Where are my manners?
Welcome to the portal!
And I leave you with a little wisdom from one of many sources of inspiration found here on the forum.
The REAL GOLD,
Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan:
"Man placed in the midst of this ever-changing world yet appreciates and seeks for constancy somewhere. He does not know that he must develop the nature of constancy in himself; it is the nature of the soul to value that which is dependable. But is there anything in the world on which one can depend, which is above change and destruction? All that is born, all that is made, must one day face destruction. All that has a beginning has also an end; but if there is anything one can depend upon it is hidden in the heart of man, it is the divine spark, the true philosopher's stone, the real gold, which is the innermost being of man."
from
https://wahiduddin.net/mv2/VI/VI_1.htmYou can find more of this stuff here,
http://spiritualportal.net/index.php/board,158.0.html - Sufism and the Message of Hazrat Inayat Khan
And there are many such threads and categories here to cater to your interest, we hope!
Please feel free to chime in with a little about your self. Share a picture if you'd like, I'm willing to reciprocate! Of course, with all the data mining and AI out there, we don't have to share any photo's either.
I have been a member here and a friend of Steve's since 2008. I ought to try harder to bring more members here, but we are happy for the ones who do grace us with registration and a few contributions of their own!
Kind regards...
Eric