Spiritual conversation (sohbet) with Shaikh Kabir and Shaikha Camille Helminski in December, 2009.
Mevlana’s Urs on December 17, Seb-i-Arus (‘Wedding Night’), celebrates our beloved Rumi’s transition from the visible to the Invisible and is a very special annual celebration in our tradition. Each year dervishes from around the world gather in Konya, Turkey in early December for sema, Qu’ranic recitation, poetry, and cultural celebrations. This podcast was recorded just hours after Kabir and Camille returned from Mevlana’s Urs having spent the days with Esin Celebi Bayru, the 22nd generation granddaughter of Rumi, Cemalnur Sargent, one of Turkey’s most beloved spiritual teachers, and other dear companions on the path.
“Mevlana and Shams and Prophet Muhammad and all the prophets, peace and blessings upon them all, made an exploration. They went from this world to the other world and they looked around the other world and they came back and they brought that other world back to this world. And so, we are among the beneficiaries of that. That’s why we’re happy.” ~Shaikh Kabir
Despite Konya’s chilly early winter, Mevlana’s fragrant rose gardens burst into full bloom in their hearts during this whirlwind visit. Their sharing in this podcast will transport you there, giving you a taste of this Divine Essence that is pouring forth for all of us to receive.
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