"I love all that exists, for you are the soul of all existence."
Sufi Coffee Shop and cultural center affiliated with the Ni'matullahi Order of Sufism Mountain View, California.
Individually dripped coffee (hand dripped) Jamaican Blue Mt, Yemen, Brazil moreninha, Kona, Cup of excellence, Nicaraguan Pacarama, aged sumatra & the Sufi blend.
We serve hot Panini sandwiches whole leaf tea Pearl green , lychee, darjeeling and cylon tea Free Wi- Fi We have Sufi books and magazines
People who are interested in Sufism and seeking more information should visit the Sufi coffee shop in person. Please call to make an appointment 650-962-9923
Some superficial people have supposed that by
dancing one can become Divinely enraptured and reach God. While it is
true that all dancing can undoubtedly give one a feeling of
intoxication, this kind of dancing is willful. However, Sufis in love
have no will of their own, and therefore dance involuntarily. Their
feet dance upon both worlds, and their hands let go all the beauty of
paradise. They have given up all thought of existence.
Thus, the Sufi comes to ‘dance’ only when taken from himself or herself.
Dr. Javad Nurbakhsh, Excerpt from The Path, p.57
Painting by: Taraneh Rasti
Imaginary Existence
The fog slowly Prowling over the high hills. Finding a place to sleep over night, among the trees. In the morning, when the Sun rises, they rise too, evaporate.
Parviz Rasti, published in Issue 72 of Sufi Journal
The Dance of the Sufi
The enrapturing of the Sufis by God, or rather the ‘pull’ of God, keeps the Sufi continually in spiritual inner dance and movement. Whenever a wave of such Divine rapture strikes the heart of the Sufi, it creates turbulence in his or her inner being. This, in turn, causes the body to move. Upon seeing such movement, non-Sufis have often supposed that the Sufi is dancing. In reality, however, it is the waves of the Ocean of the Truth that are tossing and turning the anchorless vessel that is the heart of the Sufi.
Yellow Iranian Deer
Photo: P.Rasti
When you love your work, you are beyond competition. Parviz Rasti
Photo.P.Rasti
Night of Garden Oasis
Banbury, Oxfordshire. Photo: Parviz Rasti
Copy right. Photo by P.Rasti
Banbury, Oxfordshire. Photo: Parviz Rasti
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