Sacred Texts
Desire Christ-like love and fellowship
Ramona’s life is firmly undergirded in the transforming truth of God’s love. Fellowshipping with God fills her with unspeakable joy....
Every life is important
My teacher once told me a favourite allegory of the great sufi, Sheikh Hamza Maqtul. A gnat was looking for...
How man loses out in life
The present world is a preview of the Hereafter. Here, a person receives in embryonic form the joys and blessings...
Why do we need to pray?
Do we pray ‘let thy will be done ‘ or do we pray ‘ let my will be done?’ Is...
Created for love and fellowship
Ramona raised an important question in her fellowship group. Her question was, since the One Creator God she believed in...
Share His benevolence
The king had heard of the stories of the great benevolent Hatim Tai, who gave up his throne for the...
Tolerating lesser evil
Umair ibn Habib ibn Hamasha, a companion of the Prophet, instructed his son, saying: “O my son, he who refuses...
Of rivers and waters
The quiet rippling Ganges unripples the nerves. Incessantly flowing like the mind, unidirectional, disciplined, seeking a single destination, the Ocean....
The power to live a holy life
John was elated to know that all disciples of Christ have the Holy Spirit. “If anyone does not have the...
The cracked pitcher
The farmer has planted a field of corn, and it is time to ensure that rodents and birds do not...
Planning based on what remains
In this world, one simply cannot get what one wants without paying the appropriate price for it. Peace, too, has...
Fasting and feasting
“No religion will last very long if it does not understand the common needs and desires of people and keeps...
Sacred reading of scripture
Aruna recently learnt that her desires and thoughts determine her behaviour. Armed with this vital information she has begun to...
The greatest news of all
What a mass of information there is clogging the atmosphere nowadays. Everyone has some message to convey to others. But...
Teachings from an ancient tale
Once a courtier happened to see the beautiful princess. A mad desire to possess her totally possessed him. Desperate and...
