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 upon including: Connecting to silence; Training to be a source which radiates blessing not negativity; One should always go deeper behind the apparent meaning of actions and words; the longing for true and sincere words over those that are simply sweet diplomacy.
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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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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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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 the inspiration of Hazrati Mevlana and we are also grateful for the centuries of wisdom and beauty that true Mevlevis have left as a legacy. We have been following the Mevlevi Path since we took hand with Suleyman Dede in 1980 and he gave us permission to teach and lead zhikrs. In 1990 the honorable Celaletttin Celebi gave us permission to wear the Mevlevi Destar and specifically to “teach the mystic path of the Mevlevis.” Our journey on this path continued with the kind support of the noble and generous Celebi family, and along the way was strengthened by many friendships with beautiful Mevlevis, including the faithful and humble Sefik Can Efendi.
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 anniversary of Mevlana’s death, known as the ‘Urs’.
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A way of looking at spirituality and the nafs is to imagine you were locked in a room with someone who never stops talking. This person is you, or rather your nafs. Its chatter is based on fear or desire. We need to find a way out of this room, to enter the rest of the mansion and beyond.
There is a whole state of being that is not tied to this talking. The work of spiritual transformation begins by developing the ability to leave the room, to ‘move into spaciousness’, outside of our self-concepts and expectations, and listen to a different music, the silence in which words arise, in which the meanings of Revelation can be heard, and in which we experience a relationship with the Divine.
Destiny loves effort; if we are destined for something the effort will be there.
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A discussion of the possibilities for dialog between Islam and the West.
Recording of weekly sohbet with Shaikh Kabir and Camille Helminski.
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