The journey of each talk covers many topics and weaves a tapestry of interwoven ideas, concepts, and explanations to reflect on, and inspire us to become more. Each talk is approximately 30 minutes long.
One of the methods of meditation, or prayer, that’s common to all of the different Sufi Tariqats, or Sufi groups, is dhikr. And dhikr means the repetition of the names of God and meditating while saying those names. An example would be Rahman and Rahim, which are mercy and compassion, and the repetition of “ar-Rahman […]
We are walking around, sitting around, riding around, and flying around on a planet in a solar system, in a universe, in a galaxy – or in a galaxy in a universe. We look up and we see many, many things, and then when we look down we know that beneath us there are many
Man is in constant need. He’s in need of food, he’s in need of shelter, he’s in need of companionship, and he’s in need of support. Man is constantly looking to fulfill these needs. And often man thinks of himself as bereft of the things that he needs; without all that would keep him satisfied.
When you meet a holy person there’s something going on that is extraordinary, outside of the realm of normal experience. What is it? What is it that when you’re in their presence feels different, and it’s immediately noticeable, and it immediately affects you? Holy people don’t just speak, they vibrate. They have a vibratory nature
We all have a set of eyes, inshallah, and all of our eyes are pointed outwards, so we see what’s in front of us and we don’t see ourselves. We all look at each other, but none of us look at ourselves. It’s the way we’re focused. We were set up this way from the
It is said that to know your Lord you must know yourself. The process of getting to know yourself is intricate, and complex, and takes an astute awareness of what is actually going on with you and through you at all times. The main functioning organism within our being that we believe is consciousness, prior
Allah is closer to you than your jugular vein. The fish in the water is constantly asking, “What is water?” and the only time it begins to recognize what water is, is when it’s pulled out of water. God surrounds us. God is within us. God is closer to us than we can imagine. But
In today’s modern world we are constantly bombarded by information, we are constantly bombarded by media, we are constantly bombarded with things that pull us away from any kind of truth; we have distractions everywhere we turn. People have created worlds that you can dive into that are virtual, and you can live your life
The head of the Naqshbandi Order, the one who actually started it, was very famous in his time as a man of great knowledge who could transmit his learning to others. One day he was walking through the bazaar, and he was carrying a large pole, and people began to gather around him because of
#313 Our Attachments to the World Corrode Our Soul Read More »
In the time of the beginning when Allah created all that was, He sent rays of light into the world. And these rays of light became the souls, and the world, over time, became occupied with these souls. And these souls were given coverings, they were given clothes, and we called these coverings bodies. And
