Originally published in Facebook by The Threshold Society (August 19, 2015) Translate by: Maryam Khadiya El tema de "volver a la fuente del amor" surgiÛ de un deseo de volver a la inocencia original y la belleza que encontramos en nuestros primeros pasos en el sendero sufÌ hace casi 40 aÒos. Hay quienes tratan de [...]
Ramadan: Desnudos y vulnerables Por Kabir Helminski Originally published in Facebook by The Threshold Society (August 10, 2015) Translate by: Maryam Khadiya Como alguien que iniciÛ el camino del Islam en mis tempranos 30s, mi primer ayuno de Ramadan fue una experiencia para la que no estaba preparado. A diferencia de aquellos criados en hogares [...]
Originally published in Facebook by The Threshold Society (July 8, 2015) Translate by: Maryam Khadiya Se un soporte Invisible para los dem·s de todas las acciones que podemos elegir hacer, una de las m·s generosas y beneficiosas es dirigir luz, amor, fortaleza y perdÛn por nuestra propia voluntad consciente a las personas que amamos y [...]
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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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 [...]
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.
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 [...]
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 – 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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