“The internet is a tool that can help the consciousness of humanity evolve” Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee
Weapons of mass distraction or a sacred organ of consciousness? The theme ‘technology and the sacred’ explores the effects of television, computers, smartphones…on consciousness, child development, education and family life.
Dear Friends
I wanted to share some sad news with you, of the passing of my Teacher Imam Mehdi Rizvi. I have alluded to him indirectly and directly at times and shared his baraka with you. He has had a profound effect on my life. I went to meet him at a time when my life had crashed, I was lost and broken and was questioning all that I had put my faith in. What I saw in him the moment we met was a profound love and humility. What struck me most was his deep love and respect for women. There he was, such a traditional looking man, with his long white beard and yet he spoke of his mother, sister, wife and daughter with such love. Although he had had many great teachers, he would tell me his first and last teacher was his mother. He trained a remarkable woman – Halima Krausen – to be his successor in the mosque and laid the way for Muslim women to take up their place alongside men. It was funny, I learnt more about being a Muslim woman from this man then I did from anyone else. He was unlike any other man I had met, and made me begin to see the qualities that the Prophet must have had. In any matter he was so balanced, revealing the truth in a way that brought clarity and ease. He would never give me the answer straight away or let me take the easy way out of things – but when
This is not
the age of information.
This is not
the age of information.
Forget the news,
and the radio
and the blurred screen.
This is the time
of loaves
and fishes.
People are hungry,
and one good word is bread
for a thousand.
David Whyte, “Loaves and Fishes”
“A good word is a charitable act.” Hadith of the Prophet Muhammed pbuh.
Over the weekend, I had the opportunity of visiting Watkins bookstore. I normally pop in every time I’m in central London. Established over a 100 years ago, it’s one of the world’s oldest bookstores which specialises in esoterica (mind, body & spirit). I have been visiting Watkins bookstore for over a
