Pilgrimages hold a profound significance even in today's fast-paced and technologically driven world. They serve as a poignant reminder...

Story from The Sabad Project Shafeeq al-Balkhi and Ibrahim ibn Adham were two prominent figures in early Sufism, both celebrated for...

Nasrudin was a spiritual leader and teacher in a small village. He was honored and respected as a mullah, although he was rather unusual...

Embarking on a pilgrimage is a profound journey that can enrich your spirit and deepen your connection to the sacred. Here are some...

Creating your own pilgrimage can be a deeply personal and transformative experience. It allows you to design a journey that resonates...

Leonard Cohen said his teacher once told him that the older you get the lonelier you become, and the deeper the love you need. This is...

Queen Madālasā’s child is named by the king. On hearing his name, the child starts to wail. The queen then sings a song to remind the...

Story credit We come to understand in the Chandogya Upanishad that SHVETAKETU learned everything that could be learned, then there was...

This is a story about a beautiful woman. Her name was Jahanara. What was her beauty like? As Mir sahib wrote in a sher: Everything’s...

(The following passage is from the book ‘Dozkhnama’ by Rabisankar Bal. An imaginative meeting of Ghalib and Mevlana Rumi) There come...

by – Brian Conroy (From Awakin.org ) Early one morning, the Buddha and his disciples set off on an alms round. He announced that on that...

I am from the village of Parra in Goa, hence we are called Parrikars. My village is famous for its watermelons. When I was a child, the...

In a story from Nigeria, an old man who knows his time is near decides to complete one last project to bless his relationship with his...

And it just happened one day. Right in the middle of a shoot, in the middle of a scene, in the middle of a multi million set, built to...

During my pilgrimage I had heard a story. One young monk, seeking knowledge goes from one teacher to another, finally he finds a teacher,...

There lived a Sufi saint, a long time ago. All his life he devoted himself serving others, sharing his love and presence to who ever came...

They say that if you put a frog into a pot of boiling water, it will leap out right away to escape the danger. But, if you put a frog in...

A traveler came upon three individuals working with stone. Curious as to what these workers were doing, the traveler approached the first...

A disciple came up to his master one day, and in a burst of emotion, He exclaimed, “My Master, I love you!” The Master, deep in thought,...

Atesbaz was Mevlana Rumi’s cook and also for the dervish lodge (like a community space where all the mevlana’s students did Sema and...