It is said that the Great Maggid would convene his inner circle every night to teach (the disciples) the sacred texts. All of his greatest students would gather. When the Maggid would begin to speak, "And God said..", Reb Zushya would leap up,...

1.From the water of Maryor from the breath of Gabriel,In the form of a mortal fashioned of clay, The Spirit came to be in an essence purified of nature, which you call Sijjin...A Spirit from God, not from anything else. Thus he raised up the dead and...

1.Wa as-salamu AAalayya yawma wulidtu,wa yawma amootu, wa yawma obAAathu hayyan."So peace is on me the day I was born,the day that I die,and the day that I shall be raised up to life (again)"!- from the blessed sayings of Isa ibn Maryam (Jesus, son of...

And this shall be a Sign to you:in a manger you will find an infantwrapped in swaddling clothes.- Luke 2: 121.While my way back to work this evening, tuning into BBC World Service on the car radio, I stumbled at BBC World Service weekly program Heart...

When all the senses are stilled,when the mind is at rest,when the intellect wavers not,then is reached the highest state.This calm of the senses and the mind has been defined as yoga (union). One who attains it - is freed from delusion.- Katha...