tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1827070520578521982.post4676044619484934590..comments2023-10-07T15:24:07.751+05:30Comments on Lost and Found: Sufism under attack...Siddhartha Joshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05491032744023383158noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1827070520578521982.post-59024917203155208992011-10-27T17:25:48.652+05:302011-10-27T17:25:48.652+05:30Hey Zeba, always great to see someone read your ol...Hey Zeba, always great to see someone read your old posts :)<br /><br />Sufism is quite popular in the Indian subcontinent, and maybe that's why there is more awareness. I am completely in love with it, their teachings, their music and dance, their belief in god and so on. Plus the kind of emphasis they lay on peace...<br /><br />So much music on my ipod is Sufi from India and pakistan :)Siddhartha Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05491032744023383158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1827070520578521982.post-33441745625794993202011-10-27T17:15:59.359+05:302011-10-27T17:15:59.359+05:30Sufism. It's not something that I follow but I...Sufism. It's not something that I follow but I find it so beautiful. The heart wrenching kind of beauty. I don't know much about it either. But reading this post made me feel good. To discover this new dimension to your personality. The best thing, after befriending new people is to find out new things about those you have already befriended. :-)Zebahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01231653148423352990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1827070520578521982.post-65012953585325922652011-04-10T09:41:34.659+05:302011-04-10T09:41:34.659+05:30An interesting article in today's TOI, giving ...An interesting article in today's TOI, giving a very new perspective on the rise of attacks on the Sufis. Do have a look and share thoughts...<br /><br />http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOIPU/2011/04/10&PageLabel=11&EntityId=Ar01101&ViewMode=HTMLSiddhartha Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05491032744023383158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1827070520578521982.post-67927634512689715062011-04-06T09:21:18.420+05:302011-04-06T09:21:18.420+05:30@nituscorner: thanks...@nituscorner: thanks...Siddhartha Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05491032744023383158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1827070520578521982.post-57714321133227735972011-04-05T19:12:44.495+05:302011-04-05T19:12:44.495+05:30I cold not agree with you more...."attack on ...I cold not agree with you more...."attack on humanity"nituscornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12360006174873916142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1827070520578521982.post-37687718300780569602011-04-05T13:22:12.638+05:302011-04-05T13:22:12.638+05:30@Nethra: Completely agree with you, no one deserve...@Nethra: Completely agree with you, no one deserves to die for thinking differently...<br /><br />@Tor_khan: You are most welcome, its always nice to come across people who look beyond the lines of faith...Siddhartha Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05491032744023383158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1827070520578521982.post-11964391388146733682011-04-05T13:20:47.609+05:302011-04-05T13:20:47.609+05:30@Jon: I agree with the British part, they just use...@Jon: I agree with the British part, they just used the divide to further their gains. Not so sure about the historical accuracy of the rest...in India Sufism was popular, yet never actually dominant.<br /><br />@rivercat: Thanks.<br /><br />@foravagabond: Yes they did quite well for the unity of two communities. especially at the time of the 'Bhakti Movement' in India, the spiritual sects of both Hinduism and Islam were at their pinnacle and brought the two communities together. <br /><br />But Sufism is so much more than that, in fact in its origin it has nothing to do with India or Hinduism. Do read Rumi, he was one of the pioneers in this though process.Siddhartha Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05491032744023383158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1827070520578521982.post-33670518409158468782011-04-05T11:19:21.771+05:302011-04-05T11:19:21.771+05:30"I really do not care that the attacks happen..."I really do not care that the attacks happened in Pakistan, I see it as an attack on humanity. "<br />This falls on deaf ears and cold hearts,unfortunately. Ears that have been defeneaned by the conceitful obsession and the following uproar of war and bombs.<br />nice read.A grain of sandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17686452035701387053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1827070520578521982.post-18956610909792359702011-04-05T00:22:29.916+05:302011-04-05T00:22:29.916+05:30Salaam/Namaste Siddhartha ...
Thank you for the a...Salaam/Namaste Siddhartha ...<br /><br />Thank you for the acknowledgement ... my blog is something or a ramble, but if I manage to convey a message of peace, humanity and hope and if I can be that example, then I remain content.<br /><br />I quite agree, the attacks in Pakistan are, very sadly an attack on humanity.Tor_Khan تور خانhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05644675368222202737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1827070520578521982.post-64478844115785138262011-04-04T22:37:34.928+05:302011-04-04T22:37:34.928+05:30Pakistanis or not, they are humans too. Why do we ...Pakistanis or not, they are humans too. Why do we have to kill someone is the name of whatever?Nethrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02134454114991583342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1827070520578521982.post-51069167609796422732011-04-04T22:36:17.218+05:302011-04-04T22:36:17.218+05:30its the dove that is strangled the most,because ev...its the dove that is strangled the most,because even while it is being strangled it takes the atrocities silently.<br />truly stated indeed, sufism came in at a time to strike a chord of harmony between the resentment flowing in the undercurrents of the hindu-muslim milieu in india.foravagabondhttp://foravagabond.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1827070520578521982.post-63434251634301081932011-04-04T20:43:30.022+05:302011-04-04T20:43:30.022+05:30well stated :)well stated :)rivercathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13266676584816215256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1827070520578521982.post-52999745942176484282011-04-04T06:36:35.954+05:302011-04-04T06:36:35.954+05:30I have read that Sufism used to be the popular sec...I have read that Sufism used to be the popular sect in India until the Saudi educated Moulvis came here<br /><br />Until then there was no much differences between Hindu_Muslim. We are too hypocrites to blame the Hindu Muslim divide on BritishJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02353132118227776294noreply@blogger.com