Sadat Malik, Author at The Threshold Society

The Natural State of the Human Being (4/23/2015)

Sohbet recording with reflections on the theme for April 2015, ‘The natural state of the human being is worship. The human being needs God as the garden needs spring’.

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Monthly Essential Practices of Mevlevi Spirituality for 2015

January: Awakened Being is attention guided by the Heart in everyday life. February: Character is the spiritually infused balance of Love and Intelligence. March: This is the work of the heart, not the work of the head. ~Shams April: The natural state of the human being is worship. The human needs God as the garden [...]

Introducing the Mevlevi Ceremony at the Vatican

September 2014 ~Celal Celebi

Your Eminence, Your Excellency, ladies and gentlemen. Since Turkey is a part of Anatolia we know that we are also former citizens of the Great Roman Empire. We are aware that, Tutte le strade portano a Roma. Tonight, as the 23rd generation descendant of Jelaleddin Rumi and a representative of the 800 year old tradition, I am glad to be with the distinguished and honored members of your great society.

Animator/Illustrator for Web-Video

Threshold Society is looking for some animator/illustrator to illustrate some Sufi concepts (of zhikr, presence, etc.) for web-video. If you are an animator/illustrator, or know a good one, please contact us at eyeoftheheart@sufism.org with subject line Animation/Illustration.

Co-Producer/Director — Reshad Feild’s Last Barrier and Invisible Way

We own the rights to Reshad Feild's The Last Barrier and The Invisible Way and have developed a screenplay based on these two novels. We are searching, first of all, for co-producers and, possibly, a director to help this project on its way. If you can help, please contact us at eyeoftheheart@sufism.org with the [...]

Coherence, Will, and Intention (5/23/2014)

The importance of developing more conscious choice, and forming concrete intentions. Every decision made but carelessly left incomplete drains us of will. We need this everyday exercise of will, building the muscle of conscious choice, rather than living a life of dispersion, of following the path of least resistance.

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Relationship with the Body (5/15/2014)

Relationship with the body – what are we relating from? And what are we relating to? Exploring the relationship between spirit, heart and self. How the form of salah embodies this relationship with the body. How ablution is a spiritual purification and grounding of the body. See here for the article on Adab: The Courtesy of the Path; the adab of remembering your servanthood in the world of bodies.

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Some Sayings of Hazrati Ali (5/8/2014)

Sohbet on the birthday of Hazreti Ali, sharing reflections on his character and wisdom. Click for PDF file mentioned in this sohbet.

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Sufism an Introduction (3/6/2014)

Sohbet with Kabir Dede.

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The Drop That Knows (3/1/2014)

Reflecting on February's theme, "The Drop that truly knows itself is aware of the Ocean"; how the heart of the Knower contains God; reflecting on verses from Yunus Emre.