What is Sufism? With Sufi Martin Lings

Martin Lings explains the essential nature and purpose of Sufism, drawing from traditional sources and direct experience. As both a scholar and practitioner, Lings illuminates the heart of Sufi teaching: the transformative path of spiritual realization. Essential viewing for anyone seeking to understand authentic Sufism beyond surface explanations.
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Related thinkers: Frithjof Schuon, René Guénon, Ibn Arabi, Sheikh Ahmad Al-Alawi
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[@spiritualreliefchannel]

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[@Meems1012]

Love this so much! Thank you for sharing Martin Lings talks, love his work. Great video and so insightful!

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you friend

[@justinleclairabdullahqasim117]

What a gem.

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

Indeed ! Thank you

[@KawtharMustafa-d5k]

Salaam. I purchased Martin Lings’ book “ What is Sufism “ in 1980s. He has truly grasped the true teachings of Sufism. He has written a wonderful book on the biology of the Prophet sallallaho alaihe wa sallam. Is he alive? I heard he was converted to Islam and his present name is Abu Bakr Sirajuddin. Let’s make in-depth study on Tasawwuf and try to understand the real piety the Sufis nurture in their lives. Let’s understand their philosophy of love. Shah Kawthar Mustafa Abululayee, Professor and Chairman, Department of Philosophy, University of Dhaka

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

Thank you Professor Abululayee. Yes, Martin Lings (Abu Bakr Sirajuddin) passed away in 2005, and his profound understanding lives on through his works. It's beautiful and heart warming to connect with you from a small island off Canada's west coast. I am a flawed middle aged conduit of the material but I am enjoying creating content rather than only consuming it. Your suggestion for an in-depth study of these themes is wonderful, and if you'd like to share further thoughts on exploring them through video, I am open. Wa alaikum assalam

[@WilliamKelly-ou2nm]

SR , I haven't gotten no notifications, I hope that you're better than good. Happy New Year!

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

Happy new year! I missed you WK, you made my day brother! Cheers

[@WilliamKelly-ou2nm]

@spiritualreliefchannel Great content SR ! Thank you!

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

You're most welcome WK !

[@WilliamKelly-ou2nm]

@spiritualreliefchannel Much love SR!

[@grigoir]

Beautiful

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@YeshuaQureshi]

Beautiful, mashaAllah ❤

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

Thank you, masha Allah 💚

[@jesusislukeskywalker4294]

🙏 very interesting

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

Glad you think so! I will do 1 more Martin Lings presentation on Rene Guenon next before moving onto a new vibe - Cheers and Welcome 🙏

[@bayreuth79]

Martin Lings claims that Buddha was one of those who revealed a true religion from God (9:18) but this has to be nonsense. The Pali Canon, which is the oldest collection of writings that record the teaching of Buddha, clearly _contradict_ aspects of the message of the Qur'an. Does Buddha acknowledge divine revelation? No; he claimed to discover the truth from meditation and insight. Does Buddha acknowledge a creator? No; he denies that there is a creator. Does he teach that there is an afterlife? Not really, as he thinks that the 'self' is a 'conceptual designation': there is no soul or self. Buddha taught that one should ideally become a monk to attain nibbana, whereas the Qur'an says that monasticism is not from God. And so on. Perennialism is almost certainly nonsense.

[@bienyamientoefy1923]

Asalamu Alaykum. Exceptionally well explained.jazakallah.❤

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

🙏 Indeed - this talk by Lings cuts straight to the heart of things. His clarity and depth of understanding shines through. Wa alaikum salam, and yes, jazakallah for appreciating its significance.

[@jisharchatteysseri6877]

Do not take anyone as a sheikh, it doesn't matter how long their beard. check their backgrounds. Make sure their root, their studying background is rooted.

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

Yes, look inward, not outward, cheers, and welcome.

[@jisharchatteysseri6877]

@spiritualreliefchannel In Islam, one can invertidly be arrogant through their knowledge or power as well hence it's best to follow someone who has been followed by known scholars.

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

@@jisharchatteysseri6877 Ahh yes, thank you for clarifying and Peace be upon you !

[@bayreuth79]

Martin Lings was a Perennialist but it is by no means clear that the Qur'an affirms Perennialism. To be honest it is very difficult to see how the Rig Veda or the Dhammapada can be seen as compatible with the Qur'an. Buddhism doesn't even recognise a creator!

[@bayreuth79]

@@spiritualreliefchannel I am not persuaded that Perennialism really makes sense. When one examines the writings of Schuon and Lings, etc., it is evident that the metaphysics that they accept is fundamentally that of Advaita Vedanta and then this is more or less projected onto the different religions, such as Buddhism and Islam. For Perennialism to 'work' one has to find a way of relativising the mutually exclusive propositional truth-claims of the different religions. The Qur'an, for instance, denies that Jesus is 'the son of God', whereas the NT affirms that Jesus was 'the son of God'. Hindus believe in various Avatars, such as Lord Krishna, whereas Islam thinks this blasphemous. And so on and so forth. Does this propositions mean nothing?

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

Yes again I agree with you. Literal interpretation of something so beyond words leads to confusion. I am not a perennialist or religious so you get no argument from me on trying to make various literal interpretations of religion 'work'. Ultimately it does not. Cheers brother for your insightful questioning.

[@mohammedsayeedbhat5223]

Much of what Martin Lings says about Sufism is confusing as much as his views about Islam.Most of his assumptions sound as distortions of Islamic ideology and true Sufi way.

[@spiritualreliefchannel]

Thank you for sharing your perspective !

[@lorenzomuhammad1715]

Well that’s his exact point actually. 😊😊

[@Meems1012]

He speak truth more so then most of our current so called “scholars”

[@lorenzomuhammad1715]

@@Meems1012 back to basics understanding of it. Our scholars God Bless them all make it a bit complicated even for themselves

Just open your heart to knowledge ❤