(The Black Pearl: Spiritual Illumination in Sufism and East Asian Philosophies was published in 2005. Its first chapter, “Secrets of the Tea Ceremony,” discussed…
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Henry Bayman
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With the movie Avengers: Infinity War Part 1 (2018) coming up, this seems like a good time to take a closer look at one of…
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Human beings: The noblest among you in the eyes of God is the most pious. —God (49:13) Human beings, your Lord is one and your…
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Superman Returns (2006), Bullet Scene. The following article will be met by certain predictable responses. Those with a materialistic outlook will fail to come to…
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Introduction The 2017 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the Geneva-based International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). The abolition of all weapons of…
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Inside each of us there is a caged animal, struggling to break out. In Sufism, it is called the Base Self (nafs al-ammara). Nor…
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[T]he Jewish Cabalists…thought that a work dictated by the Holy Spirit was an absolute text: in other words, a text in which the collaboration…
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How to Respect the Prophet Nâbi (pronounced “Nobby”) was an Ottoman poet who flourished in the 17th century. Master Ahmet Kayhan once related the following…
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“We had taught him Knowledge from Our side (ilm al-ladun).” —God (18:65) “Now the discoveries of modern science are all Hidden Knowledge, that’s how…
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“Never condemn sinners until you’ve learned for sure whether I have forgiven you.” —God in a Holy Tradition (Bursevi, Ruh-ul Beyan, 9/806.) “No father…