Explore Sufism 'The Mystics of Islam'

Embark on a captivating voyage into the heart of Sufism with our beautiful presentation, Sufism: The Mystics of Islam presented by the esteemed scholar Reynold A. Nicholson-a master of Persian literature and Islamic mysticism
📚 This enlightening episode marks the beginning of an enthralling series that will unveil the profound mysteries of Sufism. Join us on this mind-expanding journey and uncover the hidden realms of spiritual illumination.
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[@spiritualreliefchannel]

Please comment with your feedback, questions and input... I appreciate it and will answer all of you !

[@jacovawernett3077]

Wonderful job. You are very wise. I have experienced a lot of mystical things. I will share some for in my 61 years. I have heard God's voice 20 times to my right ear from above. Usually He spoke one sentence but showed me more in meditation. 11.11.2015..Honolulu, Nimitz hgwy, morning. I woke up, and God spoke to my right ear from above. He said, "You are rain." I walked out to the balcony, stretched my arms to the sky, and said, it's time for a rainbow. Immediately, a double rainbow appeared beside the building and reached out to the Pacific Ocean. A neighbor lady asked me, "How did you do that?" I answered, "I am not a solo act. God is not a solo act. No one is a solo act. 11.11.17.2015 Eve Beach, Waikiki early evening. I couldn't find a book reading, so I sat under the stars alone. I asked God His name. He answered, "Fundamentally, E." I answered, Energy of consciousness that suffuses everything. Every proton, neutron, electron, quark, spark of light and black hole. He answered, don't forget the science. He asked me, what side of the blade are you on. I answered, on the side of the righteous my words are my sword. He showed me my ascension to Heaven and my baby self beamed to earth in an egg of white light. God said, "Make Israel One. You are anchor." ( to make Israel One means to bring peace and reconciliation between Jew, Christian, Muslim:cousins by Abraham). The anchor I have learned is the symbol of Christianity before the crucifix. Symbolically, God told and showed me I am Evergreen. Wick. The Ali Wick. Rain. The one. Twin Soul. Princess Messenger of God. His first words to my right ear from above was 8.4.2015. I was sitting in the grass, drinking Chai tea, and getting ready to do a crossword puzzle in the newspaper. To my left was an 8 foot hedge between the houses. God said, "I'm sorry......You are the one. Take a leap. People have worked very hard. People earn what they learn. When you notice something, there is a reason. Don't give anything away. To my left in the hedge was a burning spider web that did not burn. I never saw anything like it in my life. That night I sat under the stars alone. I heard Tibetan music from the Heavens that I knew no one else could hear. In 2010 I had my big first prescient vision in meditation. Then, not again until August 2015 after God spoke too me. When He said, people have worked very hard in my mind I saw history like a deck of cards go backwards. I have also had objects appear from thin air in a split second when no person was there to put it there. You are wise. You can probably enlighten me more.

[@samzaa5]

Well, being from a city of Sufis and trying to be a sufi myself. Sufism is not meditation but actual Islam. That’s why most people hate us. My question/concern is, you should not promote sufism a different religion and just a meditation, it’s Islam and we are Muslims but we connect with God through God’s creatures.

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

@samzaa5 Thank you for watching, we are like a book store with many offerings, if you let your Sheihk know your concerns I bet he suggests you focus on your self rather than be concerned for this video.... try this selection kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZyqoIpvYt14gLMsi=KLDK5UyTzkvcZxwn cheers and Namaste!

[@CrumbTV]

Good work ✅

[@shapursasan9019]

I thought 'Sufism' pre-dated Islam--so which one is it--did it pre-date Islam or not? It can't be both!

[@Ab.dAljalil]

Sufism is faith, Islam, charity, self-purification, and refining morals until we reach the station of charity that the Prophet Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, spoke about.

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

Thank you for watching and commenting, I appreciate you ! Mevlana Rumi shared the insights of the parable of the blind man and the elephant when defining Sufism which we have discussed here in our community tab - I think you will enjoy our series for the more serious student here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZyqoIpvYt14gLM

[@fahimakbar123]

​@@spiritualreliefchannelSufism is the inward purification n beautification which is attained because of the love of God not because of fear of hell or greed of heaven , it's common people who are driven by fear n greed in our daily lives , for sufis even fear of hell n greed is also polytheism Isolation from worldly desires is spiritual practice in many cultures , it's not because of fear or greed , it's for opening the inner or spiritual path of knowledge , just like IBN Arabi n many walis did , when u isolate a seed in earth that's when a plant grows from inside of the seed The r no conflicting views in Quran , it's bible n gospel written by different writers n all r different , and they don't have the original gospel n Torah kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoO3nWBviMmjjJYfeature=shared

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/boOTfqCBr5agZ9Usi=801ijJ4nMlDfGe5x Ibn Arabi for you !

[@Kara.88877]

Sufism is like a turbulent ocean non stop changing through beating his views on the shores of his own knowing, releasing en optining; Sufi means change, self-transcendence, time travelers protected by Islam.This is the meaning of Sufism for me.

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

Thanks Faden

[@jeremyhodge6216]

I have nothing but respect for The Sufi people no doubt 😉👌💯

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

Thank you for watching and commenting and I agree 💯!

[@rushiaskinnerwallace6175]

“….the badass scholar with a knack for….” and several of the other adjectives and descriptive phrases employed…… 😂❤🙏🏼 Love it! And look forward to more of this. My first experience with Sufism was at Nine Gates Mystery School in California in 2017. They pull on the thread that runs through the mystical aspects of all major religions/traditions (Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, Islam etc.) providing opportunities for embodied experiences of them as you move through the chakra system. The Sufism portion was when we worked on the heart chakra area and man alive was it activating. The wisdom of, energy around, and practices within Sufism are truly beautiful and powerful. Love that you’re offering so many teachings around it.

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

Thank you for your kind words Rushia !! Wow the 9 gates sounds amazing. It is fortunate when the seeker "finds" ! Cheers and Namaste and more to come !!

[@rushiaskinnerwallace6175]

someone just “liked” my comment apparently and KZbin notified me so here I am, just seeing your comment here. ☺️ Little delayed in responding but, thankfully, it really was amazing and I’m glad I went. I was scared sh!*less to go though, Lol. I didn’t know anyone who’d been and what if, in the best of worst case scenarios, it was a cult. Or, in the worst of worse case scenarios, it was like one of those horror films where you’re drawn to a location and then fighting for your life. 😬 But, while life changing, it was neither of those! Whew! 😂 And I came to know Sufism. ☺️🙏🏼💕✨ Okay, now I gotta go catch up on some of your new videos I haven’t seen….. 😀

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

@@rushiaskinnerwallace6175 welcome back, enjoy !

[@BelindaPadro-jh4zo]

I developed under the oppression of narcissist religious fanatics. I consequently have CPTSD that is triggered very easily by patriarchal religious talk. This is a main reason I think I resonate with the sufi parables.

[@BelindaPadro-jh4zo]

@@spiritualreliefchannel now that’s interesting! (More uncommon). I assume their morality was not externally located (main problem I see religion causing and perpetuating) which I have come to observe being one of the most detrimental effects. (I include fundamentalism in ‘patriarchal religion’🙂- yes, very triggering) Did you catch the episode of Simpsons where Bart says, “Imagination land”, the one place Christians can’t go”. 🤭 (My son said it was family guy, But I’m pretty sure it was Simpsons) (Not really related but I just remembered that) Anyway, what I find most triggering about fundamentalists (and most religious peoples) is that they are spiritually and intellectually lazy, impatient, and sloppy. In their rush, they treat truth as information that they want to simply bash others with. They cloak themselves with the authority that their ‘torch of certainty’ gives them while simultaneously losing their relationship to questions. ‘It is our QUESTIONs that define us.’ (matrix) ‘A great philosopher is known not by the theories he espouses but by the questions he asks’ (Sorry I can’t remember who said that)

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

@@BelindaPadro-jh4zo imagination land !! I just posted a community post you might like ! Cheers

[@lightseeker131]

This is a brilliant historical account of Sufism

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

Thank you !

[@user-uh3mg1pb6m]

Love this concept of islam peace b.on.2u

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

And peace be upon you as well

[@willieluncheonette5843]

" LA ILLAHA ILL ALLAH - There is no god but God. This is the fundamental essence of the way of the Sufis. This is the seed. Out of this seed has grown the Bodhi Tree of Sufism. In this small proclamation, all that is valuable in all the religions is contained: God is and only God is. This statement makes God synonymous with existence. God is the very ‘isness’ of all that is. God is not separate from his creation. The creator is in his creation; there is no duality, there is no distance, so whatsoever you come across is God. The trees and the rivers and the mountains, all are manifestations of God. You and the people you love, and the people you hate, all are manifestations of God. This small statement can transform your whole life. It can change the very gestalt of your vision. The moment one recognizes that all is one, love arises on its own accord. And love is Sufism. Sufism is not concerned with knowledge. Its whole concern is love, intense, passionate love: how to fall in love with the whole, how to be in tune with the whole, how to bridge the distance between the creation and the creator. The so-called, organized religions of the world teach a kind of duality that the creator is separate from the creation, that the creator is higher than the creation, that there is something wrong with creation, it has to be renounced. Sufis don’t renounce, they rejoice. And that’s what I am teaching you here: Rejoice. My sannyas is a way of rejoicing, not a way of renunciation. Rumi has said: ‘If you are not one with the Beloved, Seek! And if you are in Union, Rejoice!’"

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

Many thanks ! Welcome!

[@a.renato4912]

So profound (and "simple") at the same time, it cannot be put into words on few lines, as is "the rule" of this platform. Commenting only to reinforce the relevance of the effort/inspiration that made this video possible. Gonna rewatch it in due time. Thanks!

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

Thanks A.Renato, super glad for your kind feedback. Namaste!

[@maryamcheema8427]

Love all your videos!!

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

You're the best!

[@sophia3371]

Thank you much love.♥

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

You are very welcome, you help make it a pleasure!

[@freddykrueger8759]

Bawa muhaiyaddeen another great sufi😊

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

Thank you for the hookup checking him out now !!

[@universallempire3109]

Thank you 😉

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

You're welcome 😊

[@nasmanneh9169]

More like this 😍

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it ! Yeah, this one is my favorite so far.

[@CrumbTV]

Great video

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@haseeb_i92]

How do I contact the person making these videos? I've literally just started a Sufi Meditation Group and want to meet others on this path. This is so exciting!

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

Send me an email , [e-mail] - Glad you enjoyed the video !!

[@Fireflykid33]

Do you have a discord for the group chat?

[@RQA33999]

youtube.com/@muhammadanway Salaam Aleykum, Avliyas and Sayidi Seykh Nuryan will surely bring a lot knowledge and light upon you, insallah

[@bricktea3645]

What separates Sufi meditation from other meditation?

[@haseeb_i92]

​@@bricktea3645 nothing at all, they are all just different means to the same end

[@emanjewels7588]

Great

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

Thank you so much - I am glad you enjoyed it !!

[@mcsubbaramusubbaramu7615]

Sufis try to reduce mystisism which is present in all religions so that common person appreciates to develop real faith in God or Allaha.May God save the world.❤

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

Many thanks!!

[@firatmengi5715]

I know the lord by the lord without doubt or wavering. I must become one with my beloved but that doesn't mean that my self my essence will be destroyed no with fana my essence will rise to the divine...... My essence is his esence ın truth without defect or Flaw. There is no becoming between these two and my soul it is which manifest that secret . And since I know myself without blending or mixture, I attained unity with my beloved, without far or near. I Attained gifts of the lord of Aufluence without uprainding and without recrimination. I did not lose to him my soul nor does it remain to the Lord of dissolution. ~İbn-i Arabi ~ God is part of your soul your essence If you know your self your spirit Then you know your lord because your spirit is part of the Lord Me : just the thoughts of a sufi

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

Thank you for those thoughts of a Sufi !!

[@firatmengi5715]

@@spiritualreliefchannel your welcome! may God bless and protect you and may God forgive our sins amin 🤲🤗

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

@@firatmengi5715 Thank you I need all the help I can get !!

[@RogueTrip2030]

These are exactly my thoughts ! Wow!!! Truly amazing !!! Very insightful and conscious

[@firatmengi5715]

@@RogueTrip2030 ohh ❣️ 😊 your too kind sir may the Lord protects you may the light of the lord shine's to your way so you can become one with your Lord bless you 🤲

[@troytomohenjodaro]

Its so beautiful video on sufi path

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

Thank you so much - Your enjoyment means the world to me !!

[@devinschuler333]

Where can I find some of the photos used in this video? As salamu alaikum, thank you for this!

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

Google search of sufi, ancient/old Arabic, Islamic art, and combos of those words, my friend, cheers !

[@Love0fWisdom]

Wow, such an amazing video! Also the music that starts at 6:18 is breathtaking❤do you remember the name of the track?

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

I'll look it up on my source video and see... it would be licensed from epidemic sound which is a subscription service for creators but I'll check and get back to you, super happy you enjoyed the video !

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

apologies but the track info is lost now - if you can search epidemic sound without a subscription search "sufi" or "arab" and you will find it - cheers and namaste

[@Love0fWisdom]

@@spiritualreliefchannel i found it under the title: Ala Shawiti Digle by Ali Sabah on epidemic sound! Thanks!!

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

just checked out your channel - amazing !! "great minds think alike, and fools seldom differ" :)

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

sweet

[@sonidodesilencio3660]

Dearest author of this material, I trust you are well. I thoroughly enjoyed your material on Rene Guenon. If I may provide some constructive feedback, I wish to communicate a theme deeply embedded in Guenon's material in that being a part of an established initiatic tradition is imperative to receive the illumination posited in this video. This initiation also involves observing the exoteric law of the revealed tradition earnestly. From the comments in this section, it seems there's an inclination to a syncretic new age persuasion that runs counter to the teachings espoused and embodied by Guenon. Some term this the counter tradition. Given how high quality your videos are and the potential to help serious spiritual seekers find an authentic iniatiatic tradition by which they may fulfill their 'dharma,' I highly encourage you to consider reviewing the material of authentic spiritual traditions within the realm of Sufism including but not limited to the works of Imam al Haddad, Imam Ghazali, Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani, and Shaykh Ahmad al Tijani.

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

Thank you so much for your thoughtful reply. I am deep into Guenon now, I had never heard of him before. Yes, I agree with you on his perspective, i am just finishing creating a second video on Guenon, which is biographical, and I will do a third of his teachings after that. It has opened Schuon to me and Evola and "Tradionalism' in general and they have for ever altered my worldview and brought many threads together in a short amount of time. I have been attracted to the exoteric at times but have always despaired at fundamentalism and the lack of direct esoteric experience apparent in the members. Guenon and company have revised my lens and perspective, and you reaching out has echoed and seconded this... I made this channel as an experiment and learning experience, and it is still new for me. I hope you enjoy my next videos and continue your feedback and insights. The community so far from KZbin analytics likes "hidden knowledge" type content. I will look into those Sufi names in more depth post Guenon. Your input and pointers will be appreciated. Please stick around, and many thanks for watching and commenting, I will take your advice to heart and would be glad to hear from you again. Cheers

[@fulunty]

Vipassana - as a mental faculty , is the underlying common denominator of all unifying practices, including Sufism.

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

Thank you for your insights!

[@jamesstevenson7725]

Praise Buddha

[@RobbWoolf]

I feel this higher love.

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

Awesome! Thanks

[@YogiMcCaw]

32:23 "to possess nothing and to be possessed by nothing" 33:20 "control of the faculties and observance of the breath" That's straight-up sannyas philosophy from India.

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

2 plus 2 equals 4 in India too, brother !

[@nurulhudavijapurwala4936]

I like your video , please next part on sufism

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/kH60Z3l8bt6IhpI part 2 and part 3 kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqnSf6Scrbubi7M

[@RP-mm9ie]

Thanks 😅

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

Welcome 😊

[@maryamcheema8427]

Can you please do a series about Sufi mystics in The sub continent like Bulleh shah?

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

Cool - I don't really know anything about them yet but will look up Bulleh Shaw as per your suggestion Maryam !

[@maryamcheema8427]

@@spiritualreliefchannel thank you, appreciate your openness re this suggestion. This is one of my fav poems from Bulleh Shah kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXTFmGB3lNZliLM the mullah establishment put a fatwa(religious command) against him because he would tell people to find God within them and not through these fundamentalist mullahs. They fear what this truth will do to their authority.

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

@@maryamcheema8427 Wow - so beautiful - when I was at my spiritual zenith as a young man I really liked Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and this brought me right back - cool music and I will pursue him further as per your suggestion... Much love !!

[@MINDiologie]

Red book by Carl Yung

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

Good book, thanks for commenting !

[@mustafamojadidi3115]

I think the part that is missing is that the Islamic scholars took the knowledge and filtered it through Quran. It’s not that Muslims just took the knowledge but they filtered it with sacred revelation which is ultimate truth. Those sciences were all from one source but needed deeper interpretation and understanding for humanity to seek God in its perfection which is through the last revelation (Muhammadan way) I.e Islam of our time (surrendering to Allah )

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

Thank you for your insights, I hope you watch some of my other videos and let me know what you think....kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZyqoIpvYt14gLM and kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKLPZoGNoZeBl80 ... many thanks!!

[@blackpalacemusic]

There is no "last revelation". God is everlasting & ever revealing.

[@coc862]

Please make some videos series on Mysticism of Sounds or melodies and music.. Example mind-soul preceived the music...Spirit preceived the Sounds, single sounds example sound of bells.. Some sounds are called uplifting sounds, cause when Spirit pay attention to this sounds they are lifted... Please make video series on Mystery of Mysticism on Sounds, or melodies and music. Example one sufi master is involve in this Mysticism, Hazrat Inayat Khan from india.. Google this out SACRED ACOUSTIC, you will get some info for your videos series if you are interested

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

Thanks, Mickey sounds like a great idea... I just had a conversation where Tesla came up as defining light as sound waves moving through the ether. I will look further into this. Cheers and Namaste!

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

@mickey thanks yeah I'm from the West Coast of canada and don't speak Punjabi yet ! I started listening to some of Khans music today. I appreciate your suggestions. Cheers

[@bruceness2730]

Agape in Pax Profundus to ALL...!!!

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

And peace and blessings for you !!

[@thirdrockjul2224]

👍

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

Thanks 3rd Rock !

[@shapursasan9019]

I thought 'Sufism' pre-dated Islam--so which one is it--did it pre-date Islam or not? It can't be both!

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

I direct you to the story of the blind men and the elephant for your answer. Many thanks for watching and commenting, friend!

[@m.s5310]

You can reconcile Sufism with parts of Christianity because Jesus is considered a prophet of Allah and his religion was Islam. Hence the practice of his first followers was an Islamic practice of zikr and meditation. 😉

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

Thank you !

[@JoeK4444]

i know that voice

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

Thanks for watching and commenting, it's appreciated!

[@sayedmohiuddinhussainihafi7166]

uttering without knowing head not tail pity.. to know "Tasawwuf" go to someone perfected in Divine knowledge, connected He to God............not dress ,cap,alphabets words , books , treatises etc.,etc.............

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

Thank you for watching and commenting - Please explore our other content for the more serious student: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZyqoIpvYt14gLM - I think you will enjoy the series !!

[@donq2957]

Nod

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

And nod to you donq

[@endiosconfio2656]

The greeks got there influence from the caanintes the Hindus got there influence from the Assyrians from Babylon islamic mysticism is a similar to orthodox Judaism because arabs and jews came Ishmael and Isaac sons of Abraham

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

Thank you !

[@robertcronin3617]

could do without the goofy introduction

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

Yeah, I would tone it down if I did the video over again, I am learning as I go. This is now month 7 for me. That video was created around month 2 cheers and Namaste.

[@Mens-Edition]

In Quran , the word is to be a 'soleh' person (high level pious person). There is no word about Sufi in Quran, but it's to be a 'soleh' person. If you know how to be a 'soleh' person , you don't need to learn the technically what or how to be a sufi. Basically all you have to do is to be a 'taqwa' person. The real mystic is when Allah recoqnized words from a 'soleh' person to be included as a chapter in Quran. When a person words is recorded in Quran as a chapter, that person is sort of mystic or in Islam his words is karamah, because Quran by itself is the word of Allah, the last miracle to humankind. There is one 'soleh' person that his words is recorded in Quran, and prophet Muhammad teaches us that person words.

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

Thanks Kue !

[@RAGSTAluvsDA90z]

Saleh is a Prophet, his name means Pious

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

@@RAGSTAluvsDA90z thanks for watching and commenting !

[@Mens-Edition]

@@RAGSTAluvsDA90z SALEH is prophet. What i mean is SOLEH (adjective). 'Soleh' person (high level devoutly pious person).

[@rizaesaramadhan]

Prophet Yusuf A.S was called mukhlaseen too in the qur'an.

[@locuus7]

Nicholson is hardly the best touch stone for his translations or his understanding of Sufism. Many of his conjectures are those of an Orientalist.

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

Thanks for watching and commenting, I know some sufis who disagree with you !

[@locuus7]

@@spiritualreliefchannel I'd say most modern scholars on the subject say so

[@ShabbirAhmed-uq1jw]

Fully agree with you

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

@@ShabbirAhmed-uq1jw blind men and the elephant... !

[@garypuckettmuse]

Well this is obviously not recently made. But there should be room in our hearts and minds to understand ideas from the past. I appreciate knowing how people used to think and, obviously, it is only the fashions in intellectual thought that change. I find it interesting that scholars always try to attribute commonly held beliefs (to use a word) as being derivative one of the other. IMHO there are truths and they are always true and they are transcendent of the mundane and that is why all manner and sort of people all over the world come to very similar conclusions. Everyone's a critic. i enjoyed the program for what it was and I'm glad it is being made available. I read a lot of old stuff because I am interested in the way people used to think and recognizing what is timeless and what is fashionable. Everything is provisional. Especially words.

[@nazneenahm]

Sufism is about the heart. Your video is intellectual nonsense. Only a devout Muslim who performs salat 5 times and recites, reads and understands the Quran is equipped to know Islamic mysticism. The secrets are then unlocked

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

Thanks for watching and commenting... "Sufism is known by means of itself..."

[@BarbaricCalisthenics]

The heart of which os spoken of is actually in the brain, the mind. IT’s known as the amygdala.

[@TheMadmamad]

Not necessarily my friend, in sufism it is said even if you failed to connect or find god you ought to make a statue of him and worship it as god , Controversial topic , isn't it? 😅

[@nazneenahm]

@@TheMadmamad there is nothing called Sufism. After the death of the Prophet, his companions and his descendants set out to spread Islam and immigrated to different places. These masters accepted disciples to teach Islam. The Prophet had declared Hazrat Ali as his spiritual successor and taught him mystical knowledge that he taught to a select few in his family. The masters teach the disciples how to perfect their salat, the Arabic language and to read the Quran with good pronounciation, how to do dhikr etc. but the most powerful mystical knowledge is taught solely to one or two sons or people related by blood. So there is no standardized "Sufism". really. The knowledge of a disciple is very different from the knowledge attained by the chosen descendant of a master.

[@TheMadmamad]

It is said that Sufism is the equalizer of Islam, one who wants to walk the path will go alone