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June 2016

June 15, 2016

Seeing the Face of God in Those We Judge

Just last week, a few days prior to the Orlando shootings, I was hiking with...

June 14, 2016

Hello Rumi Tuesday! When you do things from your soul…

When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a...

June 13, 2016

What does Islamic Law say about homosexuality?

The events of the recent shootings in Orlando leave many questions. Among them are the...

June 07, 2016

Hello Rumi Tuesday! The Mine of Gold…

Why are you so enchanted by this world when a mine of gold lies within...

May 2016

May 31, 2016

Hello Rumi Tuesday! Your task is…

Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek...

May 26, 2016

Panel Discussion: The Role of Spirituality in Healing Physical & Psychological Disease

Hello and Welcome! We've got some really exciting news. We just hosted our first LIVE...

May 24, 2016

Hello Rumi Tuesday! Which is worth more?

Which is worth more? A crowd of thousands, or your own genuine solitude? Freedom, or...

May 17, 2016

Hello Rumi Tuesday! Dive in the Ocean…

Gamble everything for love,if you are a true human being. If not,...

May 12, 2016

What does God want us to understand?

What is God trying to give us? It is said that God sent these words...

May 10, 2016

Hello Rumi Tuesday! On World Power…

World-power means nothing. Only the unsayable jeweled inner life matters. ~ Jalal ad-din Rumi. Really?...

May 06, 2016

Happy Mother’s Day to the Non-Moms

I want to give acknowledgement to those who wanted to carry a life inside their...

May 05, 2016

Al-Isra’ wal-Mi’raj: The Prophet’s Night Journey – part 3 of 3

This week we commemorate the Night Journey (Isra') and Ascension (Mi'raj) of the Prophet Muhammad,...

May 04, 2016

Al-Isra’ wal-Mi’raj: The Prophet’s Night Journey – part 2 of 3

This week we commemorate the Night Journey (Isra') and Ascension (Mi'raj) of the Prophet Muhammad,...

May 03, 2016

Hello Rumi Tuesday! A Day Conscious of Itself

This is not a day for asking questions, not a day on any calendar. This...

May 03, 2016

Al-Isra’ wal-Mi’raj: The Prophet’s Night Journey – part 1 of 3

This week we commemorate the Night Journey (Isra') and Ascension (Mi'raj) of the Prophet Muhammad,...

April 2016

April 28, 2016

Piercing the Veil to Love

One of our long time community members, Maryam Hand, has written a book of poetry...

April 26, 2016

Hello Rumi Tuesday! The speechless full moon…

Hello Rumi Tuesday! Your old life was a frantic running from silence. The speechless full...

April 21, 2016

How do you react to change?

How Do You React to Change? We can fight change. We can welcome change. We...

April 19, 2016

Hello Rumi Tuesday! A Great Silence…

A great silence overcomes me, and I wonder why I every thought to use language....

April 18, 2016

Welcoming New Travelers on the Journey

Twice a year we welcome new students into our Masters of Divinity program at The...

April 12, 2016

Hello Rumi Tuesday! Blessings are dropping all around you…

But listen to me. For one moment quit being sad. Hear blessings dropping...

April 07, 2016

Principles of Peacemaking in Sufism

It's hard to deny that there are unseen influences that affect us 3-D human beings....

April 01, 2016

What does it mean to experience God?

The Sufi path is about finding and knowing God through your own experience. The mind...

March 2016

March 29, 2016

Hello Rumi Tuesday! “Where lovers meet…”

The minute I heard my first love story, I started looking for you,...

March 22, 2016

Hello Rumi Tuesday! “No such thing as goodbye…”

“Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes, because for those...

March 15, 2016

Hello Rumi Tuesday! “Beauty…”

“Beauty surrounds us, but usually we need to be walking in a garden...

March 08, 2016

Hello Rumi Tuesday! A dream…

“This place is a dream. Only a sleeper considers it real. Then death...

March 01, 2016

Hello Rumi Tuesday! “Let’s dance!”

Hello Rumi Tuesday! "Dancing is not just getting up painlessly, like a leaf blown on...

February 2016

February 29, 2016

In a Time of Chaotic Politics, Where Is God?

In the chaos of the 2016 political primaries, how can we stay true to our...

February 23, 2016

Hello Rumi Tuesday! “Come, come, whoever you are…”

Rumi wrote of the Love of God. As long as we are here on this...