International Headquarters of the Sufi Movement Visalat day 2015 Beloved Sufi Brothers and Sisters, Today, we have the privilege of gathering together in homage to the sacred memory of our Master, the Murshid of us all, whose guidance is always there, in as much as we are able to attune to that … [Read more...] about Urs of Hazrat Inayat Khan, Message from Murshid Hidayat Inayat Khan
Universal Sufism
Every day on the news we can hear terrible things that people are doing to each other in the name of religion. But this is not real religion, not real spirituality. This is fanaticism and fundamentalism wearing a mask of religion. Fanaticism does not belong to one religion. I heard today about … [Read more...] about Universal Sufism
Our Sacred Task
Murshid Hazrat Inayat Khan identifies the purpose of the Sufi Message, which is an eternal Message expressed in many different languages and traditions, in two ways. He says that our Sacred Task in our current world is to develop the spirit of tolerance. This is important in the world as we try to … [Read more...] about Our Sacred Task
Anchor Yourself in God
Recently I read about a woman named Antoinette Tuff. She worked at a school in Georgia; and, on August 23, 2013 she stopped a man who walked into the school with an AK-47. She talked him into laying down his gun and surrendering. No one was hurt. She said that her pastor was teaching a practice of … [Read more...] about Anchor Yourself in God
Tuning
"The Teacher, however great, can never give his or her knowledge to the pupil; the pupil must create his or her own knowledge." Bowl of Saki, September 19, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: "The work of a mystical Teacher is not to teach, but to … [Read more...] about Tuning
Who is My Enemy?
Murshid writes: The awakened soul looks about and asks: 'Who is my enemy?' While the unawakened soul thinks that it is one's neighbor or one's relation who is one's enemy, the awakened soul says, 'It is my self; my ignorant ego is my enemy; and it is the struggle with this enemy that will bring me … [Read more...] about Who is My Enemy?
The Teacher Can Only Kindle the Light
One thing is true: although the teacher cannot give the knowledge, he or she can kindle the light if the oil is in the lamp. Bowl of Saki, September 20, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: "No one can give spiritual knowledge to another, for this is something that is … [Read more...] about The Teacher Can Only Kindle the Light
Love is a Fountain, Murshid Says
"What do I mean by love? It is such a word that one cannot give one meaning. All attributes like kindness, gentleness, goodness, humbleness, mildness, fineness, are names of one and the same thing. Love therefore is that stream which when it rises, falls in the form of a fountain, and each stream … [Read more...] about Love is a Fountain, Murshid Says