Tag Archives: Sufi

The Americanization of Sufi Knowledge and Wisdom

Posted on June 23, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Pirani Ameena Begum (May 8, 1892 – May 1, 1949) When I originally looked at the lives of Hazrat Inayat Khan and their daughter Noor, I didn’t think to investigate the life of Inayat Khan’s wife, Ora Ray Baker. This … Continue reading →

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Some Words of Comfort, Written by A.E.I. Falconar

Posted on February 14, 2024 by cdsmiller17

The Golden Thread (April 11, 1995) I found the following passages in the mid-1990’s, in this book. I thought enough of them to type them out for memory’s sake. Evidently, A.E.I. Falconar wrote about Sufi literature. When the human voyager … Continue reading →

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The Aquarian Message of a Sufi Teacher

Posted on February 1, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Hazrat Inayat Khan Today is the beginning of the Chinese Year of the Tiger. It’s also the day of an Aquarian new moon. So I think it’s probably an inspired thought to write about Inayat Khan’s Sufi message for the … Continue reading →

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I’d Never Read the Word Before, But It’s Familiar

Posted on January 20, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Murāqabah The word murāqabah is derived from the base of rā-qāf-bā The base has the meaning of guarding and watching over with the expectation of noticing any change, unique qualities or abnormalities of a given thing. The word is also … Continue reading →

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Reincarnation: An Overlooked Connection?

Posted on July 19, 2021 by cdsmiller17

I Khan See Clearly Now In terms of research, this should have been obvious to me, but at the time was not. I asked the question, then, if Lars Muhl was Inayat Khan reborn. The results were inconclusive, so I … Continue reading →

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Sufi-scient Wisdom from the 20th Century

Posted on November 13, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Hazrat Inayat Khan (July 5, 1882 – February 5, 1927) Here’s a wisdom teacher I never heard of before. He was a Sufi master. He was wise. To discover the light and power latent within all human beings, that is … Continue reading →

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