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The Whispered Prayers of the Commander of the Faithful, ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib

The Munajat of Imam ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ع is one of the most trembling supplications, and is recommended to…

Meditating [Dhikr] on The Divine Statement: Reflections on the Death of my Father

Our Nature of Death – The Nature of our World This world is characterized by falling away. Everyday we get…

Traditional Islam and the Philosophy of Hadith and Shari’ah – What the Layperson Must Know

Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad, in his masterful lecture, Imam Malik – Abdal Hakim Murad: Paradigms of Leadership, provides an in-depth summary…

Barzakh – The Entry Point Into The Spirit Realm

Continuing from the previous post, Enlightenment By Means Of The Return to Oneness, summarizing some of Murata’s writings in Chinese Gleams…

Enlightenment By Means Of The Return To Oneness

Chinese Gleams of Sufi Light investigates the 1400 year tradition of Islam in China, and how through mutual cooperation between…

Sahasrāra – The Crown Chakra

With the syllable Om as their sole support, the wise person attains that which is peaceful, un-ageing, deathless, fearless, The…

Agna – The Third Eye Chakra

He then also sees the light, which is in the form of a flaming lamp. It is seen to be…

Vishuddhi – The Throat Chakra

One who constantly meditates upon this chakra attains a peaceful mind. One becomes very knowledgeable and fluent in speech. One…

Anahata – The Heart Chakra

This heart lotus is like a wish fulfilling tree. Whoever meditates upon anahata becomes capable of protection and destruction, like…

Manipura – The Solar Plexus Chakra

At the base of the naval lies manipura, shining with the brightness of a heavy rain cloud. -Shat Chakra Nirupanam…

Swadhisthana – The Sacral Chakra

One who meditates on swadhisthana gains mastery over their internal enemies (false identifications) and all other Doshas (unique physical and…

Muladhara – The Root Chakra

One who meditates on muladhara chakra shines with the brilliance of ten million suns. Shat Chakra Nirupanam – Schlokas 13…

The Yogic and Islamic Perspective On The Metaphysics Of Chakra Energy Centers

Continuing from the previous post on the phenomenology of color, what we understand as color is not a positive quality,…

The Spiritual Dimension of the Phenomenology of Color

The phenomenology of colors is a vast topic that transcends mere philosophical and scientific discourse, and enters into the realm of…

The Divine Breath of Life and Death

The above dialog is from the movie Bab Aziz, which is the story of the final days of a man…

The Pain of the Heart is the Path Towards The Divine

Do not be ashamed of your pain. It shows you the way to your Heart. So now that you are…

Dreams and Internalized Trauma – Resolution Through Divine Meditation

Reoccurring Dreams For the past two weeks I have been having a sort of reoccurring dream. It hasn’t been exactly…

Dream of the Tiger – A Lesson on the Nature of Pain

What is this place? It’s dark. I stare into it. As my eyes adjust to the darkness I begin to…

The Valued Self: Early Childhood Nurturance and Confidence

This post follows from the Devalued Self, and explains development of the Self based on the same Principles but with…

A Meditation on the House of the Heart by Rumi

Who is in the house of my heart, I cried in the middle of the night. Love said, “It is…

The Paradigm Shift of Confronting Shame with Gratitude – Reversing the Spell of Māra

When we internalize shame and let it fester it can manifest externally as maladaptive and unhealthy emotional and behavior patterns….

The Devalued Self: Childhood Emotional Abandonment, Devaluation of the Self, and Anxiety

I wanted to share some thoughts on some of the key concepts that play a role in the development of…

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