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Ego-death, awakening, enlightenment.. These are some of the words and concepts we hear about in spiritual circles; but what do they really mean? Are there genuine experiences we as humans can have that correspond to these spiritual notions or are they just figments of...
Ibn Arabi was a Sufi philosopher, mystic poet who lived from 1165 to 1240. Born in Andalusia, Ibn Arabi is sometimes considered as "al-Shaykh al-Akbar", a title given to him as he was one of the most influential and greatest thinkers in Sufism, the mystery tradition...
Omar Khayyam was born in 1048 in the city of Nishapur in northeastern Iran. He was a Persian scientist, philosopher and poet best known for his influential work of poetry, the Rubaiyat, which was introduced to the west by Edward Fitzgerald's famous translation into...
What is a sufi? Is there such a thing as 'islamic mysticism'? Are sufis even muslim? The term Sufi has historically been applied to Muslim ascetics who, like Christian hermits, dressed in woolen robes as a symbol of repentance and self-denial. Sufis are known for...
Our world is a mistake, everything bodily and material is bad and last but not least the god most people worship is evil. That's the Gnostic worldview in a very compact nutshell. However that isn't the entire story of Gnosticism; there is much more to be said about...
There may be come a point for some individuals where they simply become weary of methods and practices, when they realize that what they are trying to get access is already and always here anyhow. This individual may sometimes be referred to as a spiritual seeker or a...
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