The Love Connection

Something that’s been long known as existing in all kinds of affectionate relationships, science is finally opening itself to this area of research:
from NPR (May 21, 2009):
The Love Study
On a bright spring day, Schlitz is leading Teena and J.D. Miller down a path to the laboratory at the Institute of Noetic Sciences, north of San [...]

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Horr: A Free Person

Horr illuminates the path to liberation of the self from the bondage of false ideologies and oppressive systems.
Excerpts from Dr. Ali Shariati’s piece entitled “Horr” (source):
“Horr was the name of one of the high-ranking commanders of the army of Omar-e-Sad who faced the grandson of the Prophet of Islam, Hussain-ebn-Ali, with orders from Yazeed-ebn-Muawiah to [...]

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KARBALA: THE VOICE OF ISLAMIC CONSCIENCE

In his famous speech, On the Plight of the Oppressed People, Dr. Ali Shariati argues that Islam came as a challenge to the oppressive status quo of the time. But, after the death of the Prophet Mohammad (s), Islam suffered distortion and corruption like the messages of the previous Prophets. Islam was used to enslave [...]

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The Promise of Love

I wanted to share a very famous mystical poem (ghazal) by Imam Khomeini here. I do not find myself competent enough to comment on the deep meanings that are conveyed through subtle allegorical symbolism in this poem. But the radiance of this poem should be immediately felt by the discerning readers. I read this poem [...]

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PAIN IS YOUR BEGINNING…

O’ Wanderer!
Pain is your beginning…
If it were not for the pain, life would be so meaningless and absurd. The first pain is that of other hearts that you feel in your own heart. The second pain is the ‘wahshat’ (vacuum and agony) in your soul.
The first pain realizes the suffering of human beings around you [...]

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