This Virtual Sufi Lodge is a Place for Spiritual Companionship (Sohbet)
On Sovereignty
Reflections on Sovereignty by Mahmoud Mostafa offered at the Threshold Society UK retreat in Dorset, August 26-29 2016.
On Divine Will, Human Will, and the Balance of Contemplation and Activism
Q: Sometimes I get confused between the conflict of ‘what will be will be,’ in light of the heedlessness of empires rising and falling, versus the concept of human collective consciousness to make a difference. I struggle between the concept of our free will, and igniting that with the right intention, while at the same time accepting that no matter how ever much it is lit with the right intention, even on a collective basis, ‘what will be will be.’
Personal Sovereignty, Divine Sovereignty: The Authentic Self
Notes from a talk by Jeremy Henzell-Thomas at the Threshold Society UK retreat in Dorset, August 26-29 2016.
Sufism and the Power to Transform
Shaikh Kabir was interviewed about the role of Sufism in the modern world and the dangers of religious extremism. Also available in German.
Love Letters to Muhammad (5 of 11)
Everyone who knew you agrees about one thing. “He had a smile of incomparable charm.” Here’s how I see your smile for myself: Warm. Bright. But never the high-beam setting of a salesman or a politician...
Light Through the Wounds of Orlando
Omid Safi reflects on the tragedy of Orlando and the work of compassion and healing that is needed from all of us.
Holistic Islam
I can easily imagine the criticism that will arise from the title Holistic Islam, the title of a book of ours that will likely be published in 2017. Some will accuse us of trying to adapt Islam to a fashionable trend of modern society. Some will say there is no need for any word in front of Islam because Islam is the true religion and there is nothing about Islam that needs to change.
Love Letters to Muhammad (4 of 11)
I want to ask you about that strange, unsettling episode in your life I’ve only seen in the religious biographies – the story about your heart being taken out of your body. . .
Sacred Earth, Sacred Self
Writing in the Times of India for Earth Day, Shaikh Kabir explores how to experience the Self in harmony with the magnetic field of Mother Earth. Download the full article...
Awakening the Latent 2nd Evening (4/7/2016)
Second evening of two sohbets on this month's theme: Prayer (dua) and zhikr are methodologies to manifest the divine names latent in our being.
Click for PDF file "Eighteen Beloved Names."
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