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 [...]
Filmed at Yenikapı Mevlevihanesi, Istanbul, Turkey.
Then the final fourth round, the “fourth selam,” starts. It is different from the others in that all the semazens whirl in the exterior circle. When they are all so arranged, the semazen bashi takes his place and salutes the shaykh. The shaykh returns the salute. Holding the right side of his khirqah with his [...]
Originally published in Facebook by The Threshold Society (December 5, 2013) Translate by: Maryam Khadiya La segunda selecciÛn nos plantea la pregunta de dÛnde venimos y adÛnde vamos. Es para jÛvenes y viejos, para los inmaduros y los maduros. Describe algo sobre la naturaleza del yo o alma, sobre el proceso de dejar ir y [...]
Originally published in Facebook by The Threshold Society (December 5, 2013) Translate by: Maryam Khadiya Rahmanpanah Me gustarÌa ofrecer dos ghazels en memoria de nuestro querido hermano Saeid Rahmanpanah. El primero es inusualmente corto, casi un fragmento, que describe un lugar misterioso. Dejo a tu alma entender dÛnde est· este lugar: Un prado, un ·rbol, [...]
A Sufi Residential Retreat With Kabir & Camille Helminski (Special guests to be announced)
The Soul is a work of art. The child of the marriage of self and Spirit. In this new video talk on Threshold Society's YouTube channel, Shaikh Kabir reflects on the development of soul in daily life.