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Tea PartyFROM THE EDITORS
It has been said that teachings of Sufis are paradoxical and their behavior crazy. In the Sufis’ mystical world view, the unseen, inner realm is what counts the most and it, in turn, determines all material phenomena. This is in contrast to the opposite, materialistic world view that has been most widely promoted for centuries, making Sufi thought seem at times counter-intuitive or illogical. This issue of SUFI focuses on contemporary explorations of some timeless teachings—profound and often paradoxical—handed down by Sufi masters to inspire the inward journey.

 

HIGHLIGHTS – WINTER 2014

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[threecol_one]DISCOURSE
YEARNING
by Alireza Nurbakhsh

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ARTICLES
RUMI AND “ISLAM”
RECONSIDERED
The Light of God Beyond Religion
by Jawid Mojaddedi

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ADAB
Sufi Etiquette in the Outer
and Inner Worlds
by Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee

THE MIRROR OF
CONSCIOUSNESS
An American Ethnographer
in a Sufi Community
by John L. Caughey
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INTERVIEW
SUFISM: HISTORY,
POLITICS AND CULTURE
A Conversation with
Carl Ernst
interviewed by Llewellyn Smith

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CULTUREWATCH
RE-TRACING THE SIMORGH
Interpretations of “The
Conference of the Birds”
in Contemporary Art
by Sholeh Johnston

BOOK REVIEWS
THE CONFERENCE OF
THE BIRDS
by Alexa York Lumbard
Review by Peter Valentyne

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FILM REVIEW
MAPPING OUT “CLOUD
ATLAS
by Peter Valentyne

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NARRATIVES
MUEZZIN
by Charlotte Heckscher

BAAGHY AND THE
SPECIAL CARGO
Some Kind of Story
by Martin Harris

POETRY
LOST
by Dr. Javad Nurbakhsh
RIVER OF LIGHT
by Heather Grant

DIRECTIONS OF GOD
by Ellen Jane Powers
HONEY
by Raphael Block
STARS FOR ROBERT BLY
by Thomas R. Smith

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INSIDE COVERS – POETRY
UNHINGED
by Roger Loff
WE ARE CELLS OF HIS BODY
by Jeni Couzyn

FEATURED POET
JENI COUZYN

FEATURED POET
ELLEN JANE POWERS

FEATURED ARTIST
AARON HUEY
(Cover Photo & Interview Photos)
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Winter Issue: Sufism

#86MASTERCOVERTOPCROPPEDIssue #86 features CARL ERNST Interview on Sufism, RUMI Beyond Religion, DISCOURSE Spiritual Yearning LLEWELLYN VAUGHAN-LEE Adab-Sufi Etiquette, JOHN L. CAUGHEY An American Ethnographer in a Sufi Community,

Spiritual Yearning

#86DISCOURSE-2A Discourse by Alireza Nurbakhsh

In Sufism the state of spiritual yearning (“talab”) is the force that drives an individual on the path towards perfection.

Carl Ernst Interview

INTERVIEW-2Sufism: History, Politics and Culture

Would Rumi feel shocked or amused by the popularity of his writing in the world?

Rumi and “Islam”

RMN212879CEReconsidered – The Light of God Beyond Religion by Jawid Mojaddedi

If one defines the issue as the relationship between Rumi’s teachings and that of the ulama,

Sufi Etiquette

ADAB2“Adab” – Sufi Etiquette in the Outer and Inner Worlds by Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee

“Adab” is a code of behavior that is central to Sufism, a way to walk the Sufi path with the correct attitude and true courtesy.

Mirror of Consciousness

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An American Ethnographer in a Sufi Community by John L. Caughey

“I was entranced.  It was like coming to a place I had dreamed about, a true home.”

Muezzin

SUFI86_MASTER_ART_FILE-4DEC2013MH.inddby Charlotte Heckscher

Most people go to Egypt to see the pyramids, but I believe I have come here for the rare pleasure of sitting at a café in Khan al Khalili,