• Quotes,  Uncategorized

    Alamdar

    Sheikh Nooruddin Noorani Wali (ra) or Nund Rishi is the patron saint of Kashmir, its Alamdar. Here is an attempt to produce a rhythmic translation of his kalaam. We have used Kashmiri from different sources and benefited from Artificial Intelligence to produce rhyming content.

  • Ark-e-Gulab

    The Good & the Bad & the higher Self of Man

    The human heart thinketh both good and bad, for man prays for evil as fervently as he prays for good, for he is given to haste and rush devoid of sabr. We have knowledge of both the good and the bad, for we have been shown both the highways. The virtue (and the vice) is here, the Prophet (saw) pointed towards his chest thrice. Our reflection of the world outside is the reflection of the world inside. Shams of Tabriz says, “The whole universe is contained within a single human being – you. Everything that you see around, including the things that you might not be fond of and even…

  • Ark-e-Gulab,  Religion and Philosophy

    How to practice faith?

    I don’t claim to be a mystic who has gained any kind of spiritual mileage, however, the very fact that I am a human being makes me eligible to write on a topic that concerns the core living of us humans. While for most of my life I have held on to rationalism in the public sphere of my life while holding on to intuition as the source of judgment in my personal one, the two often seem to be at loggerheads for an outsider. That, however, has not been true in my experience; it has been a smooth ride between the two seemingly contradictory sources of knowledge. Why I…