The light is gone. Her light. A light that spilled from one to one through the blood of the most Holy Mercy into her heart.
It left on a cloudy Sunday morning, stole away unexpectedly.
Perhaps her refusal of food and water, should have shouted it to us, shook us enough to ... Read More
“Life’s gentle breeze has abandoned me. Its mighty wind no longer fills my sails, propelling and sustaining my journey.”
My mother-in-law, an ancient woman laced with crepe paper skin and mounds of sagging flesh lay thinking to herself.
As we sat together, I planted one hand on her head and the other ... Read More
Peace and Blessing,
Bismi’llah ar-Rahman, ar-Rahim
In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
I would like to talk now about what the Sufi’s call the Stations of the Way or the Stations of the Heart. The Sufi Path we have said before is the path of purification. It is the journey ... Read More
Peace and Blessing,
Bismi’llah ar-Rahman, ar-Rahim
In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
From Music of the Soul, At-Taslim, Surrender to God
If anyone wants to walk in the way and to live in the garden, then he must leave his body, his heart, and his soul, and be only with God, ... Read More
Peace and Blessing,
Bismi'llah ar-Rahman, ar-Rahim
In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
People often wonder, "Why are there troubles in the world?"
You should know that in the deep way troubles are necessary. What do I mean by this, "in the Deep Way?"
Two ways exist to look at our existence. We ... Read More