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  • Look To The Sufis

    What a beautiful culture. Let us say a prayer together for peace and that their homeland recovers and cultivates love.

    Persian Mysticism And it’s History (The Path of Persian Mysticism)

    Sufism in Iran is a vibrant, enduring tradition of Islamic mysticism (erfan) focused on inner spiritual purification, divine love, and direct experience of God. Often utilizing Persian poetry, Sufis navigate daily life with a mystical outlook. While historically influential, modern Sufi groups like the Nematollahi order face scrutiny, often keeping a low profile.

    Key Aspects of Iranian Sufism:

    • Nematollahi Order: Considered the largest and most well-established Sufi order in Iran, with a long history stretching back to Shah Nematollah Vali in the 15th century.
    • Spirituality & Daily Life: Contemporary Iranian Sufis are not typically isolated ascetics; they are practitioners from varied social backgrounds who apply mysticism to modern, everyday life.
    • Cultural & Mystical Legacy: Deeply intertwined with classical Persian literature, featuring poets like Rumi, and Sufism incorporates elements of Persian cultural history.
    • Tensions & Persecution: Due to their, at times, unconventional interpretations of Islamic practice, Sufi orders have faced periodic, historical, and contemporary persecution from conservative clerical establishments.
    • Core Concepts: Key practices include tazkiyah (self-purification) and ma’rifat (mystical knowledge), aimed at attaining ihsan (spiritual excellence).

    Sufism continues to exist in Iran as both a, sometimes, clandestine, organized movement and a broader cultural, spiritual, and artistic influence.

    [1] http://www.cornell.edu/video/seema-golestaneh-2024

    [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnNIDE67l3A

    [3] https://brill.com/display/book/edcoll/9789004328983/B9789004328983-s008.pdf

    [4] https://www.visitouriran.com/blog/persian-mysticism-and-sufism/

    [5] https://irantour.tours/iran-blog/sufism.html

    [6] https://www.rferl.org/a/1079140.html

    [7] https://www.routledge.com/Sufism-in-the-Secret-History-of-Persia/Milani/p/book/9781032179797

    [8] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sufism

    [9] https://www.dukeupress.edu/unknowing-and-the-everyday

  • Battles In Iran!

    How can we support the people of Iran to setup a government that is for and by the people, who respects their citizens?

    President Tump addressed the Iranian people directly, saying: “When we are finished, take over your government. It will be yours to take. This will be, probably, your only chance for generations. For many years you have asked for America’s help, but you never got it. No president was willing to do what I am willing to do tonight. Now you have a president who is giving you what you want. So let’s see how you respond.”

  • Paradigm Shifts

    I wonder if the conflict between nuclear programs (Iran vs. Israel) has more to do with access to “time and space technologies” from the opposing “cultures” than the actual nuclear enrichment. Because there is a seeming “quantification of matter” effort, perhaps this is where the real issue is that should be address? (Example: The idea of Iran’s nuclear enrichment program linked to a beautiful Indo-Iranian Aryan whom is winning a popularity contest with the Aryan culture’s votes. This is translated to a ritual that would shock the world. That woman does not want to participate in those interactions.) A cultural difference? How do we go about finding out what the real is?

    Though another man’s ribs, Iran’s nuclear program has been getting a lot of votes and funds recently.
    Apparently the U.S. military has been spending big with their recent patronage. You can witness the visits yourself with live satellite imagery. Those men quantified as warhead ships and jets have recently gravitated towards and are hovering around the interchangeable role of Iran’s nuclear program. Genetically and programmed in, those warheads have little capacity of self restraint once their target is acquired.

    Of course I will ALWAYS support the humility of Israel, but I also support the sovereignty and exclusivity of Iran. Please, America, they are not interested in our hyper processed, mass produced McDonalds corporate, commercial culture. Once Americans and Israelis learn how that is interpreted and manifested (in the sexualized layer of reality); most all of humanity won’t be interested in that either. Will our cash still be flowing though?