#unity with the universe

[saydesole]

Happy Black History Month

Black Opera Singers

Their names are presented below, in chronological order from top to bottom

Marian Anderson 1897-1993

Paul Robeson 1898-1976

Leontyne Price 1927- Still Living

William Warfield 1920-2002

Elizabeth Greenfield 1824-1876

George Shirley 1934- Still Living

Caterina Jaboro 1898-1986

Jules Bledsoe 1898-1943

[turiyatitta]

At the Moment of Spiritual Enlightenment

Becoming the UnderstoodWe journey through life seeking understanding, but how often do we pause and reflect on the nature of that understanding itself? Is understanding merely an intellectual achievement, or is it something more profound, something that fundamentally transforms us?### Becoming Through UnderstandingThe idea that at the moment of spiritual enlightenment one becomes what they…

[thestudentempanada]

May 27, 2025, there is now an official campaign underway to free Elias Rodriguez, the man who confessed to murdering two people outside of the Capital Jewish Museum:

Drawing special attention to the DSA Liberation Caucus (members of the DSA are on board with this message) and the Tariq El Tahrir Youth and Student Network (which has been super active at the University of Washington specifically).

Here’s the beginning of the letter they all signed:

[urloveangel]

I know it’s not always easy and most of us weren’t taught to truly love or receive love

but the only way to experience more love in your life and create more love in the world is to simply give and receive love… freely, openly, generously

not intellectualizing love, not quantifying love, not finding reasons for love

just love period

because you are love and love is what holds this life together

[nickpeppermint]

We were separate and without purpose, so the Great Spirit blessed us with the three virtues...

United in Duty, bound by Destiny, this is the way of 𝐁𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 🌌

[fanfenomenon]

an impossible dream

a continuation of the connor/arno team up AU :D

tbh i don’t think this series is gonna be… sequential?? i’ll only make comics of a few headcanons i have of the two of them, but i don’t plan to make this fully-fledged AU with intricate lore or anything like that lol. but if you have any ideas pls feel free to reply/reblog/send them to my ask box <33

PART 1 HERE

[a-path-by-the-moon]

[eyeoftheheart]

Young Girl Reading the Quran by Osman Hamdi Bey

According to the Sufi tradition, there are three essential books through which the seeker comes to know the Divine: the Book of the Universe, the Book of the Soul, and the Book of Revelation. Each of these books offers a unique mode of divine communication, and only when they are read together can one begin to perceive the full meaning of divine revelation.

The Book of the Universe is the outer scripture—the vast, living text of creation itself. Every star, every tree, every drop of water, and every breath of wind speaks of the One. Nature is not a mute backdrop, but a sacred manuscript, constantly unfolding the signs (ayat) of God for those who have eyes to see and hearts to understand.

The Book of the Soul is the inner scripture—our own being, heart, and consciousness. The soul is both mirror and mystery, reflecting the divine light while concealing its deepest essence. To read this book is to undertake the inner journey, the path of self-knowledge, which is ultimately the path to knowledge of God. As the Sufi aphorism goes, “He who knows himself, knows his Lord.”

The Book of Revelation is the received scripture—the holy texts passed down through the prophets. It is the luminous guidance given in human language, calling us to remember, to awaken, to return. It is the divine speech made manifest in history.

To read any one of these books in isolation is to grasp only a fragment of the truth. The Book of Revelation without the living world becomes abstract; the Book of the Universe without the soul becomes meaningless; the Book of the Soul without revelation risks delusion. But together, they form a sacred trinity of knowledge—external, internal, and transcendent. Together, they unveil the wholeness of the divine message and invite the seeker into a unified vision of Reality.

Seeds of Contemplation:

“There are in fact three grand revelations: the cosmos, the human state, and religions — all three of which Islam sees as "books." There is, first of all, the cosmic book to be read and deciphered. Then there is the inner book of the soul, which we carry within ourselves. And finally, there are the sacred scriptures which have been sent by God through His Mercy to guide humanity throughout the ages and which are the foundations of various religions and keys for reading the other two books, that of the cosmos and that of the soul.”

~ Seyyed Hossein Nasr, The Heart of Islam

“To the eye of the seer every leaf of the tree is a page of the holy book that contains divine revelation, and he is inspired every moment of his life by constantly reading and understanding the holy script of nature.”

~ Hazrat Inayat Khan, Vol. 1, The Way of Illumination

“Just as the Quran and other scriptures are collections of God's "signs" or "verses" (ayat), so also the whole universe is a vast collection of God's signs and verses. In effect, God creates the universe by revealing three books - the universe, the human self, and scripture. In each, He reveals His signs and writes out His words.”

~ William C. Chittick, On the Cosmology of Dhikr

“Your sickness is from you, but you do not perceive it, and your remedy is within you, but you do not sense it. You presume you are a small entity, but within you is enfolded the entire Universe. You are indeed the evident book, by whose alphabet the hidden becomes manifest. Therefore you have no need to look beyond yourself. What you seek is within you, if only you reflect.”

~ Imam Ali

[arufromnowhere]

2024-08-04

Sometimes practice is needed to execute all the romance being imagined. Need to learn how to draw in different styles.

[seranavolkihars]

commander oh my commander

[silent--symphony]

All that we are—a fragment of the universe spiraling ever onward toward infinity. ∞

[faultlinescomic]

FAULT LINES - PART 4, PAGE 17

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Updates Mondays.

[urloveangel]

we won’t see peace in the world until we master the peace within

the way to release the violence, hatred, injustice in our society is to look within first and become aware of all the ways we still engage in violence, hatred, injustice towards our own selves, our loved ones and community then ask what purpose is it serving, what need is it fulfilling, what these parts of me are trying to tell me

we’re more powerful than we realize and our inner work and day to day actions have an incredible ripple effect contributing to the healing of the whole collective 🫶🏼

[pratchettquotes]

"The thing is...I mean, there's times when you look at the universe and you think, 'What about me?' and you can just hear the universe replying, 'Well, what about you?'"

Unity appeared to consider this.

"Well, what about you?" she said.

Susan sighed. "Exactly." She sighed again. "You can't think about just one person while you're saving the world. You have to be a cold, calculating bastard."

"That sounded as if you were quoting somebody," said Unity. "Who said that?"

"Some total idiot," said Susan.

Terry Pratchett, Thief of Time

[comrade-onion]

A Critique of the Western Left

The Western Left has been marred by infighting in recent years, effectively crippling any capacity it has to fight back against the vicious capitalist system it rightfully opposes.

In my eyes, I see two main contributing factors to the general incompetency of the Left in the Western world. Infighting and ineffective campaigning.

Infighting between sects within the left along niche ideological lines stunts its ability to grow its membership and influence by making the movement look irrelevant, hostile, and elitist. The right isn't divided along small ideological lines. They can and will cooperate to spread their collective hateful ideologies. To combat this effectively, we need to put our differences aside and unite along our common enemy: the capitalist system. Only when the abolition of capitalism has been undertaken can we afford to disagree on minor policy and theoretical differences.

Secondly, Leftist campaigning is so focused on ideological niches that it no longer appeals to the working people. The average worker is not concerned about who Gonzalo was. They are too busy worrying about food, about rent, about utilities and education, and safety. We need to campaign issues that are affecting the people the most. We NEED to appeal to the masses and embrace left-wing populism to garner the popular support needed to oppose fascism if we want any chance of facilitating positive and lasting change.

We have a common enemy, and we must not fight each other. Instead, we must work together for the good of the people and for the good of the planet.

[quotelr]

Peace does not demand that everyone like or want the same reality.

Alaric Hutchinson, Living Peace