Crosses, Cats and Other Things

Living divine feminine Sri Mata Amritanandamaya Devi, Amma, The Hugging Saint  an inspiring spiritual leader who seems to have super-human control over herself (she can give darshan to thousands of people, by hugging them, for many, many hours on end without a break and without tiring). She has attracted legions of followers, and uses the money they donate to help build hospitals, schools and provide relief for tsunami victims, among other worthwhile projects. (I was hugged by her at her ashram in Kerala in 2006.)

Chosen above all women of creation 

O Maryam! Verily, Allah has chosen you, sanctified you and chosen you above all the women of creation. 
- The Quran 3:42

So her Lord accepted her with good acceptance. He made her becomecomplete in a good manner and put her under the care of Zachariya.Every time he entered al-Mihrab to visit her, he found her supplied with sustenance.

He said: ‘O Maryam! From where have you got this?’ 

She said: ‘This is from Allah. Verily, Allah provides sustenance who He wills, without limit.’ 
- The Quran 3:37

“O Fatimah! You are the highest of the women of the people of Paradise, excepting only the Virgin Mary, daughter of Imran.” - Saying of Prophet Muhammad (s) addressing his beloved daughter Fatimah

In Islam, Mother Mary is known by her exalted titles such as The Virgin, The Purified, The Exalted, Mother of Jesus (upon him be perfect peace), Keeper of Chastity, Mystic, Female Exemplar, Maternal Heroine, Queen of the Saints.

So great was the Prophet’s own respect for Sayyidatna Maryam that upon returning in conquest to Mecca, he ordered that all of the images and imaginary idols of the Ka’bah be destroyed, excepting only two icons: one of an old man, said to be Abraham (a), and another of the Virgin and Child, which he protected with his own hands. Being the successor of Christ’s mission in the world, Prophet Muhammad, upon him be Allah’s peace, used to say, “none of you are more nearer to Isa ibn Maryam (Jesus, the son of Mary) than I am” and he would always speak with honor whenever mentions of Sayyidatna Maryam was made. Jesus was always referred without exception as “Isa ibn Maryam”, connecting him with his venerable mother, Mary.

Mother Mary in Sufism and Maryamiyya Sufi Tariqa

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim
In Praise of the Feminine Face of the Absolute Divine Beauty 

1.

Grant us union with Her always

Has the light of the sun appeared from the world of the Unseen,
or have the veils of Layla been lifted from Her essence?

Yes. The longing of Layla for Her beloved friend has grown 
until She has revealed Her love,

So that he has become a captive of Her ardent desire and the
longing which are Her goblets called out to him.

She did not leave until She had given him a drink from Her
goblet. There is no blame. Drink! for the wine is Her speech.

And She is naught but the presence of Truth (hadratul-haqq), alone, who
manifests Herself through forms whose every light varies.

She has manifested the unique beauty of the form design in the
depth of Her being. Look at the attributes of the Beloved manifested in you.

By Allah none have attained complete bliss except the one who
becomes a humble slave and seeks Her out.

And thus, She immersed the ugliness of his nature in the beauty
of Hers, and lights shone from him, their rays appearing -

So that he withdrew from the sensory which was a barrier and
embraced a meaning from which it is unlawful to separate.

Therefore let your goal be to commit yourself, oh my brother,
and avoid otherness and Her gentle breeze will waft over
beloved ones from you.

You will open the hearing of the wayfarer’s heart (fu’aadi min saalikin) because the
subtle knowledge of Her is Her proof.

Grant us union with Her always and cause us to withdraw from
every sensory existence.

- Songs of Shaykh Muhammad ibn al-Habib, may Allah sanctify his Sirr

Oh my—Tall dark handsome and sometimes brooding while fighting the dark forces

High Elf

ready set fire oops, 

oooOOOOoooo its glowing again

Now be mean to me and stop my prayers

Red means driven by the Holy Spirit—love the double blades—if the right doesn’t get you then the left one will. Looks like a tag team event. Wonder who the foolish male is who riled up their ire. It would have been much wiser to caress them into submission and much more pleasurable. 

Priests never looked soooo good—After all it is Lent and there is more than one way to have worship

Crazy on You

We may still have time,
We might still get by,
Every time I think about it, I want to cry,
With the bombs and the devils,
And the kids keep coming,
Nowhere to breathe easy, no time to be young,

But I tell myself that I’m doing alright,
There’s nothing left to do tonight, but go crazy on you,

Crazy on you,
Let me go crazy,
Crazy on you, oh,

My love is the evening breeze touching your skin,
The gentle sweet singing of leaves in the wind,
The whisper that calls after you in the night,
And kisses your ear in the early light,

You don’t need to wonder, you’re doing fine,
And my love, the pleasure’s mine,

Let me go crazy on you,
Crazy on you,
Let me go crazy,
Crazy on you, oh,

Wild man’s world is crying in pain,
Whatcha gonna do when everybody’s insane?
So afraid of wonder,
So afraid of you,
What you gonna do?

Ah, ah, ah, ah,
Ooh,

Crazy on you,
Crazy on you,
Let me go crazy,
Crazy on you,

I was a willow last night in my dream,
I bent down over a clear running stream,
I sang you the song that I heard up above,
And you keep me alive with your sweet, flowing love,

Crazy, yeah,

Crazy on you,
Crazy on you,
Let me go crazy,
Crazy on you, oh,

Crazy on you,
Crazy on you,
Let me go crazy,
Crazy on you, yeah,

Ah, ah, ah, ah,

Crazy on you,
Crazy on you,
Let me go crazy,
Crazy on you, oh. (church was all tradition and no love EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!@!!!!!!!!!!!!!!@!!!!!!!!!!!@!!!!!!!!!@)

He looks like what one of my imaginary friends feels like. Gothic is just a synonym for dark elves which work for the light otherwise they would be goblins.