Contents

Writings on The Spiritual Path

• A Longer Welcome Message: But be warned. This writing may offend you; or perhaps you will find it too frivolous or even "sacrilegious".

• Purposes of this Work. This relates to the general aspects of why we do things.

• The Purpose of this Transmission: A writing explaining more in detail as to some of why this Endeavor is being brought in to being.

• About the Spiritual Learning Endeavor

• The spiritual path: An elementary introduction.

• Purposes of this Work. This relates to the general aspects of why we do things.

• Journey upon Journey: the path and the Way. A rather large and extensive writing which decribes the overall path to realization, the Way, and the means. It is not introductory, however it can be very useful if you are able to read and consider the potentials expressed through it.

• The Spiritual Enterprise [1] Just the first portion of a larger work to come in parts. This deals more with an overview.

• Starting on the Way. A short writing giving some useful background and information to consider when approaching spiritual guidance.

• The role of Service on the Spiritual Path.

• In The Way, A Primer on Teaching and Learning
  This relates to the processes of unfoldment, looking for a guide or teaching, qualities of a "teacher" work that is done; and more. There are 11 parts.     D. Download.      Full list of all 11 parts.

• Meditation, Spiritual Practices, and the Way There are 25 parts.
  These are a series of proddings. This workbook is most useful when applied.     D. Download.     Full list of all 25 parts.

• The Gardener and the Way.
  A short treatise on Work, Orders, and Workers.

• Orders and Organizations. There are 26 parts.
  This considers their inception, development, maintenance, and demise. It includes their purposes and structure, creation, establishment, and continuance, densification, and deterioration. It also deals with teachings in some similar ways, and includes several practices.    D. Download.

  Initiation:
  

• Initiation: General [1]
  
• Initiation [2] (From the work of Inayat Khan)
  
• Initiation [3]
  
• Initiation and Daily Life [4] A writing about the transmission, work, approach,and activities in ones daily life that relate to initiation.

• An open letter to those who initiate in the spiritual way.

• The following are adapted from The Message Volumes of Inayat Khan. It may be beneficial to read them in this order.
       First, Mysticism
       Next, Initiation
       Then, Discipleship

• The Message of Our Day: Spiritual liberty, realization,and universality.

• An Apprenticeship to living the mystic life: A writing on what to expect in approaching and taking part in this guidance and transmission, as well as aspects of other real transmissions.

• The densification of SUF: Prosetry touch on and expressing feeling of the Real and how it has become. The name refers to sound, not Order or Path. These are the expressions and continuations.

• A broad view of Suf: Writing which goes more into detail and practicality on the expression and becoming which is Suf.

Writings on Classes and Learning

• Classes.
  How classes may work, their purpose, and how to approach them.

• Questions and Answers about classes.
  This makes more sense if the previous writing is read first.

• Purpose of Regular Meetings, by Idries Shah.

• Three visits to a sage.
  A tale of encounters with Bahaudin Naqshband.

• Writings on Teaching and Learning.
  Short selections on the process and approach. Taken from various writers and stories.

• Teaching and Learning in this Age
      The Teaching and Learning in this age
      The Role of the Individual
      Group Learning and Activity
      The Teaching and how it is spread

General Writings

• A Welcome Message to All Visitors

• An open letter to those who initiate in the spiritual way.

• Introduction to this work.

• Definitions
  How some words and terms are used here.

• The Universal Perspective.
  This explains some of the perspective of this work in particular, and the approach taken in general. It also deals with the names of paths, practices, readings, etc. used here.

• Conditioning:
       Conditioning.
       Lessening the effects of conditioning.

• Giving:
       The nature of giving.
       Approaching giving.
       The functions of giving.

• The Elements of creation: Earth, Water, Fire, Air, Ether.
      An overview of the elements.
      Attributes of the elements.
      Experiencing and perceiving the elements.
  Purification of the Elements: Going Further More in-depth on a higher level of working with these purification practices.
      See more on the elements below, under "Spiritual Practices", and "Writings by others".

• Meditation and Health Very basic, short, and general.

• Meditation and the Mind Very basic, short, and general.

• Perspective and Point of View.
  A short writing indicating, touching on, and possibly leading to a sense of both. It links to, as examples and to actually work (attune), the several versions of one ode of Hafiz.

• Prosetry Some selections of prose/poetry.
      The densification of SUF Prosetry of the process and the means, the sounds of being, come again. A practice of the ages, done before and now.
      The Song Continues Prosetry of life, movement, work, and the way.
      Hail to the Heart Hail to the Heart that lifts the world to the heights of Love.
      Rumi Came To Visit Rumi Came To Visit.
      Oh Jerusalem: a vision of peace.

• Working Together: Harmony and Greater Action: About harmonizing with each other and your Ideal. Some why's, what's, and how's.

• Cycles and Work: Cycles and Work. On decrease and strenghtening of a transmission.

Spiritual Practices, Exercises, and Meditations

• An Introduction to Spiritual Practices: Please read this before doing practices.

• Daily, weekly, and monthly practices

• Affirmation

• An Introduction to Meditation Very basic, short, and general.

• Meditation: A form for sitting.

• Meditation: Belly Breathing.

• On Breath: 45 Lessons, practices, and subjects for contemplation,
  By Samuel L. Lewis, With Commentary by Matt Lippa.     D. Download.

• A-U-M.

• Balancing breath - up and down spine.

• Breathing Love.

• 10 Thoughts Meditations

• Spiral Breath Practice

• Centering. (See below under Writings by Others).

• Concentration(s):
      Concentrations: Visual, Visualized, and upon the Breath.
       Symbols for concentration practices.
      Audio Recording on this subject.

• Daily Meditations.
  Groups of 5 short meditations to use throughout the day.
      Group 1
      Group 2
      Group 3
      Group 4

• Nature Meditations. (See below under Writings by Others).

• "A Saying a Day":
  Meditations and Concentrations to use for a calendar year.
      Part 1 of 2.     Part 2 of 2. D.     Download All

• "The Bowl of Saki" in three parts.
      Simple Text Version
      Interactive Version
  Daily meditations to use for a year. A comprehensive "course" based on selected Sayings of Inayat Khan (1910-20's), Complements through Samuel Lewis (1930's - 40's), and Harmonies through Matt Lippa (2004).     D. Download.

• Some Contemplation Themes. (See below under Writings by Others).

• Healing Practice YA SHAFFEE / YA KAFFEE.

• Tunings.
  Short meditations/contemplations/prayers to tune the heart, intention, and action.
      Giving

• The Practice of Harmony.

• The Peace Darood. [Allah Huma Salle Ala, Miftahee Darussalame]
      The Peace Darood, Part 1 Includes Audio.
      More in-depth on The Peace Darood. (Part 2)

  Weekly Meditation

• Prayers.
      Prayer of Daylight
      Morning Prayer {Also used at the beginning of some practices or gatherings}.
      Daily Prayer
      Daily Prayer 2
      Prayer of Service
      Prayer of Service 2
      Prayer of Love
      40 day prayer cycle with elements
      List and links to many prayers
      (More prayers below under Writings by Others).

• The Elements of Creation
      Purifications of the Elements.
      Walks of the Elements.
      Purification of the Elements: Going Further
      See more on the elements above, under "General Writings".
      A writing on the Purifications of the Elements. (See below under Writings by Others).
      Audio Recording on tuning, purification, transmutation, and more. See audio page.

• Purification of the heart.

• Remembrance Practices

      Remembrance - general.
      A writing on how remembrance practices work, refinement, and some details on approach.

       Two examples of remembering.
      An extended example toward getting a sense of remembering. Includes more information on connecting with the breath.

       The phrase La I'llaha, Il Allah Hu.

       The King and I. A theme of remembrance.

       What a Circle of Remembering is.

       Hear a Remembering Practice Explained. This is an MP3 audio file of about 14 minutes.
       It explains the approach to this practice in general, and some of the specifics using the phase La I'llaha, Il Allah Hu. Please see the link(s) on the audio page.

       Guidelines, Suggestions, and Reminders at a Circle of Remembering
  Offered as a guide to make things easier and to help this process move smoothly so we are able to concentrate and focus on actually doing, attuning, and experiencing rather than talking about it.

       Attunement in circle of remembering. Please see the link(s) on the audio page.
  20 Minutes long. This describes the process of attuning when you first arrive in a circle of remembering. It goes more deeply into the practical aspects and is a good preliminary.

       Remembering Practice Experienced.
  This is an MP3 audio file of about an hour. It is an actual practice. Experience along. Please see the link(s) on the audio page.

       A Circle of Remembering: A practice is introduced with a simple explanation and then done. Includes a healing at the end. Uses the phrases Allah Huma and La I'llaha, Il Allah Hu. This is an mp3 of about 1 hour and 30 minutes. Please see the link(s) on the audio page.

• On Remembering: Remembering Practice, Circle of Remembering are means to become again. The purpose for tuning, toning, sounding, and placing oneself within this framework: for becoming again, not learning anything new.

• Allah Huma: A short interpretation of where the words leads.
  Allah Huma in 5 parts: recorded 12-07.
  
  Starts with a little talking before and interspersed with the first practice. This is a short sample. It is then followed by 3 more short examples of variations and a 15 minute longer experience. Please see the audio page for links and descriptions.

• Retrospection Practice.

• The Walks of Allah
      An Introduction to The Walks of Allah (Part 1)
      The Walk of Allah. (Part 2)
      More in-depth on the Walk of Allah (Part 3)

• Audio Recording on intention, practices, concentrations, levels, and more. See audio page.

Story Work and Stories

• Story Work. How stories are used and worked with in some group settings.

• The Prince's Journey

• Tale of a Seeker

• Singlemindedness

• The King and I.

• The Story of the Waker.

• Three visits to a sage. A tale of encounters with Bahaudin Naqshband.

• Cartoons. Visual stories.

Audio

• On the path and realization.
• Questions to ask regarding living realization and experience.
• Living in the world and learning how to live.
• Cross Breath Meditation.
• On Harmonizing oneself toward the Higher.
• Subhan Allah, Alhumdulilla, Allahu Akbar.
• 2 remembering practices. One includes a healing focus and use of Allah Humma
• Surrender - several aspects. (4 parts)
  
• Work - Several aspects of the work of spiritual path. (5 parts)
  
• The spiritual path. (2 parts)
  
• Tuning oneself, functioning, service.
  
• Attunement.
  
• Prayer.
  
• Tuning, purification, transmutation, more.
  
• Intention, practices, concentrations, levels, more.
  
• Recitations of the Ramnam.
  
• The Peace Darood.
  
• Surrender of "self". Letting go of the limitation of identification of oneself, and transformation. (3 parts)
  
• The path of Remembrance (9 parts)

Writings and works by Others:

• On Breath: 45 Lessons, practices, and subjects for contemplation,
  By Samuel L. Lewis, With Commentary by Matt Lippa.
• "The Bowl of Saki" in three parts.
  Daily meditations to use for a year. A comprehensive "course" based on selected Sayings of Inayat Khan (1910-20's), Complements through Samuel Lewis (1930's - 40's), and Harmonies through Matt Lippa (2004).     D. Download.

• Some Prayers. These originated through Inayat Khan.

• "The Nature Meditations of Hazrat Inayat Khan."
  The Nature Meditations were dictated by Hazrat Inayat Khan in 1921 and first published in 1980. The phrases were given so that they could be repeated silently on the breath. Hazrat Inayat Khan called the Nature Meditations "the cream of the Message."     D. Download.
  This writing is available through the kindness and permission of the Sufi Order International. We thank them. You may order a copy of the book itself through Omega Publications.

• Bahaudin Naqshband: Discipleship and Development
  Extracts from the Testimony of Bahaudin the Designer (Naqshband).

• Three visits to a sage. A tale of encounters with Bahaudin Naqshband.

• Purpose of Regular Meetings, by Idries Shah.

• The Message, through Hazrat Inayat Khan. Published in two different versions. The first collection is titled The Sufi Message of Hazrat Inayat Khan. This includes the complete 14 volumes and prayers.
  Used by permission of International Sufi Movement. We thank them for the work they did putting this on-line and making them available.

  The second collection is titled The Complete Works of Pir-O-Murshid Hazrat Inayat Khan These are in 5 volumes of Original Texts of his lectures on Sufism, with very complete footnoots; 2 volumes of the Sayings, and one with the Gayan, Vadan, Nirtan, Bowl of Saki, Aphorisms, and prayers.
  Used by permission of The Nekbakht Foundation. We thank them for the work they did putting this on-line and making them available.
       Mysticism, Initiation, Discipleship adapted from These Message Volumes.
  

• Meditation Themes.
  366 short selections for consideration, meditation, and contemplation. They are cumulative.

• An essay on knowlege, learning, peace, and truth, by Dr. Abdul Aziz Said. We thank him for his work.

• Some Contemplation Themes.

• Sentences of the Masters.

• Works via Swami Ramdas (1884 - 1963) Two short writings by Swami Ramdas. Includes Audio Recordings of The Ramnam through Swami Ramdas, and also Mother Krishnabai. Or see the link(s) on the audio page.
  We thank him for his work. We also thank Sundar's Home Page, SRI, and Anandashram for the Recordings.

• Centering Practices
  112 ways to open the invisible door of consciousness. Transcribed by Paul Reps. From Zen Flesh, Zen Bones. We thank him for his work.

• Purifications of the Elements.

• Teachings/Poems of Hafiz: Translated by Gertrude Lowthian Bell in 1897.

• Hafiz: Several Versions of One Ode.: Most of these were compiled by James R. Newell, are on the web site thesongsofhafiz.com. His version, and work are used by permission.

• Writings on Teaching and Learning.
  Short selections on the process and approach. Taken from various writers and stories.

Selections from Various Texts:

• The Heart Sutra: Two Versions.

• The Bhagavad Gita

• The Nag Hammadi Manuscripts
  Selections of translations of some of the writings. All translations through The Gnostic Society Library, The Nag Hammadi Library.

  
  These include:
      The Gospel of Philip
      Translated by Wesley W. Isenberg.
      The Sophia (Wisdom) of Jesus Christ
      Translated by Douglas M. Parrott.
      The Gospel of Truth
      Translated by Robert M. Grant.

  Three Versions of The Gospel of Thomas:
      Translation by Stephen Patterson and Marvin Meyer.
      Translation by Stephen J. Patterson and James M. Robinson.
      Translation by Thomas O. Lambdin.

• 13 Versions of the Tao Te Ching
  These include translations by: S. Beck, R.B. Blakney, T. Byrn, A. Crowley, C. Ganson, C. Hansen, J. Legge, T. McCarroll, J. McDonald, P. Merel, S. Mitchell, C. Muller, and S. Rosenthal.

Resources and Links

• Suggested books and reading materials.
  
• Links.