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Proportion, Beauty, and the Divine: Kabir Helminski in Conversation with Peter Gould on Design as Spiritual Practice
Events Calendar 2026
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Monthly Essential Practices of Mevlevi Spirituality for 2026
January: A dervish is someone who makes a practice of humility, service, friendship, loyalty, and patience. ~from In The House of Remembering
Threshold Ilahi Project – “See What Love Has Done to Me”
This album is a heartfelt offering from the Threshold Sufi Music Ensemble, recorded in Istanbul under the guidance of Kabir Dede and a circle of devoted musicians. It brings together fifteen ilahis—traditional Sufi songs—from the living Mevlevi tekke tradition, arranged across five classical maqams. The pieces are intended to be listened to in sequence, evoking [...]
With Nur in the Garden
Istanbul, June 8, 2025 Kabir Dede: We’re here with our greater, wider Mevlevi family. I'm really touched. To see this beautiful family from France, Morocco, England, Pakistan, America, Turkey, Germany. The life and beauty of this School of Love -- this School of Love and Beauty. Beauty is our point of contact with Allah. Beauty [...]
Sunday Call – 3 August, 2025
In Absolute Poverty God Appears
In the voice of Shams of Tabriz, drawn from his Maqalat (Conversations). Edited and translated by Kabir Helminski
Newly published interview: and Book recommendation
Proportion, Beauty, and the Divine: Kabir Helminski in Conversation with Peter Gould on Design as Spiritual Practice
Sunday Call – 4 May, 2025
From The Muslim Jesus, edited and translated by Tarif Khalidi and a Poem from Kabir.
