Spiritual Practice

In his journey to the One, Hazrat Inayat Khan speaks intimately to God from the depth of his Being… “You are my Life, it is in You that I live From You I borrow Life, and you do I give…

I’m not who I think I am. I am that I am” Last week we looked at how spiritual practice can lead us from the false to the Real. The quintessential practice for those engaged in the path of Sufism,…

All day I think about it, then at night I say it. Where did I come from, and what am I supposed to be doing? I have no idea. My soul is from elsewhere, I’m sure of that, and I…

Besides our egoic identity, and the attributes that pertain to the false self, there is another aspect of who we are- which is the Real.  Other names for the Real are True Nature, the Authentic Self, the Soul, Love, the…

Here are some sayings of Hazrat Inayat Khan from the Gayan, found in the Boulas, which pertain to our theme of the False and the Real this month…

We have been talking about the ego’s habitual position of either/or, how it rejects everything that does not show it in a good light.  Whether this is blatant, or subtle, the effect is the same- it closes our heart to…

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In our exploration of the False Self and the Real we’ve been looking at how the Egoic perspective is based on rejection, and the Real point of view is inclusive, compassionate, allowing, loving. Let’s look at some specific ways that…

By Thich Nhat Hanh Do not say that I'll depart tomorrow because even today I still arrive. Look deeply: I arrive in every second to be a bud on a spring branch, to be a tiny bird, with wings still…

Lead us from the False to the Real Lead us from the False to the Real I’m not who I think I am I am that I am Adapted from the Upanishads Our topic this month stems from an exploration…