About Mastura Debra Graugnard

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Hi! I'm Mastura - host of the Essence of the One blog. Essence of the One is the community blog of the University of Spiritual piritual Healing & Sufism. I've been a student of Sufism, working and studying with this group since 1998. I enjoy contemplation, sailing through a range of feelings, welcoming insights and exploring the many facets of human existence to see how they reflect God’s presence in the world and what they have to teach us about ourselves and our relationship to God. I look forward to sailing with you on this ocean! Find me on JoyfullyLivingWellness.com and SufiUniversity.org.

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Hello Rumi Tuesday! Clothes Abandoned at the Shore

"Like a reed flute, you are encased by your body, with a... read more

This Life is the Ultimate Reality Show

What is this life? Could it be the Ultimate Reality Show? If... read more

Hello Rumi Tuesday! The Soul Cries Out to...

Hello Rumi Tuesday! "Listen to this reed how it complains, telling a... read more

God Exhaled

Enough of politics. Time for a swim in the Cosmic Ocean. Our... read more

Hello Rumi Tuesday! We Are From Nowhere...

Hello Rumi Tuesday! From the later works of Rumi, which contains the... read more

Powerful! For Mothers & Daughters, from Orlando's Women's...

A friend asked, “How did all these women just become victims overnight?”... read more

What Now? Special Prayer for Inauguration Day

Join Dr. John Abd al-Qadr Davies, faculty and co-founder of the Masters... read more

Hello Rumi Tuesday! Surprise guest, with "Be Virgin"

Today's Rumi Tuesday welcomes a surprise guest, Dr. Amany Shalaby, teacher, translator,... read more

Hello Rumi Tuesday! How do I know?

Hello Rumi Tuesday! This poem from Rumi's later works questions what we... read more

Hello Rumi Tuesday! When you have love...

Hello Rumi Tuesday! When you have love and yearning in your heart,... read more

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