Oct 2016: Good Nature
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
On Sovereignty
Reflections on Sovereignty by Mahmoud Mostafa offered at the Threshold Society UK retreat in Dorset, August 26-29 2016.
On Divine Will, Human Will, and the Balance of Contemplation and Activism
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.’
Personal Sovereignty, Divine Sovereignty: The Authentic Self
Notes from a talk by Jeremy Henzell-Thomas at the Threshold Society UK retreat in Dorset, August 26-29 2016.
Sep 2016: Sovereignty
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
Listen, from Illahis: Sufi Songs and Poems of the Threshold Society.
Didn’t They Tell You?
Didn't They Tell You?, from Illahis: Sufi Songs and Poems of the Threshold Society.
Uwaysi Qarani
Uwaysi Qarani, from Illahis: Sufi Songs and Poems of the Threshold Society.
Human, Human. . . Burning, Burning
Human, Human & Burning, Burning from Illahis: Sufi Songs and Poems of the Threshold Society.
The Shirt of Blame
The Shirt of Blame, from Illahis: Sufi Songs and Poems of the Threshold Society.