Monday 26 September 2016

Spiritual Teacher/ Student





A spiritual teacher is there to serve the student unconditionally and s/he has to be milked for nourishment by the student.  Such a relationship is mutually beneficial for both student and teacher.  The teacher's job is to discern what might help the student in her struggle. The student's job is to discern what nourishes his spirit, not his ego.

photo: with thanks from Iraj Jahanshahi  on Facebook


Friday 23 September 2016

Rumi and Shams




Many want to be Rumi but don't want to endure what he endured. Rumi became Maulana not because he was with Shams. He became Maulana because he had to be without Shams. And because he had to do the hard work of discovering Shams inside himself.

The Rumi-Shams relationship is not about romance or partnership or even companionship.

It is about awakening to the excruciating pain of our original separation from the One Beloved, the unbearable, obsessive yearning for Union and the unspeakable anguish of what it takes to be purified for the Beloved's Presence.

And Allah knows best.

photo: with thanks via Iraj Jahanshahi

Thursday 8 September 2016

Travel Light




to travel well is to travel lighton the path of Love what''s essentialbut a heart turned to and turning only for the Beloved?

drop everything elseeverything!

photo: with thanks via Iraj Jahanshahi on Facebook