Hi there, This week, I have invited Isabelle Legros, a long time student of Adnan Sarhan, to share her thoughts on the language of Adnan's Sufi work.Another Language by Isabelle LegrosMichelle sent a photo of birds drinking from the little fountain t...

Hi there, In spiritual work, the relationship between body and spirit can be complex. Each discipline navigates this intricate alliance in its own way.Spirituality has its own agenda, often at odds with that of the body, which prioritizes survival—ea...

Hi there, It is like returning from another world. La Pine, Oregon, was so quiet, peaceful, and meditative. We slept late because it was dark until almost 8 a.m. There were no BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) trains to wake me at 5 a.m. or any other tim...

Hi there, Recently I’ve been reading A Gradual Awakening” by Stephen Levine. I find it helpful to read anything on spiritual practice even if it is different from my own. Sometimes the differences can shock the mind into a new understanding. These ar...

Hi there, I'm on vacation time! Time to kick back, break routine, relax responsibilities and be present. We are in a lovely cabin surrounded by forest in La Pine, Oregon.The sound of the river, the wind in the trees and the cloud slipping across the...

Hi there, One of the many benefits of Sufi classes is being in the moment. Presence, or as the Buddhists call it, mindfulness, stops the chatty voice in your head, the worries about the future, and your regrets about the past. When you are in the mom...

Hi there, In the early 2000s, I taught an in-person Sufi class with another Sufi student, Sikha -- once a month for several years. We named our class Moving Meditation. We were hesitant to call our classes Sufi, being such beginners. Also, few p...

Hi there, I received an interesting email from a spiritual bookstore about the value of spiritual paintings in supporting spiritual practice, e.g. Gods, saints, mandalas, and other spiritual imagery.Painting by Adnan SarhanSpiritual imagery was used...

The Sufi work teaches us to be in the moment and rely on our intuition. We learn to take action and make decisions that come from the "intelligence of the heart" not the "intellect in the head." The first is creative and true. The second is logical,...

Hi there, Spirituality is not a competition. Doing exercises better than someone else does not make you more spiritual.The primary objective of the slow movement-breathing exercise is to bring your awareness to the moment.The ego, however, has many t...