Society Circles and Representatives
Threshold Society, rooted in the Mevlevi Sufi tradition, seeks to facilitate the experience of Divine unity, love and wisdom in the world.
Sufi Lodge
This Virtual Sufi Lodge is a Place for Spiritual Companionship (Sohbet) *To download the file(s), right-click and 'save target as'. Recent Discourses of Shaikh Kabir London, Retreats 2009, 2010 [/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]
Sufi Stories
Sufi Stories Sufi Stories Last updated Sep. 24, 2006 Submit a story A Fortunate Fall Ibn Ata' Allah al-Iskandari Let's review the sequence of events that led Adam into this world, to clarify their inner significance. First God disclosed the divine presence to Adam by giving him existence, Adam came to know God through [...]
Sufi Lodge – Archives
Sufi Lodge - Archives This Virtual Sufi Lodge is a Place for Spirtual Companionship (Sohbet) *To download the file(s), right-click and 'save target as'. Archived Discourses of Shaikh Kabir 2007 Last updated January 21, 2008 What Do You Need? (9mb), Dec. 29, 2007 - New! The Jewel of Heart (6mb), Oct. 20, 2007 The [...]
Sufi Lodge
Sufi Lodge This Virtual Sufi Lodge is a Place for Spiritual Companionship (Sohbet) *To download the file(s), right-click and 'save target as'. Recent Discourses of Shaikh KabirLondon, Retreats 2009, 2010 2008 - 2011 Last updated January 25, 2011 Become the Musk, January 15, 2011 In Giving Be Like a River. January 8, 2011 Opening [...]
Kabir and Camille Helminski, Threshold Society Founders
THE THRESHOLD SOCIETY is an educational foundation rooted in the Mevlevi Sufi tradition, established by Kabir and Camille Helminski. Its purpose is to facilitate the experience of Divine unity, love and wisdom in the world.
Sohbets
This Virtual Sufi Lodge is a Place for Spiritual Companionship (Sohbet)
Personal Reflections from Turkey
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 meaningful coherence, and sometimes as an upwelling force that makes the eyes glisten, if not overflow with tears.
The Path of Awakening
The invitation came suddenly and with not much time to make plans. A meeting with about 25 spiritual leaders—sufis, yogis, and Buddhists—in the tradition-laden city of Kyoto. Our venue was within the precincts of a traditional temple complex, with views of classic Japanese gardens and ponds, rooms of tatami mats and doorways one has to bow to pass through. Our hosts were from the Shinyo-en sect of Buddhism, a branch of the esoteric, Vajrayana Shingon sect which has a lot in common with Sufism.
The Living Tradition
So maybe an interesting place to begin would be with the subject of “shar’iah,” which is understood and misunderstood in so many ways. From the point of view of a spiritual seeker and from the point of view of a spiritual community what should we understand about the term “shar’iah”? What can it contribute to our spiritual journey and our spiritual life and what are the elements that are worth mentioning concerning establishing the optimal conditions for human dignity in this life, and for our souls in everyday life?