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Short story: A Sufi master talks about the concept of eternity

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 22 Apr 23

The Sufi master, Huiako Zumel, was talking to some students of his about eternity. He said that, when we can see eternity exactly as it is, we are seeing through the eyes of God then, and we do this by our living our lives...

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Short Story: A Sufi master speaks about the value of silence

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 7 Sep 22

The Sufi master, Lahadin Sahkinbin, was giving a lecture on the real silence of real silence, and what could that ever mean. Here is what he said: “It is said by our greatest Sufi masters that God is a silent God, and...

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Short Story: Personal Enslavement: A Sufi Shiek speaks out.

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 23 May 22

The Sufi Shiek, Wolesk Verborski, was talking to his students about how most people can become enslaved to something, or another, in their lives. "Even being enslaved to nothing, is being enslaved to something," he...

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A look at a Sufi quote on God.

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 5 Jun 21

"What has he found who has lost God? And what has he lost who has found God?" Ibn 'Ata' Allah Al-Iskandari, a Shadhili Sufi (1260 to 1309) said this. I could add these two extra questions to his two, too. [i]What...

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Short story: Quotes from a great Sufi master.

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 1 Mar 21

The Sufi Master, Sufat Ihanan Kkeneh had cancer. He was soon to die. Over the many years, of his giving talks to his village people, he had put together, a short list of his own sayings, that he had used most over the...

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Short Story: The Sufi master talks on personality development

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 24 Nov 20

The great Sufi master, Sufat Rostus Kkan, was talking to his students about how they can know what their true nature was. Are they born aggressive, or passive, in nature? Are they musically inclined? Are they...

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Short Story: The old Professor meets up with a Sufi Master

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 18 May 18

The Sufi master looked greatly confused, or was that amused. The Old Professor in the town had come to him to ask his opinion on a certain matter, that had been troubling him lately. The master asked him what this was. The old...

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Does having great courage also carry with it a propensity for generosity, or not?

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 9 Apr 18

{Some people asked a Sufi master, "Which is better, courage or generosity?" The Sufi master replied, "Those who are generous have no need for courage."} This quote comes from the well known classic 13th century Persian Literature...

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Is it really difficult to find a Sufi Saint?

Ramanand @ramanandg (72) • Jabalpur, India 14 May 16

A Sufi Saint is a mystique. They are saints, full with Godly experience, but it is very difficult to find a Sufi. Why? Because they do not reveal themselves. They live a very quiet and peaceful life. They can move from place...

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Zufi Stories Part 1

coolsree @coolsree (509) • India 25 Aug 08

One day Mulla Nazaruddin was crossing a river with his wife on a boat. On reaching the centre of the river due to heavy storm the boat drowing. Everybody in the boat panicked that the boat will drown " Even Mulla's Wife" , but...

Sufism, Love is the Gift of God..

karmendra @karmendra (1123) • India 30 Jul 08

Sufis always believe that the path of the God is always paved with love( according to john stenmeyer). in India, you can find the Sufism in the several Dargah ( tomb of Sufi Saint ). they think always that Love and humanity is...

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Chill Out Dude

Myrrdin @Myrrdin (3599) • Canada 23 Apr 08

Everyone here probably remembers when "Chill out dude" was a very common phrase. But do any of you know where the phrase originated? Were you aware there is a link between Chill Out and the cannabis culture? Check out my blog...

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SuFi

crazyredhead @crazyredhead (954) • United States 9 Jan 08

I love using the SuFi (SuperFinger) but have discovered that oh so many of my friends have never heard of it. How many of you know what the SuFi is? If not, go to Dane Cook's website, it is an excellent gesture. :)

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Where can I find out about the life of a Sufi, called, I think, Mansoor el-Halla

urbandekay @urbandekay (18278) 8 Oct 07

Anyone know? all the best urban

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