Sufi Journal – Issue 106

Sufi Journal Issue 106 January 2024

Table of Contents

January 2024
This issue explores facets of the Unity of Being as both an experiential truth and a guiding principle of love. In his discourse, Alireza Nurbakhsh emphasizes that unity can only be known through love, both as evidence of our kinship with all creation and as the means of realizing oneness. John Novis’s Kumbh Mela photo essay portrays communal unity, while Michael Sivori critiques spiritual bypassing and the mind–body dualism underlying much of contemporary mindfulness. An interview with Dr. Alan Sherr connects holistic medicine with belief in “something greater,” and further features range from a parable on grace to a Zelda-inspired spiritual odyssey, while poems by Alireza and others deepen these themes with intimate resonance.

Discourse

Articles & Essays

  • Maha Kumbh Mela — John Novis
  • Redeemed from Fire by Fire — Michael Sivori

Interview

  • A Conversation with Dr. Alan Sherr about Holistic Medicine and Spirituality — interviewed by EzDean Fassassi

Poetry

  • Musk-Scented Beauty — Alireza Nurbakhsh
  • You Are The New Buddha — Neil Zirn
  • Praying I Will Find — Mark Nepo
  • For John — Yahia Lababidi
  • Sutra — David Radavich
  • The Artisan and the Sleeping Stone — Michael Grimwood

Narratives

  • A Plum in Winter — Paul W. Jacob (Jake)
  • Mullah Nasruddin Hides in a Cemetery — Anonymous

CultureWatch

  • The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time — Marco A. Piana

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