December 2011
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Cheikh Bamba's Alchemy of the Heart
Image credit A Muslim visionary and spiritual leader, Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba dedicated his life to writing poetry on meditation, rituals, and Qur’anic study. His teachings emphasized the virtues of pacifism and the importance of hard work.  He taught his followers that salvation comes through submission to Allah, hard work and being of service to others - a departure from conventional...
Dec 28th
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“Go with the flow of things, and you will find yourself at one with the...”
– Chuang Tzu (via light-essence)
Dec 27th
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“You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anybody.”
– Maya Angelou (via inhaletherain)
Dec 27th
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Exploring the Philosophy of Africa's Muslim Gandhi
The following is a brief background on Sheikh Ahmadou Bamba. In the coming weeks, I hope to continue a series of posts exploring his philosophy of non-violence and culture of peace. May his story and light be illuminating to you. Sheikh Ahmadou Bamba is an African Muslim Sufi master, born in 1853 in Senegal (West Africa), during French colonization, just after the official abolition of slavery in...
Dec 25th
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“Salik (traveler) achieves greatness from four things: Less eating, Less talking,...”
– - Sheikh Nizamuddin
Dec 24th
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Ncwala Festival
beautiful-afrique: The Ncwala or iNcwala, also known as ‘Festival of the First Fruits,’ is an important religious ritual that takes place in the latter half of December, and continues into January of the successive year. It is an annual ceremony lasting three weeks that unites the inhabitants of Swaziland in order to gain blessings from ancestors. This important event also serves the purpose...
Dec 23rd
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Dec 22nd
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December’s Lunar Eclipse: Are You Ready for A... →
“I was pursuing the inner path at the expense of the rest of my being and the rest of the world,” Satish Kumar
Dec 20th
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The Struggle for My Freedom
I pay a price for this revolution I hold these truths which governs my adventures In the senate of my house   I pay a price for this revolution To think for myself Not only up against the system But also the wounds of my past, plus my elders past And the past of those before them   I pay a price   Cause the healing doesn’t start with my wounds See I have generations and generations of luggage...
Dec 16th
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Dec 15th
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Dec 14th
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“To attain spirituality is to realize that the whole universe is one symphony in...”
Dec 9th
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Dec 7th
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“No matter how you look at it, the real dance of life is always a solo...”
Dec 5th
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Secrets of “Hu wa Hu” →
We perfume ourselves and beautify the outside to mask the fact that our inner core is rotten, but in reality, true and lasting beauty comes from connecting the soul to its Divine source. That is why Saints have a beautiful appearance and a beautiful and loving character. They have achieved a station of everlasting beauty by purifying their hearts from material desires.
Dec 2nd
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“The power of our bodies is unleashed in occupying a space. Bodies that dance,...”
– “These Bodies” (via kawlture)
Dec 2nd
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November 2011
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Surrender Yourself
searchforfuel: “The more you struggle to live, the less you live. Give up the notion that you must be sure of what you are doing. Instead, surrender to what is real within you, for that alone is sure.. you are above everything distressing.” — Spinoza (via funeral)
Nov 30th
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Nov 30th
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