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The outside of a zāwiyah, a place where Sufis would conduct their murāqabah sessions which was usually in a private section of a masjid. Murāqabah (Arabic: مراقبة, lit.: "to observe") is an Islamic methodology, whose aim is to enter into a transcendental union with God. [1]
Tawajjuh is a system practiced in sufism for the heart to heart transmission of spiritual energy from a Master to a student.. The Lataif-e-Sitta are the most common forms of this transmitted spiritual energy.
In Sufi psychology the heart refers to the spiritual heart or qalb, not the physical organ. It is this spiritual heart that contains the deeper intelligence and wisdom. It holds the Divine spark or spirit and is the place of gnosis and deep spiritual knowledge. In Sufism, the goal is to develop a heart that is sincere, loving and compassionate ...
The New Heart of Wisdom: An explanation of the Heart Sutra: Tharpa Publications: English translation of the Heart Sutra with commentary 2012 ISBN 978-1-906665-04-3: Karl Brunnholzl The Heart Attack Sutra: A New Commentary on the Heart Sutra: Shambhala Publications: Modern commentary 2012 ISBN 978-1-55939-391-1: Doosun Yoo
Sufi whirling (or Sufi spinning) is a form of Sama or physically active meditation which originated among some Sufis, and practised by the Sufi Dervishes of the Mevlevi order. It is a customary dance performed within the sema , through which dervishes (also called semazens , from Persian سماعزن ) aim to reach the source of all perfection ...
The Eleven Naqshbandi principles or the "rules or secrets of the Naqshbandi", known in Persian as the kalimat-i qudsiya ("sacred words" or "virtuous words"), [1] are a system of principles and guidelines used as spiritual exercises, [2] or to encourage certain preferred states of being, in the Naqshbandi Sufi order of Islamic mysticism.
Sufi dhikr most commonly involves the repetition of the Names of Allah. This practice is central to Sufi spiritual exercises and is intended to foster a deeper connection with the Divine. The Names of Allah, also known as Asma'ul Husna, represent various attributes of God, such as "Ar-Rahman" (The Most Merciful) and "Al-Karim" (The Generous ...
God Makes the Rivers to Flow is an anthology of spiritual texts for use in meditation, assembled by Eknath Easwaran.Condensed versions have been published under the titles Timeless Wisdom (book) and Sacred Literature of the World (audio recording).