Nedim
My blogs
| Occupation | graduate student |
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| Introduction | This is really putting up some things I put together for myself about my shaykh and our path-- a friend suggested that it might be helpful for some other people as well. I thought while I was at it, I might as well add some music links along the way. Because this began for my own personal use, I have no idea where some of these pictures and quotes came from, so I apologize for putting them up without citation. I make no claim that all of this is my own. I'm simply trying to share a beautiful vision of God and humanity that I have learned about from Sherif Baba and also some inspirations from the Alevi/Bektashi tradition of Turkey, with whom Rifa'i Marufi shares many principles. Let me make it clear that I am not myself a Bektashi, though I love their path. My connection is to the Rifa'i. I hope you enjoy this offering and that these things will inspire you as much as they have inspired me. |
| Interests | Sufism, Alevi, Rifa'i, Bektashi, baglama, Sufi, Islam, Meher Baba, Sherif Baba, Rifa'i, Rifa'i Marufi, Rifa'i-Marufi, Sherif Catalkaya, perennialism, traditionalism, Dhikr, Zikr, Zikir, Shaykh, Buddhism, Thomas Merton, Frithjof Schuon, Hajji Bektash Veli, Haci Bektas |
| Favorite Music | Sabahat Akkiraz, Khalid Benani, Musa Eroglu, Arif Sag, Kizil Irmak, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Sain Zahoor, Erol Parlak, Latif Bolat, Ruhi Su, Iron and Wine, Dock Boggs, the Grateful Dead, Mogollar, Erdal Erzincan, Chaba Zehouania, Doc Watson, Mos Def, the Albayrak brothers... the list goes on. |
| Favorite Books | The Last Barrier-- Reshad Field The Sun Will Rise in the West-- Taner Ansari The Tajwidi Qur'an-- Sh. Durkee Quarelling With God-- Jennifer Ferraro and Latif Bolat The Gift-- Hafiz (tran. Daniel LAdinsky) |
"Look into my eyes... who do you see? Is it me or is it you?"