Category Archives: Sufism

THE BELOVED

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Enjoy the poetry of Rumi, but don’t stop there

“I have been with Sufis and I have loved those people. But they are still one step away from being a buddha. Even though their poetry is beautiful — it has to be because it is coming out of their … Continue reading

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Rumi — The Great Mystery (Sufi Poem)

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Ground-Zero Mosque

Oh, the irony! Those so vehemently opposed to the building of a mosque near Ground Zero are sounding a whole lot like those who are so vehemently opposed to anyone drawing caricatures of Muhammad. Muslims don’t want their Prophet dishonored. … Continue reading

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“What about these cowards?” — Osho

Question: HAS SUFISM ARISEN AS A REBEL AGAINST THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ISLAM? OR IS IT PRE-ISLAM? “It is both. Anything that is alive is both. It is very ancient and it is very new — together, simultaneously. Sufism is pre-Islam … Continue reading

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Islamo-phobia? II

From what I gather, it seems the Qur’an has something for everybody.  It has the highly militant verses, and it also has verses which encourage peace and love and all that.  So Muslims have their pick of which type of … Continue reading

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Islamo–phobia?

“The Islamic movement risks ceasing to form an authentic summons to cultural and spiritual renewal, and existing as little more than a splintered array of maniacal factions. The prospect of such an appalling and humiliating end to the story of … Continue reading

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Out Beyond…

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I AM A DRUNKARD

“Without a deep intoxication, you life will never have any meaning”

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Sufi Whirling

When I was at the Osho International Meditation Resort in Pune, India several years ago, the one event I made a point of never missing was the Sufi Whirling. Every day, when that ecstatic music begin to drift from Buddha … Continue reading

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