Interview with Bahram Elahi, M.D., Ostad Elahi's Son and Depositary of His Thought

(Published in "L’être et l’esprit," December 1997)

In your book "Foundations of Natural Spirituality," you present a revolutionary approach to spirituality. Could you summarize for us your definition of spirituality?

Spirituality is the knowledge that allows human beings to reach their perfection, meaning the state in which their primordial nature is realized. It could be considered as a complete experimental science... [more]

The Thought of Ostad Elahi

A lecture by James Morris, Professor of Religious History, presented on the occasion of the symposium "Spirituality: Plurality and Unity" and published in the "Cahiers d'Antropologie Religieuse" Number 5, Presses de l’Université de Paris-Sorbonne, Paris, 1996.

Since the spiritual teaching of Ostad Elahi is so inseparable from his own life, we must begin by recalling a few biographical facts to help situate the context of his teaching and the personal experiences he often used to express his ideas... [more]

Natural Spirituality

One may wonder how it is possible to live in accordance with the most demanding spirituality in a modern social context without feeling torn by the notion that the two are incompatible and that one can flourish only at the expense of the other. Ostad Elahi’s own spiritual development is both outstanding and edifying in this respect... [more]