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2011 September Archives

Blackberry and Sloe Gin Sorbet

While the apples and pears continue to fall, their need for a storage solution is far less immediate than that of the blackberries. The farm is pretty much hedged in blackberries at the moment. Many of those blackberries are bland and a bit pippy, but there’s a few ...

Allah Misses You

1. Every single night when the two-third of it is over, the old Dervish is awakened. The process of his waking up from sleep never ceases to feel mysterious to him, even though it’s a seemingly ordinary phenomenon for others perhaps. Deep within, t...

Apples and Pears from the Orchard

I’m overwhelmed with apples and pears at the moment. My challenge is that I don’t eat very many crumbles, pies, cakes or chutneys. I just don’t have a sweet tooth. Inspired by Carl Legge, I will definitely have a go at making apple cider vinegar (salads and cole ...

Food Discovery: Wine Jelly

My neighbors went to Sicily for 10 days and I agreed to dog-sit while they were away. As a thank you, they brought back a nice little assortment of edible goodies including olive pate, pesto, honey and a most peculiar jelly. “Gelatina di vino”: wine jelly. Indeed, a ...

News from Shadhili Tariqa: Sidi is coming to San Diego in November

1. Shadhili Sufi Center San Diego invites: Calling all souls to the Heart of Sufism. Come sit with Sufi Master and Spiritual Guide, Shaykh Muhammad al-Jamal ar Rifai ash-Shadhuli. Come, be part of an experience that awakens your heart to Divine Love ...

More Dreams Sent Our Way

Mazaar of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen: Photography by Lou Wilson 1. Dreams, Sufis say, speaking of "true dreams" (ar-ru'yâ as-sâliha), are symbolic messages which arise from the knowledge hidden in the center of being. In the wilderness of unknowing through...

Sourdough Buckwheat Pancakes

In the last few months I’ve been practising making sourdough bread. This involves keeping a starter around that I feed from time to time with flour and water. A loaf of bread only takes a few tablespoons of starter to bake, so I end up with lots of ...

it is only possible to know the truth if you are in a state of continuous (divine) remembrance, if you are always awake

1. But it is necessary that you learn about zikr, for it is only possible to know the truth if you are in a state of continuous (divine) remembrance, if you are always awake. - The spiritual guide, Hamid of Reshad Feild, as shared in his spiritual...

Malfuzat of a Sufi Master: Jamaat Ali Shah

Following are a selection from the Malfuzat (wisdom sayings) of Hazrat Pir Sayyid Jamaat Ali Shah, may Allah sanctify his soul's secret. If the Name of Allah is uttered even once with the tongue, it is the dhikr (remembrance) of the tongue; if Allah ...

Confessions: From Autobiographical Essays of Hazrat Inayat Khan

Inayat Khan, may God sanctify his soul secret, was a brilliant spiritual teacher and is credited for bringing Sufism to the West for the first time back in early 1900s. Many western as well as eastern seekers who came to the Path, came through the dire...

Puffball Mushrooms

Last Wednesday I went for a walk in the fields and came across three gleaming white little puffball mushrooms, each about the size of a golf ball. I’ve found them before, and even picked a few, but never had the ambition to actually do anything with them. However, ...

A Wedding on the Edge

Ocean, a poem Mary Oliver I am in love with Ocean lifting her thousands of white hats in the chop of the storm, or lying smooth and blue, the loveliest bed in the world. In the personal life, there is always grief more than enough, a heart load ...

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