/January Message 2026
Dearest Family, Blessings on the New Year to each of you and all beings! After more than a week of rain, the clouds have parted and the sun is shining through. Very mild compared to those of you experiencing the colder climes. Especially for us in the United States, the daily news can be so overwhelming. It is hard to experience the narcissism of our President and the hatred spewed through our government, the mistreatment of fellow humans, discriminating against different races, genders, social strata and wealth. And now there is our attacking or the threat of taking over other countries for mostly nefarious reasons. I bring this up, because for us as mystics, it is of great value to recognize the power of maintaining a steady atmosphere, a calm and strong breath and an optimistic attitude. As Hazrat Inayat Khan says, "The optimist takes the chance of losing and the pessimist loses the chance of winning". If we get upset, that is on us, and it certainly doesn't support the healing of the malady. Blessings on Murshid SAM’s 55th Urs January 15. It is amazing that even after years his guidance and example are so ever present in my daily life. We will have a local gathering in San Francisco but those who are still awake and desire can attend through Zoom. You can get the link by registering. I have been invited to teach in Turkiye, April 1-5 and Tunisia April 9-12, details to follow when they are clear. For our next wazifa practice I invite you to join me in a practice I received directly from Murshid SAM to recite every day, which I still do - YA AZIM! Much love, Shabda |
Wazifa Practice Recite 101x YA 'AZIM 33. Ya 'Azim (yaa 'a-ḌḤEEM) Al-'Azim actualizes the divine presence. It involves feeling this presence in the depth of your soul, literally in your very bones. Al-'Azim comes from al-'adaam, which means to grow strong in the bones. It is the experience of the infinite in your deepest, essential self, as well as in the world outside. Al-'Azim means to embody the divine presence in a complete way, a physical way. A most difficult part of human actualization is reaching the stage of being able to bring the structure of your inner realization into balance with the structure of your outward manifestation in the world. The invocation of Ya 'Azim is a very helpful practice for all who pay attention to realization in an abstract sort of way, but who cannot bring their realization out and function with it in daily life. It is a divine quality that is called on for the accomplishment of extraordinary aims. There is an awesome or overwhelming feeling connected with this Name. The root of 'Azim alludes to the hundredth or greatest Name of God, the unknown Name. To hear the pronunciation: Ya 'Azim |
Text and Commentary to Study This month we continue studying the Sangatha Cosmic Language of Pir-o-Murshid Hazrat Inayat Khan with commentary by Murshid Samuel Lewis. Read Chapter 10 on Reason, pages 85 - 93 Click below to download |
