A common misconception about Eastern spirituality is that it is about escaping something. This misconception happens in Sufi circles as well as Nonduality classes, Buddhist groups and Kirtan gatherings. There are so many things that have give this wrong impression. Much eastern teaching is about trying to escape suffering. That is what so many Buddhist …
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Carry Our Wounds
A big question, as we go back through the wisdom of Sufism and Sufi teachings, is how do we carry our wounds? Do we let our wounds define us, or are we simply an awakeness over which the wounds have washed? This is one of the best practices that we can use to bring our …
Ancient Sufis
Who were the ancient Sufis? How far back can we trace this seed of spirituality and awakeness? Hazrat Andaya Khan says that the germ of Sufism is believed to have existed from the beginning of time and can be traced particularly back to the Hebrew Prophets, who were themselves Sufis. I think it has to …
Who is a Sufi?
Hazrat Inayat Khan’s writings say that the word Sufi comes from the Arabic word ‘Sufa’ or ‘Saf’ which means pure (pure from distinctions and differences). It also means wool because the Sufis would wear wool. Many people call Sufism the mystical thread of Islam. Hazrat Inayat Khan’s writings say the germ of Sufism is believed …
Laughing at ourselves
I do Post lots of silly little snippy videos, that’s for sure. Maybe it’s because laughing at ourselves is very healthy to do on the spiritual path! — End of thoughts — Non-duality teachers talk about the end of thoughts, the end of words. It doesn’t mean that you never have another thought, just that …
The Line that Captured Me
Many years ago, when I first started learning to be a Dances of Universal Peace teacher, I was handed a stack of papers to study. One of the papers was a photocopy of an old flyer from Hazrat Inayat Khan, the man who brought Sufism first to the West. There was a line in there …
Not confused together
The only way we can all come together and create a truly sustainable world of humanity is if we aren’t confused; if we aren’t wearing our false face anymore. — What would seeing God be like? — What would seeing God be like? Or maybe better question from the nondual perspective is: who would be …
John Trudell
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 …