For You Today

For you today, what I wish is that you sit quietly, for a moment, and go deep within yourself. There amidst the chatter and worry is a deep quiet, loving place that is your center. Find this place. It is there. Don’t give-up. It is the treasure you have been seeking, and is waiting for […]

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I Lift My Cup

I lift my cup And sip Your Wine. You are there to comfort me And fill me with Peace. Every place I turn There is bitterness. At first there many have been joy; But it always turns bitter in the end.   Why do I forget? Nothing is lasting except God/Light.   Thank you for […]

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Dark Cave(s)

How long is this sentence? Jailed in a world Of my own creation.   Afraid to break free; Daily I am tormented By thoughts and desires. These rub against me Like thorns from a tree.   You say: leave them behind. Move on. You are what Stands in your way!   O that it were […]

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Season of Spiritual Renewal

The Fountain through which the River flows Has temporarily fallen to a trickle; Now we struggle through a season Of heavy storms, rain and wind.   In time, these natural elements Will combine and help renew the River; So the Fountain can fully Offer its life giving waters In abundance and crystal, clarity. -SB  

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Spiritual Traveler: Co-Creator & Servant

The Sufi is absent from self and present with God. Hujwiri   For the spiritual traveler, one of the most intriguing spiritual practices, through the use of focused prayer, turns free will choice into submission to the higher. In some paths, submission to the higher is the goal and accompanying this level of service is […]

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The Exemplar

The Exemplar exists to show the traveler what is possible. If you are lucky enough to find a wise man or woman don’t be surprised if they don’t dispense wisdom like a coca-cola machine.  Wisdom is not the type of thing that can be offered to another person like an afternoon cup of coffee; it […]

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Removing The Veil

You yourself are under your own veil. -Hafiz Q:  I have been traveling the road to higher consciousness for many years and it has been a long hard journey. Fortunately there have been occasional Divine Breezes along the way, but I cannot say I feel any closer to God for my efforts. Also, sometimes traveling […]

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Weekend Retreat on Sufism

Weekend Retreat with Award Winning Author Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Want to learn how to maximize your true inner awareness, achieve your full potential and lead a more content life? Come join award winning author, Dr. Stewart Bitkoff, for a weekend retreat (May 30- June 1, 2014) at the Kirkridge Retreat & Study Center in the […]

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Knowing Right & Wrong

On one level people want simple answers and to be told what to do.  On another, they want freedom to choose and make their own decision. People are multi-level and have the capacity to make their own choices as well as accept direction from others.  Discord sets in when the guidance from others or authority […]

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What is Sufism? By Guest Author- Michael Greenstein

My friend Nef abandoned social work as a profession years ago and entered the world of finance but he never abandoned his sincere interest in people.  Everywhere he goes he meets people and in no time, gets them to tell him the story of their life.  Walking down a street with Nef is like getting […]

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Most Glorious Journey

This is one of those days, when most of the pain has left me. For one reason or another, which I cannot figure out, the physical discomfort from disease and medication, has left me. I know the pain will return, it is inevitable. Yet for this moment I try to rest, content and rejoice, relatively […]

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