Only the Heart
Only the Heart, from Illahis: Sufi Songs and Poems of the Threshold Society.
Only the Heart, from Illahis: Sufi Songs and Poems of the Threshold Society.
This sohbet is a study of some hadith to gain an appreciation of who Mohammed was, the message he embodied and the historic and potential effect of the message on humanity.
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Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
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Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
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On the importance of clearing every trace of resentment from our hearts in order to attain communion with the Divine in meditation.
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The Mevlevi Sufi tradition traces back to Mevlana Jelaluddin Rumi (d. 1273) one of the greatest mystics and poets the world has ever known.
In Mevlana Jelaluddin Rumi's family there had long been a tradition of the recognition of the spiritual beauty, yearning, and wisdom of women. It was his grandmother, the princess of Khorasan, who first lit the spark of inquiry in Rumi's father, Bahaeddin Weled. It was under her care (Bahaeddin's father died when he was two years old) that he grew to be the "Sultan of the learned" and a great spiritual light for his world. Mevlana's mother, Mu'mine Hatun, a devout and saintly lady, was very dear to him. Mu'mine Hatun was the beautiful daughter of Rukhneddin, the governor of Balkh in what is now Afghanistan.
The following is a story told on several occasions in Dede's house when visitors were present and there was much sohbet and discussion about the Way. The first part I recall as being complete [Dede] in itself as a response to some question or comment put by a European guest, and which I translated, and was referred to several times over the years. Part II I recall being told by Dede when there were Turkish dervishes or mixed company visiting, and I several years later retold the story of Part I when we were having a good time; Dede then related the story in Part II
Reprint of a 1976 article. From The Eye of the Heart, the newsletter of The Mevlevi Order and The Threshold Society
The Qur'an and Hadith on Prayer, from Salaat, published by Threshold Society.