There was a beautiful orchard, full of trees and fruit, grapevines and greenery. In it sat a Sufi with closed eyes, with his head on his knees, deeply immersed in meditation. “Why,” they asked him, “do you not look at the signs of God that the Merciful One has scattered around you and that He … Read more
Just as we can only give what we have, we can only express the characteristics of our true being that we nurture and shape. Accordingly, our consciousness is shaped by the contents that occupy us daily; what we read, perceive, think about, dream of, and aspire to strongly influence what we do and what we … Read more
“Some say, ‘Everything!’ Others say, ‘Nothing!’ Nietzsche said, ‘He is dead!’ Atheists say, ‘He doesn’t exist at all!’ Perhaps the question should be posed in a different way: not, what does God do, but rather what does He do with us? I tried to find Him on the cross of Christians, but He wasn’t there. … Read more
