Sufism

[close] A group to discuss books of varied genre especially for Kashmiris....others are also welcome :)

[close] A Group dedicated to sharing notes, reviews, and ideas that help navigate complex books and subjects. From ancient philosophy to modern fiction; wisdom lies veiled in plain sight. Here, we are determined to unveil Her to all.. Welcome!

[close] Join the weekly meet by registering at https://forms.gle/pu8RjTEYXtHApF9Z8 Welcome to Kasmira the most beautiful place on earth and its 5500 year old people and their culture From 2500 BC up to early fourteenth century Kashmir is acknowledged to have been the Lighthouse of Asia with China, Korea, Japan, India, Tibet, Nepal, Indonesia, Cambodia, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan drawing their inspiration from it. With Central Asia emerging as the epicenter of the New Great Game an appreciation of this civilization is critical in terms of what answers its emphasis on Knowledge, Consciousness, Non Violence, Meritocracy and living a full life across all thirteen dimensions of human existence has to offer contemporary issues. The nova of Kashmir is not limited to Central Asia but extends globally. Today we see it in the Forty Four million Americans who follow Patanjali the father of Yoga; in Panini the formulator of Sanskrit Grammar which made Kashmir the crest jewel of the Indic civilization; in aesthetics the pioneer of which was the peerless AbhinavaguptapAdA; in its scholars which Kashmir sent more to China, Greece, Java than the rest of India combined. This group will especially focus on those creative activities which are by the dharmic civilization, of the dharmic civilization and for the dharmic civilization.

[close] For readers of the Traditional School including such authors as Rene Guenon, Ananda Coomaraswamy, Frithjof Schuon, Titus Burckhardt, Martin Lings, Marco Pallis, Seyyed Hossein Nasr, William Chittick, James Cutsinger, and Reza Shah-Kazemi. Topics for discussion include science, art, religion, tradition, philosophy, metaphysics, esoterism, mysticism, and modernism.