Saturday, April 14, 2012

Sufi Invocation


Toward the One,

the Perfection of Love, Harmony, and Beauty,

the Only Being;

United with All the Illuminated Souls,

Who form the Embodiment of the Master,

the Spirit of Guidance.

This Sufi invocation was part of the daily rhythm of Rahima's life. I often marveled at how she would recite these words, usually in silence, to begin her meditation and fall almost instantly into a deep, blissful state.

The invocation was said at Rahima's memorial service and I was struck then by how through all these years of daily practice she had been preparing herself for union with "the One, the Perfection of Love, Harmony, and Beauty."

~Andy


What is your experience with Sufism and the Prayer of Invocation?


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