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A community portal about Sufism with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Sufism is a mystic tradition of Islam encompassing a diverse range of beliefs and practices dedicated to Allah/God, divine love and sometimes to... [more]

A community portal about Sufism with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Sufism is a mystic tradition of Islam encompassing a diverse range of beliefs and practices dedicated to Allah/God, divine love and sometimes to help a fellow man. Tariqas may be associated with Shi'a Islam, Sunni Islam, other currents of Islam, or a combination of multiple traditions. It has been suggested that Sufi thought emerged from the Middle East in the eighth century, but adherents are now found around the world. Some Sufis have also claimed that Sufism pre-dates Islam and some groups operate with only very tenuous links to Islam.

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The Unity of Paths: a look at Sufism and Yoga through the work of Paramahansa Yoganada and Irina Tweedie (1)

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Hello Friends, I have always believed in the unity of the various spiritual paths. Outwardly there methods and approaches may differ due to the time, place, people and conditions present but beyond externals there is at the core this relationship between the beloved and Lover, between the seeker and what he is seeking. I was exposed to yoga in some way shape or form from an early age especially through the works of Paramahansa Yogananda. The lofty Sanathana Dharma of Vedic philosophy of ancient India is based on intuitional perceptions of the transcendental Reality. Buddhism, with its various methods of controlling the mind and ... Read Full Story

Sitting with Sufis: A Christian Experience of Learning Sufism | Review

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1."At a time when Sufism is coming to the West, Mary Blye Howe's book fills a need for first hand accounts from Westerners who have experienced its fragrance, its taste, and its beauty. In the Sufi way of life, in its knowledge and love, are many gifts for our culture." - Kabir Helminski, Sufi teacher and author"This brief but poignant account of Howe's spiritual journey with Sufis is an Read Full Story

Sitting with Sufis: A Christian Experience of Learning Sufism | Review

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1.”At a time when Sufism is coming to the West, Mary Blye Howe’s book fills a need for first hand accounts from Westerners who have experienced its fragrance, its taste, and its beauty. In the Sufi way of life, in its knowledge and love, are many gifts for our culture.” - Kabir Helminski, Sufi teacher and author”This brief but poignant account of Howe’s spiritual journey with Sufis is an Read Full Story

Cracking The Dervish Back: Sufism Under Attack In Iran

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By Golnaz Esfandiari Lawyer Farshid Yadollahi was 18 years old when he had a spiritual dream that led him on a search for the truth and resulted in his becoming a Sufi. Seventeen years later, Yadollahi says that whatever he might say about his dream would belittle it. "It's not describable and it's not understandable for the outer world," he says. "It's like if someone says, 'Molecules are made of atoms, now show me the atoms.' Would that be possible? No. It's the same with Sufism; it's because of it that [Sufi poet] Hafez says, 'Alas! One cannot discuss dervish principles. Otherwise, I would ... Read Full Story

Justice and Well-Being Kiss Each Other

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Image via Wikipedia I was just speaking to a friend on SU about the film Bab’Aziz and said how I feel the mystic tradition of all religions comes very close to the core reality of being. For me it is the Sufi path but I also find inspiration from the Kabbalah and Mahayyana Buddhism. Finally we are all one, diverse expressions of the One Being. I’m doing research at the moment on the connections between Sufi and Jewish mystics and the rising popularity of Sufism in Israel. I’ll be going there for a field study next year as I want to see to what ... Read Full Story
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Rumi's Masnavi, part 4: Rumi's Sufism | Franklin Lewis
Sharia and the external observance of religious rules are only the beginning for the seeker after truthYou attain to knowledge by argument;You attain a craft or skill by practice;If voluntary poverty's your choice,companionship's the way, not hand or tongue.The knowledge of it passes soul to soul,not by way of talk or reams of notes.Its signs are writ upon the seeker's heart,yet still the seeker cannot ken those signsuntil his heart becomes...  
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