Sufism
A Sufi aims for the development of certain light-enhancing qualities in human beings, which will make us more truly human. These qualities are associated with the purification of the self and the heart, ethical awareness and practice, doing what is…
The School
The School of Sufi Teaching offers free instruction in the traditions and practices of five main Sufi Orders – the Naqshbandi, Mujaddidi, Chishti, Qadiri and Shadhili – with special emphasis on the silent meditation of the Mujaddidi order. The School…
The Practices
According to the understanding of Sufis, the mind is not the only center of consciousness in the human being. There exist other subtle centers, of which the heart is the most important. The heart is the receptacle of illumination, and…
Contact
The School Sufi Teaching Canada and USA currently holds regular group meetings and Meetups in Los Angeles, San Francisco Bay Area and Orange County in California and Toronto, Mississauga, Oakville and North York in the GTA, Ontario, Montreal in Quebec,…
Silent Meditation (Muraqaba)
Experience over the centuries has shown that Muraqabah (Sufi Meditation or Silent Remembrance) leads to all stages of perfection. Literally, muraqabah means to wait and to guarantee or protect. When used as a Sufi technical term, the meaning of muraqabah is…
What is Sufism?
The urge toward mysticism – the urge to experience a dimension beyond the material world, to know and return to the Essence or Truth – is inherent within every person, irrespective of his or her religion. Individuals are imbued with…