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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 ...
Heart Rhythm Meditation is described as a downward or embodied method of meditation [11] rather than an upward or transcendent method. Practitioners synchronize the sensation of their heartbeat with full, conscious, rhythmic breathing, utilizing what is referred to as the Six Basic Powers available to everyone: posture, intention, attention, inspiration, sensation, and invocation.
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]
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 Maulvi (teacher) meditating. Chilla (Persian: چله, Arabic: أربعين, both literally "forty"), also known as Chilla-nashini, is a spiritual practice of penance and solitude in Sufism known mostly in Indian and Persian traditions.
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 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 ...
duties of the heart alone (which is the subject of his book) To be humble and reverence respect to God and to love God with all your heart, all your soul and all your strength (to love God with sincere and honesty) and keep your heart, your mind your thought to regard humility, reverence respect, to have good wills, loving kindness, morality ...