Divine Guidance: When you’re attached to outcomes

Question: Sometimes I am attached to a certain answer and I know this blocks receiving clear guidance because “I’m in the way.” Any suggestions on how to remove these blocks especially when you feel the pressure to find an answer? Great question! No...

Divine Guidance: Discovering Your True Purpose

Dr. Laird shares his thoughts on how we discover our true life purpose. I believe that each person has a destiny but it might not be specific to exactly how we spend our life and the activities we pursue. From the level of “divine truth” (al-haqiqah) Allah...

Divine Guidance: How do I know what I hear is right?

Question: How do I know what I hear is right? When I feel fear or am attached to an outcome, how can I trust that the guidance I receive is from the Highest? Treat any “guidance” we receive as a “first draft” – meaning that it might be...

Wisdom from the Ancients

There’s a native American story, “I have two dogs inside of me. One is vicious and one is a sweet. When asked which one is stronger, the wise one replied, the one I feed.” Shared by Susan Rahima Schmall, PhD and UOS faculty

Sufi Spiritual Healing and Depression

“The typical current model of depression is that it is the result of a disruption of neurotransmitter processes that can best be treated with medication and some educational psychotherapeutic work. The first line of treatment is most often pharmaceutical. From...