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The Invisible Rain of Ramadan

Ramadan has so many dimensions: purification, sacrifice, community, the still and subtle emptiness of the heart. It reorients us in so many ways. Ramadan is less something that we do—instead it is a force field we enter and are transformed by. But it does take intention and effort on our part. If we can, we participate in the fast. Perhaps we also find other intentions, new aspects of awareness that become part of this sacred time. I’d like to share something I’ve learned.

You Are Joy

The Poetry of Rumi read by Kabir & Camille with great Sufi musicians from California, Iran, and Turkey. CD $15 Call 831-685-3995 or order online

How Experience Imbues our Essence

Every human soul is in the process of acquiring experience. Does it matter that we acquire experience? Does it serve any purpose? Yes, the Divine has sent souls into the world in order to share in its ecstasy and love. If we go through life relatively unconscious, numb, unappreciative, ungrateful, and absorbed with our petty desires, we are forfeiting our chance to share in God’s ecstasy and love.  

12 Essential Practices of Mevlevi Spirituality for 2003-6

January: Continually renew the intention to make the Divine Truth the center of your life February: Trust enough to accept every life situation as a teaching March: As much as possible, think and communicate the positive April: Make worship the rhythm and tone of your life May: Practice awareness of the heart by noticing the [...]

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