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- Threshold Online Store
May 28, 2011, 11:16
Welcome to our online store! Click on the below links for our complete product listings:
- Home
May 26, 2011, 08:05
Welcome to The Threshold Society!
- Sufi Lodge
May 26, 2011, 08:08
This Virtual Sufi Lodge is a Place for Spiritual Companionship (Sohbet), streaming audio (weekly meetings), written reflections, and stories. Click on one…
- Lineage
June 25, 2011, 10:01
The Threshold Society has emerged from a distinguished lineage going back all the way to Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi in thirteenth century Anatolia. His encounter…
- Foundations
June 25, 2011, 10:59
"Having glimpsed the universal spirituality revealed in the Qur'an, what remains significant and compelling for the Sufi is the particular grace operating…
- Salaat
June 28, 2011, 12:22
The Islamic ritual prayer
- Ninety Nine Names
July 17, 2011, 12:24
The Divine Attributes revealed in the Qur'an
- Salaat
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July 20, 2011, 11:40
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September 10, 2011, 01:26
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- Articles (46)
- Making the New Human
February 22, 2012, 07:46
Kabir Helminski~ From our very first days on the Sufi path, what intrigued us was the quality of human beings we met--their humanity, their capacity for…
- A Conversation with Mevlevi Teacher, Nur Artiran
February 9, 2012, 14:59
In October 2011, the following conversation took place between Shaikh Kabir and Nur Artiran, Sefik Can Efendi's successor, and one of Turkey's most beloved…
- 2 Poems by Hussein Ibn Mansur Al Hallaj
January 23, 2012, 11:24
The expressions of his intimate moments with the Beloved are like a powerful thunderstorm that sweeps the heart with terrifying power and yet brings serenity,…
- Embody Patience
September 26, 2011, 23:05
To embody patience is, at the least, to show no haste in matters that require time. This requires a presence that is fully in the moment and, simultaneously,…
- The Ecstasy of Recognition, Day of Arafat
September 5, 2011, 09:13
Imagine yourself standing with millions of other human beings at Arafat, stripped-down to bare essentials, wearing a simple sheet of white cloth, all distinctio…
- Claim Nothing, Let the Divine Do
August 6, 2011, 12:52
This theme is an advanced teaching. It presumes that we have to some extent developed a healthy capacity for will. By will we mean the capacity to choose…
- The Invisible Rain of Ramadan
July 30, 2011, 08:36
Ramadan has so many dimensions: purification, sacrifice, community, the still and subtle emptiness of the heart. It reorients us in so many ways. Ramadan is…
- Mama Zhikr
July 29, 2011, 13:54
Threshold Society Mums in London meet every Monday with their babies, sharing reflections on Sufi teachings and enjoying their "Mama Zhikr." As it has been…
- How Experience Imbues our Essence
July 27, 2011, 09:19
Every human soul is in the process of acquiring experience. Does it matter that we acquire experience? Does it serve any purpose? Yes, the Divine has sent…
- Reflections on Snowmass
July 26, 2011, 08:32
In mid-June of 2011, I was a guest of Camille at the Snowmass Inter-Spiritual Dialog, held in the lovely setting of St. Benedict’s Monastery in Snowmass,…
- Being a Person of Paradise
May 30, 2011, 05:17
We are living in the midst of very challenging times. Shams and Mevlana also lived in the midst of very challenging times, yet what a possibility opened with…
- Islam and Human Values
May 28, 2011, 05:08
Islam and Human Values by Kabir Helminski (with input from leading scholars) was written to address the urgent questions, misunderstandings, and distortions of…
- The Living Tradition of the Mevlevi Path
December 31, 2010, 03:36
It has been a privilege and an honor to be associated with this Mevlevi tradition. It has shaped our thoughts, values, perceptions, and prayers. We draw upon…
- Personal Reflections from Turkey
December 30, 2010, 18:42
Konya! Mevlana! Ashk! For the past thirty years or more a current has run through my life, our lives, sometimes as a subtle guidance, sometimes as a sense of…
- Rumi on Hard Times
November 21, 2008, 21:20
We send you our warmest greetings, just a few days after the end of Ramadan and Mevlana's birthday (September 30th). The Wednesday night before (9/24), in…
- Practical Aspects of Dervishood
July 3, 2008, 20:26
For me, dervishhood is a total commitment to follow in the footsteps of the Prophet, Mevlana Rumi, Shams, and all the blessed ones who traveled the way of…
- Love in Islam
June 25, 2008, 18:14
Dear brothers and sisters, the guidance of Islam is the guidance of love. The innate, natural and ancient religion that is Islam is the religion of love.
- Hold to the Rope of God
June 21, 2008, 21:20
If you feel as if you are living through uncertain, disturbing, hopeful, chaotic times, you're not alone. Given the harsh economic demands, the frenzy of…
- Islam & Logos
September 27, 2006, 08:40
We lament the violent and disrespectful actions of a tiny minority of Muslims toward Christians in various parts of the world as a result of the Pope's recent…
- Science of Witnessing
September 23, 2006, 09:11
There have always been schools of transformation operating behind the scenes of conventional life. These schools existed to free human beings from inner…
- A Visit with Dr. Asad Ali
March 22, 2005, 10:09
"Welcome, welcome! Peace upon you," he says as he kisses Kabir and then me. His face is as bright as I remembered it. His voice is full with the vigor of life.…
- Space, Cyberspace, and the Spaceless
July 24, 2002, 10:39
The recognition is beginning to dawn that we are on the threshold (there's that word again) of a major change in human life. It's even being talked about on…
- Passages from the Qur'an
July 24, 2002, 09:30
SAY: We believe in God and that which was revealed unto us and that which was revealed unto Abraham, and Ismail, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the tribes, and…
- The Path of Completion
June 9, 2002, 07:18
A spirituality adequate to the times we live in must first of all be centered in the reality of human completion itself. If it is based instead on any partial…
- The Heart: Threshold Between Two Worlds
June 9, 2002, 07:15
Anyone who has probed the inner life to a certain extent, who has sat in silence long enough to experience the stillness of the mind behind its apparent noise,…
- The Conversations (Maqalat) of Shams of Tabriz
June 8, 2002, 22:14
The Truth is the Kadim, the Ancient One; He is the being who has no beginning. Where can the one who is "created afterwards" find the one who has no beginning?…
- The Sobriety That Surpasses Intoxication
June 8, 2002, 21:55
Veterans of the Psychedelic Revolution of the 1960's might recall with pathos the battles waged against the conventional consciousness of the day. The enemy,…
- Sustaining Presence During Zhikr
June 8, 2002, 21:55
In order that these practices should not become too mechanical, I sometimes suggest that a student begin with a clear intention to recite 100 of any zhikr…
- Women and Sufism
June 8, 2002, 21:55
Since the beginning of consciousness, human beings, both female and male, have walked the path of reunion with the Source of Being. Though in this world of…
- The Dream of the Sleeper
June 8, 2002, 21:55
When Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, said, "Human beings are asleep, and when they die they will awaken," it was not just a poetic reminder but…
- From The Heart
June 8, 2002, 21:54
More and more of the world is calling for Sufism without even knowing it. Sufism is a complete spiritual practice and way of life. It is not merely technique,…
- Burke '97: Relationship Panel
June 8, 2002, 21:54
Sufism has such a respect for the family that it says that unless one has a very good reason for not being married, one ought to be married. It is expressed as…
- Alienation and Faith
June 8, 2002, 07:19
There was once a time, perhaps, when people felt themselves to be part of a cosmic order which offered a straight path to salvation, truth, or enlightenment.…
- The Completed Human Being: The Drop that Contains the Ocean
June 8, 2002, 07:19
It has become an accepted spiritual idea that each part of the universe in some way reflects the whole. Contemporary spirituality has borrowed the holographic…
- Dervishood
June 8, 2002, 07:19
A dervish is an apprentice, one who is learning the profession that will provide eternal livelihood. This profession is still taught in certain "schools of…
- Love's Universe
June 8, 2002, 07:18
We are all students in the school of love, although it may take us a long time and much suffering to admit this fact. Something obstinately refuses to see the…
- Soul Loss & Soul Making
June 8, 2002, 07:18
The greatest truths and aspirations are perpetually at risk of being subverted from their highest possibilities. We see tendencies arising these days which are…
- What is a Truly Universal Spirituality?
June 8, 2002, 07:18
Is it possible for humanity, or even a portion of it, to embrace a truly universal spirituality? If so, what would a universal spirituality be based on? And…
- An Interview with Kabir in Tempo [Time Magazine of Indonesia]
December 8, 2001, 21:54
At a time when humanity is reaching a point of cultural convergence, ecological crisis, and rapid social change, we wish to promote the truth of Divine love…
- Moment of Truth
September 18, 2001, 21:54
Perhaps no single event in the history of humanity has focused our attention as has the events of September 11th. It is not that this event represents a…
- Breathe And Remember
September 15, 2001, 07:34
The hatred, fear, and violence that we see manifesting in the world will cause us to ask many questions. What meaning shall we read in these events? What are…
- Human-ness
August 8, 1995, 07:18
Let's begin by considering the world we live in, the society and culture that we live in; particularly in North America but more or less all over the modern…
- Resources on Sema (4)
- Sema, The Universal Movement
June 8, 2002, 21:49
It is scientifically recognized that the fundamental condition of our existence is to revolve. There is no being or object which does not revolve,…
- The Gate of Secrets
June 8, 2002, 21:49
The practice of whirling may have its origins in the timeless shadows of Central Asian spirituality where shamans used it to induce altered states of consciousn…
- Sema, the Turning of the Soul
June 8, 2002, 21:44
Come, come O Darling, You who are the Soul of the soul of the soul of Sema. Come, O Darling! A swaying cypress, You stroll in the garden of Sema. Come, O…
- Highlights from Reviews of the 1997 Whirling Dervish Tour
March 1, 1997, 21:49
Threshold Society is sponsoring a North American tour of Turkish Mevlevi semazens and musicians performing the ancient ritual of sema.
- Sema, The Universal Movement
- Making the New Human
- Podcast (107)
- Resentment, Sohbet, January 14th
January 21, 2012, 16:13
On the importance of clearing every trace of resentment from our hearts in order to attain communion with the Divine in meditation.
- Sincerity, Sohbet, January 7th
January 11, 2012, 19:56
A discussion of the importance of "Sincerity" with Shaikh Kabir.
- Rumi, Shams, and Life of the Heart
November 15, 2011, 03:23
A beautiful talk by Camille.
- The Seeker Will Appear In The Sought
October 22, 2011, 11:25
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- It No Longer Remains This World
September 19, 2011, 11:28
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- Unite with the Living
August 27, 2011, 01:12
Kabir and Camille read Rumi passages taken from the new day book. A connection is made with the perspective arising from the passages by thinking a…
- We Fell in Love with Lowliness
August 13, 2011, 11:34
Our essence, at the core of each of us, is not static and fixed for all of life. It is transformed through our daily experiences, every joy, every grief we…
- We Are Integral to this Truth
August 6, 2011, 11:38
The key points on the project of spiritual development describe a dynamic, very complete process that takes in every aspect of life. The discussion frame…
- Community Call (Jul 31, 2011)
July 31, 2011, 14:00
Audio recording of the community conference call held on Jul 31, 2011.
- Zhikr
July 22, 2011, 02:18
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- Seeking the Beauty of the Pir
July 9, 2011, 02:16
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- Words and Meaning
June 25, 2011, 11:25
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- The Meaning of Life
June 18, 2011, 13:30
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- Adab
June 11, 2011, 13:27
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- The Word
June 4, 2011, 09:50
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- Become What You Love
May 28, 2011, 09:47
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- Enlightenment, Happiness, & Peace
May 15, 2011, 09:43
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- Al Qayyum, The Axis of Reality
May 5, 2011, 09:40
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- Concord
April 2, 2011, 09:33
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- The Fragrance from Yemen
March 26, 2011, 09:27
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- Forbearance
March 12, 2011, 09:16
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- The Donkey Needs a Rider
January 29, 2011, 00:00
A group reflection led by Kabir and Camille Helminski on 4 readings taken from ‘Rumi’s Sun: The Teachings of Shams of Tabriz’. Various themes are touched…
- The Nourisher
January 22, 2011, 00:00
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- Become the Musk
January 15, 2011, 00:00
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- In Giving Be Like a River
January 8, 2011, 13:39
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- Opening a New Year - Ya Fattah
January 1, 2011, 13:41
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- Community Call with Camille
December 19, 2010, 00:00
This is a recording of a ‘conference’ phone conversation between members of the Threshold community in the USA on the occasion of 17 December, the…
- Moving into Spaciousness
December 11, 2010, 00:00
Unlocking the door into true Being’ This sohbet begins with Shaikh Kabir telling the story of how he came to the Mevlevi tradition and developed a…
- The Heart
December 4, 2010, 00:00
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- Balance in Doing, Being, & Loving
November 27, 2010, 00:00
A podcast exploring among other things the necessity of balance between doing, being and loving on the path. Doing - human expression as a physical manifestatio…
- An Appropriate Response
November 13, 2010, 00:00
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- Authentic Longing
October 23, 2010, 00:00
This rich podcast explores the hindrances and opportunities that desire manifests on the path. Beginning with a reading that warns us how desire can weaken our…
- The Names of God
October 16, 2010, 00:00
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- Silence, Presence and Prayer
September 25, 2010, 00:00
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- Patience
September 18, 2010, 00:00
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- Lovers Burn
September 11, 2010, 00:00
The Rumi poem entitled “Lovers Burn” builds from the story of Moses and the Shepherd. It allows discussion of a number of themes related to reconciliation…
- By The Starry Tracks
September 4, 2010, 00:00
Three Rumi poems provide beautiful, but stringent observations and advice about the destructiveness of our egoism and what it will take to transform it. …
- Desires for Accumulation - Surah Takathu
August 28, 2010, 00:00
Desires for Accumulation - Surah Takathur Kabir leads a tafsir* experiment. Participants listen to and are encouraged to contribute their understanding of…
- Ploys of the Nafs
August 21, 2010, 00:00
The Ploys of the Nafs Identifying Your Ego Strategies for Defending the False Self Doing needed spiritual work will bring into harmony with the Divine…
- What is Spirituality?
August 7, 2010, 00:00
Spiritual Completion Principles Kabir and Camille share principles for completion, for communion with the Absolute, true freedom while living in servanthood,…
- Love in Community
July 3, 2010, 00:00
Love in Community Our unique spiritual journey is, in one sense, alone. In another sense, we absolutely need each other to reach completion. We need…
- Dimensionless Point
March 27, 2010, 00:00
Dimensionless Point The sohbet suggests consistency and trust in simple practices that take us into the dimensionless point, the radiant light, the diamond…
- Abandon Separation
March 20, 2010, 00:00
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- Emptiness
March 6, 2010, 00:00
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- I Am
January 16, 2010, 00:00
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- Cumin to Kerman
January 9, 2010, 00:00
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- The Laughing Man
January 2, 2010, 00:00
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- Mevlanas Urs Returning from Konya
December 20, 2009, 00:00
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- Cemalnur at the Baraka Retreat
October 31, 2009, 00:00
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- Walayah - Sainthood
September 12, 2009, 00:00
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- Sabr and Love of All Traditions
September 6, 2009, 00:00
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- After Morocco
July 18, 2009, 00:00
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- Intensity of the Times
May 21, 2009, 00:00
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- Trust in Divine Generosity
April 24, 2009, 00:00
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- Return from Mecca
April 4, 2009, 00:00
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- Songs of Rahman
February 28, 2009, 00:00
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- The Self-Subsistent - Al Qayyum
January 31, 2009, 00:00
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- Express Faith and Devotion
January 17, 2009, 00:00
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- Coherence and Truth
November 29, 2008, 00:00
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- Genius of Spirit
September 28, 2008, 00:00
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- Islamic Economy
September 21, 2008, 00:00
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- Sufi Metaphysics and Patience
September 15, 2008, 00:00
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- Patience is the Key
September 8, 2008, 00:00
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- Poor Yunus Fills The Earth And Sky
August 9, 2008, 00:00
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- What the Beloved Will Do
August 2, 2008, 00:00
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- Humility Gratitude and Love
July 26, 2008, 00:00
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- The Most Beautiful
July 19, 2008, 00:00
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- Thank You Yunus
July 13, 2008, 00:00
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- The Seven Names
July 5, 2008, 00:00
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- Supplication
June 28, 2008, 00:00
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- The Fruits of Love
June 14, 2008, 00:00
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- Dyeing the Vat of Hu
June 7, 2008, 00:00
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- Zhikr Recording
May 28, 2008, 00:00
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- The Pearl And The Shell
May 24, 2008, 00:00
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- Impartial Witness
May 10, 2008, 00:00
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- Sequoia
April 5, 2008, 00:00
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- These Sufis Have Returned From Their Travels
February 23, 2008, 00:00
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- Developing Our Humanness
February 16, 2008, 00:00
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- Nothing to Fear
January 26, 2008, 00:00
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- Sohbet with Dede
January 19, 2008, 00:00
Recording of sohbet with Suleyman Dede.
- Kaaba of Lovers
January 12, 2008, 00:00
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
- London Retreat 2009 (8)
- Divine Names - Day 1, Session 1
May 31, 2009, 04:06
Friday evening opening session with Kabir & Camille.
- Divine Names - Day 2, Session 1
May 31, 2009, 04:04
Saturday morning wird with Camille.
- Divine Names - Day 2, Session 2
May 31, 2009, 04:02
Saturday morning session with Kabir, Camille, & Jeremy Henzell-Thomas
- Divine Names - Day 2, Session 3
May 31, 2009, 04:00
Saturday afternoon session with Kabir, Camille, & Jeremy Henzell-Thomas
- Divine Names - Day 2, Session 4
May 31, 2009, 03:55
Saturday evening session with Kabir, Camille, & Jeremy Henzell-Thomas
- Divine Names - Day 3, Session 1
May 31, 2009, 03:53
Sunday morning wird with Camille.
- Divine Names - Day 3, Session 2
May 31, 2009, 03:43
Sunday morning closing session with Kabir, Camille, & Jeremy Henzell-Thomas
- Divine Names - Post Retreat Gathering
May 31, 2009, 03:39
Sohbet with Kabir, Camille
- Divine Names - Day 1, Session 1
- London Retreat 2010 (9)
- Spiritual Intelligence - Day 1, Session 1
April 11, 2010, 04:58
Friday evening opening session with Kabir & Camille.
- Spiritual Intelligence - Day 2, Session 1
April 11, 2010, 04:56
Saturday morning session with Kabir & Camille.
- Spiritual Intelligence - Day 2, Session 2
April 11, 2010, 04:54
Saturday noon session with Kabir & Camille.
- Spiritual Intelligence - Day 2, Session 3
April 11, 2010, 04:50
Saturday afternoon session with Kabir & Camille.
- Spiritual Intelligence - Day 2, Session 4
April 11, 2010, 04:46
Saturday afternoon ilahis and sohbet with Kabir & Camille.
- Spiritual Intelligence - Day 2, Session 5
April 11, 2010, 04:43
Saturday evening silent zhikr with Kabir, Camille, & friends.
- Spiritual Intelligence - Day 2, Session 6
April 11, 2010, 04:40
Saturday evening session with Kabir, Camille, Debra, & Friends.
- Spiritual Intelligence - Day 3, Session 1
April 11, 2010, 04:36
Sunday morning wird with Camille.
- Spiritual Intelligence - Day 3, Session 2
April 11, 2010, 04:32
Sunday closing session with Kabir & Camille.
- Spiritual Intelligence - Day 1, Session 1
- London Retreat 2011 (9)
- Awakening the Divine Names - Day 1, Session 1
April 29, 2011, 22:06
Friday evening introduction with Kabir and Camille; loud and silent zhikr with Ya Lateef; nasheed by Zehra Naqvi; zhikr with Ya Waddud
- Awakening the Divine Names – Day 2, Session 1
April 29, 2011, 21:43
Saturday morning Wird with Camille
- Awakening the Divine Names – Day 2, Session 2
April 29, 2011, 20:51
Saturday morning session on the Sound Code of the Divine Names
- Awakening the Divine Names – Day 2, Session 3
April 29, 2011, 19:55
Saturday noon session on the Sound Code continued
- Awakening the Divine Names – Day 2, Session 4
April 29, 2011, 18:58
Saturday afternoon session on Forgiveness and more Names
- Awakening the Divine Names – Day 2, Session 5
April 29, 2011, 17:01
Saturday evening session; loud and silent zhikr with Ya Nur; conversation
- Awakening the Divine Names – Day 3, Session 1
April 29, 2011, 15:03
Sunday morning Wird with Camille
- Awakening the Divine Names – Day 3, Session 2
April 29, 2011, 14:07
Sunday morning session on Being a Lover
- Awakening the Divine Names – Day 3, Session 3
April 29, 2011, 13:08
Sunday noon session, conclusion
- Awakening the Divine Names - Day 1, Session 1
- Resentment, Sohbet, January 14th
- Video (7)
- Zikr as a Way of Life
February 11, 2012, 11:02
Shaikh Kabir Helminski talks about Sufi Zikr (remembrance) as a way of life, a recording from a One Through Love webcast earlier this year.
- An Interview with Kabir
October 30, 2011, 13:32
Shaikh Kabir Helminski talks about the heart and the principles of Sufism with Regina Meredith, recorded at the Science and Non-Duality Conference, San Rafael,…
- Kabir Helminski's talk on Islamophobia
May 30, 2011, 09:36
Kabir Helminski's talk on Islamophobia at UMA annual dinner on April 17, 2011
- Shaikh Kabir and Shaikha Camille Helminski at the Spiritual Paths Institute
May 28, 2011, 04:50
Shaikha Camille Helminski and Shaikh Kabir Helminski are faculty members of the Spiritual Paths Institute and revered teachers of the Mevlevi Islamic Sufi…
- Father Thomas Keating and Shaikh Kabir Helminski at the Spiritual Paths Institute
May 28, 2011, 04:50
Father Thomas, who helped launch the Spiritual Paths Foundation, explains the value of contemplation for leading an active life and creating positive change in…
- Kabir Helminski at the Garrison Institute
May 28, 2011, 04:49
Shaikh Kabir Helminski discusses the Sufi tradition and its relation to Islam. He offers insight into the role of doctrine in Sufism as a useful means of…
- Excerpt from the Interview with Kabir Helminski, Science and Nonduality Anthology DVD
May 28, 2011, 04:48
Excerpt from the Interview with Kabir Helminski, Science and Nonduality Anthology Vol 1, 3 DVD set.
- Zikr as a Way of Life
- Open Meetings (1)
- Society Centers and Representatives
March 4, 2011, 00:02
Threshold Society, rooted in the Mevlevi Sufi tradition, seeks to facilitate the experience of Divine unity, love and wisdom in the world.
- Society Centers and Representatives
- Uncategorized (2)
- Turkey Trip, May 17-28, 2012
December 27, 2011, 08:40
This journey is for the Threshold community, i.e. people who have at least attended a Threshold retreat and have personally met Shaikh Kabir and Camille…
- Threshold Society Illahis
June 8, 2002, 21:56
Illahis: Sufi Songs and Poems of the Threshold Society.
- Turkey Trip, May 17-28, 2012
- Poems (26)
- Rumi: The World and the Body
July 24, 2002, 09:34
This world is like a tree, and we are the half-ripe fruit upon it. Unripe fruit clings tight to the branch because, immature, it's not ready for the palace.
- Rumi: On Vision
July 24, 2002, 09:34
The one who is ruled by Mind, without sleeping, puts her senses to sleep, so that unseen things may emerge from the world of the Soul. Even in her waking…
- Rumi: A Prayer
July 24, 2002, 09:34
May God have mercy on those who lead the way and those who come behind and those who fulfill their vows, and those who seek to fulfill them, with His Grace…
- Rumi: On Spirit
July 24, 2002, 09:34
Day and night there is movement of foam on the Sea. You see the foam, but not the Sea. Amazing! We are dashing against each other like boats: our eyes are…
- Rumi: On Non-existence
July 24, 2002, 09:34
The light of the senses and spirit of our fathers is not totally perishable like the grass, but, like the stars and moonbeams, they vanish in the radiance…
- Rumi: On Love
July 24, 2002, 09:34
For lovers, the only lecturer is the beauty of the Beloved; their only book and lecture and lesson is the Face. They are silent outwardly, but their…
- Rumi: On the Heart
July 24, 2002, 09:34
The deliciousness of milk and honey is the reflection of the pure heart: from that heart the sweetness of every sweet thing is derived. The heart is the…
- Rumi: The Journey
July 24, 2002, 09:34
Come, seek, for search is the foundation of fortune: every success depends upon focusing the heart. Unconcerned with the business of the world, keep saying…
- Rumi: On Grace
July 24, 2002, 09:34
O You who make demands within me like an embryo, since You are the one who makes the demand, make its fulfillment easy; show the way, help me, or else…
- Welcome Song
June 9, 2002, 21:56
Welcome Song, from Illahis: Sufi Songs and Poems of the Threshold Society.
- Listen
June 8, 2002, 23:55
Listen, from Illahis: Sufi Songs and Poems of the Threshold Society.
- The Drink Sent Down
June 8, 2002, 23:50
The Drink Sent Down, from Illahis: Sufi Songs and Poems of the Threshold Society.
- Burning, Burning
June 8, 2002, 23:45
Burning, Burning, from Illahis: Sufi Songs and Poems of the Threshold Society.
- All Is One
June 8, 2002, 23:40
All Is One, from Illahis: Sufi Songs and Poems of the Threshold Society.
- Human, Human
June 8, 2002, 23:35
Human, Human, from Illahis: Sufi Songs and Poems of the Threshold Society.
- The Ruins of the Heart
June 8, 2002, 23:30
The Ruins of the Heart, from Illahis: Sufi Songs and Poems of the Threshold Society.
- The Heat Is In The Fire
June 8, 2002, 23:25
The Heat Is In The Fire, from Illahis: Sufi Songs and Poems of the Threshold Society.
- Didn't They Tell You?
June 8, 2002, 23:20
Didn't They Tell You?, from Illahis: Sufi Songs and Poems of the Threshold Society.
- Ashkin Aldi
June 8, 2002, 23:15
Ashkin Aldi, from Illahis: Sufi Songs and Poems of the Threshold Society.
- The Fire of Love
June 8, 2002, 23:10
The Fire of Love, from Illahis: Sufi Songs and Poems of the Threshold Society.
- The Shirt of Blame
June 8, 2002, 23:05
The Shirt of Blame, from Illahis: Sufi Songs and Poems of the Threshold Society.
- Only the Heart
June 8, 2002, 23:00
Only the Heart, from Illahis: Sufi Songs and Poems of the Threshold Society.
- Uwaysi Qarani
June 8, 2002, 22:55
Uwaysi Qarani, from Illahis: Sufi Songs and Poems of the Threshold Society.
- Morning in Mostar
June 8, 2002, 21:54
In a pasture of trampled summer grass, Near a barn used for hiding weapons in the old days, Two young bulls rear back in the moonlight.
- Rumi on the Nafs
June 6, 2002, 09:13
Selected by Kabir Helminski Let's ask God to help us to self-control: for one who lacks it, lacks His Grace. The undisciplined person doesn't wrong…
- Be an Invisible Support for Others
March 8, 1999, 07:26
Threshold Society Theme for March 1999 Of all the actions we can choose to do, One of the most generous and beneficial Is to direct light, love, strength,…
- Rumi: The World and the Body
- Themes (38)
- O my God, I ask for faith that brings enthusiasm to my heart. . . from the Mevlevi Wird
May 8, 1999, 22:01
Threshold Society Theme for May 1999 A khalife (representative) went to his Murshid (spiritual master) and said, "Dede, I have so many important decisions to…
- God Calls to the Realm of Peace (Qur'an 10:25)
April 8, 1999, 22:01
Threshold Society Theme for April 1999 Salaam means soundness, well-being, peace, and security. Every human being is seeking this salaam. How often do we…
- Be an Invisible Support for Others
March 8, 1999, 07:26
Threshold Society Theme for March 1999 Of all the actions we can choose to do, One of the most generous and beneficial Is to direct light, love, strength,…
- Be Empty of Everything but Hu
February 8, 1999, 07:26
Threshold Society Theme for February 1999 Love came, coursed like blood in the veins under my skin. As it emptied me, it filled me with the Friend. Every…
- A Dervish Gives Generously from the Heart To Relieve the Suffering of the World
January 8, 1999, 07:27
Threshold Society Theme for January 1999 We who have so much to be grateful for should remember: the end of Ramadan is the foremost time to share our…
- One who is thankful gives to others the inner smile of thankfulness
December 28, 1998, 01:56
Threshold Society Theme for December 1998 We who trust in God, and are truly thankful, should leave behind a smile on the faces of people we meet. The way…
- Be Led by an Active Heart
October 28, 1998, 01:56
Threshold Society Theme for October 1998 Look at how the porters struggle to carry the load; Such effort is the way of those who can see the truth of…
- Unlock the Blessings of The Moment
September 28, 1998, 01:56
Threshold Society Theme for September 1998 The treasury of timelessness offers this gift. . . this moment, this moment so often veiled by senseless…
- Work Purifies the Soul..
August 28, 1998, 01:56
Threshold Society Theme for August 1998 Work purifies the soul, that is, when it is an expression of humbleness, gratitude, and love. Work purifies the…
- Ya Quddus, Ya Salaam (O Holiness, O Source of Peace)
June 28, 1998, 01:57
Threshold Society Theme for June 1998 These two words occur in proximity to each other in the Holy Quran. It is possible to silently breathe inYa Quddus, and…
- Faith is the Source of Beneficent Action, And Beneficent Action is the Source of Faith.
April 8, 1998, 22:02
Threshold Society Theme for April 1998 Faith is different from belief. Beliefs are relative and vary from religion to religion, culture to culture. But faith…
- Remember the Tradition as a Source of Strength
March 28, 1998, 01:57
Threshold Society Theme for March 1998 One form of remembering is to remember that we have given our selves to a tradition and that The Tradition is a source…
- Be a Seeker of Real Contentment
March 8, 1998, 22:01
The heart is always seeking contentment. Discontent arises from the attractions and distractions of the world, many of which are just bait in a trap we may not…
- Everything you do with regard to people, and every mention you make of them, good or evil, will all return to you
February 8, 1998, 22:01
Threshold Society Theme for February 1998 Consider these words of Mevlanas from Signs of the Unseen: If you speak well of another, the good will return to…
- Breathe Ya Shakur the One Who responds to Gratitude
January 8, 1998, 22:01
The month of Ramadan began on December 31 and will continue through most of January. Ramadan is much more than a time of fasting; this is a time of spiritual…
- Breathe Allahu Akbar again and again
December 8, 1997, 22:01
It is said, "Allah is greater than anything." We can remember that the greatest power is Love. As we say Allahu Akbar we set all our circumstances, challenges,…
- Go Through the Door of Humility
November 8, 1997, 22:00
We separate ourselves from God. Our subtle (or not so subtle) habits of pride, arrogance, and of pretending to knowledge cloud our awareness of the Divine…
- Faith requires courageous action
October 8, 1997, 22:00
All our work prepares us for moments in our lives when we can choose to act, to give, to love. Consider these words from the Mathnawi : In battle, the…
- Affirm the witness, the being-awareness, that lies beyond the demands of the ego-self
September 8, 1997, 22:00
This path is not only friendship, love, and ecstasy, but a long and sometimes painful struggle. What is the nature of the discipline needed on the spiritual…
- Learn to see as many people as possible as friends and to approach all our relationships with consciousness and sensitivity
August 8, 1997, 22:00
Sufis are not called "the friends" by accident. If we can remember the principle of Friendship it will help to keep us aligned with the purpose of our lives.…
- To Create and Sustain a Loving Unity at a High Level of our Souls Is The Responsibility of All Those Who Travel on the Way of Love
July 8, 1997, 22:01
Threshold Society Theme for July 1997 We who aspire to Sufism, who have chosen to travel on the Way of Love, need each other to make the journey. We are…
- Take a Pause of Heart Several Times A Day
June 8, 1997, 22:01
Threshold Society Theme for June 1997 Sufism is, more than anything else, the education and purification of the heart. The heart is that which truly knows.…
- When the heart is empty, Spirit can express its joy
April 8, 1997, 22:02
Threshold Society Theme for April 1997 The real and essential needs of the human being have not changed very much over the centuries. Who would disagree, for…
- Activate the Zhikr of the Breath of Compassion
April 8, 1997, 22:01
Make an intention that between the hours of 11 AM and 1 PM you will breathe in conscious awareness of the All-Compassionate (Ar-Rahman) Presence which unifies…
- Relax into the Remembrance of Hu
March 8, 1997, 22:01
Hu means the intimate connection with the Divine Presence that can be found within every human being. The practice of Sufism is meant to lead us to this…
- Be an Expression of Love
February 8, 1997, 22:01
Ours is a religion of love. If we accept this simple premise, then we can accept that we are to become an expression of the Divine Love. This love is not…
- Everything is Perishing Except The Face...
January 8, 1997, 22:01
Shams says, "All your problems come from reading your own letter all the time, and not listening to the melody of the darling." When muttering "I" or "me"…
- The inner ablution is to cleanse the heart of petty desires
December 8, 1996, 22:01
Every time we wash ourselves, let us also reflect on the inner cleansing, which is to wash the heart of petty desires. Gaibi, a Melami poet, says: May I…
- Discernment of Separation and Unity
November 8, 1996, 22:00
Threshold Society Theme for November 1996 In the name of God, the Infinitely Compassionate and Merciful O you who have attained to faith, when you go forth…
- One Master or Many?
October 8, 1996, 22:00
God offers a parable: A person who belongs to many partners who are at variance with each other and a person loyal to one master are these two equal? Alhamdu…
- Submission to God is Affirmation of the Heart
September 8, 1996, 22:00
The purpose of presence is to allow us to listen to the Heart with enough continuity that we can hear its subtle guidance when it comes. Reason, although…
- In Times of Excessive Cruelty We Need to Show Excessive Compassion
August 8, 1996, 22:01
Threshold Society Theme for July and August, 1996 "The self-righteous person finds fault with the world and spreads fire in the name of religion. The religion…
- The wings of the human being are aspiration.
May 8, 1996, 22:01
A bird flies to its nest by means of wings: the wings of the human being are aspiration. In the case of the lover who is soiled with good and evil, don't…
- Does Spirit Rule the Ego or Does the Ego Rule Us?
April 8, 1996, 22:02
The Law, by which we mean any true religion or ethical system, will set some limits on the ego's cravings, while giving the self its due. The self has a right…
- Cultivating The Relationship of Body and Spirit
March 8, 1996, 22:01
We are embodied spirits--spiritual beings imprisoned or enshrined in bodies of flesh. We can make the mistake of paying too much attention to the desires and…
- The Courage to Live in Touch with Reality
February 8, 1996, 22:01
We live in a culture preoccupied with materialism and amusement, with compulsive consumption and drudgery, with busyness and speed, with cynicism and individual…
- Feed on the Light, Be Like an Eye
January 8, 1996, 22:01
Though Light is the food of the spirit and spiritual vision, the body also partakes of it, son. If your belly is greedy, turn away from the world; the only…
- Self-Reckoning
December 8, 1995, 22:01
We are responsible for every moment, every breath, and every action. Our "remembrance" can extend to how we handle every relationship of our lives. There is a…
- O my God, I ask for faith that brings enthusiasm to my heart. . . from the Mevlevi Wird
- Ilahis (14)
- Welcome Song
June 9, 2002, 21:56
Welcome Song, from Illahis: Sufi Songs and Poems of the Threshold Society.
- Listen
June 8, 2002, 23:55
Listen, from Illahis: Sufi Songs and Poems of the Threshold Society.
- The Drink Sent Down
June 8, 2002, 23:50
The Drink Sent Down, from Illahis: Sufi Songs and Poems of the Threshold Society.
- Burning, Burning
June 8, 2002, 23:45
Burning, Burning, from Illahis: Sufi Songs and Poems of the Threshold Society.
- All Is One
June 8, 2002, 23:40
All Is One, from Illahis: Sufi Songs and Poems of the Threshold Society.
- Human, Human
June 8, 2002, 23:35
Human, Human, from Illahis: Sufi Songs and Poems of the Threshold Society.
- The Ruins of the Heart
June 8, 2002, 23:30
The Ruins of the Heart, from Illahis: Sufi Songs and Poems of the Threshold Society.
- The Heat Is In The Fire
June 8, 2002, 23:25
The Heat Is In The Fire, from Illahis: Sufi Songs and Poems of the Threshold Society.
- Didn't They Tell You?
June 8, 2002, 23:20
Didn't They Tell You?, from Illahis: Sufi Songs and Poems of the Threshold Society.
- Ashkin Aldi
June 8, 2002, 23:15
Ashkin Aldi, from Illahis: Sufi Songs and Poems of the Threshold Society.
- The Fire of Love
June 8, 2002, 23:10
The Fire of Love, from Illahis: Sufi Songs and Poems of the Threshold Society.
- The Shirt of Blame
June 8, 2002, 23:05
The Shirt of Blame, from Illahis: Sufi Songs and Poems of the Threshold Society.
- Only the Heart
June 8, 2002, 23:00
Only the Heart, from Illahis: Sufi Songs and Poems of the Threshold Society.
- Uwaysi Qarani
June 8, 2002, 22:55
Uwaysi Qarani, from Illahis: Sufi Songs and Poems of the Threshold Society.
- Welcome Song
- index (1)
- Salaat
October 1, 2009, 00:37
Index to Salaat, published by Threshold Society.
- Salaat
- Annual Practices (2)
- 12 Essential Practices of Mevlevi Spirituality for 2003-6
July 24, 2011, 15:03
12 Essential Practices of Mevlevi Spirituality for 2003-6 January: Continually renew the intention to make the Divine Truth the center of your…
- Monthly Essential Practices of Mevlevi Spirituality
December 31, 2006, 19:56
Monthly Essential Practices of Mevlevi Spirituality January: Express faith and devotion in practical details & acts of service February:…
- 12 Essential Practices of Mevlevi Spirituality for 2003-6
- Al Fatiha (1)
- Al Fatiha
July 26, 2011, 02:08
Al Fatiha recited by Erika & Lisa Bismillaah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem Al hamdu lillaahi rabbil 'alameen Ar-Rahman ar-Raheem Maaliki yaumid Deen Iyyaaka…
- Al Fatiha
- Songs & Music (1)
- Song by Ali Razmi
September 10, 2011, 01:42
Improvisation by Ali Razmi from a recent Threshold event.
- Song by Ali Razmi