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Some words and poems of Jami

All through eternity God unveils  His exquisite form. In the solitude of nothingness He holds a mirror to  His own Face and beholds  His own beauty. He is the knower and the known, the seer and the seen; No eye but  His own has ever looked upon this…

Friend, Hope for the Guest While You are Alive ~ Kabir

Friend, hope for the Guest while you are alive.  Jump into experience while you are alive!  Think... and think... while you are alive.  What you call 'salvation' belongs to the time  before death.  If you don't break your ropes while you're alive, …

Poem of the Atoms - Rumi

Sung by Armand Amar Oh.. sun, do rise so the atoms dance THE one who causes the earth and the heavens to dance Joyful souls, in ecstasy, they dance  I whisper into your ears where it is that they dance  Inside the cell or out in the space In the…

Love is a Fire: The Sufi's Mystical Journey Home

The path of love is a journey into the unknown, into the darkness and wonder that lie within us. We are drawn into the bottomless depths of our own being, into a state of vulnerability and nakedness that for most people is too terrifying to…

Watch your steps

2. NAZAR BAR QADAM - watch your stepsA Swiss shepherd boy was kidnapped by passing gypsies. As he was hustled away inside the wagon, he heard the ringing of the village bell. The sound became fainter and fainter as the wagon carried him away. But…

Introduction into the Rules

The Rules or Secrets of the Sarmouni Order                                                                                         The Masters of Wisdom developed a formulation of the way of accelerated development which helped those whith strong…

Awareness of breathing

1. HOSH DAR DAM -Awareness of Breathing- Baha ad-din Naqshband said: "The foundation of our work is in the breath. The more that one is able to be conscious of one's breathing, the stronger is one's inner life. It is a must for everyone to safeguard…

This is the End

'When will the end of the world come, Mulla?' 'Which end of the world?' 'Well, how many are there?' 'Two, the Greater and the Lesser. If my wife dies, that is the Lesser End of the World. But if I die -- that is the Greater End of the World.'

welcome to the club

Nasrudin belonged to a club called 'The Assembly of Those who are not Afraid of their Wives.' One day the Chairman called the meeting to order in the customary manner, saying: 'O all you who are not afraid of your wives – be seated.' All sat except…

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Going to the Gallows

"Laws as such do not make people better," said Mulla Nasrudin to the King; "they must practice certain things, in order to become attuned to inner truth. This form of truth resembles apparent truth only slightly." The King decided that he could, and…