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A Short, Speedy History of American Racism
America’s considerable problem with racism goes back to its beginning with the genocide of the Native American. Unlike the Black African, the First American was not useful as a slave and was thus better off dead or out of sight … Continue reading
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Why Sufism Reoriented of Walnut Creek is a cult
Sufism Reoriented became a cult the moment Ivy Duce appointed Jim Mackie as her “spiritual chargeman” in 1979. She was not empowered by the Sufi Charter of 1952 to take this action. In fact, in as early as 1948 in … Continue reading
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Day 2 of MBCNC’s “Bell of Warning” program
The second day of MBCNC’s program reviewing Eruch Jessawalla’s ringing the “Bell of Warning” in 1980 began with a review by Alisa Genovese of the previous day’s program. She also observed that members of Sufism Reoriented have always been welcome … Continue reading
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Day 1 of MBCNC’s “Bell of Warning” re Sufism re-Reoriented
The program went brilliantly. It began with the film O Parvardegar which established the the day’s most important theme: the incomparable glory of the Avatar of the Age, Meher Baba. Alisa Genovese then gave a warm and polished welcome address … Continue reading
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A synopsis of Sufism re-Reoriented (Updated 3/11/15)
Eruch Jessawalla rang the “Bell of Warning” in 1980 after having received an inner directive from Avatar Meher Baba to do so. (Meher Baba had “dropped the body” 11 years earlier in 1969.) He wrote a letter to the worldwide … Continue reading
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An Interpretation of The Ten States of God as explained in God Speaks, by Meher Baba.
1) God in the Beyond Beyond State: God’s Essence- the infinite Divine Vacuum, about which nothing can be said that is not at once refuted. 2) God in the Beyond State: God could not help himself in his infinitely tranquil … Continue reading
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Bio of Francis Brabazon from “Stay With God”
Francis Brabazon – A Biographical Sketch Francis Brabazon was born in England in 1907. He moved to Australia with his family when he was a young child, the youngest of five children. They settled on a farm in Victoria. In … Continue reading
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How Ladinsky and Penguin have misrepresented and betrayed Hafiz/ Hafez
Ladinsky’s several books of poetry published by Penguin falsely claim to be either translations, versions or renderings of the poet Hafez; in fact, they are not based on the Persian text nor are they based on existing English translations or … Continue reading
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Ladinsky’s Ersatz Hafez
Translation is complicated in that the veracity of the work must be taken on faith if one does not know the original language. Thus good translators are careful to account for their approach to the craft and take seriously the … Continue reading
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Review of “Stealing Hafiz”, by Rick M. Chapman
Stealing Hafiz Rick M. Chapman The White Horse Publishing Company 28 Ghazals 79 pages $19.95 The recent publication of “Stealing Hafiz” by Rick Chapman provides a long overdue opportunity to review Hafez related material, especially as it relates to … Continue reading
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