprove 2007-07-26 07:37:00 Avoid disputes. Truth is an axiom; it needs no proof. Whatever must bepropped with argument and proof is soon or later knocked down withproof and argument.To prove a thing is to disprove its opposite.God has no opposites. How shall you prove or disprove Him.- Mikhail Naimy's The Book of Mirdad-- Inspirations and Creative Thoughtshttp://mysticsaint.blogspot.com Read more:Prove
Women Who Run With the Wolves | Feminine Consciousness, Woman Archetype 2007-07-28 15:40:00 The one who cannot howl, will not find one's pack. Within every woman there is a wild and natural creature, a powerful force, filled with good instincts, passionate creativity, and ageless knowing. Her name is Wild Woman, but she is an endangered species.Though the gifts of wildish nature come to us at birth, society's attempt to "civilize" us into rigid roles has plundered this treasure, and muffled the deep, life-giving messages of our own souls. Without Wild Woman, we become over-domesticated, fearful, uncreative, trapped. Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ph.D., Jungian analyst and cantadora storyteller, shows how woman's vitality can be restored through what she calls "psychic archeological digs" into the bins of the female unconscious.In Women
Who Run with the Wolves
, Dr. Estes uses multicultural myths, fairy tales, folk tales, and stories chosen from over twenty years of research that help women reconnect with the healthy, instinctual, visionary attributes of the Wild Woman archetype. Read more:Feminine
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Perfect Surrender 2007-07-27 04:36:00 Prostrate yourself at the Lotus Feet of The Infinite Presence, The Divine - giving up all nafs (ego) in perfect humility.Accompany your movement by the mantra:* Let Thy Will be done and not mine.* As Thou willest, as Thou willest.* I am Thine for eternity.Generally , when such surrender is done in the true way, they are followed by a perfect identification, a dissolution of the ego, giving rise to a sublime felicity.- adopted from 'Surrender
and Grace' by Sri Aurobindo Society.image credit Read more:Perfect
choosing a spiritual master | seeker's guide 2007-07-31 20:46:00 Everything that is transient is not necessarily Divine. Not all powers contribute to a righteous path. Visions, voices, astral projections, auras, levitation, predictions, communications with the dead and other similar feats are dangerous. They are all possible, but they do not lead to God. They empower us temporarily. They make our ego believe that we are special. But all these powers soon sour, cause illness, distress and depression. They are detours that confuse, if not destroy our true seeking.When choosing a guru (spiritual master) or seeking groups, ask the following questions:1. Is money taken at any time? (the truth cannot be owned, nor can it be bought or sold).2. Do your teachers pressure you like salesmen? (you should know the value of their path by your own conviction, not by the number of books you read, classes you attend, or pledges you make. Truth is not dependent upon salesmenship).3. Can you, yourself, feel the effect of the technique? (do not be satisfied that you wi
The Holy Man 2007-07-31 03:58:00 .............He walked out of the temple,ever strolling amidst bushes of jasmine.He threw his praying beads in the fields,.........and a garden of roses sprang up.He gave away his praying mat for the poor to sleep,................returning to soft sand and clear water.- Kenza (2007)image credit via flickr
Meaning of Tasawouf | Sufism and making of Sufi 2007-07-30 11:55:00 It is narrated by Amir al-Moumenin (Leader of the faithful ones) Ali (as well as Imam Sadiq, his grandson), who said that "Tasawouf is an acronym of four letters". Tasawouf is the original arabic term to mean Sufism, although this translation is a misnomer, containing an -ism which doesn't do justice to this inner dimension of spirituality that transcend any ism or boundary or dogma.Tasawouf is a four letter word: TSVF and each letter holds a secret representing one stage or quality of a Sufi. Together the word TSVF makes the twelve principles; one who perfect these principles is a Sufi.T, the first letter stands for three practices of Tark or Abandonment; Tubeh or Repentance and Tugha or Virtue.S, the second letter of the word, stands for another three qualities to be perfected by a salek (a traveler on the spiritual journey); Sabr or Patience; Sedgh or Truthfulness and Honesty and Safa or Purity.V, the third letter stands for Vud or Love; Verd or Wird meaning Remembrance; and Vafaa Read more:Meaning
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the Kaaba, Secret and Mysteries | Where is Kaaba 2007-07-30 02:31:00 Abraham constructed this building, revealed itas a place for the Remembrance of Allah.......- as an outward example.Wherever those with spotless pure heartsreplendent with Allah congregate......- that is the KaabaWherever everyone gathers in unity......- that is the KaabaAny place Satan cannot approach......- that is the KaabaWhere the purity and power of Allah intermingle......- that is the KaabaWhere beginning Is Now, and Ever Shall Be meet......- that is the KaabaThe place where you find your unity with Allah......- that is the KaabaThe place where our prayers unites with Allah......- that is the Kaaba.- Bawa Muhaiyaddeen.[.] Behold The Inner Secret of KaabaShams of Tabriz said"The Kaaba is in the middle of the world.All faces turn toward it.Take it away. See!each is worshiping the soul of each."- from the beautiful book The Illuminated Prayer: the five time prayers of the sufis as revealed by Jellaludin Rumi and Bawa Muhaiyaddeen - by Coleman Barks and Michael Greenrelated read: . Read more:Mysteries
claim to be worshippers 2007-08-02 23:56:00 They claim
to be worshippers,but they only worship their egos. - from 'Islam: The Freedom to Serve' by Shaykh Nazim al-Haqqanipublisher: Gorski & Spohr Verlag~Ah, woe unto the worshippers!who are unmindful of their prayersthose who (want but) to show (their ego)..The Quran 107:4-6
Veiled Secrets of Surrender 2007-08-02 20:12:00 yesterday my spiritual companionreminded me about surrender,and at the twilight of sunsetthe inner teacher broke silenceto talk aboutveiled secrets of surrender work.the one with no face reminded:where are you going, my son?stop all and re-learn surrender first.surrender is human being's inner core,with it each child is born.for each human beingsurrender is that secret door.it is an invitation intothe secret space of submissionenter to be absorbed in clouds of unknowing.once you knowthe mysteries of surrender to the Divine,all other mysteries will transformfrom coarse to fine.either:surrender or suffersurrender or be ungratefulsurrender or be forgottensurrender or be dead heartsurrender or be lostsurrender to boundless opennessor remain closed.surrender to the Divineand be His.surrender andtaste this supreme bliss.(c) Sadiq Muhammad AlamJuly 2007 Read more:Veiled
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In His Name and as He Wills | Bismillah Mashallah 2007-08-02 05:01:00 In His name and as He wills. In His name and as He wills. In His name and as He wills. In His name and as He wills. In His name and as He wills. In His name and as He wills. In His name and as He wills. In His name and as He wills. In His name and as He wills. In His name and as He wills. In His name and as He wills. In His name and as He wills. In His name and as He wills. In His name and as He wills. In His name and as He wills. In His name and as He wills. In His name and as He wills. In His name and as He wills. In His name and as He wills. In His name and as He wills. In His name and as He wills. In His name and as He wills. In His name and as He wills. In His name and as He wills. In His name and as He wills.note: if we had an immensely finer science than quantum physics to see the inner fabric of reality, this is how the whole cosmos: space, earth, each cell of our body and everything there is, will look like. as the sub atomic particles - this mantra would have been seen dancin Read more:Wills
Ayurveda | the knowledge of right living 2007-08-01 11:14:00 What is Ayurveda Ayurveda is the 5,000 year old “Science of Life” from India. The term Ayurveda comes from the Sanskrit terms "Ayu" meaning "life" and "Veda" meaning "knowledge". The literal translation of "Ayurveda" is "knowledge of life" or "right living". The Ayurveda studies the physical and psychic behaviour of people and prescribes ways for them to synchronize with their environment so as to live happy, healthy and inspired lives.Much emphasis in Ayurveda is given to diet, following the cycles of the seasons, getting up before dawn and other useful practices for enriching life. Information dealing with diseases, their diagnosis and cures also exists within Ayurveda.This Ayurveda knowledge is grounded in the Vedic scriptures and was also strongly influenced by the Tantric traditions. The science of health formulated by these seers was as intensely spiritual as it was practical. For those of us who are tired of the schism between mysticism and science, Ayurveda offers a compreh
Invocation 2007-08-04 10:16:00 Toward the Onethe Perfection ofLove, Harmony and Beauty,the Only Being,United with all the illuminated Souls,who form the Embodiment of the Master,the Spirit of Guidance..Amen~Prayer of Hazrat Inayat Khan.Sufi Order International~
illuminated souls | sufi masters of indian subcontinent in the 19th century 2007-08-04 03:22:00 In the 19th century many great Sufi masters have enriched the Indian Subcontinent. This article gives a brief glimpse of the 3 such venerable masters. (i) Shirdi Sai Baba of Shirdi (ii) Syed Mohammad Tajuddin Aulia of Nagpur and (iii) Hazrati Babajan of Pune.While it is impossible for a layman to describe a perfect saint, the author seeking aid of Almighty Allah to do justice to the task.. Shirdi Sai Baba (? - 1918)Shirdi Sai Baba was a Unique Sufi Saint who lived in the Indian state of Maharashtra. He is also known as an Aulia to some, Qutub-e-Irshad and Ghous to others during his physical lifetime.Even today he has about 150 million Hindu followers who consider him a great saint and some even as manifestation of God. Many muslims also go to his Dargah to pay respect to the Master. A PhD thesis is reportedly has been written at University of Toronto detailing his life.He was Master who was always God Intoxicated 24X7. He constantly uttered “ALLAH MALIK” (literally meaning, God i Read more:illuminated
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Secret of Divine Scripture 2007-08-08 22:10:00 God is a PowerThe Power becomes lightThe light becomes vibrationThe vibration becomes soundThe sound becomes wordThe word becomes languageThe language becomes scripture.Like that return to the Source.- Bawa Muhaiyaddeen, may God bless his pure soulBehold the mystical letters: Alif Lam Mim. This (Quran) is the Scripture
; in it is guidance sure.(The Quran 2:1,2)Do they not then meditate on the Quranic Revelation? (4:82)Nay! it is a glorious Quran, (Inscribed) in a Mystically Preserved Tablet! (85:21,22)The revelation of the Scripture is from God the Exalted in Power, Full of Wisdom. (45:2)... God made it a light, guiding thereby whom God please of His servants; and most surely you, Muhammad show the way to the right path. (42:52)... and most surely it is a Scripture of Exalted Mystical Power. (41:41)Reference.. what does the word Quran mean?The word Quran is derived from the root 'to read' or 'to recite', hence Quran (also written as Koran, Qur'an) is a verbal noun meaning reading Read more:Divine
Sharia, Tariqa, Haqiqa and Marifa | The WAY of Islam 2007-08-08 04:24:00 The Tao of Islam
, meaning the WAY of Islam really consists of four ways (or stations). These four ways are:1. Sharia
(sacred laws)2. Tariqa (sacred path)3. Haqiqa (divine reality)4. Marifa (gnosis or certain knowledge of God)According to Prophetic tradition (hadith):. Sharia consists of the words of the Prophet Muhammad, upon him be peace,. Tariqa consists of the actions of the Prophet,. Haqiqa consists of the state of the Prophet, and. Marfia consists of the secrets of the Prophet.These four ways are very closely linked together and cannot be separated one from the other.The Kalima (the sacred mantra of Islamic faith, La ilaha illallah) has four meanings according to these four ways.According to Sharia the meaning is:"There is nothing in the world that can be worshipped with certainty except Allah."According to Tariqa the meaning is:"There is none that can do a thing except Allah."According to Haqiqa the meaning is:"There is none who is sought after except Allah."According to Marifa t
Listening 360 | connecting with Divine 2007-08-07 21:47:00 1.Once someone went to a sufi master who at that time was listening to a sufi sama (mystical music that connects to divine) in an absorbed state. Seeing the sufi master in such a state made the visitor surprised. She knew at that moment that the master was not here, he was literally lost.Feeling the presence of the visitor, the master told her, sit here my daughter and listen three sixty. What he meant was an invitation for listening with whole being. Listening
three sixty is not merely listening but being absorbed, being totally immersed into the depth of the verses, in the tune, rhythms, vibrations. It triggers contemplative mood and deep state of meditation.2.Abida Parveen is a contemporary sufi singer who has the capability to draw her listeners into that sacred space where one listens 360. Only then at once some magic happens. Heart awakens, strange joy rushes in through the veins, sweet pain of separation comes alive, tears well in eyes and ultimately we feel the presence of the Read more:Divine
no one is perfect 2007-08-06 23:54:00 If we look at the mistakesof our friendswe will be left friendlessbecause no one is perfect. - Shah Baha'uddin Naqshbandmay God sanctify his secrets and elevate his level. About Baha'uddin Naqshband
Conscious Breath | Reshad Feild 2007-08-06 10:20:00 We can be born consciously, we can make love consciously, and we can die consciously. All these three are dependent upon one thing: breath.We can help in the overall plan of God by learning to breathe consciously every moment of our lives. Once we learn to control the breath, we may find the rhythm of the Mother, the Creative Feminine, from whom we came and through whom we return to the Source of all life. When we have knowledge of the love between the Mother and the Father of all creation, conscious suffering becomes an act of joy.It’s easy to talk about living consciously, but the question remains: Can we totally commit ourselves to a life of service? Until that commitment is made, we can only talk about what may lie beyond. We have to make the first step, and then the other steps are given, to the extent that we have the courage to face each moment and are completely honest. Honesty is the prerequisite of anyone wishing to understand the nature of the way of love.The understanding Read more:Breath
Miraj | the mystical night journey | holy ascension to the Ultimate Divine Presence 2007-08-11 10:39:00 Glory to (God) Who did take His servant for a Journey by night from the Sacred Mosque to the farthest Mosque, whose precincts We did bless, - in order that We might show him some of Our Signs: surely He is the Hearing, the Seeing. (The Qur’an 17:1)Tonight is the night of holy ascension (Miraj or Miraaj) of Prophet in this part of the world. At sunset (as in the Islamic lunar calendar, the ‘date’ starts at the sunset of the night before) the date of 27 Rajab entering upon us: the Isra wa Mir’aj. This is the holy night when Prophet Muhammad, upon him be peace, was taken to a sacred night journey from earthly sphere into the unseen realm and finally into the ultimate presence of God. In this night the beloved Prophet undertook a most miraculous and special journey out of time domain, on the winged steed al-Buraq, from Mecca to Jerusalem and beyond, met and prayed with the Prophets of all ages appointed to humanity, ascended to the heavens, was given a vision of paradise and hell Read more:Ultimate
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Where is the Center of an Infinite Circle? 2007-08-10 23:50:00 stop being ego-centeredand merely selfish.you are notthe (only) center of the universe.amidst this ever expandingInfinite
creationwe are in an Infinite Circle
.and know thatevery point inside an Infinite Circleis it's Center
.(c) MysticSaintart: Zen Circle. The inscription reads - 'Each thing is perfect'.Painting by Tanchu Terayama. via bbc.. related poetry on similar theme | The Zen Circle
The Alchemy of Creation | initiation and transformation 2007-08-10 00:29:00 The Remembrance of SophiaI will liberate you, my dear ones,but first you must be broken;you must be permeable to all of Life.When you feel the anguishand the ecstasy of incarnation,then you will know what it isto love me, to serve me, to embody meas Holy Wisdom.- ColetteThe Alchemy
of Creation
is a visionary coaching for artists of life.Each of us has a unique vision to bring to the world, a holy purpose, a calling. The accelerated times in which we live beckon us to expand our notions of who we are and what is possible, urging us to make the quantum leap into our magnificence, and offer the gifts of our potential to a world that deeply needs our healing participation.The maidenhead of innocencemust be brokenfor the deeper mysteries to be enacted,for life and consciousness to be reborn.Conception only happensin the darkness of the earth,of the womb, of the psyche.- Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee... .. ... .Paradoxes of LoveWhether you are a creative artist, a social visionary, a teacher, a heal
Rivalry in Materialism | At - Takathur 2007-08-14 20:53:00 Quranic chapter 102At- Takathur | Rivalry
in MaterialismIn the name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful.The mutual rivalry for materialism distract youuntil you reach the graves.Nay, you soon shall know (the reality)!Nay! Nay! you soon shall know!Nay! if you had known with a certain knowledge,For you shall certainly behold the hell-fire.Then you shall most certainly see it with the eye of certainty;Then, on that day, you shall be asked concerning enjoyments (you indulged in!).. english translation of the Quran
To know what? | Jahiliyya continues 2007-08-14 07:30:00 In the first Jahiliyya time people were ignorant. When someone from the Sahabi (the companions of the holy Prophet) spoke to them, they were sitting and listening and comparing it with what they know. And so many were accepting. That was a Jahiliyya time, the first Jahiliyya, where Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) came only one person and then hundreds and thousands of people started following. Those people were against the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) because they did not have any knowledge of what he brought. They were holding on to their traditions only. They were ignorant people. ... Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) is saying that the Ahir Zaman, the End of Times, the second Jahiliyya time is going to be worse than the first because people are going to study the religion, they will know how to read and write but they are not going to accept anything, they are not going to accept anybody. They are just going to accept what is only for them, what is their understanding from what
New Age of Jahiliyyah (ignorance) | The Dialog of Civilizations | Kabir Helminski 2007-08-13 11:02:00 What is Jahiliyyah?Jahiliyyah or Jahalia is a term used in islamic literature to indicate a condition of ignorance
. Jahiliyyah simply can be translated as arrogant ignorance. Sometime it is used to mean the "ignorance of divine guidance" or "the state of ignorance of the guidance from God". But apart from theological implication, it has a lot to do with psychology, or more correctly, group or collective psychological condition. It is deep rooted ignorance in the mind of the people and at the same time being arrogant of that ignorance in behaviour and practice. Some even call the term equivalent to 'ignorant barbarism'.In Islamic concept it refers to the condition Arabs found themselves in pre-Islamic Arabian society prior to the divine guidance by Prophet Muhammad, the Last Messenger and through revelation, the Qur'an. The term is used several places in the Qur'an as well.Jahiliyyah of TodayKabir Helminski, a sufi shaikh of Mevlevi order, a prolific author and translator. On shari Read more:Dialog
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Love Thy Neighbour | Teaching of Vedanta 2007-08-12 09:20:00 The whole teaching of Vedanta stands for one thing - that is love. Five hundred years before the advent of Jesus the Christ, Buddha taught: 'Hatred is never cured by hatred, but by love. This is the everlasting ethical law.'And what is love? Love means expression of oneness.Jesus the Christ said: 'Love thy neighbour as thyself.' But Jesus did not explain why we should love our neighbours as ourselves. That explanation you will find in Vedas, in the Vedanta philosophy, in the Upanishad. The Upanishad, which are the earliest writings of this universal philosophy, teach that we should love our neighbours as ourselves, not because they have done us some good or been kind to us, but even if they have spoken unkind words, even if they have taken wicked steps against us, even if they are spiteful and jealous of us, still we should love them because we are one with our neighbours in spirit.There is only One Spirit. The apparent man seems to be different and separated from that Universal S
inspirations from illuminated prayers 2007-08-18 12:24:00 A man in prison receives a prayer rug from a friend. What he had wanted, ofcourse, was a file, or a crow-bar or a key!But he began using the rug, doing the five time prayers
before dawn, at noon, midafteroon, after sunset and before sleep.Bowing, sitting, bowing again, he notices an odd patten in the weave of the rug at the point where his head touches. He studies and meditates on that pattern, gradually discovering that it is a diagram of the lock that confines him to his cell and how it works. He's able to escape!~Anything you do everyday.................Can open.................Into the deepest spiritual place,Which is freedom.~What nine month does for the embryoforty early mornings will do......for your growing awareness.- The Illuminated PrayersColeman Barks, Michael Green Read more:illuminated
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