Sufi Magic
When I first read the words of Idries Shah I sought to learn as much as I could about the role of the Sufi in western mysticism. Most people know 'The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam', Ravel's 'Bolero', whirling dervishes, and assassins. This is just the start of a journey into deeper Sufi mysticism. This is a vast subject and I will attempt to add more information as I post my illustrations.
At present I am editing my version of the 'Book of the Book' - it will be published by this means in due course. A wise Sufi would probably say it will never happen... and therefore it happened, never!
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"The Grape that can with Logic absolute
The Two-and-Seventy jarring Sects confute:
The subtle Alchemist that in a Trice
Life's leaden Metal into Gold transmute."
- Rubaiyat of Omar Khay'yam, XLIII
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The Song Celestial
My copy of the 'Bhagavad Gita' and my Pam's Universal 3B1 Notebook containing the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Bless his Memory. My Mum told me the best way to learn something was to write it down. She started me early and told me to learn every capital city in the world. That hasn't been easy since the break up of the Soviet Union. Come on. What's the capital of Burkina Faso? Capital of Turkmenistan? Heard of Ouagoudougou? It's not that easy...
'The Bhagavad Gita is a spiritually transforming book. It commences with a strong plea to shed all anxiety and grief so that with a carefree, untroubled mind one can commence a dynamic spiritual practice. This leads to liberation of narcissistic egoism that veils the full power of the Self. Sublime peace and the Self Realisation of unconditional love are a natural corollary.
Chapter by chapter, the Gita rveals a step-by-step process leading to this Enlightenment. It is like a beautiful symphony, melodiously unfolding until it reaches the grand coda of spiritual freedom or 'moksha'!
Reading the Gita is intended to be an enjoyable experience, and if one continuously reads and re-reads it a living seed is planted in the psyche which can really transform one's whole life. There is no doubt that the exquisite poetry of Sir Edwin Arnold's translation is the best way of assimilating the Gita's sublime message.
The great sage Sri Ramana Maharshi was once asked if we should read the Gita now and again? His answer was simply: 'Always!''
Alan Jacobs, Chair of Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK
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