This Virtual Sufi Lodge is a Place for Spiritual Companionship (Sohbet)
This album is a heartfelt offering from the Threshold Sufi Music Ensemble, recorded in Istanbul under the guidance of Kabir Dede and a circle of devoted musicians. It brings together fifteen ilahis—traditional Sufi songs—from the living Mevlevi tekke tradition, arranged across five classical maqams. The pieces are intended to be listened to in sequence, evoking [...]
Daniel Thomas Dyer explores George Eliot’s most celebrated novel, Middlemarch, and the characters that powerfully evoke Sufi wisdom
Proportion, Beauty, and the Divine: Kabir Helminski in Conversation with Peter Gould on Design as Spiritual Practice
"The one in whom poverty is complete is the one in whom God appears" ~Shams of Tabriz
From The Knowing Heart The role of a Sufi teacher in modern culture is analagous to an athletic coach who would like to train people to develop their abilities to an Olympic level. He would have been educated for this and have the appropriate degree. Without necessarily being the greatest athlete himself, he would be [...]
Shaikh Kabir's selections from Rumi's Urs celebration held Dec 15th, includes video
Camille Helminski reflects on the example of Hazrati Maryam in keeping God as our companion in every state
Daniel Thomas Dyer offers a new course on the poetry of Keats in light of Rumi & Sufism
Translations from the Mathnawi, by Kabir Helminski, shared in today's sohbet (6 October, 2024). Includes a video recording of the session.