October 27th, 2011 
Emiko F. When I was an undergrad I took a South East Asian music and culture class to fulfill a humanities requirement. It turned out to be a hidden gem full of great writings. One of the lessons that really struck me was the study of Sufism. The praise of happiness and music as strengthening one’s spirituality [...]
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Tags: khawwas, rumi, south east asian, Sufi, Sufism 
No Comments » August 12th, 2011 Frances Monitoring ourselves is a good idea when listening to the nightly news, reading mainstream newspapers and magazines, watching tv, talking about and listening to problems – ours and others, surfing the internet, and when choosing movies and books. When we’re not diligent about monitoring what we’re subjecting ourselves to we’re inviting our energy to be [...]
February 17th, 2011 Frances I’m thinking that Charlie Sheen should be allowed to have a private meltdown without all the media fuss. And that includes all the other “celebrities” who are in the same boat. Doesn’t it strike you as puzzling that with everything going on in the world, and with all the many fascinating things there are for [...]
