Art and Soul: An Artist Brings the Love to Her Work

May 9, 2014 | Sufism

by: Amber Safa Buckholz Anyone who has spent time at the Land has seen Julia Junkin’s artwork: from beautifully handwritten Fatihas to whimsical reminders to remove your shoes, her signature touch has been scattered throughout the buildings like a scavenger...

A Return to Love: Year 4 of the UOS Master’s Program

May 1, 2014 | Sufism

By Elise Salam “I love the University. I believe in it,” says Page Zahra Janeff of Austin. Page has walked the Sufi path for over a decade and now re-enters the healing school of the Shadhuliyya Sufi Tariqa for the second time. “It’s different...

A Summer of Divine Love and Healing

Jul 31, 2012 | Sidi Our Spiritual Guide

Every summer UOS hosts a very important event as our guide Sidi al-Jamal journeys from Jerusalem to the United States to share a message of Divine Love with us. In addition to this incredible opportunity to sit and learn from a holy man, we’ve put something...

What It’s Like to Be Free

Jun 12, 2012 | Sufism

What does freedom feel like? Do you know? Do you really know? Feeling free is like sighing and allowing your whole body and mind to relax, similar to the experience after a really great massage. Imagine living your life – no matter the situation or circumstance...

The Key to Having A Grateful Heart

Nov 28, 2011 | Sufism

I’d like to say I’m grateful all the time because I am an avid studier of profoundly enriching Sufi spiritual tools – the deepest I have EVER studied! But the truth is, I get angry, upset, hurt and sad as much as I’m grateful. The key,...