spirituality

esoteric wisdom from all religions... celebrating similarities, appreciating differences

The window determines how much Light enters the house, 
even if the Moon’s radiance fills the East & the West. 
Rûmi

Our soul can be robbed of it's power by resentment.   Vilayat Inayat Khan

You will not be a mystic 
until you are like the earth -  both the righteous and the sinner tread upon it; 
and until you are like the cloud - they shade all things; 
and until you are like the rain - it waters all things, 
whether they like it or not.
Bayazid Bistami

Religious Similarities  10 Commandments: Bible & Qur'ân Greeting: As Salâm Aleikum Healing Voices: Passages from various Scriptures Meaning of Life Religious Similarities: Themes & concepts Sajda: Form of Worship Sûrah al Fâtiha & The Lord's Prayer

By accepting one's own shadow one gives unconditional love to all beings.  
Vilayat Inayat Khan

Interfaith Dialogue  Common Ground for Multi-faith Dialogue  Shaykh Ahmed Abdur Rashid Islâm & Pluralism  Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer Living in Harmony with Religious Diversity: Islamic Perspective  Uzma Mazhar Muslims for Human Dignity  Dr. Muzammil H. Siddiqi  Relations between Religions - Balance  Yahya Monastra Unity & Diversity: Islâmic Perspective   Dr. Muzammil H. Siddiqi Universal 'Humanity-hood': Islâmic Perspective  Abdul Malik Mujahid

The contraction of the heart comes with the expansion of the ego, and vice versa.
Bayazid Bistami

Religious Abuse  Religious Addiction  Uzma Mazhar Spiritual Abuse & the Sufi Tradition  Dr. Anab Whitehouse What is Spiritual Abuse?   Uzma Mazhar

The snake's poison is life for the snake, but death in relation to man,
Creatures of water see the ocean as a garden, 
Creatures of earth see it as death and torment.  Rûmi

Miscellaneous  Meditation  Uzma Mazhar Relaxation Exercise   Step by step directions   Meditation in Islâm