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.
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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.
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Unesco Galata: The Mevlevi Sema Ceremony (Video)
UNESCO: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity - 2008 The Mevleviye is an ascetic Sufi order founded in 1273 in Konya, from where it gradually spread throughout the Ottoman Empire. Today, the Mevleviye can be found in many Turkish communities throughout the world, but the most active and famous centres of the [...]
Sema Ceremony – Whirling Dervishes (Video)
Filmed at Yenikapı Mevlevihanesi, Istanbul, Turkey.