Comments on: Book Recommendations: Getting Oriented

By: Majid

Majid — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:51:24 +0000

Mataji/Ellafern I remember being in Kennebunkport in 1969-70. I met her in Thunder Bay in 1972 at God’s Acres and then later in Vancouver BC at the K Yoga center on 4th Avenue. At the time of the 2nd meeting I was trying to unfold the near-death experience I had in Montreal in 1970. The first meeting was just bumping into some strange lady doing yoga on the beach . I didn’t even connect the two till much. much later. Now I conduct Moulawi Sema in Vancouver from time to time. Ashk Ya Hu!
Majid Buell

By: Ivan M. Granger

Ivan M. Granger — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 14:33:48 +0000

Sergey,
Sorry, but I don’t know of a good text book to learn the basics of Farsi. Maybe someone else visiting the blog can recommend one…? Another possibility would be to search the Internet for Farsi conversation groups — they might have a good recommendation for you.
Ivan

By: sergey

sergey — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 10:05:45 +0000

Dear Ivan,
I am really inspired by Rumi. I’ve started to learn farsi (Iranian) but couldn’t so far find any text-books on it.
I’ll be extreemly grateful for your help.
With kind regards,
Sergey

By: simonbagh

simonbagh — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 14:45:33 +0000

CORRECTION
please read the word in last sentence as SPIRITUAL.

By: simonbagh

simonbagh — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 11:19:49 +0000

Hi Ivan,

so many books to read to sow in you others’ seed
then what honestly can you be called in-this-mid

nothing there is vague all is clear in the address
given birth faithfully hurry up towards the death

having a way or not is out of thy determination
you are pushed towards end by thy destination

you are not to compare or see distinctions amid
select the one more to ease the life race indeed

the more you look for lost by light of knowledge
the less you learn wisdom lesson in your college

wisdom is a rug as vast as whole being indeed
all doctorines amid of its images you may read

the wisdom owner trusts in the final love Lord
trys not to be first in life to death racing horde

stick to knowledge to fulfill your carnal demand
in wisdom field you are given spritual command

simon baghdasarian

By: Subhan Ali

Subhan Ali — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 07:49:57 +0000

R/Ivan,
Sprituality strikes much to a human being, upon whom God bestowes intellectuality. You have such bestow of God.Life of human being is even not like a dot in comparison to infinite line of time. Our remains in the world remain for some years only. We plunge into the ocean of oblivion after some years of our death. We know a little about the vast universe. We, the helpless human being are to leave the world one day despite longing to remain in it forever.

……….Subhan Ali, Ghaziabad UP India

By: Kathy Stewart

Kathy Stewart — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 11:52:58 +0000

Dear Ivan,
I so appreciate your suggestions, and will share them with my children and grandchildren who are beginning the search. Your personal story does make me think you could have been a child of mine! Blessings, Kathy

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 08:28:26 +0000

Thankyou Ivan,

there is good in every religion,
we only need open our eyes and hearts
smile
and be grateful
to see the beauty.

Like kindling the fire,
breathing in
and breathing out

have a good day
Liz

By: Atma Advani Sifi

Atma Advani Sifi — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 05:40:13 +0000

Dear Ivan,
I was born Hindu and became Sufi when I was 10 years old through my mother’s Guru Lady Sufi Saint of 19th century Nimano Fakir. Due to circumtances I moved to 6 countries and met all kinds of people of different religions. I realised that most of the people in this world are relgious but not spritual. I read about 100 books on different relgions and found out that most of the religions are at or below school level whereas Sufism is at college level or above at spiritual level.
It is a Sufi Master who selects you and then takes you to higher level.

I am a Sufi, my wife is Hindu and my daughter married Christian. What is the religion of grand children? To answere that I have wrwitten a small booklet “Rainbow of Religions” for my grand kids. Whenever I have sufficient funds I like to publish this book before I pass away.

I have writtem Sufi poems in Sindhi, Hindhi/Urdu and few in English. Sufism is pure spirituality and not a religion. All the religions of the world have failed to some extend, some more than others. That is why there is no peace on earth.

I have given few speeches on Sufism at International conferences in USA.

By: fouzia

fouzia — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 03:28:57 +0000

Ivan Dear
I can’t thank U enough for sharing a part of your personal life as well as the great selection of books.
I am dieing to make my contribution to the web site. Love Fouzia