DEFINING OUR DEFINITIONS OF CHARATER by Shawn Malzahn Everyone has their own interpretation of what the term Character implies, and this is going to be an obstacle that we will…
HOW OUR BELIEFS SHAPE OUR EXPERIENCES Something to think about... BELIEFS shape our PERSPECTIVES. PERSPECTIVES are the filters through which we experience the world around us. Our PERSPECTIVES determine the…
JALAL AD-DIN MUHAMMAD AR-RUMI (RUMI) A brief biography of a Great Soul RUMI’S BIRTH AND EARLY LIFE Rumi, also known as Jalaluddin, jalāl al-Din, Mevlana, and Mawlana, was born on…
A WOMAN AND HER STONE A brief story of compassionate generosity. One day a wise woman was traveling down a path on the side of a mountain. Eventually, the woman…
THE TALKATIVE TORTOISE A Buddhist allegory illustrating the ramifications of failure to restrain ones own speech. Once upon a time Brahmadatta was king of Benares, and the Bodhisatta, being born…
CHANGE THE WORLD A Sufi allegory illustrating the realization of the importance of self-transformation. Bayazid, a Sufi mystic, has written in his autobiography, "When I was young I thought and…
THE FRUIT OF HEAVEN A Sufi allegory illustrating the importance of spiritual guidance and the seeker of truths responsibility to prove to him or herself the teachings of our Masters…