Monthly Archives: January 2008

Rumi on the Nafs

Selected by Kabir Helminski Let's ask God to help us to self-control: for one who lacks it, lacks His Grace. The undisciplined person doesn't wrong himself alone— but sets fire to the whole world. Discipline enabled Heaven to be filled with light; discipline enabled the angels to be immaculate and holy. The peacock's plumage is [...]

On Spiritual Perception, tr. by Kabir & Camille Helminski

Vision of the World Know, son, that everything in the universe is a pitcher brimming with wisdom and beauty. The universe is a drop of the Tigris of His Beauty, this Beauty not contained by any skin. His Beauty was a Hidden Treasure so full it burst open and made the earth more radiant than [...]

The Mirror

By Kabir Helminski One of the earliest teachings on Sufism that I received more than thirty years ago was about "polishing the mirrror of the heart." The understanding of this idea continues to unfold with new and deeper implications. We continually polish the mirror of the heart in order that the heart might reflect the [...]

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