2017: Getting to the Heart of Cancer

Aug 23, 2017 | Announcements

Join Dr. John Wadude Laird, MD, for an exploration into the spiritual underpinnings of cancer and chronic illness, and keys for healing the body, heart and soul in this FREE Educational Video Series It’s time to change the conversation around CANCER… If you or a loved...

Going ’round again…

Jul 27, 2017 | Sufism

  The Sufi poet, Jalal id-Din Rumi said, “Don’t grieve. Anything you lose comes round again in another form.”     The grief today is mine. This is my final week writing to you as host of the newsletter and blog. It has been an honor and pleasure serving...

The Only Way Out Is In

Jul 21, 2017 | Sidi Our Spiritual Guide

  The following article is from a beloved community member from the UK, Dr. Majid Kahn.     The only way out is in. The attempts to configure an identity grounded simultaneously in (only apparently) irreconcilable world views lies at the heart of the...

The Way to Love

Jul 7, 2017 | Sufism

  The following poem was submitted by Susan Fatima Abbassi, a writing specialist and current UOS student:   The Way to Love     I am on my way to love, Alertly, with the wholesome consciousness And friending pure conviction In this journey, I...

Humility or Unworthiness?

Jun 29, 2017 | Divine Names

  I was speaking with a community member yesterday and the subject of humility came up. In particular, we were exploring that slippery slope where an attempt to be in humility can slide into the big “I’m not worthy” voice. So, I called one of our founding faculty...