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A Sourcebook of Spiritual Perspectives On Nature and the Environment
By Camille Helminski An anthology of spiritual perspectives on nature and th environment. Camille's anthology will forever change how you see the natural world and our place in it. Themes from the Qur'an introduce each chapter, while the content is taken from the writing of great nature lovers from many cultures and traditions. [Paperback] -
Exploring the Spiritual Vocabulary of Islam
By Kabir Helminski This book clarifies more than 200 key Islamic spiritual, philosophic, and metaphysical terms, elucidating these within a comprehensive understanding of the human soul and its place in an eternal reality. Included is an important essay on Islamic epitemology by Prince Ghazi Bin Muhammad: Truth and Knowledge. -
Writings on Character and Virtue from Islamic and other sources
By Camille Helminski This anthology of writings on virtue and character from Islamic and other traditions has received universal praise internationally. This book will give a profound insight into the qualities of mercy, tenderness, generosity, and nobility that are at the heart of Islamic tradition at its best--virtues which are essentially universal. From the Prophet Muhammad and Imam Ali to Florence Nightingale and Mother Teresa. -
The Enlightened Heart of Islam
By Jamal Rahman The sweetest introduction to Islam you will ever read. Jamal Rahman shows that Islam is good therapy, as he reflects on the wisdom teachings at the heart of Islamic life, especially those exemplified by his grandfather who was a Murshid (wiseman) in a village in Bangladesh. Including many quotes from Rumi. -
By Muhammed Asad In this extraordinary and beautifully-written autobiography, Asad tells of his initial rejection of all institutional religions, his entree into Taoism, his fascinating travels as a diplomat, and finally his embrace of Islam. A unique book. Its haunting overtones will linger in the memory -- New York Hearld Tribune -
ompiled by Sheikh Tosun Bayrak al-Jerrahi al-Halveti Here is a contemporary presentation of the ninety-nine names of God according to the Islamic Sufi tradition. Compiled from the original Arabic and Turkish text of Al-Ghazzali, Ibn 'Arabi, Djili, and Abdulkadir Geylani, among others, this is the most extensive presentation available to readers in any Western language. -
365 Poems and Teachings from the Beloved Sufi Master
Selected and translated by Kabir and Camille Helminski When the words of Rumi enter your heart, something softens, breaks, and is subtly reborn. That he wrote the words seven hundred years ago in a medieval Persian world that bears little resemblance to ours makes their uncanny resonance to us today just that much more remarkable. Here is a treasury of daily wisdom from this most beloved of all the Sufi masters—both his prose and his ecstatic poetry—that you can use to start every day for a year, or that you can dip into for inspiration any time you need to break through the granite of your heart. -
An introduction to Sufism and spiritual psychology, developed by Kabir Helminski, providing a structure for spiritual practice through study, awareness activities, and correspondence with a mentor. Available as a PDF download, contact Rahima for payment and access details: rahima.mccullough@gmail.com -
Stories of the Lovers of God: Excerpts from the Manaqib al-'Arifin of Aflaki
Selected and translated by Camille Helminski, with Susan Blaylock Originally written by Ahmad Aflaki, a devoted follower of the grandson of Rumi, this translation relates anecdotes of the life of Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi, his father, wife, sons, and daughter and his relationship with Shams of Tabriz and other close companions and disciples. Read a review by Spirituality & Practice. -
Civilization of Paradise is both a collection of Qur’an inspired poetry and a fascinating record of intimate dialogs with a Sufi master in Damascus. Poetry, in the case of Asad Ali, is a way of life and prayer. -
An Esoteric History of the Spiritual Unfolding of Life on This Planet
By J.G. Bennett J.G. Bennett was working on this book when he died. He details the unfolding of Spirit in matter to yield its ultimate fruit: a conscious human being totally free of egoism. He considers the possibility of an inner circle of humanity exerting its influence to establish cosmic Love in human life. In the course of telling this story, Bennett touches on the most ancient spiritual traditions of humankind: the Savior God, the Great Mother, the Creator God, and the Great Spirit traditions. He offers his own insights into the real mission of Christ, and for a good part of the book examines the teaching methods of the Central Asian Sufis, the Khwajagan. -
Tales of a Sufi Master in America
By Sheikh Muzaffer Ozak Generosity, faith, self-knowledge, submission, love... these themes unfold through the conversations of the Turkish Sufi master Sheikh Muzaffer, head of the Halveti-Jerrahi Order and one of the most important Sufi teachers of our time. A fine storyteller, a mature human being, a respected author in his native country, he was well-suited to bring the richness of the Sufi tradition to the West. The chapters of this book, skillfully edited and compiled by the noted psychologist Dr. Robert Frager, were derived from talks given during visits to America over the last years of his life. -
By Camille Hamilton Adams Helminski Words from the East, this first in the series of "Songs of the Soul," poetic reflections from the pen of Camille Hamilton Adams Helminski, brings us into intimate contact with nature and the Source of Being. -
Sufism, Transformation, and the Needs of Our Time
Islam once gave birth to a great civilization that respected religious diversity, freedom of conscience, and scientific thought, and Islamic knowledge contributed to the birth of humanism in the Renaissance. Today's world is desperately in need of a spirituality that is free of dogma, based in experiences not beliefs, one that can reconcile the human and spiritual realms. In his new book, renowned spiritual teacher and Sufi sheikh Kabir Helminski, gives us a compelling interpretation of spiritual or holistic Islam that will hearten contemporary Muslims looking for a faith suited for our times, and providing non-Muslims a brilliant introduction to this rich spiritual tradition. -
Intimations of the Beauty and Power of the Divine by Camille Hamilton Adams Helminski We offer these reflections on the “Ninety-Nine Names of God,” traditional to Islam and the Quranic revelation, to support the increased opening of our awareness to all the Generosity and Loving-kindness of the Divine Bestowal. The Divine is so generous with the qualities of Being that in any moment they may be perceived in new ways, in varied intermingled resonances, with different hues, to touch our hearts and minds and souls and bodies, and awaken us in awe. Intimations of the Names, as they arrived within this heart, are included here in twos or threes or more, in clusters or constellations of Names, that we, dear reader, might be encouraged to look and witness again the dancing and singing of all the Names, even beyond the Ninety-Nine here expressed, in all the realms of our existence. -
The Living Tradition of Sufi Teaching By Kabir Helminski Introduction by Mahmoud MostafaNew and available on Amazon, both Paperback and Kindle!
The chapters of this book are transcriptions of talks and dialogs from within a private circle of spiritual practitioners. This collection explores subjects such as developing intention, will, awareness, awakening our capacities for love, reducing the domination of ego, honoring the masters, saints, and prophets that have gone before. As the saying goes, "The body is fed through the mouth; the soul is feed through the ear." Praise for In the House of Remembering:The thirty remarkable short lessons assembled here are fascinating exemplars of suhba (sohbet), the traditional Sufi process of “companionship”: i.e., the illuminating relationship of inner conversation that links the spiritual guide and each listener, awakening the soul’s unfolding remembrance of that Teacher we all share. Reading these talks, with their smoothly unfolding mix of Sufi stories, Rumi’s poetry, illuminating personal experiences, and scriptural reminders, constantly feels like being in the presence of a modern-day Rumi. Those pedagogical elements may be familiar to some, but here they are infused with a palpable universality, accessibility, practical focus, comprehensiveness—and above all, with a constant, assured sense of reality and immediacy—that movingly reflect a lifetime of spiritual experience, commitment, and engagement with fellow journeyers from many different religions, cultures, and pathways of realization. Whatever their ostensible subject, each conversation here evokes a marvelous balance—and creative tension—between communion and community, meditation and active service, awareness of the timeless and immersion in the shared challenges of everyday life. This is truly a “bedside book,” a work that will seem (and be) new and enlightening each time one opens it up…. ~Prof. James W. Morris, Boston College, author of The Reflective Heart
These illuminating discourses, covering a wealth of themes relating to the inner life, open an accessible and refreshing window to the mature practical spirituality within the living tradition of Sufism. Rooted in the spontaneous guidance and connection of hearts that occurs in the healing and nurturing practice of Sohbet, they carry the direct, immediate and intimate voice of that quality of spoken language that is not distanced by abstraction, encumbered by complexity, or entangled in the knots of the rational mind. This is the work of an authentic teacher who helps us in sincerity and love to reflect deeply on our inner states within the concrete reality of our daily lives and by so doing to come ever closer to our longed-for awareness of Divine Unity. ~Jeremy Henzell-Thomas, essayist and former Visiting Fellow at the Centre of Islamic Studies, University of Cambridge
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THE WAY OF MARY, MARYAM, BELOVED OF GOD is a weaving of strands from ancient sources, traditional stories, poetry, and prayers of Islam, Christianity, and Judaism, and beyond (with full color illustrations), to reveal, through the illuminated being and life stations of Beloved Mary, the palpable Oneness of all Creation, our Oneness in Spirit. Rather than a “reading about”, it is offered as a “being with,” a heart journey, for any seeker yearning for greater intimacy with God, the vibrant Source of Life, our Loving Sustainer.My Beloved speaks and says to me: Rise up, my love, my fair one and come. . . .
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The Qur'an Volume 1: Surahs 1-3
Translation by Camille Adams Helminski Numerous keys are available to us to open the deeper meaning that lives within us; the words of the Holy Qur’an are such keys. Camille Adams Helminski offers in this Volume I, a fresh English translation of the first three surahs of the Quran—Surah al-Fatiha, Surah al-Baqarah, and Surah Al-‘Imran, which convey the principles of human ethics, encouraging us to turn again and again to realignment with our Source. Occasional transliterations of the original Arabic are also included to remind us of the beauty of the original revelation.Camille Adams Helminski’s The Qur’an Volume 1: Surahs 1-3 is a beauty-full, light-full rendering of the word of God. It is filled with so many insightful choices drawn from the heart of the Islamic tradition. Two examples will suffice: In the translation of the Fatiha, the phrase “ghayr al-maghdub ‘alayhim” is (accurately) rendered as “not the path of those who have brought stringency upon themselves.” In other words, the ghadab (wrath/anger/stringency) is the result not of God having wrath on us, but a consequence of our own choices. Also, translating Allah not merely as “God” but also as “Divine Reality” conveys a sense of the grandeur and majesty of the Divine. Insights like this abound in Helminski’s wonderful volume. Highly recommended for Muslims seeking to go deeper into the mysteries of the Qur’an, and spiritually seeking friends seeking to explore the Qur’anic roots of the Sufi path. ~ Omid Safi (Founder, Illuminated Tours and Courses)
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The Mysterion: Rumi and the Secret of Becoming Fully Human
by Kabir Helminski A contemporary exploration into the meaning and possibility of our human existence, through the universal insights of the 13th-century Persian poet and Sufi mystic Rumi—by pre-eminent Rumi translator, Kabir Helminski. The 13th-century poet and mystic Rumi has become one of the most popular spiritual voices of our time—known and loved by people of many faiths and worldviews for his rich metaphors, images, poems, and stories. The Mysterion deepens our appreciation of his teachings by illuminating both the practical psychological dimension behind them, as well as the universal spiritual truths they offer about what it means to be human. -
An extraordinary recording of a spiritual and musical collaboration between Sufi sheikh Ahmed Tijani of Ghana, fellow Sufi sheikhs Kabir and Camille Helminski, and the queen of Ghanaian high life, Asabea Cropper, along with a group of musical friends. Listen to and download individual tracks or download the complete album below.Track Title Listen
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MP3Track 1. Tala Al Badru Alayna
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Track 2. Life's Geometry
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Track 3. Balalgal Ula
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Track 4. Allah Bless
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Track 5. The Most Beautiful Names
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A beautiful collection of sacred songs and chants performed by singers and musicians trained in the Sufi tradition. Recorded in private gatherings in Turkey, Morocco, and Vermont. Listen to and download individual tracks or download the complete album below.Track Title Listen
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MP3Track 1. Traditional Sufi Chant
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Track 2. Traditional Sufi Hymn
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Track 3. Warsh Recitation
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Track 4. Traditional Sufi Songs (feat. Kani Karaca)
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Sufi "ilahis" by Kabir & Camille Helminski & Friends. These versions of Sufi songs, or ilahis, have proved to be compelling listening for many people. The words were inspired by: Yunus Emre, Pir Sultan Abdal, Ibn Arabi, and Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi. This album establishes a new genre of worldbeat sacred music. Listen to and download individual tracks or download the complete album below.Track Title Listen
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Track 2. Only the Heart
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Track 3. Didn't They Tell You?
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Track 4. Uwaysi Qarani
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Track 5. Human, Human & Burning, Burning
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Track 6. Shirt of Blame
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Track 7. Friend
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Track 8. Ruins of the Heart
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Track 9. The Drink Sent Down
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Track 10. The Fire of Love
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Excerpts from Rumi's Sun read by Camille Helminski with Ney Improvisations by the late Arif Bicer. Listen to and download individual tracks or download the complete album below.Track Title Listen
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Track 2. The Palace of the Ancient One; Prophets Recognize Each Other; The Saint of the Saint; Subtle Conversations; One Step to the Goal
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Track 3. Ney Taksim
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Track 4. The Sea Bird; Look Deeper; Layle and Majnun
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Track 5. Ney Taksim
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Track 6. True Yearning; Whose Business Is it, Anyway; Ibrahim Adham
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Track 7. Ney Taksim
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Track 8. The Meaning of Sainthood; Turning Grace; The Best of Human Beings is the One Who Most Benefits Others; Don't Cling to Anything but Him
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Track 9. Ney Taksim
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Track 10. Mevlana Has No Equal; Planting Crops; May Your Winter Turn to Spring; May Revelation Dawn within You; Learning Unity
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Track 11. Ney Taksim
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