A transcribed sohbet of Shaikh Kabir, from the forthcoming book The Living Tradition, Discourses on the Sufi Path The Qur’an says: In His causes you ought to strive. The Arabic word jihada could be translated as “strive.” The real jihada, the real spiritual striving, is reconciling the energy or force from which we gain a [...]
Mawlid Mubarak, the spiritual challenge of artificial intelligence with Shaikh Kabir, forthcoming Ramadan poetry with Shaikha Camille, and theme reflections with David Ginsberg...
This talk by Shaikh Kabir created quite a stir at the Science and Non-Duality Conference, The Mystery of Being Human, Oct 26th 2018. What compels me to speak about the challenge of trans-humanism, artificial intelligence, and the post-human world is our culture’s lack of a metaphysical framework to understand what's happening. With [...]
Upcoming events, audio talk from Shaikha Camille, & theme reflections from Aliya Kocamis...
Eighteen Stages of Service[1] The soul of the Mevlevi Dergah (training center) is the kitchen (matbah). In the kitchen, the Head Cook Dede (Ashchi Dede; Ser-tabbah),[2] the Cauldron Dede (Kazanci Dede), the Internal Affairs Dervish, the person in charge of the house work in a dervish convent (icheri meydancisi) and the Dish-washing Dede (Bulashikchi Dede) [...]
Developing coherence with Shaikh Kabir, theme reflections from Amira Abd Al-Khalek...
~ Shaikh Kabir Helminski The Essence of Our Practice We place a great emphasis on being—the quality of attention and presence that we practice. Being is our capacity to be awake with full attention and an open heart. Being is also the source of coherence. Being is our capacity to connect the transcendent with the [...]
Sharing Rumi with a wider world, exploring women of faith in London with Shaikha Camille, and theme reflections with Ajoy Datta...
New videos from Shaikha Camille on the Ninety-Names, theme reflections from Feride Akcar, and the UK retreat...
Shaikh Kabir on the Universal Human Being, theme reflections from Skip Maselli and more events in Bradford...