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Caterpillars and Butterflies
The way we perceive things has a lot to do with the way we react to things. It's necessary to have a larger understanding of our place in existence in order to have a broader understanding of...
Roadblocks to Love
Those who have entered the journey for some kind of spiritual understanding realize after a while that there are stations on the journey. There are steps. There are hills. There are plateaus....
Love
To understand love we have to take into consideration what our conception of love is. If we don't have a conception of love, we're going to have trouble putting it into practice and into play....
Sincerity in Intention
Tasawuf is the word used in the East for the word we call Sufism. Tasawuf is a reference to coarse wool. And it was the garb of sufis in the ancient days to wear coarse wool robes. Coarse wool,...
Variation of Perception
Recently was the time of Hajj, and one of the central themes of the Hajj is the Prophet Abraham. The Hajj is a repetition of things that the Prophet Muhammad, Sallahu alaihi wa salaam, did on...
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In the name of God, the merciful and compassionate. To know your Lord, you must know yourself. To know yourself, an internal witness must be established, a witness within that is unfailingly honest and trustworthy who has knowledge of what is right and wrong, a witness with wisdom that steers you on the straight path toward knowing your true self and your Lord.
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Why do people come on pilgrimage to the burial places of certain holy beings, why do we come there... read entire essay >>
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In the morning when we wake up we take a shower because sleep is still with us. We need water to wake... read entire essay >>
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There is competition in this world as we work to earn a living, competition for money, competition... read entire essay >>
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This culture encourages strong intellects—it offers respect to powerful intellects by conferring... read entire essay >>
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The question of duality and unity is one that constantly comes up. What is unity? Why are we in duality?... watch video >>
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In Western philosophy people have been trying to figure out who and why we are for a long time. A... watch video >>
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In the name of God the most merciful and the most compassionate.
Sufism is a state of being – not a philosophy. One studies Sufism to change from insan (man) to insan kamel (perfected man). It is about leaving the illusory world and entering reality. It is about becoming peaceful, tranquil and loving. It is about understanding the qualities that are related to reality and differentiating them from the ones that bind us to the illusory world.
To become a perfected man, one must know the portions of the self that are capable of merging with reality and differentiate them from the rest. Man must learn to identify himself with that which he actually is as opposed to identification with his temporary, illusory nature.
The intent of the material on this website is to aid in the process of coming to know the true self. Each talk is a meditation on a specific aspect that assists in gaining knowledge of the true self. They are about the difference between reality and this illusory world in which we live.
The talks are not scripted. They are meant to be listened to in their entirety in one sitting which is the way they were presented. The essays are edited talks. They were spoken and then worked on by an editor to put them into appropriate form for the written page.
Each one of these talks usually covers one point of understanding, and their effect is cumulative. It takes listening to many of these talks and reading many of the essays in order to get the thrust of what is being conveyed.
The talks are downloadable, and the essays are printable. They are meant to be used in whatever format is most convenient for you.
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E. L. Levin
(Musa Muhaiyaddeen)