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Sufi Reverberations: A Podcast by Anab Whitehouse

Previously, the Sufi Reverberations Podcast featured a poem, a story, a meditation, and a musical interlude that gave expression to one Sufi's reflections concerning the mystical dimension of Islam. The tenor of the Podcast has changed, and instead of presenting the sort of usual formatting that was noted earlier in this description, the Sufi Reverberation Podcast will give expression to commentaries of various kinds that explore a variety of different topics. The length of each program will vary, and, in addition, such episodes will be released as time permits rather than at regular intervals. The commentaries continue to be produced through the Interrogative Imperative Institute where the process of asking questions becomes, God willing, an artful journey toward solutions for life.

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Sufi Reverberations: A Podcast by Anab Whitehouse

Sufi Reverberations: States, Stations, and Stages on the Sufi Path

June 27, 2023 • Anab Whitehouse • Season 3 • Episode 15

This podcast provides a brief overview of various ways of engaging the notions of: States, stations, and stages in conjunction with the mystical journey or suluk to which the mystical dimension of Islam gives expression. The Sufi path is neither linear nor static, but entails a nuanced and diverse dynamic which gives expression to a complex interaction involving: (1) the capacity or fitra of a seeker; (2) the nature of the practices observed (as well as the quality through which those practices are pursued); (3) the nature of the nisbath or spiritual chemistry between the seeker and the Sought that takes place through the locus of manifestation that is referred to as a spiritual guide or shaykh who has been assigned various degrees of oversight on the authority of the Prophetic tradition, and (4) the barakah or spiritual blessings that are conferred on a given individual as God wishes.