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2017-02-03T18:09:10-05:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

This Life is the Ultimate Reality Show

Last updated on: February 3, 2017 at 6:09 pm By Mastura Debra Graugnard

What is this life? Could it be the Ultimate Reality Show? If so, what does that make us? Who are we? Why are we here? What are the roles we play? And what are the rules of the game? Is there a way to win? It helps to put into perspective the journey we are on. It's much bigger than the details we get caught in, yet how we play the game is of utmost importance. I'd love to hear your perspectives in the comments... Read more

Sufi Concepts

2017-01-31T01:42:03-05:00

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Hello Rumi Tuesday! The Soul Cries Out to the Heart…

Last updated on: January 31, 2017 at 1:42 am By Mastura Debra Graugnard

Hello Rumi Tuesday! "Listen to this reed how it complains, telling a tale of separations – Saying, “Ever since I was parted from the reed-bed, man and woman have moaned in (unison with) my lament." Listen. Can you hear the cries from your soul to your heart? Read more

Rumi Tuesday

2017-01-26T22:54:11-05:00

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God Exhaled

Last updated on: January 26, 2017 at 10:54 pm By Mastura Debra Graugnard

Enough of politics. Time for a swim in the Cosmic Ocean. Our spirit bodies have their own movement through the divine essence. We are one and the same. One breath. So why is each person's experience of God so different? To really know, we must realize we're in an Ocean and then allow ourselves to get wet. Read more

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2017-01-24T00:02:38-05:00

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Hello Rumi Tuesday! We Are From Nowhere…

Last updated on: January 24, 2017 at 12:02 am By Mastura Debra Graugnard

Hello Rumi Tuesday! From the later works of Rumi, which contains the secrets of the secrets. The way to Truth is as narrow as the eye of the needle. We are from nowhere. Do you know where it is we are going? Read more

Rumi Tuesday

2017-01-23T09:52:44-05:00

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Powerful! For Mothers & Daughters, from Orlando’s Women’s March…

Last updated on: January 23, 2017 at 9:52 am By Mastura Debra Graugnard

A friend asked, “How did all these women just become victims overnight?” A Trump supporter, she went on to defend her choice. But the Women's March is not about any one person or any out-of-the-blue event. This powerful poem sums up generations of struggle and strength of women. Read more

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2017-01-20T14:00:42-05:00

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What Now? Special Prayer for Inauguration Day

Last updated on: January 20, 2017 at 2:00 pm By Mastura Debra Graugnard

Join Dr. John Abd al-Qadr Davies, faculty and co-founder of the Masters in Peacemaking Program at the University of Spiritual Healing and Sufism, for Prayers for Peace on US Inauguration Day, Friday, January 20th. He'll be sharing how we can respond for the good of our country and our people. Then we will engage in an ancient Sufi meditation practice called Remembrance. You are invited join us in person for a live call. Read more

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Spiritual Healing

2017-01-17T01:16:33-05:00

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Hello Rumi Tuesday! Surprise guest, with “Be Virgin”

Last updated on: January 17, 2017 at 1:16 am By Mastura Debra Graugnard

Today's Rumi Tuesday welcomes a surprise guest, Dr. Amany Shalaby, teacher, translator, author, poet and faculty at The University of Spiritual Healing & Sufism. Many people speak of how the Qur'an promises virgins in heaven for those who get to paradise. Amany Shalaby, Ph.D., shares her original poem, "Be Virgin", and explains the deeper meaning behind this verse. Read more

Rumi Tuesday

2017-01-12T11:05:22-05:00

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Hello Rumi Tuesday! How do I know?

Last updated on: January 12, 2017 at 11:05 am By Mastura Debra Graugnard

Hello Rumi Tuesday! This poem from Rumi's later works questions what we think, what we believe, what we see, what we know. What do I know? How do I know? ~translated by Iraj Anvar Read more

Rumi Tuesday

2017-01-03T00:09:24-05:00

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Hello Rumi Tuesday! When you have love…

Last updated on: January 3, 2017 at 12:09 am By Mastura Debra Graugnard

Hello Rumi Tuesday! When you have love and yearning in your heart, but it remains closed, know that there is a reason! Go, sit at the heart’s doorstep, and deep in the night, or perhaps when dawn wakes, the hidden beloved will appear. A rare and wondrous thing is a soul, detached from the world, seeking God. Read more

Rumi Tuesday

2016-12-30T09:58:46-05:00

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God’s Love Transcends All Space and Time

Last updated on: December 30, 2016 at 9:58 am By Mastura Debra Graugnard

True love exists and subsists forever in a place where there is no space and time. In this life, we have moments and memories. Words, sounds and senses evoke waves of emotions that guide us through their undulations to remember what is steady. Here are some quotes to help you trust in Divine Love no matter what happens in the material world. Have a blessed end to your 2016 year, and may you welcome what is to come in the new year with an open heart and complete rest in your Beloved, Whose love transcends all space and time. Read more

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