Jan 2017: Sufi Chivalry
January newsletter: reflections on Rumi as Pir, upcoming California retreat, Ghassan El Jabche on Sufi Chivalry, and more...
Ali’s Nonviolence (22/12/2016)
Reflections and spiritual conversation (sohbet) with Shaikh Kabir Helminski.
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Dec 2016: Divine Names
December newsletter: an extract from Shaikh Kabir's book in progress, Moments with the Divine Names from Shaikha Camille, theme reflection by Shazreh Hussain and more...
Ya Shakur, Ya Wahhab, Ya Wadud, Ya Karim
Ya Shakur, Ya Wahhab, Ya Wadud, Ya Karim We give thanks to You, the Creator of All Gratitude, for instilling these hearts with a Way toward Your Abundance and Ever-present Grace. So often, You give us cause to be grateful— for our health, for loved ones, precious in our remembrance, nurtured by Your Sustenance, for [...]
Why Do We Need a Spiritual Path?
Extract from a book in progress: The Living Tradition, Conversations on the Sufi Path by Shaikh Kabir Helminski
Ya Tawwab, Ya Wajid
Ya Tawwab, Ya Wajid O You who turn us into repentance that we might return to You with clear hearts, even as the muddy stream releases its sediment before it merges with the sea, wash clear these hearts that we might find You, Ya Wajid. Even the purest mountain stream sometimes gathers sticks and straws, [...]
Nov 2016: Responsible Faith
November newsletter: Joseph Simpson reflects on faith, sharings from the Sacred Feminine gathering, and dates for next month's Urs celebrations...
Aug 2016: Reality is Love
August newsletter: Shaikh Kabir on the Power of Sufism, Shaikha Camille on the Oneness of Being, Gunter Richter's reflection on the theme and new events...
Jul 2016: Wealth of the Seeker
July newsletter: Sacred Practice with Shaikh Kabir, UK retreat details and David Ginsberg on the wealth of the seeker...
Light Through the Wounds of Orlando
Omid Safi reflects on the tragedy of Orlando and the work of compassion and healing that is needed from all of us.