Allah as Shakti :-)what is sufism?

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Actually sufi in it's proper sense refers to "lovers

of God." The "Blanket Wearers," as their name is

interpreted, were wandering for many generations

looking for the Truth. They heard about the prophet

and arranged to see him. The day they met, the blanket

wearers (so called because their only possesion was a

blanket which served as both clothing and cover at

night) sat at the prophet's feet for the whole of one

day. No words were exchanged. They left completely

satisfied.

 

This does not imply that sufis are a "mystical aspect

of Islam." That is a common misconception. There is no

Islamic dogma in sufism, although there are many

Islamic Sufis. Sufism is not a religion, it is

accepting of all religions and embraces the inherant

truths in all religions. If you are a hindu and you

approach a sufi Sheikh (master), He/She will give the

training according to one who percieves God as a hindu

would. Telling a born and raised hindu to chant the

name of Allah would be a waste of time in most cases.

The Sheikh would most certainly refer to God as Ram,

or whichever most suited the shishya's constitution.

That is why God is most frequently called "Beloved" in

Sufism. "Beloved" encompasses all forms, as well as

the formless. To think of God as "Beloved" also opens

the heart and creates love, which is the way of

sufism.

 

The Sheikh gives the training according to the nature

of the Shishya. It is so in all sufi traditions. They

will refer to Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, Koran,

Torrah, Bible, the Sufi poets, ect. All that is

required of the Shishya is surrender.

 

So "Sufi" does not designate ANY mystic. Gnostic is

not sufi. Nor does the fact of what sufism is mean

that there are muslim kaulas! Sufis are lovers- that

is the very essence of the sufi way. If one loves

Christ in this way, one could recieve a sufi training.

Same for Rama, Devi, Allah, Pan, ect.

 

Jai Ma!

 

Brianna

 

--- Arjuna Taradasa <bhagatirtha wrote:

> 93

> Sufi in it's proper sense are mystics of Islam only.

> If we start using

> this term as designating ANY mystic, it becomes

> equal to words

> "kaula", "gnostic", "tsaddik" etc used in same

> sense. Then we can say

> that there're muslim kaulas :-). It is true also;

> but it is easier to

> use these terms as they are, with correspondance to

> cultural

> surrounding of those esoteric traditions.

>

> Love is the law, love under will.

> A.

>

> , Brianna

> Mosteller

> <rubyrapunzel> wrote:

> > > BTW in some sufi traditions Allah is seen as

> > > Beloved! In this case we

> > > can say Allah is Shakti...

> >

> > All sufi traditions refer to God as Beloved.

> Sufism

> > has no religion- is not necessarily mystical

> aspect of

> > Islam only. There are hindu sufis, jain sufis,

> > christian sufis, ect. The naqshbandi order are the

> > silent ones. The master creates love in the

> shishya's

> > heart- a fire that consumes the ego. They do japa

> with

> > the mantra "la il lillah" or il la illallah"

> (there is

> > only Allah...). It is quite a beautiful practice,

> and

> > a beautiful tradition. Worth looking into,

> especially

> > for those with strong bhakti.

> >

> > pranams,

> >

> > Brianna

>

>

 

 

 

 

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