Explore Sufi Discourses—practical guidelines outlining the principles of the Sufi path.

Sharing through Sufi Discourses

Although Sufism is fundamentally experiential and rooted in practice, Sufi masters throughout history have articulated the various stages and stations of the spiritual path through short discourses, aphorisms, and poetry.

These discourses serve as both sources of encouragement for practitioners and as practical guidelines outlining the principles of the Sufi path. Many Sufi teachings also establish an ethical framework, offering guidance on how Sufis should conduct themselves within the society in which they live.

Discourses of Dr. Alireza Nurbakhsh

Beyond Faith and Unbelief

Dr. Alireza Nurbakhsh
April 14, 2025

Ego and the Path of Self-Delusion‍

Dr. Alireza Nurbakhsh
March 30, 2025

Inner Peace: A Path To Equanimity

Dr. Alireza Nurbakhsh
March 15, 2025

Sincerity and Veracity

Dr. Alireza Nurbakhsh
March 1, 2025
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Discourses of Dr. Javad Nurbakhsh

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Interviews

This series of videos are a final interview with Dr. Javad Nurbakhsh, the former Master of the Nimatullahi Sufi Order for over 50 years. In these videos, Dr. Nurbakhsh is seated with his heir and successor, Dr. Alireza Nurbakhsh, the present Master of the Nimatullahi Order.

Dr. Nurbakhsh expresses the limitation of discourse as it relates to inner experience and the peripheral place of religious piety, answering questions about many pertinent and interesting topics, while insisting on the non-intellectual, immediate experience in Love of the Truth.The interview was conducted in March 2008, by filmmaker Llew Smith as part of a prospective documentary film on the subject of mystical experience.