Rabia al-Basri (713 – 801) was a Sufi mystic saint, who’s widely recognized as being the most influential and notable female Sufi mystic in Islamic history. She did not leave any written work of her own, as most of the sources of the quotes and stories...
We, the humans of earth stand find ourselves in a conundrum, an interesting paradox if you will, namely the fact that we are trying to realize ourselves when we in some profound way already are realized. It is either by self-knowing, remembrance or forgetfulness all...
Non-duality is about experiencing reality as it is, one undivided whole. Duality pertains to the mind while reality transcends the mind. Duality is a way of perceiving, and not the actuality of the whole. The truth of the whole is neither one nor two. It is simply...
Bayazid Bastami (804 – 874) was a very influential Persian Sufi mystic who lived during the 9th century. He is highly revered in the Sufi tradition of Islam as he was one of the saints recorded in Attar’s comprehensive biographical volumes. The true man...
Bulleh Shah (1680-1757) was a Punjabi Sufi mystic poet, humanist and philosopher who lived during the Mughal Empire and era. He is best known for his devotional sufi poems dedicated to the Beloved. Seek the spirit, forget the form. Bulleh Shah Enough is enough, talk...
Walter Hilton was a English mystic in the 14th century. He is best known for his work “The Ladder of Perfection” and for being one of the first to write mystic theology in the English language. Walter Hilton was born in either 1340 or 1345, and seems to...
