applznorngz/sufism

The Poets Religion
From the page: "The substance and meaning of Sufism
The substance of Sufism is the Truth and the meaning of Sufism is the selfless experiencing and actualization of the Truth.

The practice of Sufism
The practice of Sufism is the intention to go towards the Truth, by means of love and devotion. This is called the tariqat, the spiritual path or way towards God.

The definition of the Sufi
The sufi is one who is a lover of Truth, who by means of love and devotion moves towards the Truth, towards the perfection which all are truly seeking. As necessitated by love's jealousy, the sufi is taken away from all except the Truth."

The Mevlana Rumi derwishes of Damascus
sweet and holy
there are many ways to pray
and to connect with the universe.

"A dervish was sitting by the roadside when a haughty courtier with his retinue, riding past in the opposite direction, struck him with a cane, shouting: "Out of the way, you miserable wretch!"

When they had swept past, the dervish rose and called after them: "May you attain all that you desire in the world, even up to its highest ranks!"

A bystander, much impressed by this scene, approached the devout man and said to him: "Please tell me whether your words were motivated by generosity of spirit, or because the desires of the world will undoubtedly corrupt that man even more?"

" O man of bright countenance," said the dervish, "has it not occurred to you that I said what I did because people who attain their real desires would not need to ride around striking dervishes?"

"Perhaps They See Paradise" is book of Sufi poetry written by the disciples and lovers of GrandShaykh Muhammad Nazim Adil al Haqqani and Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani.