Spirit and the negative self with photos

I was asked to resend this with the photos. Sufi Class Sunday February 11 at 8 am PST. The Zoom link is:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89999494833?pwd=V2pOS28yYUdXM3hkaW1rVWIvSjBUdz09Meeting ID: 899 9949 4833Passcode: SUFIWhen I first attended Adnan’s Su...

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Feb 11, 2024
Shifting Out of Negativity

Last week I wrote about taming the ego and how reading my teacher Adnan's writing in the workshop made me more acutely aware of my ego. It taught me how to detach from it by focusing on the flow and rhythm of his words. Yesterday, I received an email...

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Feb 09, 2024
Spirit and the negative self

When I first attended Adnan’s Sufi Camp, I was filled with negative thoughts. My husband had left me for another woman and I felt worthless. I didn’t even take space in the dorm choosing instead to sleep in an old canvas tent at the edge of the prope...

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Feb 03, 2024
Taming the Ego

One of the biggest gifts of a spiritual practice is ego awareness and control. The ego, or negative self, as my teacher Adnan would call it, is the part of yourself built up over the years of struggle to survive in this human world. The ego can...

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Feb 01, 2024
Transform the negative into positive

I am taking a break from writing this week. This Thursday, I have a great story about the power of the Sufi work to change negative thoughts and complaining words into love and gratitude, and why it is so important to make this mental adjustment ever...

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Jan 28, 2024
A break in my writing

I am taking a break from writing this week.Sufi Moving Meditation class this Friday and Sunday. Friday, January 26 at 9 am PST and Sunday, January 28th at 8 am PST. The Zoom link is the same for both classes.https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8999949483...

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Jan 26, 2024
How Spiritual Development Happens

Last week I shared the effects of the practices I use in my weekly moving meditation classes. There is only so much you can achieve in 90 minutes or 2 hours. If you want to go further in the spiritual work, you need longer workshops, particularly tho...

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Jan 18, 2024
How Spiritual Practice Changes You

My teacher Adnan often reminded us to trust ourselves when it came to spiritual work: "Try it out and see what happens!" He did not do a lot of explaining ahead of time. He wanted us to experience the work without activating too much thinking. On occ...

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Jan 11, 2024
Awakening to Spirit

There are many types of consciousness available to human beings. You could be hyper focused, distracted, dreaming, drunk, high, or sick . . . to name a few. For Sufis, these are all the same sleep state.  The awakened state is spiritual con...

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Jan 05, 2024
Excellence in the state of light

Excellence is the last of the three elements you need to be in the state of light. It is the highest aspect, the most valuable of the three. In Arabic, excellence is El Ihsan.Adnan, my teacher, said, “Whatever you do, do it with excellence.” Whe...

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Dec 29, 2023