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SUFI TEACHING

“The object of Sufi spiritual teaching can be expressed as: ‘to help to refine the individual’s consciousness so that it…

SUFI “WILD UTTERANCES”

“We give out strange phrases to ordinary people because our experiences cannot be put in their ordinary phrases. I have…

DETACHMENT

“How can humans bear life without detachment? I weep for them.” Anon.

SIGNS THAT YOU ARE A MYSTIC

By Desikachari “Desika” Nadadur PhD. Dr. Nadadur is originally from India, and lives in the Greater Seattle Area in the…

FINDING THE SOUL

This excerpt is taken from an essay written by Ron Krumpos after he interviewed 10 mystics from around the world.…

RECOGNISING A MYSTIC

“If you can describe yourself you are not a mystic. Even humans can only describe you according to their uncertain,…

THE SILENT BUDDHA

A pratyekabuddha or paccekabuddha (Sanskrit and Pali, respectively), literally “a lone buddha”, “a buddha on their own” or “a private…

WHY WRITE ABOUT MYSTICISM?

The Chinese sage Lao Tsu is said to have warned, “Those who know don’t talk, those who talk don’t know.”…