Inter-spiritual resources
“If you imagine that a single mote of dust is separate from the divine essence then you have lost the blessing of witnessing divine unity (Tawhid) and mystical comprehension (irfan)” (Dara Shikoh)
“I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock and established my goings.” (Psalms 40:1-2).
“The Veda removes gradually the ignorance of him who does not know how to obtain what he desires and prevent what he does not desire. . . Then afterwards it eradicates ignorance proper, which is vision of difference and which is the source of transmigratory life.” (Shankara)
Below are the conversations I have had with faith leaders in the hopes to move beyond interfaith towards inter-spiritual where we recognize the inherent worth in all our faith traditions & seek to integrate both common and different elements to uplift the moral, social & spiritual consciousness of our fellow brothers & sisters in humanity.
Interspiritual resources
Provided below are books and material which highlight the convergence of our seemingly ‘distinct’ faith traditions; they illustrate that beneath the surface-level characteristics, there emerges a Unity or Oneness orienting any believer of one tradition as part of a larger Path for all who believe in a Transcendent reality.
