Monthly Archives: March 2011

The Grand Canyon

Posted on March 20, 2011 by

By Hasan Askari from his book “Alone to Alone – From Awareness to Vision” As he stood before the Grand Canyon, he was told by one of the guides that he was facing two billion years of rock. “Two billion … Continue reading →

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The Dialogical Relationship between Christianity and Islam

Posted on March 14, 2011 by

By Professor Hasan Askari (published 1972 Journal of Ecumenical Stidies) “It is sometimes easier to reflect with the aid of poetic metaphors, particularly when one has to tread the difficult space between two massive traditions. Where the conceptual finds the … Continue reading →

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From Interreligious Dialogue to Spiritual Humanism

Posted on March 14, 2011 by

By Professor Hasan Askari “I have always looked at religious diversity with a sense of wonder. The differences between religious beliefs and practices have never bothered me, nor have their conflicting truth-claims unnerved me. I was mystified by the fact … Continue reading →

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“The Master’s Ring” by Musa Askari

Posted on March 5, 2011 by

By Musa Askari (penned 1991) There were a group of travellers who strived to understand the nature of their “Self” by taking a path leading them to the innermost repose of their “Being”. Having attained the knowledge of seeing with … Continue reading →

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The Snow, The Cloud, And The River

Posted on March 1, 2011 by

By Hasan Askari from his book  “Alone to Alone – From Awareness to Vision” We were driving through the Rockies. We had left Aspen behind and were climbing towards the Independence Pass. The atmosphere was clear, bright and pure. “In … Continue reading →

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