Category Archives: Inspirational Stories for our Being

The Miraculous in Action

Posted on February 5, 2012 by mr Sarmoung

A nice and inspirational excerpt from Jeanne deSalzmann’s book “The Reality of Being” ***** In coming together to practice the work to be present in practical activities, we are drawn by an irresistible desire for the miraculous but find ourselves … Continue reading →

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Why We Are Here- story by Idries Shah

Posted on January 6, 2012 by mr Sarmoung

Walking one evening along a deserted road, Mulla Nasrudin saw a troop of horsemen coming towards him. His imagination started to work; he saw himself captured and sold as a slave, or impressed into the army. Nasrudin bolted, climbed a … Continue reading →

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Which way that leads to Chao-chou?

Posted on December 19, 2010 by mr Sarmoung

There’s an interesting story about how blind could be men even for the thing they are searching with all their heart. They can bump on against it, without recognizing that this is what he was searching for. ***** When a … Continue reading →

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A Sufi Story

Posted on September 12, 2010 by mr Sarmoung

Once the sleep took over Rumi before his evening Namaz. The time of Namaz was getting closer but Rumi was deep in sleep. Just then a weird looking fellow woke him up and told him wake up the time for … Continue reading →

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Glimpses of Truth

Posted on September 10, 2010 by mr Sarmoung

Written by one of Gurdjieff’s circle in Moscow Strange events, incomprehensible from the ordinary point of view, have guided my life. I mean those events which influ- ence a man’s inner life, radically changing its direction and aim and creating … Continue reading →

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from Gurdjieff’s “All and Everything,” p. 78

Posted on September 7, 2010 by mr Sarmoung

“So in the meantime, exist as you exist. Only do not forget one thing, namely, at your age it is indispensably necessary that every day, at sunrise, while watching the reflection of its splendor, you bring about a contact between … Continue reading →

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All is Transient

Posted on September 4, 2010 by mr Sarmoung

The King read it. Read it again. Suddenly something strikes in His mind-Yes! it too will pass. Only A Few days ago, I WAS enjoying my kingdom. I Was the mightiest of all the Kings. Yet today, the Kingdom and … Continue reading →

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Do You Want Me to Thank You?

Posted on August 31, 2010 by mr Sarmoung

The merchant Umeza decided to donate some money to the master Seietsu so that he could build a bigger school. Umeza brought a bag full of coins and placed it before Seietsu, who was meditating. “This is for you to … Continue reading →

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