Ya Quddus, Ya Wadud, Ya Hadi, Ya Wakil Paradise Island is welcoming us, beckoning, to come abide in that Vastness, beyond the travails of the mainland, across the waters of Your blessing— where one does not grieve, nor fear, and gentle talk of Spirit is all that comes to one’s ear. And He has purchased [...]
Ya Malik, Ya Quddus Each morning we awaken and watch as You unfurl all the glories of the day. Moment by moment we wait upon Your Word, O Sovereign, Most Holy One, who inspire our life, our love, it is You who shield us from harm when we would listen and turn to You, within [...]
A Talk by Shaikh Kabir Helminski at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C., October 8th, 2016
The healing wisdom of God operates continually in every detail of existence. The human being can live and act in resonance with this wisdom through the remembrance (zhikr) of al-Hakim.
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October newsletter: an excerpt from Shaikh Kabir's upcoming December talk for Mevlana's Urs, Zeliha Akdan reflects on akhlaq (good nature), and images from the recent Turkey trip
Reflections on Sovereignty by Mahmoud Mostafa offered at the Threshold Society UK retreat in Dorset, August 26-29 2016.
Q: Sometimes I get confused between the conflict of ‘what will be will be,’ in light of the heedlessness of empires rising and falling, versus the concept of human collective consciousness to make a difference. I struggle between the concept of our free will, and igniting that with the right intention, while at the same time accepting that no matter how ever much it is lit with the right intention, even on a collective basis, ‘what will be will be.’
Notes from a talk by Jeremy Henzell-Thomas at the Threshold Society UK retreat in Dorset, August 26-29 2016.
September newsletter: Rumi's 'Mysterion' and images from the UK Annual Retreat, with Poetry from Shaikha Camille, last month's Living Tradition articles and new events...
Listen, from Illahis: Sufi Songs and Poems of the Threshold Society.