tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132558892011-07-28T20:53:07.198+08:00The man of God is drunken without wine, .... RumiBob Abrahamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12687958753793970199noreply@blogger.comBlogger371100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13255889.post-1139136506884854532009-02-05T19:47:00.000+09:002008-02-19T21:46:11.967+09:00

The ecstatic mystic Bayezid Bistami (9th C), expressed this primal truth:I saw my Lord in my dreams and I asked, "How am I to find You?"He replied. "Leave yourself and come!" Treasure Island Las Vegas Hotel

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OVER THE CLIFFA man was chased off a cliff by a tiger. He fell, and just managed to hold onto a branch. Six feet above him stood the tiger, snarling. A hundred feet below, a violent sea lashed fierce-looking rocks. To his horror, he noticed that the branch he was clutching was being gnawed at its roots by two rats. Seeing he was doomed, he cried out, 'O Lord, save me!' He heard a Voice reply, 'Of

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A wealthy old lady decides to go on a photo safari in Africa, taking her faithful aged poodle named Cuddles, along for the company.One day the poodle starts chasing butterflies and before long, Cuddles discovers that she's lost. Wandering about, she notices a leopard heading rapidly in her direction with the intention of having lunch. The old poodle thinks, "Oh, oh! I'm in deep shit now!"

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One day a farmer’s donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do.Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway; it just wasn’t worth it to retrieve the donkey.He invited all his neighbors to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the

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Click HereMullah Nasruddin:"Once a renowned philosopher and moralist was traveling through Nasruddin's village when he asked him where there was a good place to eat. He suggested a place and the scholar, hungry for conversation, invited Mullah Nasruddin to join him. Much obliged, Mullah Nasruddin accompanied the scholar to a nearby restaurant, where they asked the waiter about the special of the

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A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep pit. All the other frogs gathered around the pit. When they saw how deep the pit was, they told the unfortunate frogs they would never get out. The two frogs ignored the comments and tried to jump up out of the pit.The other frogs kept telling them to stop, that they were as good as dead. Finally, one of the frogs

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ONENESS OF BEING 'Since Mysticism in all ages and countries is fundamentally the same, however it may be modified by its peculiar environ­ment and by the positive religion to which it clings for support, we find remote and unrelated systems showing an extra­ordinarily close likeness and even coinciding in many features of verbal expression. . . . Many writers on Sufism have dis­regarded this

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I plant some flowers without you,they become thorns.I see a peacock, it turns into a snake.I play the rubaab* – nothing but noise.I go to the highest heaven, it's a burning hell. - Version by Jonathan Star and Shahram ShivaA Garden Beyond ParadiseThe Mystical Poetry of RumiBantam Books, 1992* Harp

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THE BOOK OF CERTAINTYBy Abu Bakr Siraj Ed-Din (Martin Lings)Samual Weiser New York 1974 (First published 1952)IntroductionMoses said to his household: "Verily beyond all doubt I have seen a fire. I will bring you tidings of it or I will bring you a flaming brand that ye may warm yourselves."(Quran xxvii.7)In every esoteric doctrine there are references to three degrees of faith, and in Islamic

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Having recently undergone open heart surgery, and experienced the resulting physical and emotional trauma, I feel as though I have been on a dramatic journey that has taken me, right up to the edge of the next world and with the Grace of God, back to this world. Thankfully, the heart surgery appears to have been successful and I am back to normal. My firm belief in the Revelation of Baha’u’llah

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I seem to be more contemplative than usual during the days leading up to my heart surgery on 30 Dec 2007.Here are some of the thoughts running through my mindThese may be my last days for life as I have known it, so I should try to enjoy them. I feel sure that my life will go on, either in this world or the next and this knowledge makes me feel quite happy and relaxed.I am happy because I have

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I relate to beauty like this

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In my opinion intolerance and prejudice and are based on fear and ignorance.The facts about multiculturism in Australia at the official Government website. 'Multicultural' is a term that describes the cultural and linguistic diversity of Australian society. Cultural and linguistic diversity was a feature of life for the first Australians, well before European settlement. It remains a feature of

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Beautiful singing by LielShe's still a teenager but already has been dubbed the next Celine Dion, and performed with the likes of former president Bill Clinton and opera legend Jose Carreras. Meet Liel, an Israeli singer who's on the way to becoming a huge star.The then 16-year-old first started singing when she was four, but it wasn't until she won a major European talent contest at the age of

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"I AM the Mystic Fane which the Hand of Omnipotence hath reared. I am the Lamp which the Finger of God hath lit within its niche and caused to shine with deathless splendour."(Selections from the Writings of the Báb, p74)This utterance clearly establishes the mystical source of the Bahá'í Faith in the supernal station of the Manifestation of God. We invite you to read the mystical writings of our

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Roland Fischer has collected data from both his own work and the work of others in order to describe the psychological and neuro-physiological of various mystic states.[5] He has described two directions in which consciousness can be altered, he describes these two pathways as the ergotropic pathway of increasing arousal culminating at the extreme in mystical ecstasy and the trophotropic pathway

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VISIT MY POETRY BLOG

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The Baha'is: "One Religion, Different NamesSome people view the world's religions as opposing groups competing for supporters.Baha'u'llah did not see it that way. He said they were all one. Their central truths are harmonized; the social laws, however, change according to the times.Recognizing this unity among religions will help us create a peaceful global society. You are invited to investigate

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WHAT IS MEDITATIONMany people find it quite difficult to tap into the inspirational mode or meditation, and various methods have been developed by religious, philosophical and human development groups to assist their members to get started. According to Eric Harrison (from the Perth Meditation Centre) who wrote "Teach Yourself to Meditate," meditation is more than just being relaxed. Meditation

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There are well established criteria for processing information. Sense perceptionsIntellect and reasonHuman spirit, emotion and feeling Inspiration The senses are the most immediate instrument through which mankind keeps in touch physical reality. This attribute of physical sensing is shared by man and animals, and some animals it seems are more generously endowed than man.The sense perceptions

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Blue Fairy

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VISIT MY PAINTING GALLERY

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Mulla Nasrudin's neighbour had a dog that barked all night.  So Nasrudin bought the dog from his neighbour.  "I suppose you're going to get rid of it Mulla." asked a crony.  "Not likely!" said the Mulla, "Why should I pay good money and not get my own back?  I'm keeping the dog in my own house! Let the people next door find out what it's like to have a neighbour with a barking dog!

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Medieval Sourcebook: Jalal ad-Din Rumi (1207-1273): Poems from the Divan-I Shams-I Tabriz, c. 1270 CE:Jalal ad-Din Rumi (1207-1273):"The man of God is drunken without wine,The man of God is full without meat.The man of God is distraught and bewildered,The man of God has no food or sleep.The man of God is a king 'neath dervish-cloak,The man of God is a treasure in a ruin.The man of God is not of

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It may be possible to obtain a better understanding the meaning of "fear of God" by studying other religious traditions such as the Baha'i Faith and Islam."More here:

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Mullah Nasruddin:"One day Nasruddin repaired tiles on the roof of his house. While Nasruddin was working on the roof, a stranger knocked the door.- What do you want? Nasruddin shouted out.- Come down, replied stranger So I can tell it.Nasruddin unwilling and slowly climbed down the ladder.- Well! replied Nasruddin, what was the important thing?- Could you give little money to this poor old man?

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Start with a cage containing five apes. In the cage, hang a banana on a string and put stairs under it. Before long, an ape will go to the stairs and start to climb towards the Banana. As soon as he touches the stairs, spray all of the apes with cold water. After a while, another ape attempts with the same result-all the apes are sprayed with cold water. Turn off the cold water. If, later,

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Many years ago a Sufi teacher said: If a withering leaf says by its appearance that it needs water and because you have the power to provide it, you also have the duty to do so. The "words" of the leaf crying for help, the manifestation of the command of the Creator of the leaf, are being addressed to you. So, should you wait for a personal command from the Creator (God) before taking action to

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Inner Explorations HereChristian Mysticism: Where the mysticism of John of the Cross enters into dialogue with modern attempts to renew the contemplative life like centering prayer, Christian meditation and the Catholic charismatic movement"

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Ahmed Baki's Sufism and Science PageTHIS IS WORTH READINGSUFI WORDS OF WISDOMFrom FRIEND To Friend

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Shaikh Ahmad al-'Alawi 1905 His spiritual heritage and legacy are encaptured in the book 'Sufi Saint of the Twentieth Century" by Martin Lings .

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A beautiful poem about spiritual awakening, by Sheikh Ahmad Alawi in“Sufi Saint of the Twentieth Century” by Martin LingsLAILAFull near I came unto where dwellethLaila, when I heard her call.That voice, would I might ever hear it!She favoured me, and drew me to her,Took me in, into her precinct,With discourse intimate addressed me.She sat me by her, then came closer,Raised the cloak that hid her

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Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Martin Lings

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Sema - Human Being in the Universal Movement: "Sema is part of the inspiration of Mevlana Celaleddin-i Rumi (1207- 1273) as well as of Turkish custom, history, beliefs and culture.From a scientific viewpoint we witness that contemporary science definitely confirms that the fundamental condition of our existence is to revolve. There is no object, no being which does not revolve and the shared

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With deep gratitude and acknowledgment to Deepak Chopra. A New Phase in Human Development. This is an important time in the development of humanity as it appears to stagger from one calamity to another and as it endeavours to progresses solely in the names of science and materialism. Humanity has an awesome responsibility. Jonas Salk, said "We are in a new phase of our evolution., The Darwinian

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SUFISM: NOTES AND REFERENCES FOR DISCUSSION PAPER.Purpose of paper Understand Islamic spiritualityKey ElementsMy introductionDIVINE REVELATIONOrigins of SufismQur'anic RevelationCompanions of the Right the ForemostDrawing Nigh to Godinsight, creativity and the artsWays of love and knowledge etcMoses and the 'Green Man', Kihdr, Elija. Elisha, John theBaptist, BabRumiIbn ArabiAttarShayki (getbook)

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"Mystic Cup, The The Essential Mystical Nature of the Baha'i FaithBy LeRoy Jones published in Lights of Irfan, volume 2, pages 69-82'Verily, verily, the dawn of a new Day has broken. The promised One is enthroned in the hearts of men. In His hand He holds the mystic cup, the chalice of immortality. Blessed are they who drink therefrom!' After years of waiting and searching for the promised one

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