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Hope, Activity and Awe (10/16/2014)

Reflections on the theme for October: “The interpretation of a sacred text is true if it stirs you to hope, activity, and awe.”

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Introducing the Mevlevi Ceremony at the Vatican

September 2014 ~Celal Celebi

Your Eminence, Your Excellency, ladies and gentlemen. Since Turkey is a part of Anatolia we know that we are also former citizens of the Great Roman Empire. We are aware that, Tutte le strade portano a Roma. Tonight, as the 23rd generation descendant of Jelaleddin Rumi and a representative of the 800 year old tradition, I am glad to be with the distinguished and honored members of your great society.

The Ladder of Truth (8/7/2014)

There is something precious in a human soul that treasures communion with the Divine. All other riches are a poor imitation. What is real is the Spirit within us. Our being in community reflects Reality from heart to heart. Until our own heart becomes a reflector of Truth. Sometimes we need some help to awaken that reflection. There is help from the other side if we make at least a gesture of human will.

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Embodying Grace (Interview & Meditation with Shaikh Kabir)

This interview is part of the Summer of Peace 2014 Summit, a free online event featuring 70+ of the world’s top peacebuilders, social change leaders, indigenous elders and spiritual mentors offering inspiration, skills training and powerful solutions – to bring inner, interpersonal and collective peace efforts to the next level. The Summer of Peace will continue for another [...]

The Alchemy of Striving (3/7/2014)

The importance of effort and affirming intentions; the struggle between affirmation and denial, and the blessing of presence and the grace of God.

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Developing the Inner Life (6/26/2014)

Individual and group cohesion and its electro-magnetic nature; the reciprocal relationship of God and Man through remembrance; the importance of community and relationship.

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Coherence, Will, and Intention (5/23/2014)

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 (5/15/2014)

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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Some Sayings of Hazrati Ali (5/8/2014)

Sohbet on the birthday of Hazreti Ali, sharing reflections on his character and wisdom. Click for PDF file mentioned in this sohbet.

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The Body is a Servant (5/1/2014)

Sohbet on this month’s theme: Your Body is your servant; train it with Love. What is our relationship to our body? Are we aware of this relationship? Enlivening the body physically opens us up to spiritual experience. The human body is a transporter of subtle energies. Love and Unity play a role in awakening the higher faculties. Click for PDF file mentioned in this sohbet.

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