Sufism
Sufis: The People of the Path, Vol. 1 :
- Sufism, Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 1: A Rare Kind of Magic
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 1: A Rare Kind of Magic, UWAIS WAS ASKED, 'HOW DO YOU FEEL?' HE SAID, 'LIKE ONE WHO HAS ARISEN IN THE MORNING AND DOES NOT KNOW WHETHER HE WILL BE DEAD IN THE EVENING.' THE OTHER MAN SAID, 'BUT THIS IS THE SITUATION OF ALL MEN.' UWAIS SAID, 'YES, BUT HOW MANY OF THEM FEEL IT?' at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 2: In Hiding, Question 1
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 2: In Hiding, Question 1 HAS SUFISM ARISEN AS A REBEL AGAINST THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ISLAM? OR IS IT PRE-ISLAM? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 2: In Hiding, Question 2
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 2: In Hiding, Question 2, WHY DO SUFIS DELIBERATELY DISGUISE AND HIDE THEMSELVES? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 2: In Hiding, Question 3
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 2: In Hiding, Question 3, WHY DON'T PEOPLE BELIEVE IN THE THINGS THAT ALL THE GREAT MYSTICS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN PREACHING? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 2: In Hiding, Question 4
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 2: In Hiding, Question 4, ONCE I LOVED A WOMAN BUT SHE REFUSED ME, AND EVER SINCE I HAVE BEEN MISERABLE. I HAVE LOST ALL HOPE IN LIFE. WHAT SHOULD I DO? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 2: In Hiding, Question 5
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 2: In Hiding, Question 5, I BELIEVE VERY STRONGLY IN RELIGION. I FOLLOW ALL THE PRESCRIBED RULES OF MORALITY. L HAVE ALWAYS LIVED A LIFE OF DISCIPLINE -- THEN WHY AM I ALWAYS UNHAPPY? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 3: Tariqa -- The Method
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 3: Tariqa -- The Method, SHAH FIROZ, WHO IS REMEMBERED AS THE TEACHER OF MANY VERY DISTINGUISHED SUFIS, WAS OFTEN ASKED WHY HE DID NOT TEACH THEM FASTER. HE SAID, 'BECAUSE EVEN THE MOST DEDICATED WILL, UNTIL A CERTAIN POINT OF UNDERSTANDING, NOT BE TEACHABLE AT ALL. HE IS HERE IN THE FLESH, BUT ABSENT IN EVERY OTHER WAY at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 4: Love Cannot Deliver the Goods, Question 1
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 4: Love Cannot Deliver the Goods, Question 1, WHEN I FEEL DEEP LOVE I FEEL SAD AT THE SAME TIME. WHY? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 4: Love Cannot Deliver the Goods, Question 2
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 4: Love Cannot Deliver the Goods, Question 2, WHY IS IT THOUGHT THAT THOUGHTS INTERFERE IN KNOWING THE TRUTH? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 4: Love Cannot Deliver the Goods, Question 3
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 4: Love Cannot Deliver the Goods, Question 3, YOU SAID THAT LIFE IS A PILGRIMAGE WITHOUT A GOAL. IS THIS ONLY FOR THE UNENLIGHTENED? WHEN AN ENLIGHTENED BEING LEAVES HIS BODY, DOES THE PILGRIMAGE CONTINUE? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 4: Love Cannot Deliver the Goods, Question 4
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 4: Love Cannot Deliver the Goods, Question 4, OFTEN IT SEEMS THAT A SUCCESSFUL THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIP RESULTS IN SPIRITUAL GROWTH FOR BOTH CLIENT AND THERAPIST. PLEASE EXPLAIN: TO WHAT EXTENT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CLIENT AND THERAPIST SIMILAR TO THAT OF DISCIPLE AND MASTER? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 4: Love Cannot Deliver the Goods, Question 5
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 4: Love Cannot Deliver the Goods, Question 5, WHY DID GURDJIEFF USE TO SAY THAT IF YOU WANT TO GET RID OF RELIGION LIVE CLOSE TO A PRIEST? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 5: Singing Silence
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 5: Singing Silence, A MAN CAME TO BAHAUDIN SHAH AND SAID, 'FIRST I FOLLOWED THIS TEACHER AND THEN THAT ONE. NEXT I STUDIED THESE BOOKS, AND THEN THOSE. I FEEL THAT ALTHOUGH I KNOW NOTHING OF YOU AND YOUR TEACHINGS, THIS EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN SLOWLY PREPARING ME TO LEARN FROM YOU. THE SHAH ANSWERED, NOTHING YOU HAVE LEARNED IN THE PAST WILL HELP YOU HERE. IF YOU ARE TO STAY WITH US, YOU WILL HAVE TO ABANDON ALL PRIDE IN THE PAST. THAT IS A FORM OF SELF-CONGRATULATION at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 6: The Passion for the Impossible, Question 1
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 6: The Passion for the Impossible, Question 1, I AM NOT CLEAR. IS BEING A SUFI A MATTER OF WILL? IS IT A BLESSING? OR IS IT SOMETHING ELSE? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 6: The Passion for the Impossible, Question 2
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 6: The Passion for the Impossible, Question 2, WHY DO GREAT PHILOSOPHERS AND SO FORTH, SAY SUCH BEAUTIFUL THINGS AND YET REMAIN SUCH A MESS? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 6: The Passion for the Impossible, Question 3
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 6: The Passion for the Impossible, Question 3, PLEASE EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FOLLOWING YOU AND SURRENDERING TO YOU at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 6: The Passion for the Impossible, Question 4
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 6: The Passion for the Impossible, Question 4, WHY DOES RELIGION CREATE SO MUCH GUILT? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 6: The Passion for the Impossible, Question 5
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 6: The Passion for the Impossible, Question 5, WHAT IS WRONG IN STUDYING RELIGIOUS SCRIPTURES? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 7: From Robopathology to Enlightenment
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 7: From Robopathology to Enlightenment, NAJRANI SAID, 'IF YOU SAY THAT YOU CAN NEARLY UNDERSTAND, YOU ARE TALKING NONSENSE.' A THEOLOGIAN WHO LIKED THIS PHRASE ASKED, 'CAN YOU GIVE US AN EQUIVALENT OF THIS IN ORDINARY LIFE?' 'CERTAINLY,' SAID NAJRANI. 'IT IS EQUIVALENT TO SAYING THAT SOMETHING IS ALMOST A CIRCLE' at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 8: A Certain Milieu, Question 1
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 8: A Certain Milieu, Question 1, WHY DO YOU GIVE SANNYAS TO BABIES AND CHILDREN? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 8: A Certain Milieu, Question 2
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 8: A Certain Milieu, Question 2, CAN A DISCIPLE TRANSCEND FORM AND BE IN TUNE WITH THE ESSENCE OF THE CREATOR? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 8: A Certain Milieu, Question 3
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 8: A Certain Milieu, Question 3, I WANT TO BE CREATIVE. WHAT SHOULD I DO? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 8: A Certain Milieu, Question 4
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 8: A Certain Milieu, Question 4, WHY IS IT SO DIFFICULT TO FIND ONESELF? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 8: A Certain Milieu, Question 5
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 8: A Certain Milieu, Question 5, OSHO, DO YOU FIND YOUR JOKES FUNNY OR ARE YOU CATERING FOR OUR SENSE OF HUMOUR? P.S. WE LOVE THEM! at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 8: A Certain Milieu, Question 6
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 8: A Certain Milieu, Question 6, I WANT TO SURRENDER AND YET... at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 9: This Experience of Infinite Mutuality
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 9: This Experience of Infinite Mutuality, HASAN CAME UPON RABIA ONE DAY WHEN SHE WAS SITTING AMONG A NUMBER OF CONTEMPLATORS, AND SAID, 'I HAVE THE CAPACITY OF WALKING ON WATER. COME, LET US BOTH GO ON TO THAT WATER YONDER, AND SITTING UPON IT CARRY OUT A SPIRITUAL DISCUSSION.' RABIA SAID, 'IF YOU WISH TO SEPARATE YOURSELF FROM THIS AUGUST COMPANY, WHY DO YOU NOT COME WITH ME SO THAT WE MAY FLY INTO THE AIR AND SIT THERE TALKING?' HASAN SAID, 'I CANNOT DO THAT, FOR THE POWER THAT YOU MENTION IS NOT ONE WHICH I POSSESS.' RABIA SAID, 'YOUR POWER OF REMAINING STILL IN THE WATER IS ONE WHICH IS POSSESSED BY FISH. MY CAPACITY OF FLYING IN THE AIR CAN BE DONE BY A FLY. THESE ABILITIES ARE NO PART OF REAL TRUTH -- THEY MAY BECOME THE FOUNDATION OF SELF-ESTEEM AND COMPETITIVENESS, NOT SPIRITUALITY at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 10: The Original Signature, Question 1
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 10: The Original Signature, Question 1, SURELY MEDITATION IS FOR MYSTICS. WHY DO YOU PROPOSE IT FOR ORDINARY PEOPLE AND THEIR CHILDREN? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 10: The Original Signature, Question 2
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 10: The Original Signature, Question 2, IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE WORLD WHO IS PERFECT? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 10: The Original Signature, Question 3
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 10: The Original Signature, Question 3, I CAN'T FIND THE SYNTHESIS BETWEEN SURRENDERING AND TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR ONESELF OR GROWING MATURE AND INDEPENDENT. at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 10: The Original Signature, Question 4
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 10: The Original Signature, Question 4, WHERE CAN ONE ALWAYS FIND HAPPINESS? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 10: The Original Signature, Question 5
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 10: The Original Signature, Question 5, WHY ARE THERE SO MANY RELIGIONS IN THE WORLD? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 10: The Original Signature, Question 6
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 10: The Original Signature, Question 6, OSHO, YOU ARE QUOTED AS BEING HERE TO PROCLAIM A NEW TRADITION, NOT TO PERPETUATE THE OLD. WHY IS THIS, AND HOW DO YOU SEE THE FUTURE? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 10: The Original Signature, Question 7
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 10: The Original Signature, Question 7, WHEN TWO WOMEN OR TWO MEN ARE MAKING LOVE TO EACH OTHER DOES IT DO ANY HARM TO THEIR ENERGIES? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 11: The People are Sleeping
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 11: The People are Sleeping, HASAN ASKED AJAMI, 'HOW DID YOU REACH YOUR PRESENT HEIGHTS OF SPIRITUAL ATTAINMENT?' AJAMI SAID, 'THROUGH MAKING THE HEART WHITE IN MEDITATION, NOT BY MAKING PAPER BLACK WITH WRITING.' at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 12: The 'Instant' Pathology, Question 1
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 12: The 'Instant' Pathology, Question 1, SO MANY PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR INSTANT ENLIGHTENMENT THESE DAYS AND THERE ARE ALL THESE GURUS RUNNING AROUND SAYING 'FOLLOW ME' AND YET IT IS QUESTIONABLE WHETHER THE ANSWER IS THERE. WHAT DO YOU ATTRIBUTE THIS TO? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 12: The 'Instant' Pathology, Question 2
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 12: The 'Instant' Pathology, Question 2, OSHO, HAVE I TO PUSH THE RIVER? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 12: The 'Instant' Pathology, Question 3
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 12: The 'Instant' Pathology, Question 3, WHY DOES HETEROSEXUAL RELATIONSHIP CREATE TROUBLE AND IS IT SOMETHING NEW OR HAS IT BEEN THE CASE ALWAYS? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 12: The 'Instant' Pathology, Question 4
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 12: The 'Instant' Pathology, Question 4, CAN WE NOT LOVE AND ACCEPT OUR HEAD, OUR MIND, OUR EGO, AS PART OF THE WHOLE LIFE? WHY REJECT THEM? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 12: The 'Instant' Pathology, Question 5
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 12: The 'Instant' Pathology, Question 5, I HAVE BEEN STUDYING RELIGIOUS LITERATURE FOR MANY YEARS AND FOR THREE YEARS I HAVE BEEN STUDYING YOUR BOOKS TOO. AND THROUGH ALL THIS STUDY I HAVE PROGRESSED A LOT ON THE PATH. OSHO, WOULD YOU SAY SOMETHING ABOUT WHAT I SHOULD DO NEXT? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 13: Judge Ye Not
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 13: Judge Ye Not, HASAN OF BASRA RELATES: 'I HAD CONVINCED MYSELF THAT I WAS A MAN OF HUMILITY AND LESS THAN HUMBLE IN MY THOUGHTS AND CONDUCT TO OTHERS. 'THEN ONE DAY I WAS STANDING ON THE BANK OF THE RIVER WHEN I SAW A MAN SITTING THERE. BESIDE HIM WAS A WOMAN AND BEFORE THEM WAS A WINE-FLASK. at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 14: Tug of War, Question 1
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 14: Tug of War, Question 1, OSHO, I WANT TO BECOME ENLIGHTENED. WHY DON'T YOU HELP ME? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 14: Tug of War, Question 2
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 14: Tug of War, Question 2, WHAT IS LOVE? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 14: Tug of War, Question 3
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 14: Tug of War, Question 3, HOW CAN A DISCIPLE KNOW THAT HE HAS BEEN CHOSEN BY A MASTER? WHERE ARE HIS FREEDOM AND RESPONSIBILITY? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 14: Tug of War, Question 4
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 14: Tug of War, Question 4, WHY DO I REMEMBER GOD ONLY WHEN I AM IN SUFFERING? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 15: A Spluttering and a Going Out
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 15: A Spluttering and a Going Out, A CERTAIN MAN WHO WAS FOND OF STUDYING ALL KINDS OF SYSTEMS OF THOUGHT WROTE TO A DERVISH MASTER, ABDUL-AZIZ OF MECCA, ASKING WHETHER HE COULD TALK TO HIM IN ORDER TO MAKE COMPARISONS. THE DERVISH SENT HIM A BOTTLE WITH OIL AND WATER IN IT, AND A PIECE OF COTTON WICK at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 16: A Lotus on the Lake of Emptiness, Question 1
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 16: A Lotus on the Lake of Emptiness, Question 1, WHY DO WE FORGET OUR DIVINITY? WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 16: A Lotus on the Lake of Emptiness, Question 2
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 16: A Lotus on the Lake of Emptiness, Question 2, WHY DO I FEEL FEAR WHEN SOMEBODY COMES CLOSE TO ME? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 16: A Lotus on the Lake of Emptiness, Question 3
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 16: A Lotus on the Lake of Emptiness, Question 3, WHY ARE YOU NOT A WOMAN? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 16: A Lotus on the Lake of Emptiness, Question 4
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 16: A Lotus on the Lake of Emptiness, Question 4, IF LIFE IS AN INTERDEPENDENCE AND AN ORGANIC WHOLE, HOW CAN ONE AWAKEN WHILE THE REST OF HUMANITY IS FAST ASLEEP? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 16: A Lotus on the Lake of Emptiness, Question 5
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 16: A Lotus on the Lake of Emptiness, Question 5, YOUR WORDS ARE SUCH A DELIGHT IN MY HEART, HOW CAN THEY BE LIES? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 16: A Lotus on the Lake of Emptiness, Question 6
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 16: A Lotus on the Lake of Emptiness, Question 6, WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU DIE? STAY TOGETHER AND RUN THE RISK THAT THE MOVEMENT WILL TURN INTO A STALE SORT OF RELIGION, OR DISSOLVE AND BE OPEN FOR THE CALL OF ANOTHER LIVING MASTER? at energyenhancement.org
Sufis: The People of the Path, Vol. 2 :
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 1: Seven Valleys
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 1: Seven Valleys, THERE WAS ONCE A WOMAN WHO ABANDONED THE RELIGION IN WHICH SHE HAD BEEN BROUGHT UP. SHE LEFT THE RANKS OF THE ATHEISTS TOO, AND JOINED ANOTHER FAITH. THEN SHE BECAME CONVINCED OF THE TRUTH OF YET ANOTHER. EACH TIME SHE CHANGED HER BELIEFS, SHE IMAGINED THAT SHE HAD GAINED SOMETHING, BUT NOT QUITE ENOUGH. EACH TIME SHE ENTERED A NEW FOLD SHE WAS WELCOMED, AND HER RECRUITMENT WAS REGARDED AS A GOOD THING, AND A SIGN OF HER SANITY AND ENLIGHTENMENT. HER INWARD STATE, HOWEVER, WAS ONE OF CONFUSION. AT LENGTH, SHE HEARD OF A CERTAIN CELEBRATED TEACHER, IMAM JAFAR SADIK, AND SHE WENT TO SEE HIM at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 2: Diamonds Regained, Question 1
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 2: Diamonds Regained, Question 1, I HAVE OFTEN THOUGHT THAT IF CHILDREN WERE RAISED IN A FREE AND LOVING ENVIRONMENT RATHER THAN THE INSANE SOCIETY THAT WE GREW UP IN, THEY WOULD ALL MATURE INTO FREE, LOVING, ENLIGHTENED BEINGS. BUT IF THIS WERE SO, MANY OF THE PRIMITIVE SOCIETIES WOULD BE OVERFLOWING WITH ENLIGHTENED BEINGS. WHY IS THIS NOT SO? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 2: Diamonds Regained, Question 2
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 2: Diamonds Regained, Question 2, BEFORE COMING TO POONA I THOUGHT I KNEW SOMETHING ABOUT HELPING. NOW I FEEL I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT HELPING. THE MOST I CAN DO IS BE PRESENT WITH A CLIENT AND FOLLOW MY INSTINCTS AT THAT MOMENT. IT IS A VERY SCARY PLACE at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 2: Diamonds Regained, Question 3
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 2: Diamonds Regained, Question 3, ONE OF THE KEY WORDS TO MY AND OTHERS' EXPERIENCES HERE IS 'ENERGY'. I CAN FEEL IT -- SOMETIMES MORE, SOMETIMES LESS -- AND I ALSO FEEL THAT OPENING MYSELF MORE TO EXPERIENCING IT, IS LETTING IT DO THE JOB OF CHANGE. STILL IT PUZZLES ME AS IT IS A TOTALLY NEW CONCEPT TO ME AND I SHOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT IT. IS IT AN INNER OR AN OUTER PHENOMENON, OR BOTH? CAN ONE MISUSE IT? PLEASE EXPLAIN at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 2: Diamonds Regained, Question 4
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 2: Diamonds Regained, Question 4, OSHO, WHY DO YOU GO ON SAYING, 'WHEN YOU FIND A MASTER,' WHEN YOU ARE RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 2: Diamonds Regained, Question 5
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 2: Diamonds Regained, Question 5, YOU SAY ONE SHOULD NOT FEEL GUILTY, BUT HOW IS IT POSSIBLE TO AVOID IT? THE SLIGHTEST NEGATIVE EMOTION OR QUALITY, IF TURNED INWARDS, KILLS ONESELF; IF TURNED OUTWARDS, KILLS OTHERS. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT UNLESS AND UNTIL ONE HAS FULLY REALISED THE SPIRIT OR BECOME ENLIGHTENED THERE MUST ALWAYS BE A DEEP EXISTENTIAL HUMILIATION at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 2: Diamonds Regained, Question 6
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 2: Diamonds Regained, Question 6, BELOVED OSHO. THIS MORNING IN THE LECTURE I WAS FAST ASLEEP AND SUDDENLY FELT A HARD WEIGHT ON MY BACK. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I MUST BE SNORING OR MAKING A NOISE AND SOMEONE MUST HAVE WOKEN ME TO STOP ME, BUT I FOUND OUT THAT NO ONE HAD HIT ME. WHAT WAS IT? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 3: Here, Now, This....
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 3: Here, Now, This...., IMAM MUHAMMED BAQIR IS SAID TO HAVE RELATED THIS ILLUSTRATIVE FABLE: 'FINDING I COULD SPEAK THE LANGUAGE OF ANTS, I APPROACHED ONE AND ENQUIRED, WHAT IS GOD LIKE? DOES HE RESEMBLE THE ANT? 'HE ANSWERED, GOD! NO, INDEED -- WE HAVE ONLY A SINGLE STING, BUT GOD, HE HAS TWO!' at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 4: Earth and Sky Apart, Question 1
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 4: Earth and Sky Apart, Question 1, WHY DID VAN GOGH KILL HIMSELF? WHY DID HEMINGWAY PUT A SHOTGUN IN HIS MOUTH AND BLOW THE TOP OF HIS HEAD OFF? WHY DO THEY POISON THEIR RIVERS, THEIR AIR AND THEIR OWN FOOD? WHY DO THEY JUSTIFY IT ALL WITH THEIR REASONING, PSYCHOLOGY AND LAWS? WHY DO THEY COME HERE FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS, AND WHY DO YOU HAVE SO MUCH COMPASSION FOR THEM? I AM SICK AND TIRED OF THEM! at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 4: Earth and Sky Apart, Question 2
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 4: Earth and Sky Apart, Question 2, IN ANSWERING MY QUESTION, YOU KEPT REFERRING TO ME AS 'SHE'. SO YOU HAVE FOUND ME OUT. EVEN GROWING A BEARD, I COULD NOT DECEIVE YOU. ONLY ONE SMALL REQUEST: MAY I KEEP THE SWAMI IN THE FRONT OF MY NAME? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 4: Earth and Sky Apart, Question 3
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 4: Earth and Sky Apart, Question 3, EVERY TIME YOU COME AND GO IN THE LECTURE, I AM WORRIED YOU MAY MISS A STEP AND FALL. P.S. YOU LOOK SO DRUNK at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 4: Earth and Sky Apart, Question 4
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 4: Earth and Sky Apart, Question 4, DURING THE DAY WHEN I AM BOUNCING AROUND, I COMPLETELY LOSE MYSELF. I AM ENJOYING, BUT WHERE DOES MEDITATION COME IN? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 4: Earth and Sky Apart, Question 5
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 4: Earth and Sky Apart, Question 5, IT IS A LONG, LONG JOURNEY BETWEEN THE PREPARATION AND THE ULTIMATE; BETWEEN THE STATE OF ROBOPATHOLOGY AND ENLIGHTENMENT. MUST ONE SUFFER DURING THE PERIOD OF THE 'JOURNEY' OR IS THERE A POSSIBILITY OF PEACE? PLEASE EXPLAIN at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 4: Earth and Sky Apart, Question 6
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 4: Earth and Sky Apart, Question 6, OSHO.... YOU ARE SO CRAZY!!! HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE TOTALLY CRAZY? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 4: Earth and Sky Apart, Question 7
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 4: Earth and Sky Apart, Question 7, BELOVED MASTER, HAS IT HAPPENED? HAS IT FINALLY HAPPENED? IS THAT YOU INSIDE MY HEART, SO CLEAR AND CONSTANTLY WITH ME NOW? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 5: Layer Upon Layer
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 5: Layer Upon Layer, THE SUFI MASTER, AJNABI SAID, 'WRITE TO MULLA FIROZ AND TELL HIM THAT I HAVE NO TIME TO ENGAGE HIM IN CORRESPONDENCE, AND THEREFORE HAVE NOTHING TO SAY TO HIS LETTER.' THE DISCIPLE, AMINI, SAID, 'IS IT YOUR INTENTION TO ANNOY HIM WITH THIS LETTER?' at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 6: An Eternal Recurrence, Question 1
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 6: An Eternal Recurrence, Question 1, RECENTLY, MIND ALMOST STOPPING, I HAVE SUDDENLY FELT MYSELF AND EVERYTHING AROUND ME TO BE EXISTING EXACTLY AS IN JESUS' TIME. AND THERE HAS BEEN A VERY STRONG SENSE OF JESUS HIMSELF. COULD YOU SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THIS KIND OF PHENOMENON? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 6: An Eternal Recurrence, Question 2
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 6: An Eternal Recurrence, Question 2, AFTER TODAY'S DISCOURSE I MET SATYA ON THE STAIRS. SHE WAS LAUGHING. I WANTED TO SOB, BUT FELT I MUST LIGHTEN UP AND LAUGH, THAT SHE WAS POSITIVE AND I WAS NEGATIVE. I LAUGHED A LIE. COULD I BE TRUE TO MYSELF AND MEET HER IN THAT MOMENT? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 6: An Eternal Recurrence, Question 3
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 6: An Eternal Recurrence, Question 3, WHY ARE PEOPLE SO FAKE? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 6: An Eternal Recurrence, Question 4
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 6: An Eternal Recurrence, Question 4, I AM MUCH CONFUSED ABOUT THE FOLLOWING QUESTION. I AM TRAINED AS A PHYSICIAN AND I HAVE ALWAYS FELT DEEPLY THAT IT IS A GOOD THING. BUT INTRINSIC IN MY WORK, IN MY ACTIVITY, IS A REFUSAL TO ACCEPT ILLNESS AND DEATH, DISEASE AND HUMAN SUFFERING. VERY DEEP, THEREFORE, IS A REFUSAL TO ACCEPT LIFE OR EXISTENCE AS IT IS. VERY DEEP IS A DESIRE TO CORRECT SOME OF THESE MECHANISMS OF NATURE. ALL MY PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY IS GOADED BY A FEAR, A DEEP PERSONAL FEAR, OF SICKNESS, SUFFERING AND DEATH. I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO VIEW MY WORK IN THE LIGHT OF THE WHOLE. PLEASE SHOW THE LIGHT OF EXISTENCE ON THIS AREA OF CONFUSION FOR ME at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 6: An Eternal Recurrence, Question 5 and Question 6
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 6: An Eternal Recurrence, Question 5 and Question 6, 5- A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, I HAD ALL THE SYMPTOMS OF A HEART ATTACK AND WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR FIVE DAYS, BUT THERE WAS NO HEART ATTACK. AND LATELY I HEAR THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME FEELING. WHAT DOES IT MEAN?, 6- SO MANY PEOPLE AT THE ASHRAM SEEM TO BE HAVING SOMETHING HAPPENING TO THEIR HEART RECENTLY: PAIN IN THE HEART, BURNING IN THE HEART, FEELING LIKE THEIR HEART IS ABOUT TO BREAK WITH LOVE, WITH GRATITUDE. I HAVE A TICKLE IN MY HEART. SHEELA SAYS THAT WHEN YOUR LONG ARM HIT HER IN THE LECTURE THE OTHER DAY, SHE FELT IT IN HER HEART. WHAT IS HAPPENING? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 7: Full Emptiness
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 7: Full Emptiness, THIS INTERCHANGE BETWEEN THE SUFI MYSTIC, SIMAB, AND A NOBLEMAN NAMED MULAKAB, IS PRESERVED IN ORAL TRANSMISSION AS A DIALOGUE OFTEN STAGED BY WANDERING DERVISHES. MULAKAB: 'TELL ME SOMETHING OF YOUR PHILOSOPHY SO THAT I MAY UNDERSTAND.' at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 8: A Holiday from Sanity, Question 1
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 8: A Holiday from Sanity, Question 1, EVERY TIME I FALL IN LOVE, THINGS START TO CRASH ALL AROUND ME. I GUESS THAT I LOSE MY CENTRE BUT IN THIS STATE I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE A CENTRE OR NOT. THINGS GET CONFUSED AND CRAZY at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 8: A Holiday from Sanity, Question 2
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 8: A Holiday from Sanity, Question 2, IT HAS BEEN SAID: 'YOU LIVE ONLY ONCE, BUT IF YOU LIVE IT RIGHT, ONCE IS ENOUGH.' at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 8: A Holiday from Sanity, Question 3
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 8: A Holiday from Sanity, Question 3, WHY DO YOU TELL WOMEN SANNYASINS NOT TO HAVE BABIES? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 8: A Holiday from Sanity, Question 4
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 8: A Holiday from Sanity, Question 4, WHEN A MAN LIVES WITH TWO WOMEN AT THE SAME TIME DOES IT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE TO HIS ENERGY? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 8: A Holiday from Sanity, Question 5
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 8: A Holiday from Sanity, Question 5, THE BIBLE SAYS: 'WAIT AND EVERYTHING SHALL BE GIVEN TO YOU.' OSHO, WHAT DO YOU SAY? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 8: A Holiday from Sanity, Question 6
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 8: A Holiday from Sanity, Question 6, WHY DO YOU CALL MEN MONKEYS? ISN'T IT INSULTING TO THE DIGNITY OF NAN? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 8: A Holiday from Sanity, Question 7
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 8: A Holiday from Sanity, Question 7, BROWN HAS SAID: 'THE ULTIMATE PROBLEM IS NOT GUILT BUT THE INCAPACITY TO LIVE. THE ILLUSION OF GUILT IS NECESSARY FOR AN ANIMAL THAT CANNOT ENJOY LIFE, IN ORDER TO ORGANISE A LIFE OF NON-ENJOYMENT.' at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 8: A Holiday from Sanity, Question 8
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 8: A Holiday from Sanity, Question 8, WHY DO I ALWAYS ACT OUT OF FEAR? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 8: A Holiday from Sanity, Question 9
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 8: A Holiday from Sanity, Question 9, BELOVED OSHO, I AM SUFFERING FROM WRITER'S BLOCK! I WONDER, HOW IS IT THAT LATELY, AS I FEEL MORE AND MORE OVERWHELMING GRATITUDE AND LOVE, I BECOME LESS AND LESS ABLE TO EXPRESS IT? IT PAINS ME THAT I CANNOT SHARE WHAT I AM EXPERIENCING. YOUR LOVE-SICK BARD, MANEESHA at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 9: The Touch of the Master
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 9: The Touch of the Master, THERE WAS ONCE A SUFI WHO WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT HIS DISCIPLES WOULD, AFTER HIS DEATH, FIND THE RIGHT TEACHER OF THE WAY FOR THEM. HE THEREFORE, AFTER THE OBLIGATORY BEQUESTS LAID DOWN BY LAW, LEFT HIS DISCIPLES SEVENTEEN CAMELS, WITH THIS ORDER: 'YOU WILL DIVIDE THE CAMELS AMONG THE THREE OF YOU IN THE FOLLOWING PROPORTIONS: THE OLDEST SHALL HAVE HALF, THE MIDDLE IN AGE ONE-THIRD, AND THE YOUNGEST SHALL HAVE ONE-NINTH.' at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 10: Out of the Mud and the Mire, Question 1
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 10: Out of the Mud and the Mire, Question 1, AS A U. S. PSYCHIATRIST I AM WELL-TRAINED. EXPERIENCED AND HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL BY OUTER STANDARDS -- BUT NOW, WHAT TO DO? I NO LONGER FEEL THAT I AM A DOCTOR OR THERAPIST OR ANALYST, ONLY A PERSON, AND PERHAPS A TEACHER. YOU AND OTHERS LIKE YOU ARE TO BLAME FOR THIS. NOW I AM ONLY LISTENING TO THE INNER VOICE FOR DIRECTION. IS THERE ANY MORE I CAN DO? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 10: Out of the Mud and the Mire, Question 2 and Question 3
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 10: Out of the Mud and the Mire, Question 2 and Question 3, 2- DO YOU HAVE SOME SORT OF CONTRAPTION IN YOUR ROOM WITH WHICH YOU CONTROL OR ALTER THE MOODS OF EVERYONE IN THE ASHRAM, PUTTING EVERYONE INTO THE SAME OR SIMILAR MOOD AT THE SAME TIME? IT SEEMS THAT EVERYONE GOES THROUGH THE SAME CYCLE OR PHASES, NOT AS INDIVIDUALS BUT AS A COMMUNITY. WHAT'S UP?, 3- IS THERE A COLLECTIVE UNCONSCIOUS AT THE ASHRAM? EVERY OTHER QUESTION I HAVE THOUGHT TO ASK HAS BEEN ASKED BY SOMEONE ELSE, OR YOU HAVE ANSWERED IT ANYWAY. at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 10: Out of the Mud and the Mire, Question 4
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 10: Out of the Mud and the Mire, Question 4, AYN RAND, THE ORIGINATOR OF OBJECTIVISM PHILOSOPHY, WENT MAD AND COMMITTED SUICIDE. HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN TO SUCH A RARE, LOGICAL MIND? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 10: Out of the Mud and the Mire, Question 5
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 10: Out of the Mud and the Mire, Question 5, I AM VERY AFRAID OF DYING. CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THE SECRET OF ACHIEVING A LONG LIFE IS? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 10: Out of the Mud and the Mire, Question 6
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 10: Out of the Mud and the Mire, Question 6, I HAVE BEEN THINKING AND THINKING ABOUT TAKING SANNYAS FOR FIVE YEARS, YET I CANNOT DECIDE. WHAT SHOULD I DO? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 10: Out of the Mud and the Mire, Question 7
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 10: Out of the Mud and the Mire, Question 7, SHOULD ONE LOVE ONE'S NEIGHBOUR? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 10: Out of the Mud and the Mire, Question 8
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 10: Out of the Mud and the Mire, Question 8, IF YOU DO NOT DO MIRACLES, THEN HOW IS IT THAT MIRACLES ARE HAPPENING TO ME? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 10: Out of the Mud and the Mire, Question 9
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 10: Out of the Mud and the Mire, Question 9, OSHO, I LIKE MY NAME BUT I LIKE WOMEN TOO at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 10: Out of the Mud and the Mire, Question 10
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 10: Out of the Mud and the Mire, Question 10, HOW TO DROP JUDGING PEOPLE? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 10: Out of the Mud and the Mire, Question 11
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 10: Out of the Mud and the Mire, Question 11, OSHO, ARE ALL WORDS USELESS? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 10: Out of the Mud and the Mire, Question 12
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 10: Out of the Mud and the Mire, Question 12, BELOVED OSHO, I HAVE FOUND THE ANSWER. MY HEART IS FILLED WITH JOY WHERE THERE WAS ALWAYS PAIN. I FEEL WITH GREAT SURPRISE THAT IT IS TRUE -- I HAVE A CHOICE. I BOW IN GRATITUDE. VANI. at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 11: The Royal Way
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 11: The Royal Way, THE SUFI ANCIENT, JUNAID, TAUGHT BY DEMONSTRATION, THROUGH A METHOD IN WHICH HE ACTUALLY LIVED THE PART WHICH HE WAS TRYING TO ILLUSTRATE. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE: ONCE HE WAS FOUND BY A NUMBER OF SEEKERS, SITTING SURROUNDED BY EVERY IMAGINABLE LUXURY at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 12: Different Breezes, Question 1
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 12: Different Breezes, Question 1, I AM ALWAYS IN A HURRY AND ALWAYS WORRYING WHETHER I WILL BE ABLE TO REACH OR NOT at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 12: Different Breezes, Question 2
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 12: Different Breezes, Question 2, YOU BELIEVE THAT MAN SHOULD LIVE MORE MEDITATIVELY. HOW CAN THIS SOLVE LIFE PROBLEMS OR PREVENT WARS? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 12: Different Breezes, Question 3
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 12: Different Breezes, Question 3, THE FAMILY HAS BEEN THE BASIC SOCIAL UNIT FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS, YET YOU DOUBT ITS VALIDITY IN YOUR NEW world. WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST CAN REPLACE IT? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 12: Different Breezes, Question 4
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 12: Different Breezes, Question 4, THROUGH THE AGES, INCARNATIONS LIKE JESUS AND BUDDHA HAVE ACCEPTED TO COME AND HELP HUMANITY. IF LIFE IS NO MORE THAN A JOKE, WHY DO THEY TAKE THE TROUBLE? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 13: Design within Design
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 13: Design within Design, A SUFI OF THE ORDER OF THE NAQSHBANDIS WAS ASKED, 'YOUR ORDER'S NAME MEANS LITERALLY
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 14: A Singular Mess, Question 1
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 14: A Singular Mess, Question 1, YOU SAY THERE IS NOWHERE TO GO. TO GO SOMEWHERE IS TO PERPETUATE THE ILLUSION. AND SOMETIMES I SEE IT.... AND YOU SAY RELIGIOUSNESS IS TO REJECT THE KNOWN AND ONE SHOULD NOT STAND ON THE CROSSROADS BUT DARE, AND COMMIT MISTAKES.... YOU SAY IT IS ALREADY THE CASE -- THE SEEKER IS THE SOUGHT.... AND YOU SAY RELIGION IS SELF-CREATION, CONSTANT REBELLION.... THE COMBINATION AND THE HARMONY OF ALL THESE THINGS BETWEEN THEM IS SINGULARLY MESSY at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 14: A Singular Mess, Question 2
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 14: A Singular Mess, Question 2, THE THEORY THAT WE HAVE TO PUSH, FORCE AND KICK OURSELVES -- IS.THIS TRUE? I HATE FIGHTING MYSELF at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 14: A Singular Mess, Question 3
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 14: A Singular Mess, Question 3, YOU HAVE CONVINCED ME. BEFORE ANY QUESTION ARISES, BEFORE ANY ANSWER CAN BE GIVEN, I BELIEVE YOU, HAPPILY at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 14: A Singular Mess, Question 4
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 14: A Singular Mess, Question 4, OSHO, JUST WHEN THE ASHRAM SEEMS TO BE COMING TOGETHER WE WILL BE MOVING. IS IT YOUR INTENTION THAT WE SHOULD BE LIVING ON A PERPETUAL BUILDING SITE? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 14: A Singular Mess, Question 5
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 14: A Singular Mess, Question 5, IS THERE ANY NECESSITY FOR EVERYBODY TO HAVE A RELIGION OF ONE KIND OR OTHER? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 14: A Singular Mess, Question 6
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 14: A Singular Mess, Question 6, FOUR YEARS AGO I HAD A READING WHICH SAID THAT MY BLOOD DISEASE WAS GONE DUE TO THE GURU'S BLESSINGS. WHEN I TOLD YOU, YOU SAID, 'FROM THE DAY YOU TOOK SANNYAS YOUR CANCER WAS GONE.' I REMEMBER FEELING THAT YOUR SAYING THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A DESIGN AND NOT A REAL FACT. I ALWAYS ACCEPTED THAT YOUR TRUTHS MAY NOT BE FACTS. DID I MISS BECAUSE OF THIS? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 14: A Singular Mess, Question 7
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 14: A Singular Mess, Question 7, YOU SOMETIMES USE THE WORD 'ACCIDENT' OR 'ACCIDENTAL' TO DESCRIBE AN EVENT. ARE THERE ANY ACCIDENTS IN LIFE IN REALITY? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 15: A Silent Shrine
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 Sufis: The People Of The Path Chapter 15: A Silent Shrine, THE SUFI SAGE, ABDULALIM OF FEZ, REFUSED TO TEACH, BUT FROM TIME TO TIME WOULD ADVISE PEOPLE ABOUT THE WAY TO PROCEED ON THE PATH. ONE DAY A DISCIPLE, WHO WAS BOTH INCAPABLE OF LEARNING AND REGULARLY DRIVEN ABNORMAL BY ATTENDING 'MYSTICAL CEREMONIES', VISITED HIM at energyenhancement.org
The Perfect Master, Vol. 1:
- Sufism, Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 1: When the Disciple is Ready
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 1: When the Disciple is Ready, A CERTAIN MAN DECIDED THAT HE WOULD SEEK THE PERFECT MASTER. HE READ MANY BOOKS, VISITED SAGE AFTER SAGE, LISTENED, DISCUSSED AND PRACTISED, BUT HE ALWAYS FOUND HIMSELF DOUBTING OR UNSURE. AFTER TWENTY YEARS HE MET A MAN WHOSE EVERY WORD AND ACTION CORRESPONDED WITH HIS IDEA OF THE TOTALLY REALIZED MAN at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 2: There is Communion, Question 1
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 2: There is Communion, Question 1, OSHO, YESTERDAY YOU MENTIONED THAT TO BE A DISCIPLE ONE NEEDS TO BE IN PRAYER -- BUT WHAT EXACTLY IS PRAYER? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 2: There is Communion, Question 2
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 2: There is Communion, Question 2, EVERY TIME I SIT DOWN TO WRITE YOU A QUESTION, THE ANSWER ALWAYS COMES BEFORE I AM FINISHED WRITING. YET THIS DESIRE TO WRITE TO YOU AND BE ANSWERED REMAINS. WHAT IS THIS DESIRE? P.S. I KNOW THE ANSWER at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 2: There is Communion, Question 3
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 2: There is Communion, Question 3, MY BECOMING A SANNYASIN HAS CREATED A GREAT STIR IN MY COMMUNITY. THEY THINK THAT I HAVE GONE CRAZY, ALTHOUGH I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO HAPPY AND BLISSFUL AS I AM NOW. OSHO, WOULD YOU SAY SOMETHING ABOUT IT? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 2: There is Communion, Question 4
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 2: There is Communion, Question 4, MY WIFE IS VERY MUCH AGAINST REASON. SHE CALLS ALL REASONING 'RATIONALIZATION'. WHAT IS REASONING? AND WHAT IS RATIONALIZATION? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 3: A Rolling Stone
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 3: A Rolling Stone, A WANDERING SEEKER SAW A DERVISH IN A REST-HOUSE AND SAID TO HIM, I HAVE BEEN IN A HUNDRED CLIMES AND HAVE HEARD THE TEACHINGS OF A MULTITUDE OF MENTORS. I HAVE LEARNT HOW TO DECIDE WHEN A TEACHER IS NOT A SPIRITUAL MAN. I CANNOT TELL A GENUINE GUIDE, OR HOW TO FIND ONE, BUT HALF THE WORK COMPLETED IS BETTER THAN NOTHING at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 4: Via Confusiva, Question 1
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 4: Via Confusiva, Question 1, OSHO, WHATEVER YOU SAY SEEMS TO BE RIGHT FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF WHAT YOU ARE SAYING AT THAT MOMENT. BUT IT MAY BE CONTRADICTORY. YOU DRAW THE LISTENERS IN ONE DIRECTION CONFIRMING A PARTICULAR POINT, AND AT THE SAME TIME YOU GO VIA THE BACK DOOR TO THE OPPOSITE POINT. IT IS A SPIRAL -- THE LISTENER HARDLY REALIZES WHAT MAY BE HAPPENING. IS THIS NOT FOOLING THE LISTENER -- UNLESS HE REALIZES THAT THE REAL ANSWER LIES BEYOND YOUR SPOKEN WORDS? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 4: Via Confusiva, Question 2
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 4: Via Confusiva, Question 2, SOMETIMES WHEN YOU SPEAK, I GET THE VISION OF LIVING A KIND OF ZORBA THE GREEK LIFE -- EAT, DRINK AND BE MERRY -- LUSTY AND PASSIONATE, AND I THINK THIS IS THE WAY. OTHER TIMES I FEEL YOU ARE SAYING THAT THE WAY IS TO SIT SILENTLY, WATCHFUL AND UNMOVING, LIKE A MONK. SO WHO ARE WE TO BE -- ZORBAS OR MONKS -- AND HOW CAN A BLEND OF THEM BE POSSIBLE? I SENSE THAT YOU HAVE MANAGED TO INTEGRATE THE CONTRADICTIONS, BUT CAN WE BE BOTH ZORBAS, MOVED BY PASSION AND DESIRE, AND BUDDHAS, DISPASSIONATE, COOL AND CALM? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 4: Via Confusiva, Question 3
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 4: Via Confusiva, Question 3, NO OASIS, NO DESERTS, NO MOUNTAINS, NO VALLEYS, NO SUMMER, NO WINTER, NO RAIN, NO SNOW, NO YES AND NO! NO SUFI, NO ZEN, NO TANTRA, NO MANTRA, NO CROWN, NO CROSS, NO GAIN, NO LOSS! ALL IN YOU. INFINITELY, ETERNALLY YES AND NO! FOR EVER WITH YOU! at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 4: Via Confusiva, Question 4
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 4: Via Confusiva, Question 4, WHY DO THE MYSTICS SPEAK A LANGUAGE OF THEIR OWN? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 4: Via Confusiva, Question 5
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 4: Via Confusiva, Question 5, WHY AM I SO NICE TO OTHERS AND SO HARD WITH MYSELF? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 4: Via Confusiva, Question 6
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 4: Via Confusiva, Question 6, WHAT IS THE TRADE SECRET OF THE PRIESTS? HOW HAVE THEY BEEN ABLE TO EXPLOIT MAN FOR SO LONG? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 5: Yes, Just Like That
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 5: Yes, Just Like That, A SUFI TEACHER WAS VISITED BY A NUMBER OF PEOPLE OF VARIOUS FAITHS WHO SAID TO HIM, ACCEPT US AS YOUR DISCIPLES, FOR WE SEE THAT THERE IS NO REMAINING TRUTH IN OUR RELIGIONS, AND WE ARE CERTAIN THAT WHAT YOU ARE TEACHING IS THE ONE TRUE PATH at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 6: Only One Ecstasy, Question 1
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 6: Only One Ecstasy, Question 1, HOW DOES THE INTERNAL WORLD OF EXPERIENCE RELATE TO EXTERNAL REALITY? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 6: Only One Ecstasy, Question 2
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 6: Only One Ecstasy, Question 2, I HAVE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH A FRIEND'S WIFE WHO IS IN LOVE WITH MY WIFE -- IS IT NOT STRANGE? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 6: Only One Ecstasy, Question 3
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 6: Only One Ecstasy, Question 3, JEWISH RELIGION, LIKE ZEN, IS BASED ONLY ON THE FORMLESS AND DOESN'T PERMIT THE WORSHIP OF FORMS. BUT EVER SINCE RYE BEEN IN INDIA THESE LAST EIGHT YEARS, I'VE MOVED AWAY FROM THIS IDEA AND HAVE FALLEN IN DEEP LOVE NOT ONLY WITH YOUR FORM, BUT ALSO WITH HINDU RELIGION, ITS MULTITUDE OF MYTHOLOGICAL FIGURES AND THE STORIES AROUND THEM -- RAM, KRISHNA, SHIVA, ETC. I LOVE KEEPING MY ROOM DECORATED WITH PICTURES OF YOUR FORM AND OF ALL THESE AS WELL, AND IMMERSING MYSELF IN THE FEELING OF BEING SURROUNDED BY AN INDIAN MYTHOLOGICAL WORLD OF GODS AND GODDESSES, THOUGH INTELLECTUALLY I KNOW THE ILLUSION OF IT at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 6: Only One Ecstasy, Question 4
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 6: Only One Ecstasy, Question 4, BELOVED OSHO, KINDLY TELL ME -- HAVE WE MET IN A PAST LIFE? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 6: Only One Ecstasy, Question 5
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 6: Only One Ecstasy, Question 5, WHY ARE THE PSYCHOTHERAPISTS CALLED SHRINKS? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 6: Only One Ecstasy, Question 6
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 6: Only One Ecstasy, Question 6, DO REAL PROBLEMS EXIST? ARE ALL PROBLEMS JUST MIND GAMES? DOES AWARENESS MAKE PROBLEMS DISAPPEAR? OR IS THERE A POSSIBILITY THAT AWARENESS BRINGS REPRESSION? IF I'D THAT WHENEVER I FEEL A LITTLE MORE CENTERED AND AWARE THAN USUAL I DON'T FEEL ANY PROBLEMS, BUT WHEN I AM NO MORE CENTERED ALL THE OLD PROBLEMS ARE BACK AND THEY LOOK EVEN BIGGER. IS THIS REPRESSION? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 6: Only One Ecstasy, Question 7
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 6: Only One Ecstasy, Question 7, WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 7: It Will Devour You Too
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 7: It Will Devour You Too, IT IS RELATED THAT A DERVISH ONCE STOPPED A KING IN THE STREET. THE KING SAID, HOW DARE YOU, A MAN OF NO ACCOUNT, INTERRUPT THE PROGRESS OF YOUR SOVEREIGN? THE DERVISH ANSWERED, CAN YOU BE A SOVEREIGN IF YOU CANNOT EVEN FILL MY KASHKUL, THE BEGGING BOWL? HE HELD OUT HIS BOWL, AND THE KING ORDERED IT TO BE FILLED WITH GOLD at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 8: The Grass Grows By Itself, Question 1
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 8: The Grass Grows By Itself, Question 1, WHAT EXACTLY DO YOWL MEAN BY 'CONSCIOUS IGNORANCE'? IS IT THE RECOGNITION THAT ONE IS ULTIMATELY, FUNDAMENTALLY IGNORANT? OR IS THERE MORE TO IT? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 8: The Grass Grows By Itself, Question 2
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 8: The Grass Grows By Itself, Question 2, I REMEMBER. I LET GO. I FORGET. I LET GO. MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH LIFE KEEPS DEEPENING. STILL, I AM NOT WITHOUT DOUBTS. BUT THE PLUNGE FORWARD! A DANCE UNPREDICTABLE. AND I ALLOW ALL AROUND... DISSOLVE IN THROUGH SOUND... AHH, OSHO -- THANK YOU. A QUESTION ON POLARITIES: MAN-WOMAN, ZEN-SUFI... CAN ANY ONE BEING ENCOMPASS IT ALL? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 8: The Grass Grows By Itself, Question 3
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 8: The Grass Grows By Itself, Question 3, HOW IS ANXIETY RELATED TO DESIRE? IT SEEMS EASIER TO SEE THAT ONE IS DESIRING THAN TO SEE THAT ONE IS 'ANXIETING' -- IN FACT, THERE IS NO VERB FORM FOR ANXIETY, AT LEAST NOT IN ENGLISH. AM I DESIRING MY ANXIETY OR ANXIETING MY DESIRE? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 8: The Grass Grows By Itself, Question 4
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 8: The Grass Grows By Itself, Question 4, OSHO, DO YOU EVER GET BORED? WHY NOT DROP THE ASHRAM AND LIVE IN THE FOREST? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 9: Hail Great Scholar!
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 9: Hail Great Scholar!, NAWAB MOHAMMED KHAN, JAN-FISHAN, WAS OUT WALKING IN DELHI ONE DAY WHEN HE CAME UPON A NUMBER OF PEOPLE SEEMINGLY ENGAGED IN AN ALTERCATION. HE ASKED A BYSTANDER, WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE? THE MAN SAID, SUBLIME HIGHNESS, ONE OF YOUR DISCIPLES IS OBJECTING TO THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PEOPLE IN THIS QUARTER at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 10: Buddha and the Beast, Question 1
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 10: Buddha and the Beast, Question 1, WHAT EXACTLY IS MAN? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 10: Buddha and the Beast, Question 2
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 10: Buddha and the Beast, Question 2, BELOVED OSHO, I HAVE BEEN LISTENING TO YOUR WORDS FOR SOMETIME AND I CAN ACCEPT EVERYTHING YOU SAY ON TRUTH AND NO-TRUTH. ONLY ONE QUESTION REMAINS IN MY MIND: IF MY ENLIGHTENMENT DEPENDS ON ME AND MY RELATIONSHIP WITH TOTALITY AND NOTHING ELSE, WHAT IS THE POINT IN MY SURRENDERING TO A HUMAN MASTER? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 10: Buddha and the Beast, Question 3
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 10: Buddha and the Beast, Question 3, WHY AM I SO AFRAID TO ASK YOU A QUESTION? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 10: Buddha and the Beast, Question 4
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 1 The Perfect Master Chapter 10: Buddha and the Beast, Question 4, WHAT IS A MYSTICAL EXPERIENCE? at energyenhancement.org
The Perfect Master, Vol. 2:
- Sufism, Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 1: Once Upon a Time
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 1: Once Upon a Time, ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WAS A COW. IN ALL THE WORLD THERE WAS NO ANIMAL WHICH SO REGULARLY GAVE SO MUCH MILK OF SUCH HIGH QUALITY. PEOPLE CAME FROM FAR AND WIDE TO SEE THIS WONDER. THE COW WAS EXTOLLED BY ALL. FATHERS TOLD THEIR CHILDREN OF ITS DEDICATION TO ITS APPOINTED TALKS. MINISTERS OF RELIGION ADJURED THEIR FLOCKS TO EMULATE IT IN THEIR OWN WAY at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 2: There is no Self, no Other, Question 1
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 2: There is no Self, no Other, Question 1, WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A MASTER AND A PSYCHOTHERAPIST? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 2: There is no Self, no Other, Question 2
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 2: There is no Self, no Other, Question 2, STANDING SURELY PROUD WITH ME UNDER THIS SHOWERING SUFI SKY GRACE STREAMING LIGHT LIMBS SONGS FLOWING STRONG THROAT A GREAT FULLNESS FALLS AND RISES WITH EACH BREATH AND PEACE FLIES ON BEATING WINGS TO SETTLE DEEP WITHIN MY SOUL... OH OSHO, IS IT PRAYER THAT'S THERE? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 2: There is no Self, no Other, Question 3
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 2: There is no Self, no Other, Question 3, OSHO, SAY SOMETHING MORE ABOUT SELF-KNOWLEDGE. THAT'S MY WHOLE INTEREST AND INQUIRY at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 2: There is no Self, no Other, Question 4
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 2: There is no Self, no Other, Question 4, WHY IS IT SO DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND YOU? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 2: There is no Self, no Other, Question 5
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 2: There is no Self, no Other, Question 5, I FEEL HOMESICK -- WHAT DOES IT MEAN? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 3: Out of Context
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 3: Out of Context, A CERTAIN SUFI TEACHER WAS EXPLAINING HOW A FALSE SUFI HAD BEEN UNMASKED. A REAL SUFI SENT ONE OF HIS DISCIPLES TO SERVE HIM. THE DISCIPLE WAITED ON THE IMPOSTER HAND AND FOOT, DAY AND NIGHT. PRESENTLY EVERYONE BEGAN TO SEE HOW THE FRAUD LOVED THESE ATTENTIONS, AND PEOPLE DESERTED HIM UNTIL HE WAS COMPLETELY ALONE at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 4: How Can You Deceive?, Question 1
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 4: How Can You Deceive?, Question 1, OSHO, WHY DO I FEEL SO CLOSE AND SO DISTANT FROM YOU AT THE SAME TIME? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 4: How Can You Deceive?, Question 2
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 4: How Can You Deceive?, Question 2, WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DESIRE AND LONGING? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 4: How Can You Deceive?, Question 3
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 4: How Can You Deceive?, Question 3, IS IT POSSIBLE TO DECEIVE A MASTER? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 4: How Can You Deceive?, Question 4
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 4: How Can You Deceive?, Question 4, OSHO, WHEN I WAS IN KONYA FOR THE DERVISH WHIRLING CEREMONY LAST DECEMBER, I MET A SUFI MASTER -- SULYMAN DEDE. HE ASKED ME TO CARRY HIS GREETINGS TO YOU AND THEN ASKED ME HOW I COULD KNOW THAT YOU WERE A TRUE MASTER. I THOUGHT THERE COULD BE NO SATISFACTORY REPLY. OSHO, WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE SAID? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 4: How Can You Deceive?, Question 5
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 4: How Can You Deceive?, Question 5, ASSAGIOLI SAYS THAT ALL THE AWARENESS IN THE WORLD WILL NOT HELP UNTIL YOU CHOOSE -- IT IS THE WILLINGNESS TO CHOOSE THAT PRODUCES CHANGE AND THUS GROWTH. YET YOU TALK OF CHOICELESS AWARENESS. IS THERE REALLY A CHOICE? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 4: How Can You Deceive?, Question 6
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 4: How Can You Deceive?, Question 6, WHY CAN'T I SEE ANY MEANING IN LIFE? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 4: How Can You Deceive?, Question 7
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 4: How Can You Deceive?, Question 7, I CANNOT SURRENDER TO GOD, AND IT IS NOT MY EGO BUT SELF-RESPECT. AM I WRONG? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 5: Love Needs No Time
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 5: Love Needs No Time, A SCHOLAR SAID TO A SUFI, YOU SUFIS OFTEN SAY THAT OUR LOGICAL QUESTIONS ARE INCOMPREHENSIBLE TO YOU. CAN YOU GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT THEY SEEM LIKE TO YOU? THE SUFI SAID, HERE IS SUCH AN EXAMPLE. I WAS ONCE TRAVELLING BY TRAIN AND WE WENT THROUGH SEVEN TUNNELS. OPPOSITE ME WAS SITTING A PEASANT WHO OBVIOUSLY HAD NEVER BEEN IN A TRAIN BEFORE at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 6: Be Rejoiced in Me, Question 1
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 6: Be Rejoiced in Me, Question 1, WHAT IS IT TO BE MASTER OF ONE'S SEXUAL ENERGY? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 6: Be Rejoiced in Me, Question 2
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 6: Be Rejoiced in Me, Question 2, THIS MORNING WHEN YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT MISSING THE MASTER, I FELT A STUBBORN DETERMINATION NOT TO MISS YOU. I'M GOING TO SIT HERE TILL I GET ENLIGHTENED -- IF IT TAKES FOREVER! at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 6: Be Rejoiced in Me, Question 3
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 6: Be Rejoiced in Me, Question 3, OSHO, WHY ARE YOUR WORDS SO PUZZLING? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 6: Be Rejoiced in Me, Question 4
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 6: Be Rejoiced in Me, Question 4, OSHO, I TURN AT EVERY SOUND TO SEE IF HE IS THERE. THERE IS A GREAT WAITING FULL OF JOY INSIDE ME. OSHO, WHERE IS THE BELOVED ONE? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 6: Be Rejoiced in Me, Question 5
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 6: Be Rejoiced in Me, Question 5, I TRY TO FOLLOW RELIGION IN MY OWN WAY, BUT NOTHING SEEMS TO HAPPEN. WHAT SHOULD I DO? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 6: Be Rejoiced in Me, Question 6
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 6: Be Rejoiced in Me, Question 6, OSHO, IN ME I FEEL THE NEED FOR A MASTER AND I FEEL THAT THE THINGS THAT YOU LET YOUR DISCIPLES DO ARE ALSO GOOD FOR ME. WHAT MAKES YOU SO SPECIAL THAT I SHOULD TAKE YOU AS A MASTER, THAT I SHOULD SURRENDER TO YOU? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 6: Be Rejoiced in Me, Question 7
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 6: Be Rejoiced in Me, Question 7, FOUR YEARS AGO WHERE I WAS LIVING THERE WAS IN THE OUTHOUSE A POSTER. ON IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL PICTURE OF THE OCEAN AND THESE WORDS WHICH HAVE REMAINED WITH ME: 'I AM MOVING AND NOT MOVING AT ALL. I AM LIKE THE MOON BENEATH THE WAVES THAT EVER GO ROLLING.' DURING DISCOURSE YESTERDAY,FOR THE FIRST TIME, I SAW WHERE THAT UNMOVING PLACE IS IN ME. WILL YOU SPEAK ABOUT IT MORE? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 7: The Lion's Roar
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 7: The Lion's Roar, AT THE TIME OF KING MAHMUD, THE CONQUEROR OF GHAZNA, THERE LIVED A YOUNG MAN BY THE NAME OF HAIDAR ALI JAN. HIS FATHER, ISKANDAR KHAN, DECIDED TO OBTAIN FOR HIM THE PATRONAGE OF THE EMPEROR, AND HE SENT HIM TO STUDY SPIRITUAL MATTERS UNDER THE GREATEST SAGES OF THE TIME at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 8: The Bell Tolls for Thee, Question 1
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 8: The Bell Tolls for Thee, Question 1, YOU HAVE SPOKEN EXTENSIVELY ON KNOWLEDGE. KINDLY EXPLAIN THE THINGS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF BEING at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 8: The Bell Tolls for Thee, Question 2
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 8: The Bell Tolls for Thee, Question 2, BELOVED OSHO, WHEN YOU SPEAK OF THE BEAUTIFUL QUALITIES OF A DISCIPLE AND THE DEEP INTIMACY BETWEEN HIM AND THE MASTER, WHEN YOU TELL US OF THE GUTS AND COURAGE OF THE DISCIPLE AS HE FACES THE ABYSS, WHEN YOU DESCRIBE THE ECSTATIC TRANSFORMATION WHICH HAPPENS TO THE TRUE DISCIPLE WHO JUST WAITS PATIENTLY AND SILENTLY... I DESPAIR. WHEN YOU TALK OF THE SPIRITUAL FEVER, ALL I GET IS A COLD. DEAR MASTER -- ARE YOU SURE YOU CHOSE ME? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 8: The Bell Tolls for Thee, Question 3
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 8: The Bell Tolls for Thee, Question 3, WHY ARE YOU SO MUCH AGAINST RITUALS AND RULES? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 8: The Bell Tolls for Thee, Question 4
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 8: The Bell Tolls for Thee, Question 4, UNLIKE YASHODHARA, SHEELA HAS INFORMED ME THAT SHE WON'T BE MAD IF I LEAVE HER AND DON'T TELL HER -- JUST AS LONG AS I LEAVE at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 8: The Bell Tolls for Thee, Question 5
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 8: The Bell Tolls for Thee, Question 5, IS THERE ANY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN UNDERSTANDING AND ENERGY? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 8: The Bell Tolls for Thee, Question 6
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 8: The Bell Tolls for Thee, Question 6, WHAT IS THE EGO? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 8: The Bell Tolls for Thee, Question 7
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 8: The Bell Tolls for Thee, Question 7, BELOVED OSHO, I CANNOT LOOK INTO YOUR EYES. AS SOON AS I SEE YOU MY EYES CLOSE. AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS COWARDICE AND FEAR OR A NATURAL HAPPENING. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT IS GOING ON at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 8: The Bell Tolls for Thee, Question 8
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 8: The Bell Tolls for Thee, Question 8, WHENEVER I GET A GLIMPSES AN INSIGHT, IT'S ALWAYS WHEN I AM SITTING ON THE TOILET. DOES THIS MAKE ME A SHITTY DISCIPLE? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 8: The Bell Tolls for Thee, Question 9
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 8: The Bell Tolls for Thee, Question 9, IT MAKES ME FEEL VERY SAD WHENEVER YOU SAY THAT A BUSINESSMAN CANNOT BE RELIGIOUS, BECAUSE I AM IN BUSINESS. IS THERE NO POSSIBILITY FOR ME? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 8: The Bell Tolls for Thee, Question 10
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 8: The Bell Tolls for Thee, Question 10, BELOVED MASTER, THANK YOU at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 9: A Stranger to Yourself
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 9: A Stranger to Yourself, IT IS RELATED THAT THE SUFI MASTER, IBRAHIM BEN ADAM, WAS SITTING ONE DAY IN A FOREST CLEARING WHEN TWO WANDERING DERVISHES APPROACHED HIM. HE MADE THEM WELCOME, AND THEY TALKED OF SPIRITUAL MATTERS UNTIL IT WAS DUSK at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 10: Exactly in the Middle, Question 1
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 10: Exactly in the Middle, Question 1, YOU MAKE IT ALL SOUND SO EASY. BUT IS IT? IS IT REALLY? IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE WHOLE THING IS OUT OF OUR HANDS. WE HAVE NO MORE CHOICE TO SURRENDER THAN TO BE IN THE EGO. I LIVE MY LIFE AND SOME DAYS I'M HAPPY AND SOME DAYS I'M SAD, BUT I'M NOT ENLIGHTENED. THERE MUST BE SOME TRICK, SOME ALCHEMY. PLEASE ENLIGHTEN ME at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 10: Exactly in the Middle, Question 2
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 10: Exactly in the Middle, Question 2, DOES BEING IN THE PRESENCE OF A MASTER REALLY CHANGE A MAN? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 10: Exactly in the Middle, Question 3
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 10: Exactly in the Middle, Question 3, ONE DAY YOU SPOKE TO US ABOUT PERFECTION AND CREATIVITY. WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ARTISTIC CREATIVITY AND PERFECTION? IS NOT CREATIVITY IN MUSIC, PAINTING AND POETRY AN ATTEMPT TO REACH PERFECTION IN VISIBLE AND AUDIBLE FORM? IS THE ARTIST SIMPLY CREATING A MORE REFINED EGO AS THE SO-CALLED SAINTS YOU OFTEN TALK ABOUT? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 10: Exactly in the Middle, Question 4
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 10: Exactly in the Middle, Question 4, OSHO, WHAT IS INNER SENSE? at energyenhancement.org
- Sufism, Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 10: Exactly in the Middle, Question 5
Sufism, a mystic tradition within Islam , Vol. 2 The Perfect Master Chapter 10: Exactly in the Middle, Question 5, OSHO, SOMETIMES I INDULGE IN SEXUALITY AND THEN FEEL VERY MUCH FRUSTRATED. THEN I MOVE TO ANOTHER EXTREME. I BECOME A CELIBATE, BUT SOON I START FEELING FRUSTRATED AGAIN AND START MOVING TO THE OTHER EXTREME. THIS IS A VICIOUS CIRCLE I AM CAUGHT IN. WHAT SHOULD I DO? at energyenhancement.org
The Wisdom of the Sands, vol. 1 :
- Discourses on Sufism, The Wisdom of the Sands Chapter 1: The Tale of the Sands
Discourses on Sufism, The Wisdom of the Sands Chapter 1: The Tale of the Sands, A STREAM, FROM ITS SOURCE IN FAR-OFF MOUNTAINS, PASSING THROUGH EVERY KIND AND DESCRIPTION OF COUNTRYSIDE, AT LAST REACHED THE SANDS OF THE DESERT. JUST AS IT HAD CROSSED EVERY OTHER BARRIER, THE STREAM TRIED TO CROSS THIS ONE, BUT IT FOUND AS IT RAN INTO THE SAND, ITS WATERS DISAPPEARED. IT WAS CONVINCED, HOWEVER, THAT ITS DESTINY WAS TO CROSS THIS DESERT, AND YET THERE WAS NO WAY. NOW A HIDDEN VOICE, COMING FROM THE DESERT ITSELF, WHISPERED, 'THE WIND CROSSES THE DESERT, AND SO CAN THE STREAM.' THE STREAM OBJECTED THAT IT WAS DASHING ITSELF AGAINST THE SAND, AND ONLY GETTING ABSORBED; THAT THE WIND COULD FLY AND THIS WAS WHY IT COULD CROSS A DESERT at energyenhancement.org
- Discourses on Sufism, The Wisdom of the Sands Chapter 2: Trust in Allah..., Question 1
Discourses on Sufism, The Wisdom of the Sands Chapter 2: Trust in Allah..., Question 1, WHY ARE YOU AGAINST ASCETIC PRACTICES? ARE THEY NOT RELIGIOUS? IS NOT ASCETICISM A PATH TO GOD? at energyenhancement.org
- Discourses on Sufism, The Wisdom of the Sands Chapter 2: Trust in Allah..., Question 2
Discourses on Sufism, The Wisdom of the Sands Chapter 2: Trust in Allah..., Question 2, YOU SPOKE TODAY OF THE NECESSITY OF HAVING A TRANSPARENT MIND SO ONE CAN SEE MORE CLEARLY, THUS ELIMINATING THE NECESSITY OF CHOICE. ARE NOT DESIRES, WHICH STEM ONLY FROM THE EGO, THE SOLE CAUSE OF THE MUDDYING OF THE MIND? THEN, WITH NO DESIRES, THERE IS NO NEED FOR CHOICE. THINGS SIMPLY HAPPEN. THE PROBLEM THEN COMES RIGHT BACK TO ELIMINATING THE EGO AND THE DESIRES. IT SEEMS TO BE A VICIOUS CIRCLE WHOSE HOLD IS BROKEN EITHER 1. THROUGH A GRADUAL PROCESS OF ATTRITION OF EGO AND DESIRES, SPANNING MANY LIVES, OR, 2. THROUGH CUTTING TANGENT TO THE CIRCLE BY TAKING THE LEAP OR GAMBLE INTO THE UNKNOWN. THE SECOND METHOD SEEMS TO BE THE PREFERABLE ONE, BUT WHERE DOES THE MOTIVATION COME FROM TO BREAK OUT OF THE CIRCLE? ACTION IS GENERALLY MOTIVATED BY SOME DESIRE. ONE CAN LET THINGS HAPPEN, OR ONE CAN ACT, WHICH AGAIN MEANS CHOICE at energyenhancement.org
- Discourses on Sufism, The Wisdom of the Sands Chapter 2: Trust in Allah..., Question 3
Discourses on Sufism, The Wisdom of the Sands Chapter 2: Trust in Allah..., Question 3, WHAT STANDS IN THE WAY OF MY SAYING YES TO LIFE, TO SURRENDERING TOTALLY, AND IS IT ALWAYS RIGHT TO SAY YES? at energyenhancement.org
- Discourses on Sufism, The Wisdom of the Sands Chapter 2: Trust in Allah..., Question 4
Discourses on Sufism, The Wisdom of the Sands Chapter 2: Trust in Allah..., Question 4, 'TRUST IN ALLAH BUT TETHER YOUR CAMEL.FIRST' -- I LOVE THIS SUFI SAYING, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHO OR WHAT THE CAMEL IS at energyenhancement.org
- Discourses on Sufism, The Wisdom of the Sands Chapter 2: Trust in Allah..., Question 5
Discourses on Sufism, The Wisdom of the Sands Chapter 2: Trust in Allah..., Question 5, WHAT IS THE LAW OF KARMA? at energyenhancement.org
- Discourses on Sufism, The Wisdom of the Sands Chapter 2: Trust in Allah..., Question 6
Discourses on Sufism, The Wisdom of the Sands Chapter 2: Trust in Allah..., Question 6, WHAT IS INTENSITY? at energyenhancement.org
- Discourses on Sufism, The Wisdom of the Sands Chapter 3: The Journey is the Goal Itself, Question 1
Discourses on Sufism, The Wisdom of the Sands Chapter 3: The Journey is the Goal Itself, Question 1, ONE DAY YOU EMPHASIZE BEING MATURE, ANOTHER DAY YOU SAY 'BE LIKE A CHILD.' IF I ADOPT A MATURE ATTITUDE, I FEEL MY CHILD IS REPRESSED AND STARVED FOR EXPRESSION. IF I LET MY CHILD DANCE, SING, THEN ALSO CHILDISH ATTITUDES COME UP, LIKE CLINGING TO A LOVE-OBJECT. WHAT TO DO? at energyenhancement.org
- Discourses on Sufism, The Wisdom of the Sands Chapter 3: The Journey is the Goal Itself, Question 2
Discourses on Sufism, The Wisdom of the Sands Chapter 3: The Journey is the Goal Itself, Question 2, IS IT POSSIBLE TO LIVE RELIGIOUSLY AND CONTINUE ON THE ROAD TO ENLIGHTENMENT WHILE LIVING IN A COUNTRY LIKE THE USA AND INVOLVING ONESELF IN A COMPETITIVE BUSINESS? at energyenhancement.org
- Discourses on Sufism, The Wisdom of the Sands Chapter 3: The Journey is the Goal Itself, Question 3
Discourses on Sufism, The Wisdom of the Sands Chapter 3: The Journey is the Goal Itself, Question 3, TRUTH IS ONE, YOU SAY. THEN WHY ARE THERE SO MANY RELIGIONS? at energyenhancement.org
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