All human beings are descendants of tribal people who were spiritually alive. I want to read a quote that’s going to be important for our entire discussion here about how we belong here on Earth. This understanding will transform not only our lives, but life on Earth. This is from John Trudell, he was a …
Author Archives: Zareen
Your Beliefs Define You
Your beliefs define you, and they shouldn’t. Think of your beliefs like a crust between you and reality. They like to call it the veil, but a crust is also a good description of it. The truth has to get through that crust to get to you and reveal itself. Your belief systems form an …
No more pretending
Imagine never having to pretend about who you are, or that maybe you know something or not. No more pretending makes life very relaxed and easy. — The False Face — “Lead us from the false to the real,” means, of course, that the false face drops away. That’s a good way to say it: …
Hazrat Inayat Khan
Hazrat Inayat Khan is the man who first brought Sufism into the West in 1912, over a hundred years ago now. His story is very interesting because he came from a musical spiritual family in India. He naturally awoke through his training because he was living in a culture of awakeness. He was from a …
If I Was Really Spiritual
So… if I was really spiritual, I would have healed myself of cancer and not taken chemo, right? Come on, I know you’re thinking it! Right? I mean… that’s kind of our spiritual ideal these days—to get cancer and cure yourself. I disagree. That’s not spiritual. There are so many nuances in life, where everything …
Fundamental Confusion
Imagine living your life in a state where you are not fundamentally confused. That means that when you see a thing, you see it. When you feel a thing, you feel it. When you think a thing, you think it. Just that simple. — No more questions — Here’s a little non-duality tip: When you …
A Grounded Sufi
In this series, I’m going to be talking about Sufism a lot because this is very close to my heart. I’m a Dances of Universal Peace teacher and a Sufi student of various different Sufi teachers, and I just love the heart sense of Sufism. But so often, it becomes ungrounded. As I work through …
Power of Suggestion
The power of suggestion is profound. Everything is intricately connected; there’s no separation between me and all human beings, between me and the air I’m breathing, or between you and life itself. The birds, trees, plants, and the universe—all are intricately connected. This interconnectedness is why suggestion holds so much power for us as human …